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| Kim Dong-jin scores the tying run during a practice game between KT and SSG at Kushikawa Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 28th, and KT Yoo Jun-kyu's timely hit in the top of the ninth inning. The SSG catcher is Lee Yul-yea. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.28/ |
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| Kim Dong-jin, who scored during a practice game between KT and SSG at Kushikawa Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 28th, is welcomed. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.28/ |
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| In a practice game between KT and SSG at Kushikawa Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, Japan on the 28th, KT Rojas hits a solo home run and high-fives with first base coach Lee Jong-beom in the top of the fifth inning. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.28/ |
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[Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Kwon In-ha of Sports Chosun] SSG Landers and KT Wiz drew.
The two teams drew 5-5 in a practice game held at Kushigawa Stadium in Okinawa, Japan on the 28th. SSG scored five points in the beginning, but KT continued to chase and eventually tied it.
SSG, which started foreign ace Drew Anderson, who won 11 games last year, consisted of Jihoon Choi (center fielder), Park Sung-han (striker), Choi Jung (third baseman), Eredia (left fielder), Han Yu-sum (right fielder), Ko Myung-joon (first baseman), Park Ji-hwan (designated hitter), Jung Joon-jae (second baseman), and Lee Yul-ye (catcher).
KT, which was started by Kang Kyung-ho (fosu), Rohas (right wing), Huh Kyung-min (third baseman), Moon Sang-chul (first baseman), Kim Min-hyuk (left wing), Oh Jae-il (designated hitter), Bae Jung-dae (middle fielder), Chun Sung-ho (second baseman), and Kim Sang-soo (striker).
SSG got off to a good start by scoring a large amount of points in the beginning from KT starter Kang Kyung-woo. SSG, which scored the first run in the bottom of the first inning with a right-handed hit by the first Jihoon Choi and a ground ball in front of the third base by Herredia, with no outs and full bases made by Park Sung-han and Choi Jeong's consecutive walks, added two runs to make it 3-0 with Ko Myung-joon's heavy hit with two outs and runners on the second and third bases.
In the bottom of the second inning, SSG, which opened with a right-handed hit by leader Jung Joon-jae, made it 4-0 with Park Sung-han's left-handed hit with one out and runners on the first and second bases with Jihoon Choi's walk, and added one point with Choi Jeong's sacrifice fly to center field to lead 5-0.
KT also scored in the top of the third inning. KT, which created a chance for the first and second bases with no outs with a left-handed hit by the leadoff Chun Sung-ho and a walk by Kim Sang-soo, and scored one point with Kang Baek-ho's right-handed hit, followed by third baseman Kim Sang-soo homered and chased 2-5 when Rojas hit a double play in front of shortstop to Shin Ji-hwan, a changed pitcher.
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| In a practice game between KT and SSG at Kushikawa Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 28th, Jung Joon-jae of SSG hits and shares joy in the bottom of the first inning. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.28/ |
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| In a practice game between KT and SSG at Kushikawa Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 28th, SSG starter Anderson is pitching hard. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.28/ |
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| SSG Shin Ji-hwan is pitching hard in a practice game between KT and SSG at Kushikawa Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 28th. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.28/ |
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In the top of the fifth inning, Rojas hit a solo shot. After two outs, he hit a home run over the right fence against SSG's third pitcher Choi Hyun-seok to make it even two runs apart.
In the top of the eighth inning, Yoon Joon-hyuk, the first and second basemen who made Kang Min-sung's walk, hit a double play in front of the second baseman to make it to third base with two outs, but Jang Jin-hyuk's right-handed hit made it 4-5.
In the top of the ninth inning, Jang Sung-woo hit another heavy hit to create the last chance to tie the game, but he was asked if it would end like this with two outs. However, pinch runner Kim Dong-jin stole second base during Yoon Jun-kyu's at-bat, and Yoon Jun-kyu hit a left-handed hit to tie the game 5-5.
SSG was on the verge of finishing in the bottom of the ninth inning. SSG, which created a chance for first and second bases with Kim Sung-hyun's walk and Ko Myung-jun's hit after the first inning, struck out Park Ji-hwan, but Jung Joon-jae hit a left-handed hit to win the game. However, even before second baseman Kim Sung-hyun, who rushed home, had come home, the left fielder's throw had already been delivered to the catcher's mit. Tagged out and ended in a draw.
SSG was disappointed that Anderson pitched well with two walks and no runs until the second inning, but allowed two runs with two hits and one walk in the top of the third inning. Two hits, three walks and one strikeout in two innings. He shot 156km in the highest detention center, but he had a lot of balls.
Since then, Shin Ji-hwan (2 innings, no hit, no run), Choi Hyun-seok (1 inning, one hit, one run), Park Si-woo (1 inning, no hit, one strikeout, no run in 1 inning), Lee In-woon (1 inning, no hit, one strikeout, one run), Noh Kyung-eun (1 inning, two hits, one run) and Cho Byung-hyun (1 inning, two hits, one run) threw consecutively, but failed to keep the 5-0 lead.
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| SSG Cho Byung-hyun is pitching hard in a practice game between KT and SSG at Kushikawa Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 28th. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.28/ |
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| In a practice game between KT and SSG at Kushikawa Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, Japan on the 28th, KT manager Lee Kang-chul applauds Kim Dong-jin who scored when Yoo Jun-kyu hit a timely hit in the top of the ninth inning. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.28/ |
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| In a practice game between KT and SSG at Kushikawa Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, Japan on the 28th, KT Yoo Jun-kyu hits an RBI tie double in the top of the ninth inning and hands equipment to first base coach Lee Jong-beom. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.28/ |
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The SSG lineup had 10 hits on the day, with Ko Myung-joon hitting four hits and two RBIs in five at-bats, while Jung Joon-jae also scored two hits and one run in four at-bats. Jihoon Choi Park Sung-han, Choi Sang-min, and Ahn Sang-hyun also had one hit each.
KT's starter Kang Kyung-won showed sluggish performance of four hits, three walks, one strikeout and five runs in two innings, but Moon Yong-ik (1 hit and four strikeouts in two innings), Soju (3 hits and one strikeout in two innings), Jeon Yong-joo (1 hit and no run in one inning) and Won Sang-hyun (2 hits and four strikeouts in two innings) did not give up additional points to the SSG lineup.
KT liked that Rojas hit one home run and Jang Jin-hyuk's two hits from Hanwha as a compensation player. Kang Baek-ho, Song Min-seop, Jang Sung-woo, Chun Sung-ho, and Yoon Jun-kyu recorded one hit each.
KT will hold a practice game against the LG Twins and SSG against Hanwha on the 2nd.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
