I called out the record 18 years ago when I went to Hanwha PS...The transfer student finally laughed, too→3rd place in the world's highest race

Apr 19, 2025

I called out the record 18 years ago when I went to Hanwha PS...The transfer student finally laughed, too→3rd place in the world's highest race
photo courtesy of Hanwha Eagles



I was looking forward to this.

The Hanwha Eagles have definitely strengthened their starters ahead of this season. He signed a four-year total of 7.8 billion won with Um Sang-baek, who won 13 games (10 losses) for KT Wiz last year.

He signed Cody Ponce, who has experience in Major League Baseball and Japanese professional baseball, and re-signed Ryan Weiss, who played a stable role as a substitute last year. Ryu Hyun-jin was strong, and Moon Dong-ju also settled in the starting lineup for the '160-kilometer fireballer'.




Certain investments have led to expectations of performance. Hanwha was named the `dark horse' of this year's ranking battle. As the team had a solid starting lineup, it was evaluated that it had the power to spend the season stably.

Hanwha, which struggled in the early part of the season, lost consecutive games without breaking the lineup, recently rebounded.

Hanwha won 12-4 at home against the NC Dinos at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 18th. With five consecutive wins, the season record is 12 wins and 11 losses. The ranking also rose to third place.




In the lineup, Roh Si-hwan and Chae Eun-sung scored 10 points with 14 hits. With 10 four pitches pouring into NC, Hanwha was able to make the game a little easier.

I called out the record 18 years ago when I went to Hanwha PS...The transfer student finally laughed, too→3rd place in the world's highest race
photo courtesy of Hanwha Eagles
In the meantime, the pitchers' good pitching continued. While starting pitcher Um Sang-baek allowed four runs in five innings, Kim Jong-soo (⅓ scoreless), Jung Woo-ju (one ⅔ scoreless), Kim Bum-soo (one inning scoreless), and Kim Seung-il (one inning scoreless) came up one after another to keep the victory.

Along with the victory, Um Sang-baek won his first victory since moving to Hanwha. Although he allowed four runs, he played more than five innings for the first time since moving to Hanwha, qualifying as a winning pitcher.




As Um Sang-baek became a winning pitcher, Hanwha recalled a meaningful record. Starting with Moon Dong-ju, who became a winning pitcher against Kiwoom on the 13th, Ponce, Wice, Ryu Hyun-jin (against Incheon SSG), and Um Sang-baek, he achieved five consecutive starts.

It is the first time in 18 years that five players have won five consecutive starts in Hanwha since Moon Dong-hwan, Cedric Bowness, Jung Min-cheol, Ryu Hyun-jin and Choi Young-pil achieved it from May 2-6, 2007.

In 2007, Hanwha ranked first in the league with a starting ERA of 3.48. At that time, Hanwha succeeded in advancing to the fall baseball by finishing third in the regular season with a solid starting lineup, and even succeeded in advancing to the playoffs.

Hanwha's desire for fall baseball is higher than ever as it has failed to advance to the postseason for six consecutive years. The memories of 18 years ago when I went to the postseason are so welcome.

Hanwha will try to win its sixth consecutive game on the 19th, foreshadowing Moon Dong-ju as its starting pitcher.

I called out the record 18 years ago when I went to Hanwha PS...The transfer student finally laughed, too→3rd place in the world's highest race
The game between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 25th, Hanwha Moon Dong-ju, Um Sang-baek, and Ponce are talking next to Ryu Hyun-jin, who warms up before his start. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.25/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.