Japan Advances to Finals after 8 Years at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2023: Facing Taiwan in the Ultimate Showdown

At the 31st WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2023, Japan has advanced to the finals for the first time in eight years and for the first time in four tournaments!

The opponent is Taiwan. Taiwan advanced to its third consecutive final. With last year’s champion America in the spotlight, Japan is chasing its dream of becoming the world’s number one for the first time, and Taiwan is aiming for the top for the first time in four years.

This time, we will tell you about the process of advancing to the finals of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2023 and information about the live broadcast of the finals!

WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup Super Round Results

Let’s look back at the results of the super round.

9/7 (Thu) Japan vs South Korea (7-1)
9/8 (Fri) Japan vs Puerto Rico (10-0)
9/9(Tu) Japan vs Taiwan (2-5)

In particular, the starting pitchers on 9/7 and 9/8 (game against Korea: pitcher Yugo Maeda, game against Puerto Rico: pitcher Aoi Higashionna) were excellent.

Looking back on the game against Korea

Japan won an overwhelming 7-1 victory over South Korea.

【Pitching array】

Starting pitcher Yugo Maeda (Osaka Toin)
2nd person Kodai Mori (Tokushima Commercial)
3rd person Riku Takeda (Yamagata Chuo)

Starting pitcher Yugo Maeda pitched four innings, allowing only one hit, no walks, and recording one strikeout, with a total of 47 pitches.

Rather than trying to get a strikeout, he tried to pitch by letting the ball hit and then catching it.

Next, pitcher Kosei Mori allowed only one run, and third pitcher Riku Takeda also provided reliable relief to close out the game.

He also showed great strength in his batting, scoring a total of 7 hits. In the bottom of the second inning, Keio’s Minato Maruta hit a hit and the two got on base, but Okinawa Shogaku’s Shinnosuke Chibana hit a spectacular triple to home in at once. He then added one point on an infield grounder, giving him the first three points.

The best part of the game was in the bottom of the 6th inning, when Sendai Ikuei’s Shuya Yamada hit the team’s first solo home run of the tournament. Yamada is also good at defense and is a talented player.

Shinnosuke Chibana showed his strength in the competition with 2 hits and 4 RBIs in 3 at bats! It was amazing.

Review of the game against Puerto Rico

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Japan dominated Puerto Rico, winning 10-0 in a called game in the fifth inning.

Starting pitcher Aoi Higashionna (Okinawa Shogaku)

I think you could call this day the day of pitcher Ao Higaonna.

Through 5 innings pitched, he had no hits, no walks, and 5 strikeouts, which is an amazing number.perfect matchachieved.

Higashionna was even nicknamed “Mr. Zero” at Koshien. He has pitched three times in the WBSC U-18 World Cup so far and has not conceded a goal, which is amazing. It seems that he will go on to university, and I have a feeling that he will become a big name.

The offensive line also exploded, recording 13 hits in total. Riku Takeda, who pitched in the game against Korea Republic the previous day, was appointed as No. 4. It’s a dual wielding game!

In the bottom of the first inning, Takeda scored a two-run lead with a hit, and continued to score points.

Then, in the bottom of the 5th inning, they scored 6 points in one fell swoop, clinching the game. It was an all-out effort to score a lot of points, including a forced walk, a hit by Takanari Terachi, a mistake, a hit by pinch hitter Daisho Morita (Riseisha), and a hit by pinch hitter Kazuki Takanaka (Seiko Gakuin).

*Japan won the match against Puerto Rico, and Taiwan, which had won all the games, defeated the Netherlands, so

Taiwan and Japan will advance to the final based on winning percentage.

Live broadcast information for the finals

The finals will be broadcast live on BS11!

September 10 (Sunday) 19:00～21:00 BS11

Additionally, the game on Saturday the 9th, which will be a prelude to the finals, will be recorded and broadcast on BS.

September 9 (Saturday) 20:00～22:00 BS11

*The game on the 9th will start from 19:00.

Other viewing methods are listed here.

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WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2023 match schedule and TV broadcast/distribution information – Travel with a camera

Explaining the game schedule and viewing method for the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2023 Super Round! – Travel with your camera

Highlights of the match against Taiwan

After all, it all depends on how well they can break down Taiwan’s pitchers.

There are many pitchers who throw fastballs over 150km/h, so it’s scary.

In particular, Sun Yilei is worthy of attention. The important thing is how to attack a 156km/h fastball.

Also, considering that the venue will be in Taiwan, and we will have to play the match completely away from home, the key will be how we can play with composure. It was said to be more intense than the cheering for Keio at Koshien.

In any case, I wish you all the best in the finals.

summary

This time, we have provided information about Japan’s advance to the finals of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2023.

September 10 (Sunday) 19:00～21:00 BS11

Thank you for reading today.

2023-09-10 01:51:04
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