South Korea sets World Baseball Classic record as they demolish China

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South Korea only needed five innings to get through China in their World Baseball Classic Pool B matchup on Monday as they won 22-2.

South Korea set a record for most runs in a World Baseball Classic game with their 22-run total. The team set the mark in the top of the fifth inning when Ha-Seong Kim hit a grand slam. The team did most of their damage in the third inning with eight runs and then piled on six more in the fourth.

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South Korea's relief pitcher So Hyeong-jun tosses the ball to first after fielding a ground ball by China's Masago Yusuke during the third inning of the first round Pool B game between the South Korea and China at the World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Kunwoo Park led the way for South Korea with five RBI. Ha-Seong Kim added four RBI. Hyseong Kim and Jung Hoo Lee had three RBI each. South Korea pitcher Hyeong Jun So was credited with the win after starter Tae-in Won allowed two runs to China in the first inning and did not return for the second.

Even as South Korea overpowered China, the team did not advance to the quarterfinal round of the World Baseball Classic. Japan finished pool play undefeated (4-0) and Australia was 3-1. 

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Luan Chenchen, left, talks to Sun Hailing on the mound during the fourth inning of the first round Pool B game between the South Korea and China at the World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

South Korea finished 2-2 in pool