10G 1st place → 8th place...Will Hanwha, the lowest in 10G, make a big twist story

Apr 04, 2025

10G 1st place → 8th place...Will Hanwha, the lowest in 10G, make a big twist story
KBO League match between Hanwha and Lotte at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 3rd. Lotte won against Hanwha. Hanwha Floral failed to take advantage of the bases-loaded chance in the bottom of the ninth inning. Daejeon =Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.03/



A 180-degree different start from a year ago.

The Hanwha Eagles lost 2-4 at home against the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 3rd. Hanwha, which has lost three consecutive games, became the sole bottom with three wins and seven losses.

A completely different start than a year ago. Hanwha had eight wins and two losses in 10 games, including its opening seven consecutive wins last year.




Both pitching and batting turned steady. The pitchers with Ryu Hyun-jin ranked second with a 3.13 ERA in 10 games, and the batters, who added depth with An Chi-hong's addition, ranked third with a team batting average of 276. The home run was also quite impressive. He hit 11 home runs to finish third.

He got off to a good start, but it didn't end well enough to be called 'the greatest of all time'. He was shaken by the aftermath of the winning streak, and eventually the coach was replaced before finishing the first half.

10G 1st place → 8th place...Will Hanwha, the lowest in 10G, make a big twist story
KBO League match between Hanwha and Lotte at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 2nd. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon is watching the players' training. Daejeon =Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.02/
Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon, who has been at the helm since June, made a rebound in the second half, but the injured came from various places toward the end of the season, and eventually finished the regular season in eighth place.




This season, Hanwha faced the season with higher expectations. Intensive training continued from the finishing camp to the sprays camp last year with the will to ease the disappointment.

By recruiting Shim Woo-joon and Um Sang-baek as FA, he reinforced the infield and the starting pitchers. As it started with Shin Gu-ja, this year marked the season with the will that it must be different.

Hanwha has won three games and lost seven in 10 games since the opening. This is the lowest performance among the 10 clubs.




10G 1st place → 8th place...Will Hanwha, the lowest in 10G, make a big twist story
KBO League match between Hanwha and Lotte at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 3rd. Hanwha Ponce, who is pitching as a starter. Daejeon =Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.03/
The pitching staff turned relatively steady. He ranked fifth overall with a 10-game team ERA of 3.87. Although Moon Dong-ju was shaken once, the starting lineup, which leads to Cody Ponce, Ryan Weiss, Ryu Hyun-jin, Um Sang-baek and Moon Dong-ju, is still considered the best in the league.

Closer Joo Hyun-sang fell into a slump early in the season, but Kim Seo-hyun filled the gap as he grew.

The problem was the batting lineup. He has a 10-game batting average of 180. He is the only team with a batting average of around 100 percent among the 10 teams. This is also a figure from the 129% recorded in the opening five games.

10G 1st place → 8th place...Will Hanwha, the lowest in 10G, make a big twist story
KBO League match between Hanwha and Lotte at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 3rd. Hanwha's Floral, who walks out with two outs and a runner on first base in the fifth inning, strikes out swinging. Daejeon =Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.03/
The batting line fell into a group slump. Foreign hitter Esteban Floral is only 111. He played a vital role by showing a batting average of .400 in eight exhibition games, but it cooled down as soon as the opening. In the game on the 3rd, Ahn Chi-hong was intentionally skipped to four pitches and faced Floral. Floral turned to the pitcher's ground ball and showed that the opponent's operation was right.

Not only Floral, but also center hitters such as Chae Eun-sung (0.212) and Noh Si-hwan (0.212) are hardly gaining strength. Hanwha's total score in 10 games is 26 points. The average is less than three points.

Baseball is said to be a pitcher's play, but the difficult game continued as the score was not scored.

The positive thing is that if the batting cycle comes up, you can win consecutive games. As he has solid pitching power, he can quickly change the atmosphere if scoring support continues.

Last year, the Samsung Lions ranked eighth with two wins, seven losses and one draw in 10 games. KT Wiz, who played 11 games during the same period, was 10th with two wins and nine losses. Last year, however, Samsung finished the regular season in second place and entered the Korean Series, while KT finished the season in fifth place and advanced to the semi-playoff.

It's still early days and there's plenty of time for a rebound. Can Hanwha, which has a completely different start from a year ago, change its ending.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.