The Japanese National Team exploded for six runs in the seventh inning to rout Chinese Taipei 10-2 on Monday to win the 24th Asian Baseball Championship and the automatic berth to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Chinese Taipei took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning on a Chin-Feng Chen two-run ...

The Japanese National Team beat the South Korean National Team 4-3 at the Asian Olympic Qualifier on Sunday in Taiwan to move closer to winning a berth at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. South Korea scored on a home run by Young-Min Ko in the first inning but Japan also hit ...

Japan opened the Asian Olympic Qualifier on Saturday with a lackluster 10-0 victory over a scrappy Philippines squad at Taichung International Continental Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan. The Japanese will meet South Korea (1-0) on Sunday in a crucial contest for both teams. Seibu Lions right-hander Hideaki Wakui breezed through the Filipino ...

Korea used strong pitching and timely hitting to get past Taiwan 5-2 on Saturday at the Asian Olympic Qualifier in Taichung, Taiwan. Korea will battle Japan on Sunday in a key battle that will go a long way in determining which squad claims an automatic berth in next year’s Beijing ...

Japan, the 2006 World Baseball Classic Champions, will be the heavy favorites to claim a ticket to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games when Group A action begins Saturday at the Asian Championships in Taiwan. The Japanese swept a pair of games from a strong Australian National Team prior to the Olympic ...

Asia’s top teams will battle for a berth in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games when the 24th Asian Baseball Championships (ABC) gets underway November 27 in Taichung, Taiwan. The winner of the tournament will receive an automatic berth in next year’s Olympic Games in China while the second and third ...

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