Kim Do-young vs. Kim Joo-won 2nd explosive match KIANC will face off as the best in Gwangju's opening game

Mar 22, 2025

The opening match between NC and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 22nd, KIA Kim Do-young and Wisdom are warming up. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/

The starting lineup of both teams for the Gwangju opening game was revealed. Kim Do-young and Kim Joo-won will compete for pride in the second batting order.

KIA Tigers and NC Dinos will face each other in the opening match of the 2025 season from 2 p.m. at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 22nd. KIA's starting pitcher is James Nail. Nail, who was born in 1993, is a right-hander from the United States recruited by KIA last year. Nail, who recorded 12 wins, 5 losses and a 2.53 ERA in 26 games, continued her performance in the Korean Series and stood tall as a leading player in KIA's integrated championship.

After the end of last season, KIA succeeded in renewing its contract by signing a large contract of up to $1.8 million (down payment of 400,000 dollars, annual salary of 1.2 million, incentive of 200,000) with Nail. Nail, who has been building her body smoothly since the spring camp, pitched in only one game in the exhibition game and recorded three runs in four innings. Manager Lee Bum-ho took out Nail, the most reliable pitcher, as the starting card for the opening game.

KIA manager Lee Bum-ho is watching the training at the opening match between NC and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 22nd. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/

The batting order also runs the best line-up. In KIA, shortstop Park Chan-ho will be the first hitter 'leadoff', and last year's KBO League MVP Kim Do-young will be the second hitter. Park Chan-ho and Kim Do-young will work together with 'Table Setter' Right fielder Na Sung-beom, first baseman Patrick Wisdom, and designated hitter Choi Hyung-woo were placed in the center batting order. Wisdom will make his KBO League debut as the fourth batter. Second baseman Kim Sun-bin was placed at No. 6 and left fielder Lee Woo-sung at No. 7, while catchers Kim Tae-gun and Choi Won-joon were placed at No. 8 and 9.

NC Logan Allen appears in the dugout in the opening game between NC and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 22nd. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/

In response, NC will start new left-hander foreign pitcher Logan Allen. Logan played for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Guardians and Arizona Diamondbacks, and posted a 5.79 ERA with 5 wins, 11 losses, one hold, and one save in 45 major league games. He is a type of left-hander who has excellent breaking ball skills enough to play six types of pitches and shows confidence in the fight against batters.

KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said, `He's a player we checked last year. I heard that the speed is not as fast as I thought, but I checked it because it could be different during the exhibition game and the regular season. The power analysis team and players seem to have analyzed well in various ways. If the ball we saw last year came out, he was a very good pitcher."

The opening match between NC and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 22nd, NC Son Ah-seop is heading to the dugout after warming up. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/

NC also operates the best batting order. However, Matt Davidson will take over as the designated hitter, not the first baseman, and Do Tae-hoon will play as the starting first baseman. Second baseman Park Min-woo and shortstop Kim Joo-won were placed at No. 1 and No. 2 as `table setters.' Kim Joo-won, who hit two home runs and hit a batting average of 381 in the exhibition game, will face off with explosive power in the same batting order as Kim Do-young.

Right fielder Son Ah-seop, designated hitter Davison, and center fielder Park Gun-woo were placed as 3rd to 5th 'clean-up trio', and the bottom batting order is left fielder Kwon Hee-dong-1st baseman Do Tae-hoon, catcher Kim Hyung-jun-3rd baseman Kim Hwi-jip.

Gwangju starting lineup on the 22nd.

KIA = Park Chan-ho (striker), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Wizdom (first baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Lee Woo-sung (left fielder), Kim Tae-gun (past baseman), Choi Won-jun (middle fielder) starting pitcher Nail.

NC = Park Min-woo (2nd baseman), Kim Joo-won (2nd baseman), Son A-seop (right fielder), Davidson (designated hitter), Park Gun-woo (center fielder), Kwon Hee-dong (left fielder), Do Tae-hoon (1st baseman), Kim Hyung-joon (captor), and Kim Hwi-jip (3rd baseman) starting pitcher Logan.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

Kim Do-young vs. Kim Joo-won 2nd explosive match KIANC will face off as the best in Gwangju's opening game

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