As expected, 17,352 people came into the baseball city's outfield unopened rooms…Thanks to you, I didn't lose my concentration

Mar 08, 2025

The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Sajik Stadium visited in full spectators from the first day of the exhibition game. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/

Busan has once again started to boil with baseball fever.

Lotte won the opening game of the exhibition game against KIA 4-3 at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 8th.

On this day, 17,352 spectators entered Sajik Stadium. In the case of resignation on weekends, the ground seat is 20,000 won, the batter seat is 10,000 won, and the third-base infielder is 5,000 won.

It's lower than the regular season, but considering that it's an exhibition game, it's not easy to move. But Sajik Stadium is full. While the outfield was not open, 17,783 seats were opened, and 17,352 seats were sold, about 500 short.

While the infield was full, enthusiastic cheering continued. Shouting and cheering continued as much as in the regular season. Lotte foreign pitcher Tucker Davidson, who threw the ball as the second pitcher on the day, even said, `This cheering culture should be brought to the U.S. as well.'

Lotte players answered with a victory to the fans' support.

On this day, Lotte consisted of starting lineup in the order of Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Victor Reyes (left wing), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Park Seung-wook (striker), and Jeon Min-jae (second baseman).

After scoring the first run in the bottom of the first inning, the runs continued in the third and fourth innings, but he turned the game around 4-3, adding two runs in the seventh inning following Na Seung-yeop's solo home run in the sixth inning.

The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Lotte's Park Se-woong, who is sharing high fives with his teammates after pitching in the second inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/

The rest is up to the pitcher. After starter Park Se-woong allowed three runs (two earned runs) in four innings, Davison came up and pitched two perfect innings without allowing three strikeouts. Since then, Chung Hyun-soo (1 scoreless inning), Kim Sang-soo (1 scoreless inning), and Kim Won-joong (1 scoreless inning) have blocked the KIA lineup.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, who finished the first exhibition game with a victory, said, "(Thanks to the fans who cheered for us with full spectators despite the trial game, the players were able to win the first game with their pitching and batting performance without losing their concentration until the end"Once again, I would like to thank the fans for their support in the packed crowd."

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

As expected, 17,352 people came into the baseball city's outfield unopened rooms…Thanks to you, I didn't lose my concentration

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