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Mar 30, 2025

Hanwha closer Kim Seo-hyun, who defended his 5-4 victory at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th, is cheering. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/

Hanwha closer Kim Seo-hyun and catcher Lee Jae-won, who defended their 5-4 victory at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th, are cheering. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/

"Good start."

Hanwha Eagles relieved the finishing pitcher's concerns. Kim Seo-hyun took the mound in the top of the ninth inning with a 5-4 lead over the KIA Tigers at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th and kept his team's victory by allowing one inning, one walk, and one strikeout. His first save at Hanwha Life Ball Park.

Hanwha started the season by picking Joo Hyun-sang, who set a new record for the Eagles' right-handed pitcher with 23 saves last year, as a closer. He showed good performance by making two saves in three exhibition games, but he was shaken by allowing three runs in one ⅓ in three regular-season games. Eventually, he was excluded from the first-team entry on the 27th, and he had time to reorganize.

Kim Seo-hyun filled the position of the closing pitcher without the main phenomenon. Kim Seo-hyun, who joined Hanwha in the first round of the 2023 Rookie Draft (the first overall pick), is a fastball pitcher who throws a ball late at 150km/h.

He continued his scoreless streak in four games since the opening. In particular, on the 28th, he came to the first and second bases with no outs leading 7-2 and ended the game without losing a point.

KIA-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Hanwha closer Kim Seo-hyun, who defended the 5-4 victory, pitches vigorously. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/

Kim Seo-hyun, who took the mound with a one-point lead on the 29th, gave up a walk to leadoff hitter Park Jae-hyun, but later struck out Kim Kyu-sung. He got ground balls from both Choi Won-joon and Kim Sun-bin, making his first save of the season. It was also his second career save since 2023, his first year of debut.

Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said, "The pressure is different between going into the 6th and 7th innings and going into the 9th innings. But you made a good start"It's very difficult to start, but it's good to go over well and be a team." Seo-hyun also did well, but (Kwon) Min-gyu and (Kim) Jong-soo also blocked the situation where they lost one point before that. I think that's why we came from behind" he complimented.

Kim Seo-hyun will play three consecutive games on the 29th. Since head coach Kim took the helm in June last year, Hanwha has never pitched for three consecutive days.

Manager Kim said "I thought it was too three consecutive games from the beginning, but he said 'It's not a pitcher coach at all" No matter how many pitches you throw, three consecutive games are three consecutive games. But yesterday, everything went well.'

Kim Seo-hyun will take a break from the game on the 30th. Coach Kim said, `I don't want him to play three consecutive games if I can. We didn't do it once last year, but we did it from the beginning this year."

The Hanwha players, who won the KIA-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th, are enjoying their joy. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.