If he fails to do this, the desperation of the second-tier 14 hitless top hitter and baseball of faith returned to the finals
Apr 13, 2025
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Until just before the match against Kiwoom in Daejeon on the 13th, Hanwha Eagles outfielder Lee Won-seok's performance this season was achieved. Six points and three steals were everything.
However, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon put him on the starting list as the No. 1 right fielder.
Coach Kim Kyung-moon said before the game, `I finally worked really hard. The bat hasn't hit well so far, but it would be good to record another hit as a top hitter today. I trained hard in winter and started the season, but if I don't get a hit, it's frustrating and it's not fun. I've tried hard so far, so it's fun to practice when I give a chance today and a hit comes out, and it gives me strength in playing the season in the future."
He did not disappoint the coach's trust and expectations.
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The bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the second inning that tied the score 1-1 with Lee Do-yoon's push. Lee Won-seok followed pitcher Kim Sun-ki's 132-kilometer-low slider, which changed from 2B2S, to the end and dropped it in front of center field. a timely hit to make it 2-1. The first hit after 15 at-bats since the opening of this season was a timely hit to the come-from-behind final.
After the game, Lee Won-seok confessed, `If I can't do this, I really hit it with the thought that I will go down to the second division.' In the seventh inning, he pushed Lee Kang-joon's 153km fastball and played the role of a top hitter with a multi-hit and a third-base game with a right-handed hit.
Coach Kim Kyung-moon always encouraged Lee Won-seok, who trained hard throughout the winter, saying, `I can do it well.' Lee Won-seok looked back on his slump at the beginning of the season, saying, `I think I was in a hurry because I was so motivated to do well this year that I didn't get a hit.'
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"I was a little blank when I saw the starting lineup, but the coach called me separately and told me that I could do well, and that I believed in him, so I felt a little comfortable."
Lee Won-seok, who was interviewed as a legendary uniform for the 40th anniversary of the muddy season, said, `I want to be a signature like this often```.
Lee Do-yoon, who made a surprise start as the ninth shortstop instead of FA Shim Woo-joon, also led the team to a 7-1 victory with a three-run game, making it 5-1 with a two-run RBI tie in the second inning and a three-ball hit in the fifth inning with two outs and runners on the second and third bases. Hanwha's second consecutive winning series. In the belief of the head coach, there was a power addition of an hitless top hitter and backup shortstop who made a surprise start.
The thrilling story created by baseball of trust unique to head coach Kim Kyung-moon. Today's performance builds up with confidence, and Debs becomes a do-tower.
As such, the Hanwha Eagles are slowly but steadily transforming into a strong team.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.