Why did TWICE give up trying to shut out when they only threw 93 hits and 9Ks?

May 11, 2025

Why did TWICE give up trying to shut out when they only threw 93 hits and 9Ks?
KBO League Kiwoom and Hanwha at Gocheok Dome on the 11th. Hanwha grabbed Kiwoom and won 12 consecutive games. Weiss greets fans after the Seungri interview. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.05.11/



"I agreed with the director."

A shutout. It is a difficult record to be sure whether a professional baseball pitcher will be able to achieve once in his or her life.

So when the opportunity comes, I try even a little too hard. A shutout doesn't mean your salary will jump sharply, and you won't get an award, but it's an individual honor for the player.




Gocheok Sky Dome on the 11th, when the last game of the weekend's three consecutive games between the Hanwha Eagles and the Kiwoom Heroes was held. Hanwha foreign pitcher Weiss threw 93 pitches through the eighth inning. He was cooking Kiwoom's batters perfectly with one hit and nine strikeouts.

The batters also gave up eight points until the top of the ninth inning. a situation in which there is a margin of relaxation. The atmosphere is good because it is 11 consecutive wins, and there are not so many pitches, so a stage has been created to challenge the shutout. If it was the mound after a four-day break on Tuesday-Sunday, we wouldn't know, but due to the special situation on Children's Day, Weiss took a five-day break after throwing on Monday, the 5th, so it couldn't be called an unreasonable challenge.

Why did TWICE give up trying to shut out when they only threw 93 hits and 9Ks?
KBO League Kiwoom and Hanwha at Gocheok Dome on the 11th. Hanwha grabbed Kiwoom and won 12 consecutive games. Weiss is sharing a high-five with manager Kim Kyung-moon after the game. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.05.11/
However, Yang Sang-moon, the pitching coach, came to the mound with the ball before the start of the ninth inning. Kim Jong-soo was already getting ready to throw. It was a replacement.




Weiss made his KBO debut last year in Hanwha's uniform as a substitute. Since then, there have been no complete games and no shutouts. But why didn't he throw more at a good opportunity.

It was a cold-headed judgment of head coach Kim Kyung-moon, who was not excited by the huge winning streak and watched the season for a long time. Weiss said after the game, "There were a lot of games that I threw over 100 in the last games. The manager seems to have thought that 93 pitches were appropriate for today's game. I agreed on that part as well." Weiss threw 107 pitches against the Samsung Lions on the 5th.

Why did TWICE give up trying to shut out when they only threw 93 hits and 9Ks?
KBO League Kiwoom and Hanwha at Gocheok Dome on the 11th. Hanwha Weiss finished pitching in the eighth inning. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.05.11/
Weiss was seen saying something to manager Kim in the middle of the inning. Did he express his desire to throw more. Weiss teased "Why don't you throw more when your other starting teammates threw 93?" So I explained the situation to the director. But the director seems to think 'I think this is good enough 'He once again told the behind-the-scenes story of why the pitcher's replacement took place.




After the game, head coach Kim said "We were able to bring the game to our atmosphere because TWICE blocked the opponent's lineup with a perfect pitch." I want to praise Weiss for protecting the team's victory with good pitching," he said, patting Weiss on the shoulder.

Why did TWICE give up trying to shut out when they only threw 93 hits and 9Ks?
KBO League Kiwoom and Hanwha at Gocheok Dome on the 11th. Hanwha starter Weiss preparing to pitch. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.05.11/
After the game, pitching coach Yang Sang-moon also expressed a little difficulty. And I threw a lot of the previous game, so I hoped I wouldn't throw it considering the schedule in the future. "I've seen a lot of cases where the number of pitches increases a lot while challenging records such as complete throws and shutouts, causing the balance to collapse and affect the next game." Coach Yang laughed, responding to a joking remark, "'Isn't there too little romance?' and "'Romance doesn't feed me.'"



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.