As soon as he came out, I saw what was wrong with the shock of throwing 11 consecutive balls and KIA's must-win group, and ABS

Aug 20, 2025

As soon as he came out, I saw what was wrong with the shock of throwing 11 consecutive balls and KIA's must-win group, and ABS
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. KIA Han Jae-seung is catching his breath. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.01/



"As the ABS zone is different..."

The pitcher threw 11 consecutive balls as soon as he came out. How did the director see it.

KIA Tigers won 12-9 against Kiwoom Heroes at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 19th. Including Na Sung-bum and Choi Hyung-woo's three-run shot, four home runs were big.




However, the mound was unstable. Starter Oler allowed a run from the beginning and lasted only five innings, and he had a footy run with a bullpen.

The most dizzying thing was at the beginning of the seventh inning. With a 12-6 lead, KIA manager Lee Bum-ho put Han Jae-seung on the mound. New must-win resource brought in through ambitious trade. The game against the Samsung Lions on the 14th and the Doosan Bears on the 15th has been on the rise without losing a point in one inning in a row. In particular, the game against Doosan showed three strikeouts in one inning.

But what's wrong with this. As soon as he came out, he gave up a straight walk to lead Eo Jun-seo. He was clearly trying to throw low, and the balls went through the zone.




And a straight walk to Park Joo-hong. This time, the high-course balls were not ruled a strike. It's very shaky.

As soon as he came out, I saw what was wrong with the shock of throwing 11 consecutive balls and KIA's must-win group, and ABS
A game between the Doosan Bears and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. KIA Han Jae-seung is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.15/
No matter how much difference it is by six points, we shouldn't have piled up runners. It was because it was connected to the top batting order. And against Song Seong-moon, he drove to 3B again. He threw 11 balls in a row.

And with his 12th fastball, he managed to get his first strike. Song Sung-moon watched it and waited. And then he hit Song Sung-moon with a high fastball, and Han Jae-seung took a breather for now.




But against the next batter, Lim Ji-yeol, three balls in a row. What was really lucky was that all three fastballs thrown next were concentrated at the outside end of the zone, and all were declared strikes. If any of them were not on the end line, the bases loaded with walks would be on the verge of being loaded. The next batter, Choi Joo-hwan, showed off a scary batting feeling. However, Han Jae-seung, who stabilized by catching Lim Ji-yeol, handled Choi Joo-hwan with a fly to center field and made a scoreless inning.

It is surprising that the pitcher who threw 11 consecutive balls and 14 out of 21 balls did not score a point. How did manager Lee see Han Jae-seung's pitch.

As soon as he came out, I saw what was wrong with the shock of throwing 11 consecutive balls and KIA's must-win group, and ABS
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. Director Lee Beom-ho is lost in thought. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.01/
Coach Lee, who met ahead of the match against Kiwoom on the 20th, said "We returned to Gwangju after 12 consecutive away games." Gwangju has a lower ABS zone than other stadiums. So pitchers have a habit of throwing low in Gwangju. However, in the case of Han Jae-seung, he didn't catch the low ball and the high side, so he seems to have shaken there. When he said that the ball he thought of as a strike was a ball, he had no choice but to shake. So every game, starting pitchers and catchers need to tell the relievers about the ABS zone of the day" he said.

Coach Lee then said of Han Jae-seung, "(But he still managed to prevent the difficult situation well. It would have been a good experience because we could face a crisis in the future. Han Jae-seung is a player who should play an important role in the absence of Jung Hae-young. He explained, "I've been doing well so far, and I've got good speed."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.