The opponent is Samsung! We're ready…I will do my best to reach a higher place

Oct 14, 2025

The opponent is Samsung! We're ready…I will do my best to reach a higher place
Coach Kim Kyung-moon of Hanwha talks with reporters at the match between Lotte and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.30/



The opponent for the playoff showdown with the Hanwha Eagles has been decided.

Hanwha will play the first round of the postseason playoffs against the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 17th.

Hanwha finished second in the regular season and won a ticket to the playoffs. Hanwha, which finished its regular season schedule after the match against Suwon KT Wiz on the 3rd, started preparing for the playoffs during the Chuseok holiday.




A total of four practice games were held twice each with the independent team Yeoncheon Miracle and the Armed Forces Sports Unit (Sangmu), enhancing their sense of practice. In all four games, the batters burst stably, and Hanwha's pride, Cody Ponce, Ryan Weiss, Ryu Hyun-jin and Moon Dong-ju, also successfully completed the final inspection. Hanwha won all four practice games

The opponent is Samsung! We're ready…I will do my best to reach a higher place
The LG-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Manager Kim Kyung-moon greets the players with Hanwha winning 7-3. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.29/
After finishing all the practice games after the match against Sangmu on the 14th, Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon said, `First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Yeoncheon Miracle and the Sangmu team for doing their best in the practice game with us. It seems that the breathing part with the players was well done while conducting four practice games. I will keep the good points I found during the practice game, and I will quickly make up for the shortcomings to prepare for the playoffs" he said.

The opponent became Samsung. Samsung, which finished the regular season in fourth place, succeeded in advancing to the semi-playoff by catching the NC Dinos in the wild-card game.




Although he was physically inferior, he beat the SSG Wyverns 3-1 with the starting lineup's good pitching and the batting line-up that hit one by one when necessary, confirming his advance to the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

The opponent is Samsung! We're ready…I will do my best to reach a higher place
4th semi-PO match between SSG and Samsung at Lions Park in Daegu on the 14th. When Lee Jae-hyun hit a solo shot with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, coach Park Jin-man came out with the flag and welcomed it. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.14/
Hanwha is facing Samsung with eight wins and eight losses this season. It is not easy for Hanwha as well. If Hanwha catches Samsung in the best-of-five playoff, it will succeed in advancing to the Korean Series for the first time in 19 years since 2006.

After the playoff opponent was set to be Samsung, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon also threw his hat in the ring through the club. Manager Kim said, `Samsung is a team with good power, so we expect a great game in the playoffs"We've also prepared a lot from the regular season to today, so we expect good results if we prepare and play in the temperate zone."




Coach Kim continued, `We will do our best in one game so that our Hanwha Eagles can rise to a higher level.'



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.