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| The KBO League game between Lotte and LG held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 20th. LG's Song Seung-ki, who is pitching as a starter. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.20/ |
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| The Hanwha-NC match held at Changwon NC Park on the 31st. NC manager Lee Ho-joon is interviewing. Changwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.31/ |
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| The KBO League LG and Samsung match to be held at Jamsil Stadium on the 30th. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.30/ |
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"I don't think you should just swing it with a 140km ball."
Lee Ho-joon of the NC Dinos, who served as the LG Twins' batting coach and head coach, threw his tongue at the pitching of LG left-handed starter Song Seung-ki.
Song Seung-ki started in an away game against NC at Changwon NC Park on the 3rd and recorded his sixth win of the season with one hit, one walk and seven strikeouts in six innings. On this day, LG scored 15 points with 18 hits, but NC hitters failed to score even a point as Chun Jae-hwan's one hit was the only hit. Song Seung-ki, who recorded six wins (three losses) with the victory, also lowered his ERA to 2.56 and ranked seventh overall. He is No. 1 among LG pitchers.
Coach Lee Ho-joon said on the 4th, `Yesterday, the ball came in and it seemed like he was swinging. So I was wondering why, but looking at the rotation speed of Song Seung-ki's fastball, it was different from other pitchers' balls in the late 140km range. "Because the spin is much better, I think I should set the timing and hit the ball." Then "When I was throwing, he hit the ball like when (former) Chang-mo was good. When throwing, the ball fell out of my hand and didn't go to the high ball, but when I pressed it, it was taken." He praised Song Seung-ki's powerful fastball.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop also welcomed Song's growth. And I praised the pitching coach and Song Seung-ki for their consistent efforts.
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| The LG-SSG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 25th. Starter Song Seung-ki struck out Han Yu-sum in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on the second and third bases, and is being encouraged by coach Kim Kwang-sam. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.25/ |
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| The LG-SSG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 25th. Starting pitcher Song Seung-ki is replaced at first base with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and is being encouraged by coach Kim Kwang-sam. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.25/ |
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Coach Yeom said, `Song Seung-ki's ball control is much more stable than in the beginning. This is the result of Kim Kwang-sam and Jinyong Jang's pitching coaches instructing them to do basic skills programs every evening. Just as a batter should have a constant swing trajectory, a pitcher should have a constant release point. In order to do this, the rotation of the arm must be constant. Then, your ball control will improve and you can put it in the strike zone, so you can throw aggressive pitching. This is the result of steadily training basic skills since discharge from the military.
Coach Yeom also said, `The result of continuing such basic training was that RPM was 2,400, but these days, when it's good, it's more than 2,500. It improved by more than 300 kilometers and the average speed rose by about 2 kilometers. The vertical movement has improved a lot as well,' he said, explaining the reason why Song Seung-ki recently pitched better.
Coach Yeom also evaluated the diversity of pitches as a plus factor. Coach Yeom said, `Practicing folk balls that I didn't throw away and changing up, which was less perfect, also improved. "Now that I can throw both changeups and fork balls, I can use better pitches depending on the day. "Now that I can choose a crystal ball, I can also throw fewer pitches. "
Coach Yeom said, `If you build up the basics, it can explode. Therefore, Song Seung-ki expressed his gratitude, saying, "There is a possibility of future development" It is the result of the steady efforts of the coaching staff and players.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
