'Little League, Girls' Baseball, and Overseas Korean Players Unite! The 3rd U-15 Softball Asia Cup Roster Finalized

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Players from the Korea Little League Baseball Association, the Korea Women's Baseball Association, and overseas Koreans have been included in the So Peu-teu-bol (CEO) team for the first time.

The Korea Baseball Softball Association (KBSA) announced on the 2nd that it has finalized the composition of the youth national team roster to be dispatched to the 3rd U-15 Softball Asia Cup, which will be held from October 12 to 17 in Weihai, China.

On the 16th, the KBSA finalized its final roster by selecting two coaches and 16 players for the Asia Cup, centered on Lee Sang-hyun, the dedicated youth national team coach (serving as U-15 Asia Cup head coach) selected through an open recruitment process via the Performance Improvement Committee.

The roster includes promising young talents who excelled in domestic competitions, such as Hwang Ji-won (Guam Middle School), who won both the Choi U-su-seon (수상) and Woo Su-tu (수상) titles at the April President's Cup and June Peace Unification Cup tournaments this year, along with pitchers Lee Chae-won (Shinjeong Girls' Middle School) and catcher Im Seul-hee (Shinjeong Girls' Middle School).

Notably, as a result of efforts to expand the base of youth female players, Park Chae-hyun (Gimhae Little League Baseball Team) and Kim Ye-won (Gijang County Little League Baseball Team), both from the Korea Little League Baseball Association, and Kim Ah-in (Cheonan Junior Girls' Baseball Team) from the Korea Women's Baseball Association, have been named to the roster for the first time.

Additionally, four overseas Korean players active abroad (Ahn Hye-young, Jo Yu-ju, Choi Min-ju, and Jo Yun-ju) are included, raising expectations for diversifying the team's capabilities and strengthening its international competitiveness.

Lee Sang-hyun, head coach of the U-15 Asia Cup team, has been dedicated to nurturing youth players since 2013, serving as a coach and head coach at middle and high schools. He possesses rich on-site experience, having served as a dedicated youth national team coach for a total of eight times from 2015 to 2023.

KBSA President Yang Hae-young stated, "We expect the Lee Beon (CEO) team, which encompasses Little League players, female baseball players, and promising overseas talents, to achieve good results in international competitions." He added, "Moving forward, we will continue to provide sustained support to systematically nurture players from youth to adult levels and strengthen international competitiveness."

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