South Korea national Baseball5 team
The South Korea national Baseball5 team represents South Korea in international Baseball5 competitions.
 South Korea | |
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| Information | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Federation | Korea Baseball Softball Association |
| Confederation | WBSC Asia |
| Manager | Myung-joo Cha (2022–present) |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 8  4 (22 August 2023)[1] |
| Baseball5 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) |
| Best result | 10th (1 time, in 2022) |
| Baseball5 Asia Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) |
| Best result |  3rd (1 time, in 2022) |
History
South Korea participated in the inaugural Baseball5 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, where they finished third after winning the bronze medal game 2 matches to 0 against Hong Kong.[2]
South Korea qualified for the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City. The Korean team was eliminated in the first round after finishing 0–5. During the placement round, the team won two games and lost one game for a final record of 2–6, finishing in the tenth place of the championship.[3]
Current roster
- As of 12 November 2022[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | UTL | Sung-wook Hong | M |
| 10 | UTL | Myeong-hwa Jang | F |
| 2 | UTL | Su-bin Kim | M |
| 6 | UTL | Seo-hyeon Kim | F |
| 1 | UTL | So-won Kim | F |
| 11 | UTL | Sung-jae Kim | M |
| 16 | UTL | Han-byeol Lee | M |
| 12 | UTL | Chang-hwa Oh | M |
Staff
| No. | Pos. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Manager | Myung-joo Cha |
| -- | Coach | Ji-suk Woo |
Tournament record
Baseball5 World Cup
| Baseball5 World Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2022 |
Placement round | 10th | 2 | 6 | 40 | 70 |
| Total | 1/1 | – | 2 | 6 | 40 | 70 |
Baseball5 Asia Cup
| Baseball5 Asia Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2022 |
Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 53 | 64 |
| Total | 1/1 | – | 5 | 3 | 53 | 64 |
References
- "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- "Asia Cup champions Chinese Taipei qualify for inaugural WBSC Baseball5 World Cup along with 2nd Place Japan, 3rd Place Korea". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- "Cuba crowned first ever WBSC Baseball5 World Champions". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- "South Korea Roster". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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