Better than 7.8 billion FA! Moon Hyun-bin's wedge 3 points + Jung Woo-ju 155km banging...Son Ah-seop's homecoming Hanwha catches NC and breaks down for five consecutive wins

Aug 15, 2025

The match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha's Moon Hyun-bin hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/

The match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha Jung Woo-joo comes down the mound after pitching in the sixth inning. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/

A match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha Son Ah-seop greets Changwon NC fans before his first at-bat. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/

The eagle's wings are wide open. Who can stop the high flight.

Hanwha Eagles won 9-2 in Game 1 of the weekend series against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 15th.

With this victory, Hanwha has won five consecutive games and recorded its 65th win (3 draws and 42 losses), pulling the reins of its pursuit against the LG Twins. The previous day, he won a difficult walk-off victory after 11 extra innings, but the victory also seems to be a potion to forget all the fatigue.

On the other hand, the NC Dinos, ranked seventh, failed to break the nightmare of the upset loss the previous day. He recorded his 51st loss (49 wins and 6 draws) and felt the wall again with a winning rate of 50%. If Hanwha is caught up in the momentum in this series, it may be pushed out of the semifinal battle.

A match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon is watching the players' training. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/

On this day, Hanwha played in the lineup of Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Liberato (middle fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third base), Chae Eun-sung (1st base), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Ahn Chi-hong (2nd base), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher) and Shim Woo-jun (striker). As the atmosphere has been good recently, the virtue of not touching the veteran-centered lineup stands out. Except for Noh Si-hwan, the new batter is Moon Hyun-bin and Lee Jin-young. Kim Ki-joong, who has been in the fifth year, has been selected.

NC faced off with Kim Joo-won (striker), Choi Won-joon (middle-jun), Park Min-woo (second base), Davison (first base), Park Gun-woo (right wing), Lee Woo-sung (left wing), Kim Hui-jip (third base), Ahn In-san (designated hitter) and Ahn Jung-yeol (catcher). NC also did not make a significant change in the lineup. However, Ahn In-san's No. 8, who dreams of his first hit as a professional player, stands out. The first choice is Logan.

Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon, who met before the game, did not let his guard down despite the flow of consecutive wins. He said "It was a lucky win. There were many invisible mistakes on our side. You won't like it because you won. Seung-woon only followed a little bit." As for Son Ah-seop, who first greeted his mother's team, "You don't have to show too much. I told him to do what he did," he said with a smile.

A match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha starter Kim Ki-joong, who allowed two runs in the first inning. Changwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/

As for starter Kim Ki-joong "We almost lost the game, so today's starter should throw comfortably. It's not just our team that's hard. You just have to do your part."

NC manager Lee Ho-joon said, `Kim Joo-won is doing really well this season. Aren't they even leading off while watching the main shortstop in the Jeon Kyung-gi game?" "This kind of player should be evaluated better in the future FA."," he stressed. Regarding the main catcher Kim Hyung-joon, who was also excluded from the lineup after being replaced the previous day, "He has symptoms of dizziness due to the heat.", he explained.

The first point was NC's charge. Hanwha starter Kim Ki-joong will make his fourth start this season. It was his first start in the first team in 51 days since the match against the Samsung Lions on June 25.

NC scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning with leadoff Kim Joo-won's infield hit, Choi Won-joon's triple to right-center, and Davison's sacrifice fly to center field after one out.

The match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. The bases loaded with two outs in the fifth inning. Shim Woo-joon hit a timely two-run hit. Shim Woo-joon is performing a ceremony. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/

However, NC's momentum was up to this point. While NC rarely penetrated Kim Ki-joong's hard throw, Hanwha's batting lineup exploded.

Hanwha increased its fatigue as Chae Eun-sung and Lee Jin-young bit Logan. He missed his first scoring opportunity in the top of the second inning, but scored the first run with Moon Hyun-bin's sacrifice fly with one out and runners on first and third base made by Son Ah-seop Liberato's hit in the top of the third inning. In the fourth inning, Shim Woo-joon's well-hit ball led to a double play with one out.

However, in the fifth inning, he scored five runs and produced a big inning to determine the outcome.

After one out, Liberato's walk, Moon Hyun-bin's hit, and Roh Si-hwan's hit made the bases full again, where Chae Eun-sung's two-run timely hit came from behind. 3-2 come-from-behind. Logan was replaced for the fifth time this year without completing five innings, crumpling his style.

The match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha Jung Woo-ju, who is pitching. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/

The fiery Hanwha lineup did not go out easily. Against NC's second pitcher Jeon Sa-min, Lee Jin-young's walk, An Chi-hong's sacrifice fly, and Choi Jae-hoon's body hit the bases again, and this time Shim Woo-joon hit a two-run timely hit to make it 6-2.

Hanwha's bat burned again in the top of the ninth inning. The leadoff hitter Choi Jae-hoon walked and Shim Woo-joon's body hit the first and second bases with no outs. Pinch-hitter Heo In-seo missed the opportunity by hitting a double play, but Liberato saved the spark by getting a walk.

And Moon Hyun-bin shot a large 120m three-run shot that sealed the victory, wowing Hanwha fans who filled the cheering seats on the third base. In the ball count 1B1S, he did not miss a 138km fastball from the body to the center and sent it over the right fence.

Liberato (3 hits, 2 walks), Moon Hyun-bin (3 hits, 1 home run, 4 RBIs) and Chae Eun-sung (2 hits, 2 RBIs) recorded multiple hits. In addition to the Liberato-Moon Hyun-bin duo who led the team to victory at No. 2 and 3, Chae Eun-sung, Shim Woo-joon (two RBIs), and An Chi-hong (one RBI) also showed off their Altoran-like performance.

The match between NC and Hanwha at Changwon NC Park on the 15th. Hanwha's Moon Hyun-bin hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning. Changwon = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.08.15/

Meanwhile, starter Kim Ki-joong pitched hard with two runs until the fourth inning on the mound. Although it was a little difficult, the pitch was much more stable than Um Sang-baek (six runs in one inning), who started in this turn earlier.

Kim Ki-joong recorded 84 pitches until the fourth inning and handed over the mound to Kim Jong-soo (1 inning) in the fifth inning. Since then, Jung Woo-ju (1 ⅓ inning), Kim Bum-soo (1 inning), and Han Seung-hyuk (1 ⅔ inning) have defended the back door like an iron wall to protect the victory.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.