Choi Kang Monsters erased Magic Number 1 and reversed 4 points in the 8th inning alone...Season 4 confirmed (strongest baseball)
Jan 14, 2025
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In the 114th episode of JTBC's entertainment program 「The Greatest Baseball」, which aired at 10:30 p.m. on the 13th, there was a close race between the strongest monsters trying to lift the Monster's Cup and Gyeongnam University, which won the presidential flag.
On this day, the Monster's team tried to erase the Magic Number 1 and confirm the next season despite bad news such as Choi Soo-hyun, Kook Hae-sung's injuries, and Lee Hong-gu's absence. Park Yong-taek, who was trusted again and returned to the captain's position, made an extraordinary determination, saying, `Let's think that we are fighting only for today.'
The starting pitcher responsible for leading the Monsters to next season was 'Ace' Yoo Hee-kwan. He gave up a hit to Kyungnam University's leadoff hitter Kim Tae-hee in the top of the first inning, but he showed a seasoned pitching against the next batter, inducing a 1-4-3 double play to get off to a good start.
However, Kyungnam University's starting pitcher Yoo Seung-je also showed a formidable performance. Despite Jung Geun-woo's walk on base and stolen bases, he maintained a tight '0 balance' with the help of Gyeongnam University's infield.
Among them, Kyungnam University took the first point. Bae Tae-ho, the fourth batter of Kyungnam University, made a double against Yoo Hee-kwan, while Choi Hae-chan, the home run king of the college league, also succeeded in walking on base. Later, Bae Tae-ho, who became a runner on third base, came home and won a valuable point.
In the bottom of the second inning, the Monsters immediately started chasing. Captain Park Yong-taek, who returned, got on base with a clean hit in front of center field, followed by Jeong Eui-yoon with a walk to build a runner. In the subsequent at-bat, Lee Taek-geun failed twice in the bunt operation, but in the end, he connected with a hit to create a chance to load the bases. However, as Park Jae-wook, who had high expectations, withdrew due to a double play, the Monsters barely added one more point.
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However, in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Monster's offense began to slowly open its eyes. After Lim Sang-woo's hit, Lee Dae-ho's hit continued, creating a chance for the first and third base runners. Here, Park Yong-taek's timely hit, Jeong Eui-yoon's walk on base, and Lee Taek-geun's hit led to a single to reduce the gap by just one point.
Along with the revived Monster's lineup, Yoo Hee-kwan's good pitching also shone. He kept the mound as a starting pitcher until the seventh inning, tying up Gyeongnam University's lineup, and was later replaced by Nippert. Nippert overwhelmed his opponent by spraying a fastball of 148km/h from the first pitch.
Nevertheless, Kyungnam University held the lead until the eighth inning. As if to prove an aggressive team color with 32 team home runs, Kyungnam University scored an additional run in the top of the eighth inning to maintain a 5:3 advantage.
At the end of the eighth inning with not much innings left. Jung Sung-hoon, Lee Dae-ho and Park Yong-taek succeeded in walking and loaded the bases with runners. Jeong Eui-yoon, who came to the batter's box with a full base chance that came again, brought in two runners with a bold swing and eventually tied the score 5:5. On top of that, Lee Taek-geun's sacrifice bunt and Kim Moon-ho's sacrifice hit scored four points in the eighth inning, dramatically turning the tables 5:7.
In the top of the ninth inning, Nippert rose to the final mound of the Monsters, who had to keep their victory. He struck out the first batter by raising the ball speed with a full-strength pitch, and the second batter was grounded out, increasing the out count one after another.
Now, if you fill in just one out count, you will be confirmed to advance to next season. Kim Tae-hee of Kyungnam University, who took the batter's box at this important moment, hit Nippert's fastball to get on base, and the tension soared again to its peak. However, Jung Eui-yoon calmly caught the fly ball of the last batter, Lee Jun-seo, and the Monsters finally erased all the magic numbers and headed for the 2025 season of the 'strongest baseball'.
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