Amateur Career
Upon graduation from Gwangju Il High School, Sun joined the Korea University baseball team in 1981.
In 1981, Sun competed for the South Korea national junior baseball team in the inaugural World Junior Baseball Championship. He tossed a six-hit complete game with 11 strikeouts in a 3-1 win over United States in Game 1 of the final. South Korea eventually won the inaugural championship by defeating USA 3-2 in Game 2 as well, and Sun shared the MVP Award with Team USA ace Todd Burns.
In 1982, Sun was called up to the South Korea national baseball team for the 1982 Baseball World Cup hosted by South Korea. He led Team Korea to its first champion in the event, posting a 0.31 ERA in 29.0 innings pitched and racking up 3 complete game wins. In South Korea's second game, Sun started against future MLB star Bill Swift in a matchup of pitchers and notched a five-hit complete game victory over Team USA, allowing only one run and posting 15 strikeouts. In South Korea's final game, he threw a complete game once again in a 5-2 win over Japan. He was eventually named the MVP and selected to the All-Star team as the best right-handed pitcher.
In the 1983 Intercontinental Cup, Sun was named Best Pitcher, going 3-0 including two complete game shutout wins.
In August 1984, Sun competed for the South Korea national team in the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, where they finished 4th in the baseball tournament. He was 1-1 with a 0.56 ERA and 10 strikeouts, allowing only one earned run in 16 innings pitched.
In October 1984, Sun competed in the Baseball World Cup again. He was 1-1 with a 0.00 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 17.1 innnings pitched, and eventually won the ERA title.
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