Look at the guts of Lotte 2R rookie. A fastball in the middle to KS MVP on the first and third bases, striking out swinging. a winning pitcher's smile. My strength fastball, focusing on sliders
Mar 11, 2025
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Lotte Giants' second-round rookie Park Se-hyun took an unforgettable memory in her first appearance in the official game.
Park Se-hyun made his first appearance in an exhibition game against the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 11th. He took the mound at the top of the eighth inning with one out and a runner on the first base, when the score was tied 2-2, and allowed no hits, one walk, and one strikeout during two ⅔ innings. And in the bottom of the eighth inning, Son Ho-young's final sacrifice fly won Lotte 3-2, and Park Se-hyun became the winning pitcher. It was an exhibition game, but he became the winning pitcher in his debut match.
After graduating from Bae Myung High School, Park Se-hyun was selected by Lotte in the 14th place in the second round of the 2025 rookie draft and joined with a down payment of 150 million won. Park Se-hyun, who has been praised for her good fastball of 145-147km and excellent breaking of sliders since the designation, faced LG batters with two fastballs and sliders in her first pitching on the day.
The first batter I met was Lee Young-bin. He threw fastballs but allowed walks unfortunately. He was on the verge of a crisis with one out and runners on the first and second bases, but he threw calmly. Park Se-hyun, who faced Koo Bon-hyuk, played with a fastball and induced a ground ball in front of the shortstop with a 146km fastball driven to the middle of the third pitch. The first baseman is forced out from the second base.
Oh Ji-hwan came out as a pinch hitter with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. 2023 Korean Series MVP. A ball that sprayed the fastest 148km fastball of the day on the first pitch but fell out. On the second pitch, a 146km fastball came in tight. On the third pitch, the 131km slider was controlled a little high, but it struck across the zone.
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And Son Ho-young's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning made it 3-2, and Park Se-hyun became the winning pitcher as Kim Won-joong's finishing pitching in the top of the ninth inning confirmed the victory.
After the game, Park Se-hyun said "As I took the mound with runners on first base with one out, I think I focused on the game of one batter in front of me rather than nervousness."
I thanked Kim Won-joong. Park Se-hyun said "When I look back at the spring camp, Kim Won-joong's help is the most memorable. He gave me a lot of advice as a catch partner. "The most memorable advice was to complete my fastball and slider, which are my strengths, and to go back. Today, as Kim Won-joong advised, I focused on fastballs and sliders. Thanks to that, I was able to finish the first game without losing a point."
As Park Se-hyun said, he threw a total of 12 balls on the day, 10 fastballs with a maximum speed of 148km and two sliders.
Lotte's expectations for a rookie pitcher are growing as rookie Kim Tae-hyun took the mound the day before and pitched stably with one hit, one walk, one strikeout and one run (non-earned) in two innings, followed by Park Se-hyun in the second round.
Park Se-hyun expressed her determination, saying, `I will prepare well for the rest of the year to gain a lot of experience in the first team.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
