---South Korea v Australia---

Australia knocked around by South Korea
When Glenn Williams drove in the first Australian run in the first with a single, nobody had thought what would happen afterwards
The South Korean offense took over in the bottom of the same period and pounded the opposing pitching with sixteen runs over the next four frames
They won by a score of 16-2 in seven innings and cemented their status as heavy favorite with this lopsided victory
Seung Yuop Lee (3-3) hit a three-run-homerun, scored three times and got four RBI
Dae Ho Lee had two hits and three RBI
Joo Chan Lee delivered a bases-clearing double
Hyun Jin Ryu (W 1-0) needed only a solid start to receive the win
He allowed one run on seven hits and a hit by pitch, striking out four in 4.1 innings pitched
Ki Joo Han, Woon Sam Jang and Doo Sung Hwan finished the game
Aussie starter Greg Wiltshire (L 0-1) was charged with three hits, four runs and two walks in just one period
However Chris Mowday and Mark Kelly also could not stop the pouring
Paul Weichard struck out three in two perfect innings at the end
But it was too late

"SEOUL SEARCHING" – Aussies drop game two, 16-2, to South Korea
The Australian Baseball Team faced a sobering experience in Taichung on Saturday, going down 16-2 to a white-hot Korean outfit in their second game of the 2008 IBAF Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament
In a sharp about-face from their performance against Germany just twenty-four hours earlier, the Australian offence impressed against the Korean hurlers, while their usually solid pitching was well below par
The Aussies jumped out of the gate quickly in the top of the first inning when Daniel Berg crushed a fastball into the gap in left-centre for a stand-up double before being driven in two batters later on a Glenn Williams RBI single to left
But after an ideal start to the game, things rapidly deteriorated for Australia, as the Koreans began a relentless assault that couldn’t have ended quickly enough for Head Coach Jon Deeble
“Our pitchers just failed to execute at any point on the mound tonight” Deeble said addressing a hoard of Korean media after the game
“I thought there were a lot of positives on offence - our guys banged out ten hits and probably hit the ball hard another five or six times
We just didn’t pitch very well, and when you’re facing a team of professional hitters like the Koreans, you need to do a better job of locating your pitches” he said
2007 World Cup hero Greg Wiltshire started for Australia and was far from his best, allowing three hits and walking two in a four run opening frame
And things did not improve when Wilshire’s relief corps arrived, with Chris Mowday and Mark Kelly combining to allow another twelve runs over the next three innings, hammering an early nail in Australia’s coffin
Despite the crushing defeat there remained a few bright spots for the Aussies as Ben Risinger, Mathew Kent and Paul Weichard all enjoyed multi-hit games at the plate
Weichard added to the impressive performance by mopping up the final two innings on the mound for Australia, retiring all six batters he faced and striking out three
The Aussies are now faced with a short turnaround when they match-up against Canada at 3.35pm AEDT in a game that becomes even more important after their loss to Korea
Sunday’s contest will mark the sixth time the two countries have played each other in the last eleven days after the five game Exhibition Series held in Queensland last week
However in what is sure to be a far cry from a “friendly”, tomorrow’s game will give the winner a distinct advantage if faced with a probable tie-breaker scenario at the conclusion of the seven game tournament
Canada (2-0) and Australia (1-1) are likely to be two of the teams fighting out for one of three Olympic berths and “head-to-head” results will prove crucial

South Korea 16 - Australia 2
The Koreans overwhelmed the Aussies in a mercy rule victory after helping themselves to big runs in the first, third and fourth innings at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium
They have now joined Taiwan and Canada at the top of the standings

Australia v South Korea
In a highly-anticipated battle between two pre-tournament favorites, only one team – Korea – lived up to the hype
The Asian power put up sixteen runs in the first four innings and never looked back, eventually topping Australia 16-2 in a mercy-rule-shorted, seven-inning win
The typically lively Australian fans were quieted early following a four run Korean first, and it didn’t get any better for the Aussies from there
Seung Yuop Lee led the attack for the Koreans, going 3-3 with two runs scored, one homerun and four RBI
Starter Hyun Jin Ru was solid, scattering seven hits and two runs, while logging four strikeouts in 4.1 innings pitched
Glenn Williams was one of the few bright spots for Australia, driving in both of his team’s runs

Top 1st (Australia AB)
Paul WEICHARD - Strikes out swinging, (1 out)
Daniel BERG - Doubles off the wall in CF (1 out)
Ben RISINGER - Flys out to CF, (2 out)
Glenn WILLIAMS - Singles on a ground ball to LF, RBI, BERG scores, WILLIAMS advances to 2B on the throw, 1-0 AUS, (2 out)
Tom BRICE - Hit by pitch, (2 out)
Brendan KINGMAN - Strikes out swinging, (3 out)
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)

Bot 1st (Korea AB)
LEE Yong Kyu - Strikes out looking, (1 out)
KO Young Min - Walks, (1 out)
SEUNG Yuop Lee - Singles on a line drive to LF, (1 out)
DONG Joo Kim - Walks, (1 out)
With DAE batting KO scores from 3B on a wild pitch, TIED 1-1
DAE Ho Lee - Doubles on a ground ball down the RF line, 2RBI, SEUNG scores DONG scores, 3-1 KOR, (1 out)
With JIN batting DAE advances to 3B on a wild pitch, (1 out)
JIN Young Lee - Strikes out swinging, (2, out)
TAEK Keun Lee - Doubles on a line drive to RF, RBI, DAE scores, 4-1 KOR, (2 out)
KAB Young Jin - Lines out to SS, (3 out)
(4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top 2nd (Australia AB)
Mat KENT - Grounds out to SS, (1 out)
Luke HUGHES - Singles on line drive to LF, (1 out)
Brad DUTTON - Flys out to deep RF, (2 outs)
Paul WEICHARD - Singles on a soft line drive to LF, HUGHES advances to 2B, (2 out)
Daniel BERG - Grounds out to 3B, (3 out)
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)

