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| The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and Hanwha at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 13th. Hanwha Jung Woo-joo who pitches vigorously. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.13/ |
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| Jung Woo-joo showing off his bold pitching. |
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| Jung Woo-joo sharing high-fives with seniors after pitching scoreless. |
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No outs, no outs, no runners on first and second base. Even in the crisis of losing points, there is no change in his expression. Hanwha rookie pitcher Jung Woo-joo pitched one scoreless inning.
The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and Hanwha was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 13th.
For Hanwha, Lee Jin-young (designated hitter), Ahn Chi-hong (second baseman), Floral (middle fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Kim Tae-yeon (left fielder), Lee Won-seok (right fielder), Choi Jae-hoon (captor), and Shim Woo-jun (striker) participated as starters.
For Lotte, Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Reyes (left wing), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Park Seung-wook (striker), and Jeon Min-jae (second baseman) started.
Ryu Hyun-jin of Hanwha and Davison of Lotte were the starters.
Hanwha scored the first point. With the bases loaded with one out in the top of the second inning, Hanwha Choi Jae-hoon hit Lotte starter Davison's ball and scored an RBI. Lotte hit a come-from-behind two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning when Jeon Joon-woo turned the game around against Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin with two outs and a runner on first base. He hit Ryu Hyun-jin's 145-kilometer fastball and crossed the left-center fence.
Hanwha also responded with a home run. After one out in the fifth inning, Floral hit a hit and got on base. Roh Si-hwan, who went to the batter's box, then hit a two-run home run against Lotte's changed pitcher Park Se-woong. However, in the bottom of the fifth inning, Lotte's Yoon Dong-hee also hit a tiebreaking solo shot against Hanwha's Kim Seo-hyun to balance 3-3 again.
Both teams put various pitchers on the mound to check their conditions. After the fifth inning, Hanwha's Kwon Min-gyu, Kim Seo-hyun, Park Sang-won, Han Seung-hyuk, Jung Woo-joo and Lee Tae-yang took the mound and pitched. Lotte also played a game from the fifth inning, leading to Park Se-woong, Koo Seung-min, Kim Tae-hyun, Kim Sang-soo, Jung Chul-won and Kim Won-joong. In the end, the final match was a 3-3 draw.
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| Hanwha Jung Woo-ju who showed a strong fastball |
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| Pitching Jung Woo-joo. |
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Lotte created an opportunity for the first and second bases with no outs against Hanwha Jung Woo-joo in the bottom of the eighth inning. Hanwha rookie Jung Woo-joo, who took the mound in the eighth inning, allowed leadoff hitter Choi Hang to throw four balls in a row and walk. Lee In-han, the next batter, was allowed a hit to the right. The risk of losing points with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. Yang Sang-moon, the pitching coach, took the mound and talked with Jung Woo-joo for a while.
Jung Woo-joo caught a two-strike against Jung Hoon with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. Jung Hoon hit a 124-km slider on three pitches. Jung-hoon's ball flew away as if it was going to be a heavy hit, but Hanwha's Ha Joo-seok shortstop sensibly handled it one-bound and backtossed it to second baseman Hwang Young-mook. Hwang Young-mook, who caught the ball, throws the ball to first base. Eventually, it's a double play.
It was a fantastic defense by veteran shortstop Ha Joo-seok, who helps rookie Jung Woo-ju.
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| Hanwha Ha Joo-seok, Hwang Young-mook, who made a good defense to prevent a run in the eighth inning. |
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| Lucky Jung Woo-joo's assistant Ha Joo-seok. |
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With two outs and a third base, Jung Woo-joo finished the inning by catching Jeon Joon-woo with a fly to right field in four pitches. Jung Woo-joo finished an inning of scoreless pitching with a total of 14 pitches and a maximum speed of 153 km against four batters. Two and three pitches thrown against Jeon Joon-woo recorded 153km, inducing a swing and miss.
There was a crisis, but he pitched one scoreless inning thanks to his seniors' good defense. Jung Woo-joo overcame the crisis calmly, not like a high school rookie. He faced a crisis with no outs and runners on the first and second bases with a walk and a hit on the mound, but overcame the crisis without changing his expression. With two outs and a runner on the third base, Jeon Jun-woo, who hit a two-run home run on the day, played a game that did not avoid and handled the fly.
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| Unlike the 18-year-old rookie, Jung Woo-joo played calmly. |
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Jung Woo-joo, who was selected by the Hanwha Eagles as the second overall pick in the 2025 rookie draft, is a right-handed fastball pitcher born in 2006. Most of the colleagues who joined this year were born in 2005, but Jung Woo-joo was born in 2006. Although he is an 18-year-old player younger than his peers, he stands out even in crisis situations.
Even in a crisis, he did not reveal his inner feelings. There was no change of expression on the mound. The 18-year-old pitcher reminded me of the heyday of Oh Seung-hwan, a Samsung legend 'Stone Buddha'.
Jung Woo-joo has continued his scoreless streak in two ⅓ in three exhibition games this season. Although he is young in front of his seniors, he is showing off his straightforwardness with a stone Buddha-like mind.
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| Jung Woo-joo sharing high-fives after one scoreless inning. |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
