South Korea's baseball team recorded their first win of the Premier12 tournament after defeating Cuba behind an offensive performance from 'superstar' Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers).
Ryu Jung-il's side defeated Cuba 8-4 in the second game of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 2024 Group B at Tianmu Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan, today (Thursday).
Kim, who was named a “player to watch” by various media outlets before the tournament began, was a key contributor to the victory, going 3-for-4 with five RBIs, including a grand slam in the bottom of the second inning off Nippon Professional Baseball Pacific League ERA leader Livan Moinello.
Kim also stood out on defense at third base, 카지노사이트 making two bullet-like catches in the second and fifth innings.
After losing their opening game against Chinese Taipei yesterday (13), the team picked up their first win of the tournament in their second game to revive their hopes of qualifying for the quarterfinals, which are awarded to the second best team in the group.
The team will play their third game of the tournament tomorrow (15) at 7pm at the Taipei Dome against arch-rivals Japan.