More smooth sailing for team Korea in the World Baseball Classic as the made quick work of China 10-1:

South Korea beat China 10-1 in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday and advanced to the second round of the 16-nation tournament.

Lee Seung-yeop homered twice, drove in five runs and finished with four hits for South Korea, which improved to 2-0 in the inaugural WBC. South Korea shut out Taiwan 2-0 Friday behind pitchers Jae Seo of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chan Ho Park of the San Diego Padres.

“We just try to do our best each time,” South Korea manager Kim In-sik said. “We try to give our opponents a lot to think about and I think we did that today.”

Japan, which beat Taiwan 14-3, also advanced to the next round, to be played in Anaheim, Calif., from March 12-16.

Could you imagine the hype of Japan vs. Korea championship in the WBC here in Korea?