Jin-Lin Juang charges Chinese Taipei win to clinch Finals 2025 ticket
Chinese Taipei secured the first Finals 2025 ticket in the WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group A with a 9-1 victory in five innings, completing their undefeated campaign with a walk-off home run by Jin-Lin Juang at Estádio Municipal de Beisebol Mie Nishi in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday.
Yu-Ching Lo had an impressive game, going 2-for-3 with tworuns, while Wei-Chi Lin hit 2-for-2 with one run. However, the standout momentof their nine-hit offensive performance was the walk-off homer by pinch hitterJin-Lin Juang, sending the ball soaring over the centre field fence.
Pitcher Yi-Ting Chou was stellar in the circle, striking outsix in five innings, giving up only two hits and one run. She finished thetournament as the leader in ERA, boasting an impressive 0.51 in 13.1 inningspitched.
Chinese Taipei struck first with one run in their firstat-bat. Yu-Ching Lo singled down the left field line and moved to third after astolen base and a sac bunt. With two outs and runners on the corners, shescored on a steal play at second base. Chinese Taipei led 1-0.
Wei-Chi Lin hit a two-out triple to centre field in the second inning and scored four pitches later on a throwing error by shortstop Poppy Starr. Chinese Taipei extended their lead to 2-0.
With two outs in the third inning, Yu-Ling Wu walked andmoved to second on a wild pitch. She scored on an RBI single by Yu-Lan Wang.
Chinese Taipei now led 3-0.
Poppy Priddle singled and Kaiyah Ratu doubled to put tworunners in scoring position in the fourth inning. Priddle then scored on a sacfly to centre field by Maysen Kurene-Iwikau.
Chinese Taipei used six hits, including a two-run walk-offhomer by pinch hitter Jin-Lin Juang, to score six runs and finish the game inthe bottom of the fifth. Chinese Taipei won 9-1.