 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 | 9  1 (16 November 2023) [1] |
| Baseball5 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2022 ) |
| Best result | 10th (1 time, in 2022 ) |
| Baseball5 Asia Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2022 ) |
| Best result |  3rd (1 time, in 2022 ) |
The South Korea national Baseball5 team represents South Korea in international Baseball5 competitions.
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]
South Korea hosted the 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup, contested at Seoul's Olympic Park. The team finished the opening round second with a 2–1 record. In the knockout stage, South Korea defeated Thailand 2 sets to 0 in the quarter-finals, but lost against Japan in the semifinals. In the bronze medal game, South Korea lost to China, finishing fourth. [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 |
| No. | Pos. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Manager | Myung-joo Cha |
| -- | Coach | Ji-suk Woo |
| 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 record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2022 | Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 53 | 64 |
| 2024 | Semifinals | 4th | 3 | 3 | 49 | 40 |
| Total | 2/2 | – | 8 | 6 | 102 | 104 |
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