[Photo] South Korea's second pitcher Noh Kyung-eun

On the 5th at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, the World Baseball Classic (WBC) group stage Group C game between Korea and the Czech Republic was held.

Korea started So Hyeong-jun, and the Czech Republic sent out Danielle Pardisak as the starting pitcher.

Korea, which reached the semifinals in 2006 and finished runner-up in 2009, failed to advance to the quarterfinal knockout stage in all three subsequent tournaments (2013, 2017, 2023). In this tournament, it aims to reach the main knockout stage for the first time in 17 years.

With no outs in the top of the fourth, Noh Kyung-eun of Korea is pitching hard. Mar. 5, 2026

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