Taiwan last night defeated the Czech Republic 10-3 in a warm-up game at the Taipei Dome ahead of the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s (WBSC) upcoming Premier12 tournament.
The two teams’ first game on Saturday night ended 2-2.
Saturday’s game saw Chen Po-ching as the starting pitcher for Team Taiwan, while Daniel Padysak took the mound for the Czech Republic.
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During the lineup introduction, the crowd cheered when Czech batter Marek Chlup walked onto the field draped in the Republic of China flag. The same friendly gesture was returned with Chen Chieh-hsien, Taiwan’s captain, carrying the Czech national flag.
The WBSC Premier12 is an international baseball tournament that features the 12 highest-ranked national baseball teams in the world. It begins with two groups of six teams each playing in the 12-team Opening Round.
The top two teams from each group advance to the Super Round, which is to be held in Japan. The teams that finish first and second are to play in the gold medal game, while the teams placed third and fourth are to play for third place.
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Taiwan are to face South Korea in the Group B opening game on Wednesday next week at the Taipei Dome.
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