The Korean national baseball team under the age of 23 (U-23) led by coach Choi Tae-won (Kyung Hee University) was beaten by the spicy taste of Latin American baseball for two consecutive days.

Korea lost 1-7 to Nicaragua in the last Group B match of the opening round of the 5th World Baseball Championship held in Xiaoxing, China on Sunday. Having lost 4-8 in the previous day's match against Venezuela, Korea had achieved its second consecutive win after three consecutive wins and succeeded in advancing to the Super Round as the third place in Group B.메이저사이트

Against Nicaragua, which ranks first in Group B, Korea put forward Lim Hyung-won (NC Dinos) as its starting pitcher. Lim struck out the leadoff hitter in the top of the first inning, but allowed a timely hit after giving up consecutive hits and walks, allowing two runs first.

After starting pitcher Lim Hyung-won, five pitchers, including Hong Won-pyo (Samsung Lions), Song Jae-young (Lotte Giants), Choi Hyun-seok (SSG Landers), and Kim Baek-san (Busan University of Science and Technology), took the mound one after another, but they failed to block Nicaragua's hard line and allowed five more runs.

Korea's only score was a sacrifice fly by Lim Sang-woo (Dankook University) with one out and a third base hit by Song Ho-jeong (Hanwha Eagles) and an infield grounder in the bottom of the fourth inning. Jung Dae-sun (Lotte Giants) had multiple hits with a double and a hit in the batting lineup.

After finishing the opening round of the 5th World Baseball Championship with three wins and two losses, Korea will advance to the Super Round as the third-ranked team in Group B, following Nicaragua and Venezuela. The Korean team will take a day off on Sunday and start its Super Round with China, the third-ranked team in Group A, on Saturday at Shaoxing Stadium 1, followed by Puerto Rico (No. 1 in Group A) on Sunday and Japan (No. 2 in Group A) on Sunday.