Seongnam High School rose to the throne for the first time in 55 years, winning its third Golden Lion...Yushin High School, 10-4, overpowered
May 19, 2025
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Seongnam High School defeated Yoo Shin-go 10-4 in the final round of the 79th Golden Lion National High School Baseball Tournament and the weekend league King of Kings at Mokdong Baseball Stadium on the 19th. Seongnam High School won the Golden Lion for the first time in 55 years following 1964 and 1970.
Seongnam High School started with Kim Min-seok (middle fielder), Lee Yul (second baseman), Lee Jin-hyuk (striker), Lee Seo-jin (left fielder), Baek Seo-jin (left fielder), Kim Jun-seo (right fielder), Ahn Jin-pyo (third baseman), Lee Dong-wook (first baseman), and Choi Se-hwan (designated hitter). The starting pitcher was left-hander Jo Yun-ho.
Yoo Shin-go made the starting lineup with Oh Jae-won (middle fielder), Lee Kang-min (designated hitter), Shin Jae-in (third baseman), Park Ji-yul (right fielder), Ko Ji-hwi (first baseman), Son Dong-hyun (second baseman), Han Joon-hee (poster), Jeon Jae-min (left fielder), and Oh Young-chan (striker). The starting pitcher was second-year ace Lee Seung-won.
In Seongnam High School, Cho Yun-ho's hard pitching shone. He led the team to victory by allowing 103 pitches, five hits, five strikeouts, and three runs (non-ERR) in five innings. Bong Seung-hyun, who took the mound as the second pitcher, blocked the remaining four innings with one run.
While the batting line hit 13 hits, Lee Seo-joon's performance as the fourth hitter was outstanding. He had three hits in five at-bats (one homerum) with three RBIs. Lee Jin-hyuk and Ahn Jin-pyo also showed off their hot hitting with multiple hits.
Yu Shin-go starter Lee Seung-won took the loss with only seven hits and one out and six runs in the first ⅓ of the inning, and Shin Jae-in, who took the mound as the second pitcher, pitched 70 pitches in five ⅔, holding out with four runs, but there was no reversal drama.
In the top of the first inning, Seongnam High School took the lead by scoring a large number of six points. Leading hitter Kim Min-seok got on base with a hit in left-center, and Lee Jin-hyuk hit a timely double directly to the left-center fence to give it a 1-0 lead. The fourth batter, Lee Seo-joon, also hit a timely double directly into the middle fence and widened the distance to 2-0, heating up the atmosphere of Seongnam High School.
Seongnam High School's bat never stopped. Baek Ji-jin's hit in the continued one-out, second-base opportunity led to the first and third-base opportunities, and Kim Jun-seo hit a timely two-run double to the left to make it 4-0. After that, Ahn Jin-pyo's timely RBI hit and Choi Se-hwan's timely RBI double were added to make the 6-0 run. In the end, Lee Seung-won was replaced by Shin Jae-in with only one out count.
Seongnam High School also targeted pitcher Shin Jae-in, who was changed in the top of the second inning. When leadoff hitter Lee Jin-hyuk got on base with a hit, Lee Seo-joon made a sacrifice bunt with one out and second base, and Baek Ji-jin drew a walk to become the first and second base. After two outs, Ahn Jin-pyo's timely hit to the left made a 7-0 run. At first, the score was not recognized, but the video reading admitted that second baseman Lee Jin-hyuk scored before the first baseman Baek Ji-jin was out of the third base.
Seongnam High School also added a point in the top of the third inning. Leadoff hitter Lee Dong-wook opened the scoring with a heavy hit, and two outs later, Lee Yul hit a timely hit to make it 8-0.
Cho Yun-ho, who was cruising without losing a point, allowed a counterattack on Yoo Shin-go in the bottom of the third inning. After walking Park Ji-yul with one out and a runner on the first base, he was chased 8-1 after being hit by a timely hit to the right by So Jae-hwi. After two outs, Han Joon-hee allowed a walk to load the bases, and Jeon Jae-min gave up a timely two-run hit to the left, narrowing it to 8-3.
In the top of the sixth inning, Lee Seo-joon hit a wedge shot. With two outs and a third base, he hit a two-run shot to left to widen the distance to 10-3. Ryu Shin-go pitcher Shin Jae-in, who was struggling to hold out and endure, looked stunned as he watched the ball go over the fence.
Yoo Shin-go followed 10-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning thanks to Jeon Jae-min's timely RBI double, but it was not enough to turn the game around.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
