Manager Jung Yoon-jin Expresses Ambition for U-18 Asian Baseball Championship: "Winning is Possible"

Manager Jung Yoon-jin of Duksoo High School, who has taken the helm of the youth baseball national team again after 13 years, has shown confidence in recapturing the title at the 14th U-18 Asian Baseball Championship.

Through the Korea Baseball Softball Association today, Manager Jung said, "We must stay sharp," while keeping a wary eye on archrival Japan and tough opponent Taiwan. However, he also expressed his determination to win the tournament for the first time in 8 years, stating, "With our skills, we are fully capable of winning."

The tournament kicks off tomorrow in Taipei, Taiwan.

Citing tomorrow's opening Group B match against Taiwan as a de facto final, Manager Jung shared his resolve by saying, "It is an all-out war that we must win no matter what. If we take the first game, we can stand in an advantageous position."

Manager Jung, who led the U-18 national team in 2013 and finished in fifth place after suffering consecutive losses to Japan (0-10) and Taiwan (4-5) at the Baseball World Cup, also conveyed a fierce determination to exact revenge on the two countries.

Having lifted the championship trophy twice this year at the E-Mart Bae and President's Cup national tournaments—earning his 21st championship tossing celebration at Duksoo High School—Manager Jung is taking on this tournament with a heavy sense of responsibility leading South Korean high school baseball.

Manager Jung emphasized, "I want to show that our baseball is not behind Japan and Taiwan. Since I came here representing the amateur baseball managers who are still sweating out in the field, I resolved to do even better."

(Photo courtesy of Korea Baseball Softball Association, Yonhap News)
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