Bot 2nd (Korea AB)
Pitching Change #34 Chris MOWDAY replaces Greg WILTSHIRE
JIN Man Park - Walks, (0 out)
LEE Yong , Kyu -, Singles on a grounds ball to LF, JIN advances to 2B, (0 out)
KO Young Min - Strikes out looking, (1 out)
SEUNG Yuop Lee - Doubles on a line drive to RF, JIN scores, LEE advances to 3B, 5-1 KOR, (1 out)
DONG Joo Kim - Walks, loaded bases (1 out)
DAE Ho Lee - Strikes out looking, (2 out)
JIN Young Lee - Walks, LEE scores, SEUNG advances to 3B, DONG advances to 2B, 6-1 KOR, (2 out)
TAEK Keun Lee - Grounds out to 3B unassisted, (3 out)
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top 3rd (Australia AB)
Ben RISINGER - Singles on a line drive to CF, (0 out)
Glenn WILLIAMS - Grounds into a double play 1-6-3, (2 out)
Tom BRICE - Grounds out to 1B unassisted, (3 out)
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

Bot 3rd (Korea AB)
KAB Yong Jin - Hits a ground rule double to RF, (0 out)
JIN Man Park - Grounds out to 2B, KAB advances to 3B, (1 out)
LEE Yong Kyu - Singles on a line drive to RF, RBI, KAB scores, LEE advances to 2B on a fielding error, 7-1 KOR, (1 out)
KO Young Min - Walks, runners at 1st and 2nd, (1 out)
SEUNG Yuop Lee - Homers to RF, (3RBI), LEE scores, KO scores, SEUNG scores, 10-1 KOR, (1 out)
Pitching Change #32 Mark KELLY replaces MOWDAY
DONG Joo Kim - Grounds out to 2B, (2 out)
DAE Ho Lee - Grounds out to 2B, (3 out)
(4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top 4th (Australia AB)
Brendan KINGMAN - Grounds out to 2B, (1 out)
Mat KENT - Singles on a line drive to CF, (1 out)
Luke HUGHES - Strikes out swinging, (2 out)
Brad DUTTON - Grounds out to 2B, (3 out)
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

Bot 4th (Korea AB)
JIN Young Lee - Grounds out to SS, (1 out)
TAEK Keun Lee - Walks, (1 out)
KAB Yong Jin - singles on a line drive to CF, TAEK advances to 3B, (1 out)
Pinch Runner #39 LEE Jong Wook replaces KAB at 1st base, (1 out)
JIN Man Park - Hit by pitch, loaded bases, (1 out)
LEE Yong Kyu - Singles on a soft line drive to LF (2 RBI), TAEK scores, LEE scores, JIN advances to 2nd, 12-1 KOR, (1 out)
KO Young Min - Singles on a pop fly to RF, JIN advances to 3rd, LEE advances to 2nd, (1 out)
Pinch hitter #12 KIM Joo Chan replaces #25 SEUNG
KIM Joo Chan - Doubles to LF (3 RBI), JIN scores, LEE scores, KO scores,, , KIM advances to 3B on the throw, 15-1 KOR, (1 out)
Pinch hitter #16 JEONG Seong Hoon replaces #18 DONG
JEONG Seong Hoon - Strikes out swinging, (2 out)
DAE Ho Lee - Singles to CF (RBI), KIM scores, 16-1 KOR, (2 out)
Pinch Hitter #44 IN Sung Cho replaces #35 JIN
IN Sung Cho - Strikes out swinging, (3 out)
(6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top 5th (Australia AB)
Paul WEICHARD - Singles on a line drive to LF, (0 out)
Daniel BERG - Strikes out swinging, (1 out)
Pitching Change - #19 HAN Ki Joo replaces #99 RYU
Ben RISINGER - Doubles off the RF wall, Weichard advances to 3rd, (1 out)
Glenn WILLIAMS - Grounds out to 2B (RBI), Weichard Scores, Risinger advances to 3rd, 16-2 KOR, (2 out)
Tom BRICE - Grounds out to 2B, (3 out)
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)

Bot 5th (Korea AB)
Pitching Change #7 Paul WEICHARD replaces #32 KELLY
#19 James LINGER replaces Glenn WILLIAMS - DH comes into the game playing CF
#31 Andrew UTTING replaces Brendan KINGMAN playing 1B
TAEK Keun Lee - Grounds out to 3B (1 out)
LEE Jong Wook - Strikes out swinging, (2 out)
SON Si Hyun- Strikes out swinging, (3 out)
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top 6th (Australia AB)
Pitching Change #55 JANG Woon Sam replaces HAN
Andrew UTTING - Strikes out Swinging, (1 out)
Mathew KENT - Singles on a ground ball to CF, (1 out)
Luke HUGHES - Flys out to CF, (2 out)
Brad DUTTON - Flys out to RF, (3 out)
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

Bot 6th (Korea AB)
LEE Yong Kyu - Grounds out to P, (1 out)
KO Young Min - Strikes out swinging, (2 out)
KIM Joo Chan - Grounds out to SS, (3 out)
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top 7th (Australia AB)
Pitching Change #41 HWANG replaces JANG
Paul WEICHARD - Singles on a line drive to CF, (0 out)
Daniel BERG - Grounds out to 1B, Weichard advances to 2nd, (1 out)
Ben RISINGER - Strikes out swinging, (2 out)
James LINGER - Flys out to RF, (3 out)
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
GAME OVER - KOREA wins 16-2 in 7 innings due to 10-Run rule