Head-down upset loss → Victory hold vs. reversal, stands tall as a trade mogul must-win group

Apr 02, 2025

Head-down upset loss → Victory hold vs. reversal, stands tall as a trade mogul must-win group
The KIA-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Cho Sang-woo is being replaced at the second and third bases with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/



Head-down upset loss → Victory hold vs. reversal, stands tall as a trade mogul must-win group
The KIA-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th. Cho Sang-woo pitches in the bottom of the eighth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.30/
He lowered his head and went down the mound, but he succeeded in making up for it right away. Will he stand tall again as a must-win group.

Jo Sang-woo traveled between heaven and hell for two days on the 29th and 30th. An away game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. KIA, which was leading 4-0 at the beginning of the game, allowed three runs in the bottom of the third inning and faced a crisis in the bottom of the eighth inning.

a one-point lead. Cho Sang-woo, who took the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs, continued to pitch in the eighth inning. However, after allowing a hit to Chae Eun-sung, the leadoff hitter in the inning, the crisis came as he received consecutive hits from the next batter, Moon Hyun-bin.




Both runners advanced to the scoring position as they came out from the first and second bases with no outs to the foil. Fortunately, he managed to tag out the third baseman at the batter's box of Lee Do-yoon and overcome one crisis, but he failed to overcome the second crisis.

Cho Sang-woo finally bowed his head and came down the mound with runners on the second and third bases, and the atmosphere completely tilted toward Hanwha as Hwang Dong-ha, who took the mound in relief, received a timely two-run reverse hit by pinch hitter An Chi-hong. In the end, KIA lost 4-5, and Cho Sang-woo took the loss.

Head-down upset loss → Victory hold vs. reversal, stands tall as a trade mogul must-win group
KIA Cho Sang-woo is pitching hard in the opening match between NC and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 22nd. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/
But the next day, in a tight situation again, coach Lee Bum-ho took out Cho Sang-woo's card without hesitation. In the bottom of the seventh inning, when KIA is leading 5-2 by three points. Choi Ji-min caused the crisis by giving up a double to Shim Woo-joon, the first batter, and a walk to Hwang Young-mook, the next batter.




He caught two outs with difficulty, but narrowed it to two points as he failed to block third baseman Shim Woo-joon's home-in at the Floral at-bat. KIA bench chose Cho Sang-woo after putting down Choi Ji-min.

And Jo Sang-woo prevented the crisis as shown this time. After striking out Noh Si-hwan with a swing and miss, he also caught Chae Eun-sung with an infield grounder, ending the seventh inning without additional runs. In the 8th episode, Cho Sang-woo is Kim Tae-yeon and Choi In-hoHe recorded a hold while dealing with the batters leading to Moon Hyun-bin. The team also healed the internal injury of the upset loss in one day and kept the victory 5-3.

Head-down upset loss → Victory hold vs. reversal, stands tall as a trade mogul must-win group
The KIA-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Jo Sang-woo and Han Jun-su, who took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning, are talking. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/
Cho Sang-woo, who KIA acquired in 2026 by giving two rookie nominations (1,4th rounds) and 1 billion won in cash, is a trading mogul. He was a pitcher who seemed to be worth a certain price enough to give up two rookie nominations. KIA also selected Cho Sang-woo as an appropriate card to fill Jang Hyun-sik's departure.




Cho Sang-woo's pitching at the beginning of the season is not frighteningly powerful, but it is hopeful given that his ball power is still in the process of improving. Since the opening, the pitching of Pongdang Pongdang has continued to this day, and we can expect positive expectations by showing that the balance was not as good as against Hanwha and then recovered the next day. For KIA, whose bullpen pitchers have not yet reached their peak, Cho Sang-woo's performance is essential.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.