Na Seung-yeop's home run + selection check → Kim Won-joong SV...Lotte wins the exhibition game after catching defending champion KIA

Mar 08, 2025

Na Seung-yeop's home run selection check → Kim Won-joong SV...Lotte wins the exhibition game after catching defending champion KIA
The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Lotte's batting Na Seung-yeop. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/



Lotte Giants beat 'Defending Champion' to win their first exhibition game.

Lotte won the opening game of the exhibition game against KIA 4-3 at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 8th,

On this day, Lotte formed the starting lineup in the order of Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Victor Reyes (left wing), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Park Seung-wook (striker), and Jeon Min-jae (second baseman).




For KIA, Park Chan-ho (striker), Choi Won-joon (middle fielder), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Patrick Wisdom (first baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Lee Woo-sung (left fielder) started.

Lotte scored the first run in the bottom of the first inning. Hwang Sung-bin, the leadoff hitter, hit a hit, and immediately stole second base. Following Yoon Dong-hee's advance hit, Son Ho-young's timely hit came out to make it 1-0.

KIA launched a counterattack in the top of the third inning. Leadoff hitter Lee Woo-sung went out with a hit ball, and after one out, Choi Won-joon's base hit followed by Kim Do-young's timely hit to balance 1-1.




KIA scored an additional point in the top of the fourth inning based on the opponent's error. After a walk by Choi Hyung-woo and Kim Sun-bin with one out, Choi Hyung-woo homered as Kim Tae-gun's ball bounced back against second baseman Jeon Min-jae. Later, Jeon Min-jae's throwing error came out of Lee Woo-sung's at-bat, and Kim Sun-bin came home.

Lotte sparked the chase with a home run in the bottom of the sixth inning. After one out, Na Seung-yeop hit KIA Kim Do-hyun's fastball and crossed the left fence. The score is 2-3.

Lotte took the lead again in the bottom of the seventh inning. Leading hitter Cho Sang-woo hit a double, and pinch hitter Choi Hang drew a walk. Since then, Park Seung-wook's stolen base has made it to 1.3 base. Cho Se-jin's timely hit and a wild pitch from Jung Hoon's at-bat after two outs turned the game around 4-3.




Na Seung-yeop's home run selection check → Kim Won-joong SV...Lotte wins the exhibition game after catching defending champion KIA
The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Lotte's Park Se-woong, who is sharing high fives with his teammates after pitching in the second inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/
Lotte's Park Se-woong started and allowed three runs (two earned runs) in four innings, followed by another starting agent, Tucker Davidson, who pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts. Chung Hyun-soo (1 scoreless inning), Kim Sang-soo (1 inning), and Kim Won-joong (1 inning scoreless inning) came up one after another.

KIA had Adam Oler's first stay with one run in three innings. Kim Do-hyun (one run in three innings), Cho Sang-woo (two runs in one inning), and Choi Ji-min (one scoreless inning) took the mound to check their sense of play.

Meanwhile, 17,352 spectators visited the stadium on the same day, showing off their still popularity in baseball.

Na Seung-yeop's home run selection check → Kim Won-joong SV...Lotte wins the exhibition game after catching defending champion KIA
The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Sajik Stadium visited in full spectators from the first day of the exhibition game. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.