Starter Lin Shao-en on Monday allowed just one hit in Taiwan’s 4-0 shutout of Mexico, as Taiwan remained undefeated at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Sarasota, Florida.
Throwing 85 pitches over seven innings, Lin struck out eight, yielding only a single in the fifth.
His outstanding outing helped Taiwan improve to 3-0 in Group B, but they must still face Japan and Panama in their bid to finish in the top three to advance to the next round.
Photo courtesy of the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association via CNA
Taiwan on Saturday defeated Italy 2-1 and dominated Australia 13-2 on Sunday.
On Monday, Taiwan’s offense was more opportunistic than dominant.
The team opened the scoring in the first inning when center fielder Lin Chia-wei drove home right fielder Chen Chih-yu with a single, and then added runs in the second and fourth on errors by Mexico.
A single by left fielder Chiu Hsin sent home third baseman Huang Chieh-hsi, giving Taiwan an insurance run and a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth, leaving Lin Shao-en to close out the game in the top of the seventh.
The 12-team WBSC U-18 World Cup is being played in Florida with a two-group round-robin opening, with the top three sides from each six-team group advancing to the next stage.
Taiwan and Mexico are joined in Group B by Australia, Italy, Japan and Panama, while Group A consists of Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea and the US.
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