It's a miracle that we're playing Ponce. A quiet strong team is getting stronger

Aug 23, 2025

It's a miracle that we're playing Ponce. A quiet strong team is getting stronger
The match between KT and SSG at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 21st. SSG coach Lee Soo-yong watching the game. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.21/



"I felt the team was getting stronger."

a miraculous 1-0 victory. SSG Landers got an important game after extra-time bloodshed.

SSG beat Hanwha Eagles 1-0 in an away game at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 22nd. As the score shows, it was a very tight pitching match for both teams in 11 innings.




However, if you look at the result, it is more than one win for SSG. The starting pitcher of the Hanwha Eagles was Cody Ponce. The strongest ace in the league with 15 wins and no losses this season. Ponce, who was also very strong against SSG, pitched flawlessly with three hits, nine strikeouts, and one walk in seven innings. SSG hitters, who were preparing to attack Ponce, failed to break through strong ball power and lowered their heads again this time.

By the way, SSG pitchers have created a twist story. Choi Min-joon, who was recently designated as an alternative starter, did his part 200%. He cooked Hanwha batters without losing a point during five ⅔ innings.

Choi Min-joon was able to hold out until two outs in the sixth inning. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the bullpen started when the runners on the first and third bases came. Kim Min, who took the mound afterwards, ended the crisis in the sixth inning with one ball, and then blocked two scoreless ⅓ until the eighth inning.




It's a miracle that we're playing Ponce. A quiet strong team is getting stronger
SSG starter Choi Min-joon is pitching hard in a game between SSG and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.08/
As the 0-0 battle continued, the two teams played a real game with a must-win bullpen. And SSG laughed in the face-off. Closer Cho Byung-hyun was put in the ninth inning of the tie to lead the game to extra time, and Lee Rowoon took the mound in the 10th inning and Noh Kyung-eun in the 11th inning to completely prevent one inning each.

While the pitchers combined for 11 scoreless innings, they did not miss the chance to attack in the last 11 innings. SSG, which had a chance to score in the top of the 10th inning earlier failed due to a vain baserunner, showed its concentration until the end. The last attack, which started with a walk by leadoff hitter Park Sung-han in the 11th inning, ended with Guillermo Herredia's final RBI double after two outs. SSG is strengthening its third place in the standings by bringing the second-place team Hanwha to a sixth consecutive loss.

The fact that he won the mound match against Hanwha, which came out to end the losing streak unconditionally with Ponce, brightened the outlook for autumn baseball.




After the game, SSG coach Lee Soo-yong said, `Min-joon showed the most impressive pitching this season without shrinking even in a difficult game"(Roh) Kyung-eun and other bullpen pitchers who played three consecutive games for the team were all performing well and working hard."I complimented the pitchers.

Manager Lee Sung-yong, who mentioned that "Eredia made a decisive contribution with a persistent game until the end of the attack" thanked the fans for cheering until the end of the game and felt that the team was getting stronger. Tomorrow's economy will continue to be in good shape" he forewarned.

Since the All-Star break, SSG has been ranked third overall with 15 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses in the second half of the year with a winning rate of 0.556. The performance in the second half soon led to an increase in the team's ranking. If the three consecutive games against Hanwha are successfully completed this weekend, it is practically possible to secure the third place.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.