KADENA, Japan — The national baseball team posted its fourth consecutive scrimmage victory Thursday in its buildup toward next month's World Baseball Classic (WBC). Managed by Ryu Ji-hyun, South Korea pounded the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) 16-6 at Kadena Baseball Stadium in Kadena, located in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa. KT Wiz outfielder Ahn Hyun-min and Kia Tigers infielder Kim Do-yeong launched back-to-back home runs as part of South Korea's 16-hit day. South Korea will open its WBC action against the Czech Republic next Thursday at Tokyo Dome, the first of four games in Pool C in the Japanese capital. Japan (March 7), Chinese Taipei (March 8) and Australia (March 9) will be up next. The top two teams from the group will advance to the quarterfinals, scheduled to begin in Miami on March 13. South Korean starter So Hyeong-jun gave up two runs in the opening inning on two hits and a walk, but his teammates rallied for four runs in the bottom second and another run in the bottom fourth. Then South Korea exploded for 10 runs in the bottom f