Photos: ROK beats Japan in Men's Baseball semifinal

Park Jin-man (No. 7) and Ko Young-min (No. 3) cover second base. (Photo credit: Harry How/Getty Images)

The Men's Baseball semifinal between ROK and Japan took place at the Wukesong Baseball Field on day fourteen of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 22, 2008 in Beijing, China. ROK beat Japan 6-2 and advanced to the gold medal game.

Kim Dong-joo (No. 18) of ROK makes a play. (Photo credit: Harry How/Getty Images)

Pitcher Kawakami Kenshin (No. 11) of Japan pitches. (Photo credit: Harry How/Getty Images)

Team members of ROK celebrate after defeating Japan. (Photo credit: Harry How/Getty Images)