U23 Baseball World Cup

Nicaragua 2026
Japan  6,  South Korea  5

Saturday, November 7

Estadio Nacional Soberania (Managua)

KOR | Event Log | Box Score | JPN

                                  1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8     R  H  E
South Korea (U23 National Team)   0  0  0   0  0  2   0  3  -  5  5  0 
Japan (U23 National Team)         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  4  -  6  8  0 

South Korea           AB  R  H BI  W  K  AVG HR vOpp   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 
(r) JN.Uhm, 2b         3  2  1  2  1  1 .143  0 .333  F7 .. .. KS .. BB .. S7  
(r) K.Geon, dh         3  0  0  0  0  2 .286  0 .000  KL .. .. KS .. F2 .. HP  
(l) JN.Eo, ss          4  0  2  3  0  1 .429  0 .500  KS .. .. G3 .. S7 .. S9  
(r) HY.Park, lf        4  0  0  0  0  2 .286  0 .000  .. KL .. .. F3 .. KS F3  
(r) SW.Kim, c          4  0  2  0  0  1 .500  0 .500  .. KS .. .. S8 .. S9 G6  
(r) M.Yu, rf           3  0  0  0  0  0 .167  0 .000  .. F8 .. .. F8 .. F8 ..  
(r) H.Yang, 1b         2  1  0  0  1  1 .000  0 .000  .. .. F8 .. KS .. BB TB  
(r) SW.Kang, 3b        3  1  0  0  0  1 .000  0 .000  .. .. F6 .. .. KS G6 TB  
(r) SJ.Kim, cf         1  1  0  0  1  1 .333  0 .000  .. .. KL .. .. BB .. SH  
TOTALS                27  5  5  5  3 10 .250  0 .185

 Season Series        South Korea                5  -  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  3 
     0 - 1            Japan                      6  -  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  4 

Japan                 AB  R  H BI  W  K  AVG HR vOpp   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 
(l) K.Matsushima, cf   4  1  1  1  0  2 .143  1 .250  KS .. F8 .. .. H8 KS ..  
(r) M.Ikemoto, 2b      3  2  1  0  1  1 .429  0 .333  KS .. F9 .. .. S8 BB TB  
(l) K.Yamashita, lf    4  1  2  0  0  1 .625  0 .500  S8 .. .. KS .. S9 F7 TB  
(r) Y.Maruki, dh       2  0  0  0  0  1 .000  0 .000  F4 .. .. KS .. .. .. ..  
 (l) T.Matsunaga, 
   ph-dh               1  0  0  1  0  1 .000  0 .000  .. .. .. .. .. SF .. KS  
(s) N.Fujiwara, ss     3  1  2  1  1  0 .429  0 .667  .. G4 .. S9 .. BB .. D7  
(l) K.Hatsutani, 
  3b-1b                3  1  1  1  1  0 .200  0 .333  .. F7 .. .. BB G4 .. S7  
(r) J.Kawase, 1b       2  0  0  0  0  1 .000  0 .000  .. KS .. .. DP .. .. ..  
 (l) Y.Mitsui, ph-3b   1  0  0  0  1  1 .000  0 .000  .. .. .. .. .. .. KL IW  
(r) S.Tanigawa, c      1  0  0  0  1  1 .000  0 .000  .. .. BB .. KS .. .. ..  
 (l) T.Wada, ph        0  0  0  0  1  0 .000  0  ---  .. .. .. .. .. .. BB ..  
 (r) H.Kudo, pr        0  0  0  0  0  0  ---  0  ---  .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..  
 (l) S.Sakurauchi, c   0  0  0  0  1  0 .000  0  ---  .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IW  
(l) A.Watanabe, rf     3  0  1  1  1  1 .200  0 .333  .. .. L4 .. .. KL BB S9  
TOTALS                27  6  8  5  8 10 .246  1 .296

