Hwang Jun-seo, who has found stability in the power of his fastball of 148km for four consecutive hitters, replaced only 57 pitches in the third inning. Why?

Sep 07, 2025

Hanwha Hwang Joon-seo, who finished pitching scoreless in the bottom of the third inning at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 7th, talks with pitching coach Yang Sang-moon. Daegu= Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.07/

It was a scheduled replacement.

Hanwha Eagles starter Hwang Joon-seo left the mound in three innings.

He was shaken by Koo Ja-wook's triple and Diaz's timely hit because he did not receive the help of defense in the "1st inning", but he quickly settled down from the 2nd inning.

He struck out four consecutive batters, focusing on up to 148 kilometers of fastballs. After one out in the first inning, Diaz's missed timely hit, he hit six consecutive batters. After one out in the third inning, he gave up a walk to Kim Sung-yoon, but he blocked it in the second and third innings without hitting or losing a point. 57 pitches until the third inning. He allowed two hits and two walks in three innings, four strikeouts and two runs. The maximum 148km fastball was powerful. He mixed and threw breaking balls such as curves mainly for fork balls.

In the game between Hanwha and Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 7th, Hanwha Hwang Joon-seo, with one out and runners on first base, is thanking center fielder Liberato for catching Samsung's Koo Ja-wook's ball with a good defense in the bottom of the third inning. Daegu= Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.07/

Hanwha Jung Woo-joo, who finished pitching in the bottom of the fourth inning at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 7th, is smiling at Noh Si-hwan's story. Daegu= Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.07/

Down 0-2 in the bottom of the fourth. Jung Woo-joo, not Hwang Joon-seo, took the mound.

The situation must have felt strange to Hanwha fans. But it was supposed to be.

Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said before the game that he would put in many pitchers and cut them short.

Manager Kim said, "(Hwang) Jun-seo will change quickly, not throw for a long time because there have been so many pitchers who haven't thrown," adding, "Next, Jung Woo-joo will go out." Next time, I'm thinking about changing several pitchers who haven't thrown a little bit" professed.

Hanwha will play two consecutive games next week against Jungdo Tue and Sujik Lotte, then take a day off and play three consecutive games against Kiwoom in Daejeon on the weekend. a situation in which there is room for mound management. Pitchers who haven't pitched for a long time need to maintain their senses by throwing in real games ahead of the rest day.

The game between Hanwha and Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 7th, Won Tae-in, who finished pitching in the top of the first inning, and Hwang Joon-seo, who took the mound for pitching in the bottom of the first inning, are at odds. Daegu= Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.07/

There is also a special reason for managing Hwang's number of pitches.

This is because they are looking for a bullpen conversion ahead of Gieul Baseball.

Coach Kim Kyung-moon said, `Why don't we prepare Jun-seo in the middle? We're talking with the coach once"If I play the postseason, I think it would be better to have three leftists than two leftists (Cho Dong-wook and Kim Bum-soo). So I'm not going to throw it for a long time today."

Jung Woo-joo, who took the mound in the fourth inning, made room for pursuit with two hits and four strikeouts in two innings, mixing up to 155km of light balls, curves, and sliders appropriately. Hanwha chased 1-2 in the fifth inning with Roh Si-hwan's pushing walk with the bases loaded with two outs.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.