This has never happened in KBO history 17 pitches, the most postseason history ever
Oct 13, 2025
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Lee Rowoon took the mound in relief in the bottom of the fifth inning, trailing the Samsung Lions 1-3 in Game 3 of the semi-playoff at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 13th.
The new record came when he faced Samsung's Koo Ja-wook with one out and second base. The result was a swing and miss strikeout, and Lee Rowoon was able to barely increase one out count after throwing 17 pitches. Lee Ro-woon continued to fight with a fastball and two changeups, and Koo Ja-wook cut persistently and eventually turned a blind eye to the changeup on the 17th pitch.
The 17 pitches are a new record for the number of pitches against a batter throughout the postseason as well as the semi-playoff.
The previous postseason record was 15 pitches thrown by SK Wyverns Je Chun-mo to Lee Taek-geun in Game 2 of the Korean Series against the Hyundai Unicorns in Suwon on October 18, 2003.
The previous semi-playoff record came in Game 3 between Samsung and the Ssangbangwool Raiders in Jeonju on October 9, 1997. Samsung pitcher Park Choong-sik threw 14 balls to double bubble batter Kim Ki-tae.
Lee Rowoon struck out Koo Ja-wook with difficulty, but is it because he is too relaxed. It didn't stop the extra run. With two outs and runners on second base, Lewin Diaz was automatically filtered to four pitches, and with two outs and runners on first and second bases, Kim Young-woong allowed a timely double to right field, allowing two runs.
Lee Rowoon was eventually replaced by Moon Seung-won due to the continued crisis with two outs and runners on the second and third bases, and Moon Seung-won grounded out Lee Jae-hyun to second base, ending the inning with difficulty.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