  One out when winning run scored. DP: South Korea 1. LOB: South Korea 5, Japan 10. Scoring position: South Korea, 3 for 7; Japan, 3 for 9. 2B: N.Fujiwara (1). HR: K.Matsushima (1, off JH.Bak, solo). RBI: JN.Uhm 2(2), JN.Eo 3(4), K.Matsushima (1), T.Matsunaga (1), N.Fujiwara (1), K.Hatsutani (1), A.Watanabe (2). SB: JN.Uhm (1), JN.Eo (1). CS: N.Fujiwara (1). SH: SJ.Kim. SF: T.Matsunaga. GDP: J.Kawase. GWRBI: A.Watanabe. GWRun: K.Hatsutani (8th inning).

South Korea            W  L Sv GP   IP  H  R ER BB SO  2B 3B HR    ERA   vOpp
(l) JN.Park            0  0  0  1  4.0  2  0  0  1  5   0  0  0   0.00   0.00
(l) TY.Lee             0  0  0  1  1.0  0  0  0  1  1   0  0  0   0.00   0.00
(l) JH.Bak             0  0  0  1  0.1  3  2  2  0  1   0  0  1  54.00  54.00
(r) WS.Choi BSv        0  0  0  2  1.0  0  0  0  3  1   0  0  0   0.00   0.00
(r) JH.Won LOSS        1  1  0  2  1.0  2  4  2  1  2   1  0  0   6.00  18.00
(r) SY.Shin            0  0  0  1  0.0  0  0  0  1  0   0  0  0      -      -
(r) JN.Seo             0  0  0  1  0.0  1  0  0  1  0   0  0  0      -      -
TOTALS                 1  1  0  2  7.1  8  6  4  8 10   1  0  1   2.35   4.91

Japan                  W  L Sv GP   IP  H  R ER BB SO  2B 3B HR    ERA   vOpp
(l) M.Iida             0  0  0  1  5.0  1  0  0  0  8   0  0  0   0.00   0.00
(r) K.Mori             0  0  0  1  0.2  0  2  2  2  1   0  0  0  27.00  27.00
(l) K.Hasegawa         0  0  0  1  1.0  2  0  0  1  1   0  0  0   0.00   0.00
(r) S.Kawahara WIN     1  0  0  1  1.1  2  3  1  0  0   0  0  0   6.75   6.75
TOTALS                 2  0  0  2  8.0  5  5  3  3 10   0  0  0   1.59   3.38

  SY.Shin pitched to 1 batter in the 8th, JN.Seo pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. Inherited runners/scored: WS.Choi 2/1, JH.Won 2/0, SY.Shin 1/0, JN.Seo 2/1, K.Hasegawa 2/2, S.Kawahara 2/0. WP: SY.Shin, JN.Seo, K.Hasegawa. BK: JN.Park, JH.Won. HB: K.Geon (by S.Kawahara). IBB: Y.Mitsui (by SY.Shin), S.Sakurauchi (by JN.Seo). Pitches-strikes: JN.Park 68-42, TY.Lee 15-9, JH.Bak 18-10, WS.Choi 33-16, JH.Won 25-14, SY.Shin 3-0, JN.Seo 8-4, M.Iida 71-48, K.Mori 21-9, K.Hasegawa 20-11, S.Kawahara 24-13. Ground balls-fly balls: JN.Park 1-5, TY.Lee 2-0, JH.Bak 0-0, WS.Choi 1-1, JH.Won 0-1, SY.Shin 0-0, JN.Seo 0-0, M.Iida 1-6, K.Mori 0-0, K.Hasegawa 0-1, S.Kawahara 2-1. Batters faced: JN.Park 14, TY.Lee 3, JH.Bak 4, WS.Choi 6, JH.Won 6, SY.Shin 1, JN.Seo 2, M.Iida 16, K.Mori 4, K.Hasegawa 5, S.Kawahara 7.
  Umpires: HP, Kelvin Bultron (PUR); 1B, Jeffrey Alan Spisak (USA); 2B, Christian Madero (MEX); 3B, Ruben Ramos (PUR). Scorers: Carlos Del Pino (CUB), Arcangel Urcuyo (NIC), Juan Cubillo (NIC). Start: 18:45. Time: 3:25. Attendance: 870. Weather: 26 degrees, cloudy.

