![]() ![]() South Korea (2-2), the Czech Republic (1-3) and China (0-4) were eliminated in the first round. Reigning Korea Baseball Organization MVP Lee Jung Hoo went 2-for-2 with three RBIs against China, raising his batting average to. Later Monday, South Korea picked up its second win, beating China 22-2 in a Pool B game called after five innings due to the tournament's mercy rule. "We really have a good night of reflecting on what we've achieved." ![]() "It's good to get through to the second round, and there's a sense of relief because we worked really hard," Australia's manager Dave Nilsson said. Hall hit a solo home run to right in the first inning, his second of the tournament following one the previous day against Japan.Īfter Logan Wade doubled in two runs to put Australia ahead 3-1 in the seventh, Hall added a two-run triple an inning later at Tokyo Dome.Ĭzech starting pitcher Martin Schneider worked 5-1/3 innings of one-run ball, but Australia scored seven runs off Czech relievers. Pool B winner Japan and Pool A runner-up Italy meet Thursday in the second quarterfinal game. Australia will face Pool A winner Cuba on Wednesday in the first quarterfinal game to be played at Tokyo Dome after winning three games and losing one in Pool B.
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