Coach Ryu Ji-hyun, who won his debut match at National University, confirmed his international competitiveness in the young bullpen. Tomorrow's pick is WONSEOK O and LEE MINSEOK
Nov 08, 2025
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You got the first step right. Ryu Ji-hyun, the new coach of the Korean baseball team, won his debut game. The Korean baseball team won 3-0 on the first day of the K-baseball series against the Czech Republic at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 8th due to the mound's good pitching, in which seven pitchers struck out as many as 17 strikeouts.
Starting Kwak Bin (4K scoreless in 2 innings), Kim Gun-woo (4K scoreless in 2 innings), Choi Joon-yong (3K scoreless in 1 inning), Lee Ho-sung (1 inning 1 hit and 1K scoreless), Lee Ro-woon (1 inning 1 hit and no score), Kim Taek-yeon (1 inning 3K scoreless) and Cho Byung-hyun (1 inning 2K scoreless) gave up just 3 hits and struck out 17 Czech batters, neutralizing Czech batters.
Instead, three points were regrettable. The number of hits was only five, but even though five walks and the opponent's two errors were added, a timely hit did not work well in the chance.
South Korea, which scored the first run with Song Sung-moon's right-handed hit in the bottom of the first inning, made it 2-0 with Choi Jae-hoon's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second inning and continued its 0 march, before scoring the decisive run with an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning that exceeded Lee Jae-won's height in right field with two outs and runners on first and second bases.
Coach Ryu said, `I wanted a more active attack. That was a bit of a disappointment, but I was able to confirm the competitiveness of young bullpen pitchers in international competitions," he said, expressing both the disappointment of the batters and the positive side of the mound.
-a general review of the game.
▶I wanted a more active attack. That was a bit of a disappointing game. However, it was a game where young bullpen pitchers could confirm their competitiveness in international competitions.
-The lineup wasn't as strong as I thought.
▶I think I have lost my sense of play. Players who haven't played are more than a month old. When I saw batters hit in the dugout, I wanted to show good performance, but my body didn't seem to follow.
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▶I think the pitchers who didn't go out today will be ready. Oh Won-seok will start and Lee Min-seok will prepare behind him. After that, bullpen pitchers will prepare according to the situation.
-How did you see starter Kwak Bin's pitching.
▶ As expected, he was nervous from the first batter. He was nervous, but in fact, if the number of pitches exceeded 20 in the first inning, it could have been a situation to change, but he blocked it until the second inning, easing the burden on the second pitcher (Kim) Gun-woo. Looking at it today, there was more tension because the players with less experience came down from the mound. Today's game must have been a good experience for the players. Many players will go to Tokyo Dome for the first time next week, but they will still have their own composure. I expected young pitchers because they showed good performance through semi-PO and PO, but they certainly seemed to be more nervous than experienced players.
-It was hard to hit the Czech bullpen.
▶I was able to check today as well. If there is no score difference of more than 3 points before the 5th inning, you can play the game in anxiety. It was also the first game for both teams, but managers will prepare for pitcher management in the WBC regulations. The choice of pitchers behind it will vary depending on the initial score difference. I was able to check that part again today.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
