Taiwan starter Lin Sheng-kai pitches during their Little League World Series game against Australia in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Friday.Photo: AP By Grant Dexter / Staff reporter, with CNA, NEW YORK Taiwan on Friday beat Australia 11-0 at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Taiwan are represented at the tournament by Taoyuan’s Gueishan Elementary School, who won the Asia-Pacific regional tournament to earn the trip to the US.
Australia are represented by the Hills Red team from Sydney. Taiwan advanced to a game tomorrow against Santa Clara, representing Cuba, who won 4-1 against the Czech Republic’s Brno, the Europe-Africa regional qualifiers. Australian starter Sayre Howick had a tough time controlling his pitches at Volunteer Stadium, one of which allowed Taiwan to open their account.
They scored six in the inning and Taiwan starting pitcher Lin Sheng-kai had their opponents three up, three down. Australia’s pitching and fielding improved in the second inning, in which they kept Taiwan scoreless, but the mercy rule was enforced due to Taiwan’s massive lead after five innings out of six had been completed. Taiwan’s Liao Hsuan-hao had three hits and five RBIs.
He hit a grounder to the left field in the first inning to bring two runners home, a two-RBI single in the third and a two-RBI double in the fifth. Chiu Wei-che struck out five in two innings of relief pitching. Australia connected in the fourth inning — the first h.