(WBC) Sidearm pitcher Ko Young-pyo to start vs. Australia in 1st gameBy Yoo Jee-ho TOKYO, March 8 (Yonhap) -- Ko Young-pyo, a right-hander with a sidearm delivery, will start South Korea's first game of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) against Australia on Thursday. Manager Lee Kang-chul announced on the eve of the game that the 31-year-old will take the ball for the crucial opening game of Pool B play at the tournament. The first pitch is noon Thursday at Tokyo Dome. Ko is one of the most extreme groundball pitchers in the Korea Baseball Organization.

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