Australian national team players

The match between Korea and Australia in the first round of the Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) preliminary round held at Tokyo Dome in Japan on November 16.Australia's Alex Hall, who hit a solo home run with no outs in the top of the sixth inning, is sharing his joy with his teammates after homering.

Taiwan snatched its first win by defeating Australia in the second round of the Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) 2023 preliminary round.

Taiwan won 6-0 after a close overtime match in the second round of the preliminary round held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on the 17th.

Taiwan, which had lost the first game to Japan the previous day, gained one valuable win (one loss) and maintained its hopes of advancing to the finals.

On the other hand, Australia suffered two consecutive losses following the game against Korea, raising the possibility of being eliminated from the preliminary round.

The game on this day was a pitcher's battle.

Taiwanese starting pitcher Jeon Geoyi threw 91 pitches in 7 innings, allowing 2 hits, 5 strikeouts, 2 walks, and no runs.

Geoyi Jeon, a second-year player in the Taiwanese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), started 16 games for the Rakuten Monkeys in the 2023 season and recorded 6 wins, 5 losses, 48 strikeouts, and an ERA of 4.61.

Like the previous day, Australia responded with an 'opener' strategy, shortening the innings pitched by the starting pitcher and then deploying a large number of bullpens.