Incheon High School broke 123 punches Daegu Sangwon of tenacity advanced to the semifinals after extra-time blood fight (Cheongryonggi site)
Jul 08, 2025
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Daegu Sangwon High School won 4-3 after an extended blood fight in the quarterfinals against Incheon High School in the 80th Cheongryonggi National High School 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 8th. It was a game where Yoo Hyun-soo's good pitching stood out at a time when Kim Se-eun could not take the mound due to the limit on the number of pitches.
Daegu Sangwon scored the first run in the bottom of the first inning. After leadoff hitter Pi Chang-hyun's successful walk on base, stealing second base, and Kim Myung-kyu's sacrifice bunt, Nam Tae-woong's timely hit succeeded to take a 1-0 lead. However, in the ensuing chance, Incheon High School's Lee Tae-yang caught a double play to end the inning. Since then, a tight pitching battle has unfolded.
Lee Tae-yang, who had continued his good pitching since the first inning, began to shake in the bottom of the third inning. After one out, a dune hit in the face against Kim Min-jae came out, and Lee Tae-yang's control became erratic. With one out and one on the first base, Daegu Sangwon Pee Chang-hyun gathered runners by hitting a hit that fell right next to the left line with his clean contact ability. Daegu Sangwon's chance with one out and runners on first and second bases. Incheon High School replaced the pitcher with a Junsung Park and induced a double play at Nam Tae-woong's at-bat to end the inning without losing a point.
Daegu Sangwon continued to miss the chance to run away, and Incheon High School was dragged by one point without providing a suitable scoring opportunity.
And in the top of the sixth inning, Incheon High School finally faced a full base chance with no outs. Following the success of the leadoff hitter Park Gyeom's surprise bunt, Kim Ji-seok's hit made it to the first and third bases with no outs in an instant. Incheon High School's atmosphere began to revive, and Daegu Sangwon's second pitcher Yoo Hyun-soo, who threw well, faced the biggest crisis.
Han Joon-hee also loaded the bases with no outs as he got on base with a ball that hit his body. However, Incheon High School did not properly save the big chance. The third baseman was tagged out at home when he failed to attempt a squeeze at Lee Tae-oh's at-bat.
Lee Tae-oh eventually filled the first base with a dune and loaded the bases with one out again, but Yoo Hyun-soo's wild pitch only earned one point. It is Incheon High School, where subsequent hitters stepped down with consecutive fly balls, making it difficult to tie 1-1.
Incheon High School missed another chance in the top of the seventh inning. Leading hitter Chung Dong-joon hit a double and faced a chance to hit third base with no outs due to wild pitches, but Kang Dong-chan, the top batter, continuedLee Joon-han and Park Gyeom struck out three times in a row. Yoo Hyun-soo's good pitching stood out.
After that, both teams' attacks cooled down again. In the top of the ninth inning, Incheon High School also had a leadoff batter's dune on base, but it remained scoreless as subsequent batters failed to steal second base due to a three-bunt out and struck out the not-out.
At the bottom of the ninth inning, Daegu Sangwon finally had a chance. Leading hitter Um Yoo-sang hit a mid-term hit against Junsung Park and succeeded in getting on base. The chance to get first and second base with one out. Seo Seung-hwan was struck out with a swing and miss, and Moon Kyung-won, the last batter in the ninth inning, took the batter's box. Even Moon Kyung-won struck out swinging, and the game entered overtime.the top of the 10th inning. In the game, Incheon High School led by two points. Kang Dong-chan attempted a three-bunt at the first and second bases with no outs, but struck out and withdrew in vain, but Kim Sung-bo and Park Gyeom succeeded in turning it over 3-1 as they recorded consecutive timely hits.
Daegu Sangwon's attack in the bottom of the last 10th inning. Incheon High School's Junsung Park continued to keep the mound. After Kim Sang-ha's bunt success, Daegu Sangwon chased Incheon High School again below the chin as Kim Min-jae called in the runner on second base with a timely hit falling in front of left field. The next one and the first and third bases. Incheon High School lowered its Junsung Park and raised Lee Seo-joon. On this day, Incheon High School operated all 'One Two Three Punch' that runs from Lee Tae-yang to Junsung Park to Lee Seo-jun. Lee Seo-joon, who took the mound in a crisis situation, had a hit ball at the batter's box of Pi Chang-hyun, who had a good batting sense on the day. a bases loaded with one out. Daegu Sangwon's last-minute concentration was stronger. Kim Myung-kyu hit a timely two-run hit against Lee Seo-joon, confirming his advance to the semifinals.
◇Blue Dragon Results (8th)
▶ Quarter-finals
Daegu Sangwon 4-3 Incheon High School
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
