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China edges South Korea in Asian Championship
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-05-22 21:29 Yang Guogang and Zhang Yufeng each drove in a pair
of runs in the bottom of the third inning Sunday as China upset South Korea 4-3
on the final day of the Asian Championship baseball tournament.
China's team
celebrate after they defeated South Korea in the third place game in the
23rd Asian Baseball Championship in Miyazaki, southern Japan, May 22,
2005. China beat South Korea 4-3.
[Reuters] | China, managed by American Jim
Lefebvre, wrapped up a place in the International Baseball Federation's World
Cup of Baseball in September.
Chinese pitcher Wang Nan picked up the win after coming on in the fifth
inning at Sun Marine Stadium and holding the South Koreans scoreless the rest of
the way.
Host Japan, South Korea and Taiwan also secured berths in the World Cup,
which will be played in the Netherlands.
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