Jung Woo-ju instead of Ponce? ML Scout Holin 9th District KKK Show...Hanwha achieved 5 consecutive wins + 70 wins, Kiwoom lost 6 consecutive games (Kochuk Review)
Aug 28, 2025
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Hanwha won 9-3 in Game 13 of the season against the Kiwoom Heroes in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 28th. Hanwha, ranked second, won 70 games (3 draws and 48 losses) in the season, while Kiwoom, the lowest, lost six consecutive games, recording only 38 wins, 4 draws and 82 losses in the season.
Hanwha made the starting lineup with Lee Won-seok (center fielder), Kim In-hwan (designated hitter), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Kim Tae-yeon (first baseman), Ha Joo-seok (striker), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Hwang Young-mook (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Cody Ponce.
Kiwoom faced Park Joo-hong (center fielder), Song Sung-moon (third baseman), Lim Ji-yeol (right fielder), Kim Woong-bin (first baseman), Cardines (designated hitter), Kim Tae-jin (second baseman), Kim Gun-hee (poster), Eo Jun-seo (striker), and Jeon Tae-hyun (left fielder). The starting pitcher is Ha Young-min.
Expectations were high for Ponce's major league showcase. Scouts from 11 major league teams visited Gocheok Sky Dome to see Ponce. A total of 23 scouts from the New York Yankees, LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, and Kansas City Royals.
Perhaps because he was motivated by the opportunity to sign a big league contract, Ponce was not as powerful on the mound as usual. Of course, it was not enough to lead Hanwha to victory. In five innings, he recorded seven hits (one homer) with 99 pitches, two walks, nine strikeouts, and three runs, continuing his 16th win and loss streak.
Ponce threw a combination of fastballs (53), curves (15), sliders (14), and changeups (17). The maximum fastball speed was 157 kilometers and the average speed was 153 kilometers. He has 70 strikes out of 99 pitches. Overall, aggressive pitching was made, but he struggled as he was hit by Kiwoom hitters' bats.
From the sixth inning, Kim Jong-soo (1 inning), Cho Dong-wook (0 inning), Jung Woo-ju (1 inning), Lee Tae-yang (1 inning), and Yoon San-heum (1 inning) kept the victory.
Jung Woo-joo became the second pitcher to strike out nine pitches in Hanwha's history since Kim Hyuk-min against the Nexen Heroes (currently Kiwoom) in Daejeon on September 21, 2012. He is the second high school graduate in history after Kim Taek-yeon against Suwon KT Wiz on July 10, 2024, and the 11th in KBO history.
Hanwha set up a 1.5-tier lineup by giving key hitters such as Son Ah-seop, Liberato, and Shim Woo-joon a break, but there was no shortage. The batters smashed the Kiwoom mound from the beginning with 15 hits. Kim In-hwan and Lee Jin-young lit up the batting line by singing a home run chorus.
Hanwha scored three runs in the top of the first inning. Leadoff hitter Lee Won-seok got on base due to an error in catching a fly ball to center field. Kim In-hwan hit a superior two-run shot to lead 2-0. Moon Hyun-bin's walk and Roh Si-hwan's double in the left-center led to chances on the second and third bases with no outs, and when Lee Jin-young got on base with a grounder to shortstop, third baseman Moon Hyun-bin scored to make it 3-0.
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Hanwha scored three more runs in the top of the third inning. Roh Si-hwan and Lee Jin-young's hits gave them a chance to hit first and second bases with two outs, and Ha Joo-seok and Choi Jae-hoon hit timely hits in succession to run 5-1. With two outs and runners on first and second bases, Hwang Young-mook hit a single to lead to the bases, and Lee Won-seok got a pushout walk to make it 6-1.
Ponce was hit by leadoff hitter Song Sung-moon in the bottom of the third inning. Song Sung-moon is an infielder who showed his willingness to challenge the Major League with a posting system while agreeing to a six-year, 12 billion won non-FA multi-year contract with Kiwoom during this season. Song Sung-moon briefly changed Ponce's major league showcase to his stage. Song Sung-moon did not miss the 153km/h fastball when it came in high at the ball count of 1B2S. Ponce allowed his eighth homer of the season. The Hanwha Eagles were chased 6-2.
Hanwha ran away with two more runs in the top of the fourth inning. With leadoff hitter Moon Hyun-bin getting on base with a hit, Lee Jin-young hit a two-run shot to the left and ran away 8-2.
Ponce struggled from the beginning and began to form a noticeably high ball at the end of the fifth inning, perhaps because he wasted a lot of the ball. Park Joo-hong and Song Sung-moon received consecutive hits, and Lim Ji-yeol was sent out with a pitch and was on the verge of loading the bases with no outs. Kim Woong-bin struck out swinging, but third baseman Park Joo-hong scored to make it 8-3 when Cardinez got on base with a ground ball to the third base. Ponce couldn't hide his regret after ending the inning by striking out Kim Tae-jin swinging.
At the bottom of the seventh inning, Jung Woo-joo wowed Hanwha fans. Jung Woo-joo, who took the mound with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, showed off his strength by striking out three batters in a row, including Lim Ji-yeol, Kim Woong-bin and Cardinez. Romantic pitching in which he struck out by putting nine fastballs alone. The Major League Scouts who remained at the scene applauded. The maximum speed was 153 kilometers.
In order to prevent the crisis, the batters scored an additional point in the top of the eighth inning. After two outs, Noh Si-hwan hit a double to the right-center, and Lee Jin-young hit a timely hit to the left to seal the 9-3 victory.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