South Korea          NOP NOS NOB KC KS KF KX Ball% Call% Miss% Foul% InPl% Take% B/Tk%
(l) JN.Park           68  42  26  6 12 16  8  38.2   8.8  33.3  44.4  22.2  47.1  81.3
(l) TY.Lee            15   9   6  2  3  3  1  40.0  13.3  42.9  42.9  14.3  53.3  75.0
(l) JH.Bak            18  10   8  4  0  3  3  44.4  22.2   0.0  50.0  50.0  66.7  66.7
(r) WS.Choi           33  16  17  5  2  7  2  51.5  15.2  18.2  63.6  18.2  66.7  77.3
(r) JH.Won            25  14  11  4  5  2  3  44.0  16.0  50.0  20.0  30.0  60.0  73.3
(r) SY.Shin            3   0   3  0  0  0  0 100.0   0.0   ---   ---   --- 100.0 100.0
(r) JN.Seo             8   4   4  1  0  2  1  50.0  12.5   0.0  66.7  33.3  62.5  80.0
TOTALS               170  95  75 22 22 33 18  44.1  12.9  30.1  45.2  24.7  57.1  77.3

Japan                NOP NOS NOB KC KS KF KX Ball% Call% Miss% Foul% InPl% Take% B/Tk%
(l) M.Iida            71  48  23 19  8 13  8  32.4  26.8  27.6  44.8  27.6  59.2  54.8
(r) K.Mori            21   9  12  5  2  1  0  60.0  25.0  66.7  33.3   0.0  85.0  70.6
(l) K.Hasegawa        20  11   9  3  2  3  3  45.0  15.0  25.0  37.5  37.5  60.0  75.0
(r) S.Kawahara        24  13  11  3  1  3  5  47.8  13.0  11.1  33.3  55.6  60.9  78.6
TOTALS               136  81  55 30 13 20 16  41.0  22.4  26.5  40.8  32.7  63.4  64.7
South Korea           GB IF OF LD  GB%  IF%  OF%  LD% GBba IFba OFba LDba InPlba
(l) JN.Park            2  1  3  2 25.0 12.5 37.5 25.0 .500 .000 .000 .500   .250
(l) TY.Lee             1  0  0  0  100  0.0  0.0  0.0 .000  ---  ---  ---   .000
(l) JH.Bak             2  0  1  0 66.7  0.0 33.3  0.0 1.00  --- 1.00  ---   1.00
(r) WS.Choi            1  0  1  0 50.0  0.0 50.0  0.0 .000  --- .000  ---   .000
(r) JH.Won             1  0  1  1 33.3  0.0 33.3 33.3 1.00  --- .000 1.00   .667
(r) SY.Shin            0  0  0  0  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---    ---
(r) JN.Seo             1  0  0  0  100  0.0  0.0  0.0 1.00  ---  ---  ---   1.00
TOTALS                 8  1  6  3 44.4  5.6 33.3 16.7 .625 .000 .167 .667   .444

Japan                 GB IF OF LD  GB%  IF%  OF%  LD% GBba IFba OFba LDba InPlba
(l) M.Iida             1  2  4  1 12.5 25.0 50.0 12.5 .000 .000 .000 1.00   .125
(r) K.Mori             0  0  0  0  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---    ---
(l) K.Hasegawa         1  0  2  0 33.3  0.0 66.7  0.0 1.00  --- .500  ---   .667
(r) S.Kawahara         4  1  0  0 80.0 20.0  0.0  0.0 .500 .000  ---  ---   .400
TOTALS                 6  3  6  1 37.5 18.8 37.5  6.3 .500 .000 .167 1.00   .313

Note: pitching breakdown of attempted swings and batted balls doesn't include bunts


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