The first 160km of the new stadium! The main character is definitely Moon Dong-ju... 161km explosion again in two years, up to a personal maximum of 10K

Aug 05, 2025

The first 160km of the new stadium! The main character is definitely Moon Dong-ju... 161km explosion again in two years, up to a personal maximum of 10K
Hanwha Eagles Moon Dong-joo. Photo courtesy =Hanwha Eagles



The first 160km of the new stadium! The main character is definitely Moon Dong-ju... 161km explosion again in two years, up to a personal maximum of 10K
The NC-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 2nd. Hanwha starter Moon Dong-joo pitches. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.2/
For the first time in the new stadium, a speed of more than 160km was engraved on the electronic display board. The main character was Moon Dong-ju (22).

Moon Dong-ju started the home game against KT Wiz at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 5th and recorded two hits, one walk, and 10 strikeouts in seven innings.

With two outs in the top of the sixth inning, he threw a fastball against KT Lee Jung-hoo for the fourth time. The speed on the electronic display is 161 kilometers. It came in with a ball that came in at the bottom of the strike zone, and it was a foul when the Junghoon Lee cut it.




On April 12, 2023, Moon Dong-ju set a new record for the highest speed of domestic pitchers by throwing 161km of pitches against the KIA Tigers in Gwangju. At that time, the ball was 160.9km in the club's trackman system. However, the speed limit was 160.7km for the trackman, 0.2km short of matching Moon Dong-ju's new record.

The first 160km of the new stadium! The main character is definitely Moon Dong-ju... 161km explosion again in two years, up to a personal maximum of 10K
The NC-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 2nd. Hanwha starter Moon Dong-joo is delighted after blocking an additional run in the top of the fourth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.2/
In addition to his arrest, Moon Dong-ju was the best in the game. With the game canceled due to rain on the 2nd and 3rd, Hanwha left the start of the week to Moon Dong-joo.

If he plays ace Cody Ponce, he can also play against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 10th. In particular, LG won six consecutive games before the game and was in second place, erasing its victory against Hanwha.




On this day, KT's starting pitcher Patrick Murphy showed good performance with an ERA of 0.82 in 11 innings in three games this season. Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon said, "(Moon) Dong-ju also made a good pitch recently, so he came out today."

Moon Dong-ju, who struck out two from the first inning, erased the second inning with three strikeouts and finished the inning with three strikeouts in the third inning.

He got a hit by leadoff hitter Kim Junghoon Lee in the fourth inning, but he filled all out counts without even a crisis, and he also neatly stopped with three batters in the fifth inning. In the sixth inning, Hwang Jae-kyun, the leadoff hitter, hit my Janta and had a runner on second base with a sacrifice bunt. However, once again, he showed off his power with consecutive strikeouts. There was a walk in the seventh inning, but the scoreless streak continued.




Moon Dong-ju, who threw a total of 92 pitches, was replaced by Han Seung-hyuk in the top of the eighth inning and came down the mound. The score is 2-0.

Moon Dong-joo's 10 strikeouts on the day were the most by an individual who exceeded nine recorded against the Cheongju NC Dinos on August 20, 2024. In addition, Moon Dong-ju, who won eight games before the game, also watched the most wins in his personal history.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.