Eagles for the first time! There has never been such a 10th win...Ponce 159km → Liberato's three-hit reporting ceremony took a good rest, Hanwha escaped for the second consecutive defeat by catching Kiwoom

Jun 22, 2025

Eagles for the first time! There has never been such a 10th win...Ponce 159km → Liberato's three-hit reporting ceremony took a good rest, Hanwha escaped for the second consecutive defeat by catching Kiwoom
Kiwoom-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 22nd. In the top of the sixth inning, Choi Joo-hwan hit against Ponce with two outs and a runner on first base. Ponce is looking at Choi Joo-hwan as he comes down the mound. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.22/



Eagles for the first time! There has never been such a 10th win...Ponce 159km → Liberato's three-hit reporting ceremony took a good rest, Hanwha escaped for the second consecutive defeat by catching Kiwoom
The Kiwoom-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 22nd is welcomed by Ponce after Lee Jin-young hit a two-run shot with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.22/
Hanwha Eagles won the game with perfect pitching and batting performance.

Hanwha won 10-4 at home against the Kiwoom Heroes at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 22nd.

Hanwha escaped from its second consecutive loss, bringing it to 43 wins, 1 draw and 29 losses overall for the season. Kiwoom has lost two games in a row. The season record was 21 wins, 2 draws and 53 losses.




Hanwha starter Cody Ponce was the first in the league to win 10 games. On the same day, Ponce pitched five ⅔ innings with two hits, four outs, one strikeout and two runs (non-earned). The maximum speed was 159 kilometers, while the change-up (27), curve (14), slider (9), and two-seam (1) were mixed.

While pitching powerfully, the batters drove nine points until the fifth inning, breaking two consecutive winless games and reaching 10 wins.

In addition, Ponce won 10 games without losing since the opening. 7th in KBO League history. Ponce is the first Eagles player. The longest opening streak in the KBO League was Jung Min-tae (Hyundai) in 2003 and Hector Noesi (KIA) in 2017.




Eagles for the first time! There has never been such a 10th win...Ponce 159km → Liberato's three-hit reporting ceremony took a good rest, Hanwha escaped for the second consecutive defeat by catching Kiwoom
Kiwoom-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 22nd. Starting pitcher Ponce is pitching. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.22/
Kiwoom Raul Alcantara was shaken by allowing seven runs in four innings. Alcantara, who has played since June this year, has stopped its quality start streak for three consecutive games. In addition, he lost for the second time in the season (two wins).

Hanwha's batters burst hot from the first inning. The leadoff hitter Lee Jin-young hit a hit. However, Liberato's fly ball and Lee Jin-young's failure to steal led to a situation without a two-out runner in an instant. However, Moon Hyun-bin's double and Roh Si-hwan's timely hit made it 1-0.

Eagles for the first time! There has never been such a 10th win...Ponce 159km → Liberato's three-hit reporting ceremony took a good rest, Hanwha escaped for the second consecutive defeat by catching Kiwoom
The Kiwoom-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 22nd. Moon Hyun-bin, with two outs, is happy after hitting a double in the bottom of the first inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.22/
On this day, Hanwha organized the starting lineup in the order of Lee Jin-young (right wing), Luis Liberato (center fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left wing), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), An Chi-hong (designated hitter), Lee Do-yoon (second baseman), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Shim Woo-jun (striker).




Liberato, who wore Hanwha's uniform as a substitute for Esteban Floral, made his debut on the day. He stepped down with a fly ball in his first at-bat, but he played 3 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored.

Song Sung-moon (third baseman), Lim Ji-yeol (left fielder), Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman), Lee Ju-hyung (middle fielder), Stone Garrett (right fielder), Kim Gun-hee (possession), Eo Jun-seo (striker), Jeon Tae-hyun (second baseman), and Lee Yong-kyu (designated hitter) started the game.

Hanwha's score came out at the end of the second inning as well. Leading hitter Chae Eun-sung hit a double, and the fielder's choice came out when he grounded out of An Chi-hong's at-bat, making it the first and third bases. Lee Do-yoon's ground ball made Chae Eun-sung homered, and after that, Choi Jae-hoon's hit and Shim Woo-joon's sacrifice bunt continued the fielder's choice once again, making it 3-0.

