Thank you Finisher Kim Seo-hyun, who saved by one point, gave all the balls to catcher Lee Jae-won

Jun 13, 2025

Catcher Lee Jae-won and closing pitcher Kim Seo-hyun, who secured a one-point victory, are celebrating.

Closer Kim Seo-hyun, who blocked the crisis with two outs in the eighth inning and two outs in the ninth inning, gave all the credit to catcher Lee Jae-won. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com

'Thank you' Finisher Kim Seo-hyun, who made a thrilling save by one point, gave all the balls to catcher Lee Jae-won.

Closing Kim Seo-hyun, who applauded catcher Lee Jae-won after preventing the bases-loaded crisis with two outs in the eighth inning, struck out the last batter with two outs and runners on the second and third bases in the ninth inning and bowed his head politely toward the catcher.

Two crises came, but Kim Seo-hyun, the closer who confidently threw only the veteran catcher Lee Jae-won's lead, roared by protecting the game by one point.

Hanwha Eagles succeeded in sweeping the series with a 3-2 1-point victory over the Doosan Bears at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th.

Doosan scored first. In the top of the first inning, the third baseman homered and scored two runs first when Jung Soo-bin, Oh Myung-jin and Yang Eui-ji hit three consecutive batters and Kim Jae-hwan grounded out.

Hanwha immediately caught up with him. After one out in the bottom of the first inning, when Ha Joo-seok got on base with a hit ball, No. 4 hitter Noh Si-hwan hit a Doosan jacklog curve and hit a tying two-run shot. Noh Si-hwan, who hit a home run in 15 games, turned the base vigorously.

Hanwha and Doosan exchanged two runs each in the first inning. Since then, Hanwha broke the game first in the bottom of the seventh inning, which had been in the form of a tight pitching match. As the leadoff batter Lee Jin-young hit a double, manager Kim Kyung-moon made a sacrifice bunt during Kim Tae-yeon's at-bat.

Hanwha has a chance to turn the tables on third base with one out due to the success of the bunt. After that, Choi Jae-hoon got on base with a ball that hit his body, with one out and runners on first and third bases. Lee Sang-hyuk, who was put in as a pinch runner when a fly ball to the second base came out during Lee Do-yoon's at-bat, failed to step home. With two outs, the troubleshooter was Lee Won-seok, who hit his first grand slam the day before. Lee Won-seok, who entered the batter's box, broke through the infield with a simple swing and hit a timely come-from-behind hit.

Hanwha turned the tables with Lee Won-seok's timely hit. When Han Seung-hyuk was on the verge of loading the bases with two outs in the eighth inning, manager Kim Kyung-moon took out Kim Seo-hyun's card. It was a situation where he could allow a reversal if he didn't get a short ride, but closer Kim Seo-hyun roared after hitting Doosan Cave to second base with a maximum speed of 155km.

After preventing the bases-loaded crisis with two outs in the eighth inning, Kim Seo-hyun performed a signature ceremony.

Kim Seo-hyun, who blocked the bases-loaded crisis with two outs, applauded catcher Lee Jae-won and headed to the dugout.

Another crisis came to Kim Seo-hyun, who also took the mound in the ninth inning. He gave up a hit to leadoff hitter Lee Yoo-chan, but catcher Lee Jae-won helped closer Kim Seo-hyun by erasing Lee Yoo-chan, who attempted to steal second base with an accurate throw. In the ensuing match, pinch hitter Lee Sun-woo hit a double by Kim Min-seok, putting him on the verge of being on the second and third bases with one out.

Unfortunately, as Kim Seo-hyun's fastballs all led to hits, veteran catcher Lee Jae-won continued to play with the follow-up hitter by taking a slider-oriented ball mix.

In the ensuing match, Kim Seo-hyun threw two fastballs and 10 sliders against Jung Soo-bin and Oh Myung-jin, striking out both batters swinging. Finisher Kim Seo-hyun, who threw with full confidence in veteran catcher Lee Jae-won's clever combination of balls, bowed politely to catcher Lee Jae-won shortly after the end of the game.

In an interview with Su-hoon, Kim Seo-hyun said, `There was a dangerous situation in the middle, but thanks to the fielders, I was able to stop it well. I'm so grateful." He expressed his gratitude to his seniors. He then took the mound with the thought that he would catch it, although he felt burdened by " (with two outs and a full base in the eighth inning). I only trusted Jaewon and threw it. When the fastball led to a hit, he gave up a breaking ball sign and threw it in confidence, so he gave all the balls to catcher Lee Jae-won.