If you just pick one... QS+ in 7 innings and even awakening a batting average of .100...He deserved his first win at the new stadium

Mar 29, 2025

If you just pick one... QS in 7 innings and even awakening a batting average of .100...He deserved his first win at the new stadium
The KIA-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 28th. Ponce, who finished the sixth inning, is gathering players before entering the dugout. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.28/



If you just pick one... QS in 7 innings and even awakening a batting average of .100...He deserved his first win at the new stadium
The KIA-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 28th. After finishing the sixth inning, Ponce is calling the players to cheer up before entering the dugout. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.28/
"I trust you guys."

Is there another foreign player like this. Hanwha Eagles' Cody Ponce led the batter's awakening along with good pitching.

Ponce started the game against the KIA Tigers at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 28th and recorded seven hits (one homer) with four outs and one strikeout and two runs in seven innings.




Ponce combined up to 156km of fastballs (49), curves (26), changeups (16), sliders (6), two-seam (6), and cutters (2) to solve the game.

He was hit by leadoff hitter Kim Sun-bin in the top of the first inning, but finished the first inning with three batters by double play with a grounder to the third base and a grounder to the second base.

In the second inning, he caught leadoff hitter Choi Hyung-woo with a fly ball and struck out Patrick Wisdom. Later, he got consecutive hits, but ended the inning by blocking the runner's extra base.




There was a defensive error in the third inning, but he ended the inning with three strikeouts.

If you just pick one... QS in 7 innings and even awakening a batting average of .100...He deserved his first win at the new stadium
The KIA-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 28th. Ponce is cheering for Kim Tae-yeon, who caught Choi Hyung-woo's straight hit with two outs in the top of the sixth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.28/
The first run came in the fourth inning. He got a hit by Choi Hyung-woo after one out, and eventually gave him a score with wild pitches and sacrifice flies.

Ponce, who neatly rounded up the inning with three batters in the top of the fifth inning, called up the fielder on his way into the dugout. Ponce talked about something, and the squad once again strengthened their will.




Ponce, who also came up in the top of the seventh inning, hit a home run by Wizdom, the leadoff hitter. Since then, there have been infield hits, but they have maintained a two-run gap without losing a point.

Hanwha's batters have finally come to their senses. Before the game, the batting lineup, which had only 1209 percent, showed concentration in the bottom of the seventh inning. Kim Tae-yeon hit a home run with two outs, and then turned the game around 3-2 with four consecutive walks and four pitches. Hanwha ran 5-2 with foreign hitter Esteban Floral's two-run timely hit. Hanwha, which finished the inning in order of hitters, added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, and eventually won 7-2. Ponce became the first winning pitcher at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon.

If you just pick one... QS in 7 innings and even awakening a batting average of .100...He deserved his first win at the new stadium
The KIA-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 28th. Hanwha starter Ponce is delighted after finishing the third inning without losing a point. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.28/
After the game, Ponce said "It's an honor to be able to throw in the opening game at home, but I'm really happy that I became a winning pitcher in my first official game at a new stadium. The strength of my colleagues who all wanted to win with one mind..." he smiled.

As for the reason for 'collections' ahead of the beginning of the 5th episode, I believe in you guys after the 5th episode. I told the fielders to cheer up because we could do well if we scored just one point, but I was able to become a winning pitcher because I gave up a lot of points after the last inning" he said.

Seventeen thousand people visited the ballpark on this day and gathered a full crowd. Ponce said, `More than anything, it was a game that confirmed the tremendous passion of Hanwha Eagles fans. Our fans have a lot of energy. I'll do my best on the mound so that I can get this shout" he expressed his gratitude.

If you just pick one... QS in 7 innings and even awakening a batting average of .100...He deserved his first win at the new stadium
The KIA-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 28th. Hanwha won the game 7-2, and Ponce won the game for the first time. Ponce is waving to the crowd. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.28/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.