Hanwha's batters continued their concentration in the bottom of the fourth inning. Leadoff hitter Lee Do-yoon's hit and Choi Jae-hoon's sacrifice bunt made it one out and second base. Shim Woo-joon also turned to a foul fly, but Lee Jin-young's two-run home run hit. Later, Liberato and Moon Hyun-bin's hits and Roh Si-hwan and Chae Eun-sung's timely hits widened the score to 7-0.

Eagles for the first time! There has never been such a 10th win...Ponce 159km → Liberato's three-hit reporting ceremony took a good rest, Hanwha escaped for the second consecutive defeat by catching Kiwoom
The Kiwoom-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 22nd. Lee Jin-young, with two outs and runners on second base, cheers after hitting a two-run shot in the bottom of the fourth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.22/
Eagles for the first time! There has never been such a 10th win...Ponce 159km → Liberato's three-hit reporting ceremony took a good rest, Hanwha escaped for the second consecutive defeat by catching Kiwoom
Kiwoom-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 22nd. Liberato is cheering after hitting an RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.22/
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Lee Do-yoon's hit, Choi Jae-hoon's timely double, and Liberato's timely hit after two outs led to a 9-1 run.

The silent Kiwoom lineup woke up in the top of the sixth inning. Lee Yong-kyu's on-base continued as a defensive error occurred at bat. After that, Song Sung-moon and Lim Ji-yeol struck out, but Choi Joo-hwan's hit made it to first and second base.

Hanwha lowered Ponce and raised Cho Dong-wook, but Lee Ju-hyung's defensive error when he grounded out to first base led to a run.

He replaced Park Sang-won again, but this time, Stone's timely hit made it 2-9.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Hanwha scored the 10th with Kim Tae-yeon's hit, An Chi-hong's walk, and Lee Do-yoon's timely hit.

Kiwoom followed a run in the top of the seventh inning with back-to-back doubles by Eo Jun-seo and Jeon Taek-yeon. Lee Yong-gu's ground ball and Song Sung-moon's strikeout came out later, but Lim Ji-yeol's timely double narrowed the gap to 4-10.

Following Ponce, Cho Dong-wook (0 scoreless innings), Park Sang-won (⅓ innings scoreless), Joo Hyun-sang (two runs in ⅔ innings), Kim Bum-soo (⅓ innings scoreless), Han Seung-hyuk (one inning scoreless), Kim Jong-soo (⅔ innings scoreless), and Kim Seo-hyun (⅓ innings scoreless) took the mound one after another to keep the victory.

After going down the mound after four innings of Alcantara, Jung Se-young (2 runs in 1 inning), Lee Kang-joon (1 run in 1 inning), Oh Seok-ju (1 inning scoreless), and Yoon Seok-won (1 inning scoreless) took the mound in turn.

Eagles for the first time! There has never been such a 10th win...Ponce 159km → Liberato's three-hit reporting ceremony took a good rest, Hanwha escaped for the second consecutive defeat by catching Kiwoom
Kiwoom-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 22nd. Bench clearing is occurring in the top of the third inning when Ponce and Lim Ji-yeol have a war of nerves with two outs and runners on first base. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.22/
Eagles for the first time! There has never been such a 10th win...Ponce 159km → Liberato's three-hit reporting ceremony took a good rest, Hanwha escaped for the second consecutive defeat by catching Kiwoom
Kiwoom-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 22nd. Bench clearing is occurring in the top of the third inning when Ponce and Lim Ji-yeol have a war of nerves with two outs and runners on first base. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.22/
Meanwhile, bench clearing broke out in the match. Kiwoom Lim Ji-yeol at-bat with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the third inning. As soon as Ponce pitched, referee Moon Dong-kyun shouted time. It meant to throw quickly without delay with about six seconds left in the pitch clock.

Ponce entered the pitch after receiving the ball again, and referee Moon shouted time again. Ponce, who has already started pitching, threw the ball.

Ponce spoke to the referee, and Im Ji-yeol complained to Ponce. Immediately, Ponce and Lim Ji-yeol exchanged conversations, and in the process, all the players in the dugout of both teams jumped out. The situation quickly ended.

Hanwha protested when referee Moon Dong-kyun declared a time when Ponce pitched. When Lim Ji-yeol appealed to him, he protested 'Protest the referee'", he explained. On the other hand, Kiwoom said "Lim Ji-yeol protested against the umpire for not making a play call and pitching while he was getting ready to hit."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.