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South Korea advances to the WBC quarterfinals with 7-2 win over Australia
- On Monday the South Korea national baseball team defeated Australia 7-2 at the Tokyo Dome to advance to the WBC quarterfinals in Miami via the tiebreaker.
- With three teams tied 2-2, the tiebreaker used runs allowed per defensive out, and Korea’s 57 defensive outs versus 54 for others set the five-run win target.
- Bo Gyeong Moon supplied four RBIs, raising his tournament total to 11, while Hyun Min Ahn's ninth-inning sacrifice fly scored Hae-Min Park after Australian shortstop Jarryd Dale's throwing error.
- It marks South Korea's first WBC quarterfinal trip after three straight failures to get out of pool play, and Taiwan's tournament ended Monday as Korea's tiebreaker win reshaped Pool C behind Japan.
- Japan national baseball team will complete Pool C on Tuesday against the Czech Republic national baseball team, while fans and media who tracked tiebreaker scenarios used homemade charts and noted a late-game near-double.
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Captain clutch: Lee Jung-hoo delivers big hit, key catch to send S. Korea to quarterfinals
TOKYO — Before South Korea played a win-or-go-home game against Australia at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) on Monday, team captain Lee Jung-hoo gathered his teammates in a huddle for a pregame speech. The meeting hardly seemed solemn, despite what was at stake for South Korea as it was seeking a trip to the quarterfinals. A loss would have eliminated the team from knockout contention for the fourth consecutive WBC. A South Korea win would cre…
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South Korea joins Japan in WBC quarterfinals, advances with 7-2 win over Australia
South Korea players celebrate after defeating Australia in their World Baseball Classic game on Monday, March 9, 2026 in Tokyo. | Eugene Hoshiko, Associated Press. South Korea advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic, moving past the first round for the first time since 2009 by beating Australia 7-2 on Monday night at the Tokyo Dome behind four RBIs from Bo Gyeong Moon, who leads the tournament with 11. The South Koreans (2-2)…
Wells-Woolin Moon Bo-kyung, Australian players who will play in the KBO League, ultimately helped Korea advance to the quarterfinals. By Jeong Hyeon-seok, Sports Chosun. Are there other paradoxical helpers like this? Ryu Ji-hyun's team, poised to slip through the cracks of a cliff, secured a spot in the quarterfinals. Ironically, behind him was an Australian player who will play in the KBO this season.
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