Perhaps the second-place match ERA 0.81 is a rookie, and all KIA must-win teams decided to take a break...He's young, but he's competitive

Jul 05, 2025

Perhaps the second-place match ERA 0.81 is a rookie, and all KIA must-win teams decided to take a break...He's young, but he's competitive
KIA Sung Young-tak is pitching hard in a match between Hanwha and KIA at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the 8th. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.08/



"He's a young player, but he's competitive and bold."

KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho praised rookie Sung Young-tak ahead of the Gwangju Lotte Giants match on the 5th. Sung Young-tak was nominated by KIA with 96th overall in the 10th round last year, and was first registered as an official player in May. As soon as he came to the first team, Sung Young-tak has been on a roll with one win, one hold, 22 ⅓ innings and an ERA of 0.81 in 19 games.

Sung Young-tak set the stage for a 7-5 come-from-behind victory by preventing a big crisis against Lotte in Gwangju on the 4th. A 2-0 lead in the seventh inning. Coach Lee recently put in Pilseungjo Jeon Sang-hyun, who has the best pace. Jeon Sang-hyun was hit by a timely two-run double by Jeong Hoon in a crisis with one out and runners on first and second bases. KIA replaced the mound with Sung Young-tak in a situation where it had to put out the urgent fire, and Sung Young-tak finished the inning by dealing with Jeon Min-jae and Yoo Kang-nam with six consecutive miscues. He did his best to the extent that the maximum speed of the two-seam fastball reached 147km.




Sung Young-tak performed his mission perfectly and handed over the mound to Cho Sang-woo in the top of the eighth inning. Cho Sang-woo almost lost 2-5 because he allowed three runs, but starting with Wisdom's two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth inning, Choi Won-joon's timely hit and Kim Tae-gun's two-run timely hit made it to win.

Director Lee added "Yesterday (4th), why (Sung Young-tak) suddenly became more arrested because it was an important situation." I told him not to throw hard, but seeing him throw his best because of what he wants to win in that situation. He is a young player, but he seems to have competitive spirit and boldness."

Perhaps the second-place match ERA 0.81 is a rookie, and all KIA must-win teams decided to take a break...He's young, but he's competitive
Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 4th. Jung Hae-young pitches in the bottom of the 9th inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.4/
Perhaps the second-place match ERA 0.81 is a rookie, and all KIA must-win teams decided to take a break...He's young, but he's competitive
Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 4th. Cho Sang-woo, who allowed Reyes to hit an RBI single in the top of the eighth inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases, is being replaced. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.4/
All three must-win groups, including Jeon Sang-hyun, Cho Sang-woo and Jung Hae-young, are on the line for three consecutive games. Manager Lee declared that all three would not take the mound at all. Coach Lee has not pushed ahead with three consecutive games under any circumstances this year.

Director Lee said, "All three of them are taking a break. All three of them are in a row, so I think (Kim) Do-hyun should take a break today (5th) in this heat wave, and pull the inning by throwing up to 100 pitches. I'm thinking of (Choi) Jimin, (Sung) Youngtak, and (Kim) Daeyu. Lotte has hitters that are short by left hitters. I will look at the situation by batter, and put Jimin and Youngtak on standby in the 8th or 9th inning. (I) Ho-min also intends to use it, and depending on the situation, (Im) Ki-young and (I) Hyung-beom can also use it together. "

KIA, ranked fourth, can lead by 0.5 game if it catches Lotte, which is tied for second place on the day. Depending on the result of the game on the day of the LG Twins, who are tied for second place, they can rise to third place or second place. It is an important game that will probably be the second place match.

KIA made the starting lineup with Ko Jong-wook (left fielder), Park Chan-ho (striker), Patrick Wisdom (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Oh Sun-woo (first baseman), Choi Won-joon (right wing), Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder), Han Jun-su (catcher), and Kim Kyu-sung (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Kim Do-hyun.




Perhaps the second-place match ERA 0.81 is a rookie, and all KIA must-win teams decided to take a break...He's young, but he's competitive
KIA Choi Ji-min is pitching hard in a match between Hanwha and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 7th. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.07/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.