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.