As a result of working hard in winter...Songpa-gu Little A wins the first Ho-pin Cup National Weekend Little Baseball Tournament
Jun 20, 2025
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Songpa-gu Little A, led by head coach Lee Kyu-hyung, won the U-12 division of the first Ho-pin Cup Pure Weekend Tournament in 2025 at Hwaseong Dream Park Little Baseball Stadium from April 26 to 8.
The pure weekend half national little baseball tournament has been held since 2017, and the tournament in the first half of 2025 was hosted by Hopin Co., Ltd. and organized by the Korea Little Baseball Federation.
A total of 88 teams and 1,800 people participated, and the competition was divided into U-10 teams under the fifth grade of elementary school and U-12 teams under the first grade of middle school. The U-12 division was a tournament, with 33 teams from all over the country participating.
Songpa Little A has played a total of five matches, starting with the round of 32 and winning the final championship.
In terms of performance by game, starting with a 3-1 victory in the first match against Namyangju Little, Ilsan Dong-gu Little 6-1, Naju Little 8-2 and Jung-gu Dream Little 7-4 and Eunpyeong Raon Little 2-1 in the final.
Pitcher-shortstop Lee Si-hoo allowed one run and 28 strikeouts in 11 innings as a pitcher and hit .583, one home run (ground home run) as a batter.
Kim Ro-hwi, who played as a pitcher and catcher, allowed one run and 23 strikeouts in 11 innings, hit .500 as a batter, and had three home runs (including two ground home runs).
Captain Choi Joo-won played the role of the first hitter with a batting average of 357 and two home runs (ground home runs), while Kim Tae-eon, Kim No-hyun, Choi Sun-yu, Lim Joon-ki, Cho Ye-won, Jeon Ha-joon, and Kim Ji-ho also showed good performance in attack and defense.
Songpa Little A coach Lee Kyu-hyung praised the team, saying, `We worked hard on the field even in winter with the players, but we won the title in June when summer begins.' `Our players today look fresher and more lovely than the green grapes in June.'
Coach Lee went on to express his gratitude to coach Yang Yang-young, who is guiding the players together, and to his parents, who have devoted themselves to the baseball team by cleaning up the snowy field together every winter.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
