I'm as happy as I was when I lost three games in a row...Winning for the first time in 9 years, why was the high school baseball master thrilled

Jul 12, 2025

The 80th Blue Dragon High School Baseball Championship and the weekend league match between Busan High School and Deoksu High School at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul on the 12th. Deoksu High School players, who won the championship with a 7-3 victory, are rinsing coach Jung Yoon-jin. Mokdong = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.12/

"I'm as happy as I was when I lost three games in a row."

Manager Jung Yoon-jin of Deoksu High School was thrilled with the victory, which he waited for nine years.

Deoksu won the 80th Cheongryonggi National High School Baseball Championship and the weekend league King Wangjung match (co-hosted by the Chosun Ilbo, Sports Chosun, and the Korea Baseball Softball Association) at Mokdong Stadium on the 12th, winning the team's seventh championship ever.

Coach Jung Yoon-jin, who has been leading Deoksu High School for 18 years since 2007, lifted his fifth Cheongryonggi championship since taking office. It was also Chung's 18th national championship.

Deoksu High School is a traditional powerhouse who has won the Blue Dragon Trophy six times. Deoksu won in 1986, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016. He advanced to the finals led by Eom Joon-sang, a promising pitching player, and Oh Ji-hoo, who had 11 RBIs before the finals.

Deoksu High School put Busan High School to rest with left-hander ace Kim Hwa-joong's good pitching. Kim Hwa-joong, who took the mound as the second pitcher, secured the victory by pitching two hits, one walk, and four strikeouts in three ⅓ innings. Kim Hwa-joong pitched all-out for the team despite injuries up to the fingertips.

Seol Jae-min, Choi Soo-wan, Um Jun-sang and Oh Si-hoo played evenly in the lineup. Seol Jae-min had three hits (one home run) and two RBIs in four at-bats, Choi Su-wan had three hits and two RBIs in four at-bats, Um Jun-sang had two hits and one RBI in five at-bats, and Oh Ji-hoo had one hit and one RBI in four at-bats.

The 80th Blue Dragon High School Baseball Championship and the weekend league match between Busan High School and Deoksu High School at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul on the 12th. Deokgo High School coach Jung Yoon-jin, who won the championship, is winning the director award. The presenter is Han Kyu-sun, CEO of Sports Chosun. Mokdong = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.12/

The 80th Blue Dragon High School Baseball Championship and the weekend league match between Busan High School and Deoksu High School at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul on the 12th. Deoksu High School players who won the championship are posing. Mokdong = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.12/

Seol Jae-min, who won the Most Valuable Player Award, swept the most RBIs and most hits. Eom Joon-sang won the Outstanding Pitcher Award, Oh Soo-hoo won the Su Hoon Award, Choi Soo-wan won the batting award, and Park Jong-hyuk won the most points award.

Coach Chung said, `The children had a hard time because we didn't achieve our goals in the previous two competitions. The coaches were a little hard, but then they prepared well. Thank you for the children doing so much better than I expected. I'm as happy as I was when I won three consecutive Blue Dragon games in the past."

I applauded Kim Hwa-joong, who threw an injury battle while giving all the players credit.

Coach Chung said, `They all did well in this tournament evenly. (Um) Jun-sang did the best as a fielder and pitcher, and Oh Ji-hoo also led well as a captain. In addition, Seol Jae-min hit well whenever he was important. (Kim) Hwajung said he wanted to throw even though his finger was stabbed. In fact, Kim Hwa-joong is the MVP of today's game (12th) because he showed his will to throw the ball even though his hand was torn during the quarterfinals. You did a great job" he said.

The 80th Blue Dragon High School Baseball Championship and the weekend league match between Busan High School and Deoksu High School at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul on the 12th. Deoksu High School players, who won the championship with a 7-3 victory, are cheering. Mokdong = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.12/

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.