Xinhua News Agency, Hangzhou, October 3 (Reporter Lin Guangyao, Liu Bo) On the 3rd, the baseball event of the Hangzhou Asian Games ended in round robin, and the China team beat the Japanese team 1-0, and advanced to the semi-finals with a three-game winning streak in the group stage.
In the opening game, China made a good start. Liang Pei and Li Ning ran to the third and second bases respectively, posing a threat to their opponents. The Japanese team, under the tight defense of China team, had three batters out successively. The two sides drew 0-0 in the first game.
In the second game, Cao Jiean hit the base and successfully ran to the third base through Lu Yun’s hit and Yang Jin’s sacrifice touch. After that, when the bases were full, Liang Pei’s hit created a scoring opportunity. Cao Jie successfully scored the base run, and China led 1-0.
Since then, the battle between the two sides was deadlocked. Finally, relying on a key strike out and a wonderful double kill, China kept the score of 1:0 to the end, and Lectra beat the Japanese team and entered the super round with the first place in Group A. This is also the first time that China defeated the Japanese team in the history of the Asian Games.
"Everyone played their best tonight, especially Liang Pei, whose hit helped us win the most crucial point. The performance of several pitchers in our team is also very beautiful. They throw every ball well and help the team maintain its advantage to the end. " After the game, China team player Li Ning said in an interview.
"Thanks to the cheers of the audience, their cheers and applause gave us great encouragement." Li Ning said: "This is a historic breakthrough for us and a good start. Next, we will go all out to play every game."
In other matches of the day, China Taipei beat China Hongkong 15-0, South Korea beat Thailand 17-0, and the Philippines beat Laos 7-0.
China, China Taipei, Japan and South Korea advanced to the semi-finals after the group single round. China will play China Taipei in the Super Round which starts on October 5th.
Source: Xinhua News Agency