Women at the center of baseball's popularity, now it's an era of participation... Namyangju's Golden Fox Women's Baseball Team wins the national championship for the first time in 10 years
Apr 26, 2025
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Unlike in the past, more than half of the baseball stadiums are occupied by women. It's not all baseball you watch. It is expanding its horizons with baseball that participates directly.
The base of the women's baseball social league, which was unfamiliar, is also gradually increasing.
In the meantime, there is a team that has been continuing its league activities for 10 years. It is Namyangju Golden Fox Women's Baseball Team led by Kim Bong-ki, a former ace of Jangchung High School.
have a wide variety of members. From their 20s to 50s, office workers, housewives, and students who are serious about baseball all gathered to form an original team.
The women's club baseball team was created with the aim of enhancing Namyangju City's status and creating a healthy local sports culture for the purpose of revitalizing women's sports. The director's efforts and the passion of the members combined to make the work 10 years after its foundation.
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Hosted by Gyeongju City and the Korea Women's Baseball Federation, the competition was successful with about 1,000 athletes from 39 teams across the country.
Golden Fox, which defeated the Gwangju Swing Eagles 25-6 in the round of 16, defeated Jeonju Savers 11-3 in the quarterfinals and reached the semifinals. Golden Fox, which defeated the Lakers 11-6 in the semifinals to reach the final, defeated the floating ball 15-7 in the final game to win the much-awaited championship.
The pain of staying in third place last year was relieved by winning its first championship.
Coach Kim Bong-ki, who led the championship, won the Coach Award, and Ahn Min-young, who left a phenomenal record of 9 hits and 90% batting average in 10 at-bats in 14 at-bats, was selected as the MVP of the tournament along with the batting award. Choi Yoo-kyung, who dominated three wins, won the Outstanding Pitcher Award, and Lee Shin-ah, the main character of the final hit, enjoyed the honor of the Suhoon Award.
Namyangju Golden Fox has proved to be the strongest team in women's baseball, winning five of the seven award categories.
The founding head coach Kim Bong-ki, who won the national championship after hard work over the past decade, said, `Even though it was difficult to secure the baseball stadium site, we were able to win the championship thanks to the efforts of the players who were united with passion"I hope a lot of support will be provided to expand the horizon of the women's baseball team."
Photo courtesy = Golden Fox Women's Baseball Team in Namyangju
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
