Baseball: Chen does it all as Taiwan beats Japan, wins Premier12

Taiwan won a historic victory Sunday when Chen Chieh-hsien beat previously undefeated Japan with his glove and bat to win the Premier12 gold medal game 4-0.With one on and one out in the ninth inning at Tokyo Dome, Japan's Ryoya Kurihara hit a bullet to first that was caught and turned into a game-ending double play as Taiwan's players mobbed the field in celebration.With the game scoreless in the bottom of the fourth inning, Shota Morishita lined a pitch to the gap in left with one out and a runner on first, but Chen, the Taiwan center fielder, raced to make a run-saving catch, robbing Jap…READ FULL ARTICLE