Hwang Jun Seo's lackluster performance? I'm worried about all 5 starters...2G consecutive poor performance, but three times! There's another chance

Jul 30, 2025

Hwang Jun Seo's lackluster performance? I'm worried about all 5 starters...2G consecutive poor performance, but three times! There's another chance
The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Hanwha Hwang Joon-seo is pitching hard. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.29/



"Everyone is worried about the 5th selection."

The Hanwha Eagles replaced one starting position ahead of the second half.

Ahead of this season, Um Sang-baek, who recruited the FA for a total of 7.8 billion won for four years, turned to the bullpen when he was disappointed as a starter in the first half.




Left-hander Hwang Joon-seo filled the vacancy '2nd year'. Hwang Jun-seo wore Hanwha's uniform in the first round (first overall) last year. In the game against KT, which was his debut game, he scored one run in five innings and made an intense appearance, winning the 10th high school rookie debut game in the KBO League history. Hwang Jun-seo, who went between the starting pitcher and the bullpen, finished his first season with a 2-8 record and a 5.38 ERA with one hold in 36 games.

Instead of this season's spring camp, he has started to strengthen his basic physical strength by gaining weight. It was not included in the opening entry, but it filled the vacancy as there was a gap in the starting team at the end of May. Hwang Jun-seo, who came back with his inner strength, continued to pitch not bad. He pitched more than five innings in four of the six games he started in the first half.

Hwang Jun-seo had an opportunity when Um Sang-baek, who believed he would fill the starting spot, showed sluggish performance with 1-6 losses and a 6.33 ERA in 15 games this season.




Hwang Jun Seo's lackluster performance? I'm worried about all 5 starters...2G consecutive poor performance, but three times! There's another chance
The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Hanwha Hwang Joon-seo is pitching hard. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.29/
Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon picked Hwang Joon-seo as the starting pitcher and pitched more than five innings. If it's the current ball, it's no matter where you put it as the fifth starter, so I decided to start as the fifth starter" expressed expectation.

Hwang Joon-seo said, `I think it's an honor to be in the starting lineup. I think I need to prepare hard so that I can win one more game on the day I throw"I'm determined.

Unlike the wind, it was twisted from the beginning of the second half. On the 28th, against Doosan, it collapsed with three home runs in one inning. Director Kim said "Before, he played a good role. It would be nice if I continued to do well, but since I'm a person, I think I was disappointed that day. I hope you change your mind and throw it well", and gave him a second chance.




On the 29th, his second appearance in the second half, he played against Samsung. He had four hits, including a home run, in two ⅔ innings, and lost three runs. He became a losing pitcher for two consecutive games in the second half of the year.

Coach Kim expressed his intention to give Hwang Jun-seo a little more opportunity for now.

Hwang Jun Seo's lackluster performance? I'm worried about all 5 starters...2G consecutive poor performance, but three times! There's another chance
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Hanwha catcher Choi Jae-hoon visits the mound to encourage starter Hwang Joon-seo. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.29/
Ahead of the match on the 30th, head coach Kim said "Everyone is worried about the fifth starter." I would appreciate it if the fifth starter goes out and throws well, and I think the team that hits will win"It was bad because Hwang Jun-seo went out twice, but I'm going to give him three chances. I'm going to look at the third game and think about it."

Hwang Jun Seo's lackluster performance? I'm worried about all 5 starters...2G consecutive poor performance, but three times! There's another chance
The Hanwha-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 20th. Jung Woo-joo is pitching in the bottom of the ninth inning. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.20/
Meanwhile, as for rookie Jung Woo-joo, who came up in the seventh inning and played three innings the previous day, " (Jung) Woo-joo has two pitches rather than a starter, so he continues to throw sliders that he practiced while facing batters. So I'm taking more pitches with me than I did the first time", he explained.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.