Taipei: South Korea defeated Australia 5-2 in its final game of the World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier12 in Taipei on Monday, closing out the competition on a winning note after it had already been eliminated from title contention the previous night. According to Yonhap News Agency, star third baseman Kim Do-yeong crushed his third home run of the tournament and drove in four runs as designated hitter on the rainy day at Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium in the teams' final Group B contest. Seven relievers successfully held Australia to two runs after starter Ko Young-pyo delivered 3 2/3 shutout innings. With the top two countries advancing to the Super Round starting later this week in Tokyo, South Korea finished the tournament in third place with a record of 3-2.