Don't hesitate, be bold... No. 4 hitter who looked through hawk's eyes, director Roh's eye for making the moment of game 3 of the series watershed

Oct 22, 2025

Hanwha Noh Si-hwan, with two outs and third base, is cheering after hitting a two-run home run in the top of the fifth inning at the third round of the playoffs between Hanwha and Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 21st. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.21/

Daegu Lions Park, where the third playoff game between Hanwha and Samsung was held on the 21st.

Hanwha Eagles No. 4 hitter Noh Si-hwan was slightly burdened before the game. 'Hanwha Killer' Samsung Ariel Hurado's starting date.

After that, he shot one in 12 at-bats (0.083) over the past three years. He had no hits in four at-bats this season.

Before the game, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon called Noh Si-hwan.

"The manager called me before I went to bat today. You don't usually sing it, but you call it 'Don't think too much and hit it boldly. Look at the ball too much and hit it. He advised me to swing boldly."

3rd PO match between Samsung and Hanwha held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 21st. Hanwha won 5-4 against Samsung. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon applauds the players. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.10.21/

This word has become a revelation.

In the first two at-bats, the worries became a reality. The timing was too late for hesitation. He grounded out to shortstop for the first time with two outs and a runner on first base in the first inning, and retired with a double play in front of the third baseman in the fourth inning with no outs.

But there was no third failure.

Chasing 3-4 with two outs in the top of the fifth inning, third base.

He almost cringed due to the failure of his first two at-bats, but Noh Si-hwan was the opposite. As soon as he took the batter's box, he hit the bat without hesitation on Furado's 136km slider at the first pitch. The 171-kilometer line drive ball, which was properly caught, disappeared into the left fence like a shot. It was a come-from-behind final two-run shot that made it 5-4. a swing without hesitation. What happened.

"When I think about it, I thought too much about the first two at-bats. Because I thought too much, the timing was late, and I think there was a double play. The manager's message changed the outcome at bat."

A shot that frustrated Hanwha's natural enemy and Roh Si-hwan's natural enemy, Furado. It was the first time that he hit the ever-changing ball properly. In other words, it showed that there is no answer if the ball count is concentrated on Hurado, who freely uses six pitches.

3rd PO match between Samsung and Hanwha held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 21st. In the top of the fifth inning, Noh Si-hwan hit a come-from-behind two-run home run. Noh Si-hwan, who is circling the ground. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.10.21/

"It was too late because I just hesitated too much. "He gave me a message to hit boldly, so the coach believes in me, and the fans believe in me, so I shouldn't hesitate, I just thought I should swing it when I see it, but I got a real pitch."

His first home run and second hit to Furado.

If you fear failure, you will not succeed. The veteran head coach, who has been through all his life, awakened the ordinary fact. It was the result of observing the minute difference between the fourth batter swing with the hawk's eye. This is why experience cannot be ignored.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.