Back-up Hwang Jae-gyun multi-hit 3 RBIs + diving catch show of force! KT catches 96 Doosan and has 6 wins and 1 loss.
Mar 17, 2025
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KT won the Doosan Bears 9 to 6 in the exhibition game of the 2025 KBO League held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 17th. Hwang Jae-kyun, who started as the sixth batter and third baseman, swung two hits and three RBIs in three at-bats. Hwang Jae-gyun gave up his main position with Huh Kyung-min's arrival, but he proved that he was steadily ready by showing a stable performance in the ball and water. Hwang Jae-gyun also showed off his light body movements by showing diving catches in defense.
KT took the lead in the bottom of the first inning. Leading hitter Chun Sung-ho opened with a double on the left. Rojas hit a grounder to the pitcher. With one out and third base, Huh Kyung-min hit a grounder to shortstop. The runner disappeared with two outs, but Kim Min-hyuk's hit and Moon Sang-chul's walk piled up the runner again. Hwang Jae-gyun hit a timely hit to the right to add one more point. Bae Jeong-dae also had a right-handed hit with two outs and runners on first and third bases.
Hwang Jae-gyun exploded a timely hit in the bottom of the third inning with two outs and a third base.
Doosan relieved Kim Jae-hwan when he exploded a three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning. Doosan's flagship hitter Kim Jae-hwan had a batting average of less than 10% in the exhibition game until the previous day. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop said, `I don't worry about a player with a class like Kim Jae-hwan just because of the exhibition game record.'
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KT also ran away as Doosan chased 4-3. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Chun Sung-ho hit a right-handed hit with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. Cho Dae-hyun, who was at second base, scored. In the following first and third bases, Rojas called Kwon Dong-jin with a sacrifice fly to right field.
Doosan recovered two runs again in the top of the fifth inning. Chasing 5-6, they maintained a point gap. With two outs and runners on second base, Park Gye-beom stole a two-run home run from KT's second pitcher Lee Sang-dong. After a full count match, he pulled a 144km high fastball and hit the ball to the left outfield stands. The distance is 115m.
KT, which was trailing 6-5, added three more points in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the game. Again, Hwang Jae-gyun scored an RBI.
First, with the bases loaded with no outs, Oh Jae-il called in the third base runner with a sacrifice fly to right field. Hwang Jae-kyun shot a deep sacrifice fly to the right-center with one out and runners on first and third. Kang Baek-ho, who was on third base, tagged up and scored. KT scored the decisive point by combining two walks and wild pitches.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.