A big twist! Last year's last place won the championship. Team ERA is 9 points? be extreme but hot-tempered

Mar 28, 2025

A big twist! Last year's last place won the championship. Team ERA is 9 points? be extreme but hot-tempered
Kiwoom coaching staff and players are happy after winning the match against KIA in Gwangju on the 27th. Photo = Kium Heroes



It's extreme, but it's hot.

Kiwoom Heroes took 2 wins and 1 loss in away games in Gwangju with a bat. Kiwoom recorded 2-1 in three consecutive away games against the KIA Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju from the 25th to the 27th. It is significant that Kiwoom, the last team in the regular season last year, won two games in its first showdown of the season against KIA, the unified championship team.

As a result, Kiwoom lost two games in the opening two consecutive games against the Samsung Lions in Daegu, but with 2 wins and 1 loss against KIA in Gwangju, it will open its home at Gocheok on the 28th with a relatively good performance against its opponents with 2 wins and 3 losses.




Kiwoom's most outstanding point in the opening five consecutive away games is by far the bat. The batting line is strong as a checkout line. As of the 27th, Kiwoom's team batting average is 335, ranking first among the 10 clubs. On the other hand, the team's ERA was overwhelmingly last with 9.00. It is nine times different from the first-place LG Twins (1.00). On the contrary, he also had a batting lineup that could win even if he gave nine points.

A big twist! Last year's last place won the championship. Team ERA is 9 points? be extreme but hot-tempered
Puig happy to hit. Photo = Kium Heroes
Kiwoom chose two foreign batters and one pitcher ahead of this season. This is because he was struggling with such poor batting last year, and he realized the need to strengthen the lineup. So, he re-recruited Yasiel Puig, who played with him three years ago, and reached out to Ruben Cardinez, who played for Samsung for a while last year and was kicked out due to injury.

The combined effect of the two has been a huge success so far. Puig, Cardinez, Lee Ju-young and Song Sung-moon settled in the top lineup, making the batting line much more destructive. In addition, veteran Choi Joo-hwan bursts the clutch once in an important chance, and rookies such as Yeo Dong-wook, Eo Jun-seo, and Jeon Tae-hyun can't be left out. Foreign hitters and key hitters were able to score as many as 40 points in five games because they took turns in the top batting order and rookies hit one by one in the bottom batting order.




Of course, realistic concerns about the mound seem to need countermeasures. He scored 40 points in five games, but the pitchers gave up 48 points. In addition, in both games that Kiwoom won after the opening, the starting pitcher still went down with the starting win requirements to the end.

A big twist! Last year's last place won the championship. Team ERA is 9 points? be extreme but hot-tempered
Yoonhyun.Photograph=Kium Heroes
On the 26th, high school graduate rookie Chung Hyun-woo held out to win his debut win with 122 pitches, and as the seniors responded, he was able to win a great victory 17-10. The next day's game was also able to set the stage for victory thanks to another high school rookie, Yoon Hyun, who allowed one run in five innings in his professional debut. Although it allowed a turnaround in the second half, the pitchers held out well, creating a driving force for Kiwoom to turn back 5-3 in the top of the ninth inning.

Unlike last year, Kiwoom's offensive innings began to look forward to it. Heroes' hot offensive baseball has certainly revived, but stabilizing the mound seems urgent. With only one foreign pitcher, Kenny Rosenberg, Kiwoom's worries will inevitably deepen if the starting pitchers continue to pitch unstable.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.