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| The NC-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 20th won 7-1. Coach Kim Kyung-moon is making a high-five with Chae Eun-sung. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..4.20/ |
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| The NC-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 20th. Roh Si-hwan is welcomed by Floral after hitting a solo shot in the bottom of the second inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..4.20/ |
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Best start since 2006. That's why I'm looking forward to the Hanwha Eagles' season.
Hanwha has played 25 games since the opening until the 20th. In 25 games, he recorded 14 wins and 11 losses with a 0.560 winning rate, ranking second only to the first-place LG Twins.
March's start was low. Since the opening of the regular season on March 22, he has only won and lost three games in eight games in March, but he has jumped from the bottom to the top with 11 wins and six losses in 17 games in April. Hanwha, which was pushed to No. 10 on April 3, rose sharply to No. 9 on April 10, No. 7 on April 11, No. 6 on April 15, No. 5 on April 17, No. 3 on April 18, and No. 2 on April 19.
This is the best start to the season since 2006. In 2006, Hanwha had 15 wins, 1 draw, 9 losses, and a 0.625. 2006 was the season when Hanwha finished the regular season in third place and beat the Hyundai Unicorns in the playoffs to advance to the Korean Series and ended as the final runner-up.
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| NC-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 20th. Lee Do-yoon, Roh Si-hwan, Chae Eun-sung, Ha Joo-seok, is making a public service. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..4.20/ |
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Since then, it has been sluggish all the time at the beginning of the season, and has tied this year with a 14-11 winning rate of 0.560 in 2015. 2015 was the year Hanwha finished the regular season in the final sixth place. Considering that in 1999, the Eagles' only Korean Series winning season, the winning rate of 11 wins and 14 losses was 0.440 based on 25 games, the pace of building wins is faster this year.
There are still 119 more games left, but the power Hanwha is showing early this season is clearly felt. Most of all, the figures have risen across the board. Hanwha ranks third with a team ERA of 3.58 this season. Both the starting pitcher and the bullpen are in the top ranks in the league. In particular, the league has the second-highest number of wins, with 11 starts in 25 games. No. 1 LG has 14 wins in the starting lineup, and Hanwha is closely following it. This part is the most stable. The domestic selection team, which leads to Cody Ponce, Ryan Weiss, Ryu Hyun-jin, Um Sang-baek, and Moon Dong-ju, is very solid, showing the evidence at the beginning of the season.
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| NC-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 20th. Ponce is cheering after striking out Son Ah-seop and Kim Hyung-joon in a row in the top of the fourth inning with one out and second base. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..4.20/ |
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Noh Si-hwan's revival also became a catalyst for the lineup. Noh Si-hwan, who won the KBO League's home run king with 31 home runs in 2023, slightly slowed down with 24 home runs-batting percentage of 272 last year. This season, however, he has already hit eight home runs in 25 games, shooting decisive cannons in clutch situations with a healthy body.
Foreign hitter Esteban Floral, who has been a concern, is also swinging a hard hit of 409 li (18 hits in 44 at-bats) in the last 10 games. He leads the hitting line by recording 'multi-hits' every day to the extent that the initial analysis that he might become the first batter to be kicked out is overshadowed.
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| The match between SSG Landers and Hanwha Eagles at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 17th. Hanwha Floral, who won, is delighted. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.17/ |
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This week is expected to be a stage to test Hanwha, which has changed this season. Hanwha will meet Lotte Giants and KT Wiz in turn this week. He will play three consecutive games against Lotte in away games in Busan during the week and move to Daejeon home on the weekend to face KT.
Lotte is a team that is on the rise with 8 wins and 2 losses, as well as Hanwha, which has 9 wins and 1 loss in the last 10 games. The winner of the three consecutive games against Lotte this week will have a great opportunity to heat up the atmosphere.
On top of that, KT, which will face off on the weekend, is the strongest team in the league this year. The team's ERA is first (2.45) and the starting lineup's ERA is also overwhelmingly first (2.18). With the variable that Enmanuel de Heysus left due to injury, Hanwha can further solidify its top ranking if it breaks down KT as well.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
