Taiwan Snatches U12 Asian Baseball Championship Trophy

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A triumphant Team Taiwan has returned after winning the U12 Asian Baseball Championship in Japan. They beat South Korea in the final match to take home the tournament trophy.

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00:00A hero's welcome.

00:04After winning the Under-12 Asian Baseball Championship in Japan, Taiwan's Little League

00:08baseball team has returned with a trophy.

00:12At Songshan Airport in Taipei, their friends and relatives greet them with colorful wreaths

00:16and cheers.

00:18The team beat South Korea in the final match.

00:20166-centimeter-tall Captain Zhou Zhenxuan said height was a major obstacle his team

00:26had to overcome.

00:27The Korean team's height is 170-180 centimeters, so I think we are very strong.

00:35You are not afraid of being taller than others?

00:37No.

00:38Stepping up to the challenge was pitcher Huang Liyuan.

00:42His winning pitch carried his team to victory, and earned him the Most Valuable Player award.

00:47Huang also thanked his teammates for how they played.

00:50I want to get the points back, so I don't feel any pressure.

00:55It's easier for us to focus on the game.

00:59We just have to do what we are told.

01:01Do you think you got all the points?

01:03Yes.

01:04Between the ages of 10 and 12, many of these young athletes are just getting started.

01:09But they are already playing at major international tournaments, with the pressure of hometown

01:13fans.

01:14Their head coach said he offered them some much-needed encouragement.

01:18What worries me the most is that they are playing for the first time at an international tournament.

01:24They are afraid of losing.

01:25After each game, I keep reminding them to enjoy the game.

01:31Now back home, Team Taiwan is basking in the glory of their victory.

01:35Their win comes off the back of Taiwan's national baseball team winning the WBSC Premier

01:4012 tournament, something the Little League coach says gave his team just the right amount

01:45of encouragement to bring home their own win.

01:50James Lin and Wesley Lewis for Taiwan Plus.

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