I didn't expect you to lose one game after being beaten like that by Ponce, you were more scared of the 161.4km light speed ball? ...I said I'd fight in the back

Sep 21, 2025

I didn't expect you to lose one game after being beaten like that by Ponce, you were more scared of the 161.4km light speed ball? ...I said I'd fight in the back
The game between KT and Hanwha at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 20th. Hanwha starter Ponce coming down the mound after pitching in the fifth inning. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.20/



I didn't expect you to lose one game after being beaten like that by Ponce, you were more scared of the 161.4km light speed ball? ...I said I'd fight in the back
The game between KT and Hanwha at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 20th. In the bottom of the first inning, KT Ahn Hyun-min hit a three-run home run against Hanwha Ponce. KT players cheering. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.20/
"I think he'll definitely release Moon Dong-ju."

KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul was asked about finally destroying foreign pitcher Cody Ponce of the Hanwha Eagles ahead of the match against the Suwon Samsung Lions on the 21st. Manager Lee said, "Ponsedo Ponset, and the Suwon Hanwha match on the 20th felt Moon Dong-ju's presence much greater."

Manager Lee said "If I could only hold out (Ponse) until the fifth or sixth inning, I tried to recover by fighting behind me, but I liked the pitcher (Moon Dong-ju) who came out behind me better." "I think Hanwha will definitely come out because there is no game on the 21st anyway."




Even though it was difficult, KT beat Hanwha 4-2, laying the groundwork for another attempt at fourth place. KT, ranked fifth, had 67 wins, four draws and 66 losses in the season, maintaining a 1.5-game gap with Samsung, ranked fourth. KT must catch Samsung on this day to gain a more advantageous position in autumn baseball, and in that sense, the victory over Hanwha was a great help to KT.

It was a big part of the atmosphere when he broke down Ponce. Ponce had four wins, 29 innings and an ERA of 0.93 in five games against KT before the game on the 20th. It would have hurt my pride to keep getting hit without targeting one pitcher at all in a season, but he destroyed Ponce with four runs in five innings. In the bottom of the first inning, Ahn Hyun-min hit a three-run left-hander in the first and second bases with no outs, setting the tone from the beginning.

I didn't expect you to lose one game after being beaten like that by Ponce, you were more scared of the 161.4km light speed ball? ...I said I'd fight in the back
The game between KT and Hanwha at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 20th. Hanwha starter Ponce coming down the mound after pitching in the fifth inning. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.20/
I didn't expect you to lose one game after being beaten like that by Ponce, you were more scared of the 161.4km light speed ball? ...I said I'd fight in the back
The game between KT and Hanwha at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 20th. In the bottom of the first inning, KT Ahn Hyun-min hit a three-run home run against Hanwha Ponce. Ahn Hyun-min, who is circling the ground. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.20/
It did not just bring down Ponce early, but even gave him a loss. Ponce had previously dreamed of becoming the first undefeated multiple-win king of all time, racing through the opening 17 consecutive wins. KT gave Ponce his first loss in 28 KBO league games, wiping out a little of the humiliation.

Director Lee said, "(Ponce) seems to have been a little bad. I think I used it for breaking ball because I couldn't control it, and the fastball hardly had a strike. So I think Hyun-min somehow didn't miss the actual pitch and hit it well. Even a good pitcher throws a real pitch anyway, but he missed it when it went well, but Hyun-min didn't miss it yesterday. It was because they always gave me points whenever I got a phone call, but I hit a home run, so I felt like the atmosphere came toward us" he said.

Hanwha put up Moon Dong-ju as a relief pitcher in the bottom of the sixth inning with KT leading 4-2. Moon Dong-joo pitched three innings of one hit, no four outs, no four strikeouts, and no run, waiting for the Hanwha lineup to explode. Moon Dong-ju's maximum fastball speed was 161.4km, the fastest ball in the league this season.

KT was embarrassed by Moon Dong-ju's fastball, but it was able to win by holding on well without giving a score. Starting pitcher Ko Young-pyo pitched seven innings with two runs, and Lee Sang-dong (⅔ innings) and Park Young-hyun (one ⅓ inning) kept the victory as they pitched scoreless.




Manager Lee said, "If I only lasted until the fifth or sixth inning, I would fight behind and try, but the pitcher (Moon Dong-ju) behind me was better. Since there is no game anyway, I think it will definitely come out. Even if we lose, we're going to do it until the end because we think we're weak. However, Stephenson's extra point (scoring at the end of the fifth inning) seemed to be a little big, and (Go) Young-pyo really went as long as possible played the biggest role" he complimented.

I didn't expect you to lose one game after being beaten like that by Ponce, you were more scared of the 161.4km light speed ball? ...I said I'd fight in the back
The game between KT and Hanwha at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 20th. Hanwha Moon Dong-ju coming down the mound after pitching in the seventh inning. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.20/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.