Taiwan last night dominated Germany 13-2 on the third day of the U-12 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, in their third consecutive win.
Taiwan opened their assault early racking up eight runs in the first inning and grabbing another three in the second, with pitcher Chen Chang-Ruei striking out the first three hitters in the bottom of the second to secure their lead.
Lo Yu-yen and Chen also scored in the fourth inning to stretch the lead to 13-1.
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Thomas Hopfensperger scored Germany’s lone runs of the game, with one each in the first and fifth innings.
Taiwan are tied at the top of the Group A standings with Venezuela, while South Korea were leading with three straight wins atop of Group B.
It was unlikely that the US would join them, as despite their two earlier wins, they were down 13-5 to the Dominican Republic in the top of the sixth inning as of press time last night.
On Sunday, Taiwan won their second straight game with a 5-3 victory over Mexico with starting pitcher Gau Sheng-kai shining on the mound and at the plate.
Gau went three innings and gave up a run on only one hit while striking out three to keep the game close, as Taiwan threatened but failed to score.
Taiwan pulled even in the top of the fourth, when first baseman Chiu Ya-en singled, sacrificed to second and scored on a hard chopper by second baseman Wang Sheng-rang.
Taiwan opened the game in the top of the fifth inning, when Gau smashed the team’s first home run of the World Cup, a two-run blast that put his team up 3-1.
Mexican catcher Max Ortega answered with a homer off Taiwan’s third pitcher, Lin Ting-wei, in the bottom half of the inning to pull within a run, heading into the final inning.
Taiwan gave themselves a cushion in the sixth with a two-run rally on hits by catcher Wang Yu-hsiang and shortstop Luo Hao-han that left them on second and third, and a bunt single by outfielder Zheng Qi-en that sent both runners into home.
Mexico added a run with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, before heavy rain suspended the game at 5:05pm.
Following a 2 hour, 40 minute delay, play resumed at 7:45pm and Taiwanese pitcher Lin Pin-yu retired Ortega on three pitches to close out the game.
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