Taiwan will play for the title in the first ever 21U Baseball Cup after overcoming unexpected struggles at the plate to edge Nicaragua 2-0 in Taichung, central Taiwan, on Friday night.
The victory improved Taiwan’s record to 4-0 in the six-team Super Round Robin. It also assured Taiwan of one of the two top spots in the group along with Japan, which is also 4-0 after defeating South Korea earlier Friday.
Taiwan and Japan will play for the title on Sunday evening.