'1st Mistake, 10th-year third baseman'1st Mistake, '3rd baseman'"Defensive experience and confidence. But I don't think it'll matter if DOYOUNG hits"
Jul 03, 2024
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Song Sung-moon of Kiwoom Heroes became a completely different hitter this season. He is no longer a promising player, but he is the team's stronghold. He opened his eyes to the batting and even grew his defense.
Song Sung-moon led his team to victory in a home game against the LG Twins at Gocheok on the 2nd. Song Sung-moon, who started as a 4th-3rd baseman, went 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. He hit a big mid-wall triple when he hit the fence in the middle of the third inning, and in the bottom of the fifth inning, he created a chance by stealing second base following a heavy hit. Unfortunately, he failed to score due to a failed follow-up.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 1-2, he tied the game 2-2 with a clean right-handed timely hit against Jung Woo-young, a must-win group. Choi Joo-hwan's double to the middle of the month followed by a come-from-behind score.
Song Sung-moon, who hit three hits on the day and raised his batting average from 346 to 352 (94 hits in 267) rose to fourth place in the batting average. With nine home runs and 55 RBIs, he stood tall as the team's key hitter.
It's been 10 years since our debut. If he plays a full season without injury, he will definitely hit a career high. He has 41 hits left in the season (135 in 2022), four on most home runs (13 in 2022) and only 24 on most RBIs (79 in 2022).
Song Seong-moon cited desperation as the reason for the change. "Until last year, honestly, he was not an indispensable player in the teamSong Sung-moon said, "Now I am in the middle line of the team and I felt that I would be able to participate in many games only if I became a player who is helpful to the team. I thought that if there was no progress and no growth, my place would be reduced, so I prepared strongly from the offseason."
He has good defense, too. Song Sung-moon, who mainly plays as a third baseman, also plays as a second baseman and a first baseman, with only one error this season. He is playing a stable defense that much.
Song Sung-moon, who had a light smile, said, `There are some parts that Choi Joo-hwan has caught well, and the coach has given me a lot of opportunities over the past two years, so I think I do it confidently when I defend because I have a lot of experience and room.' In addition, there are cases in which the concentration decreases due to the difficulty of getting hot like this or going out in all six games, but the coaches are good at controlling the condition. "I think there is only one mistake because he took good care of his physical strength by giving me a break from exercising."
There is pride in defense. "But I'm very proud to have only one error as the first half is coming to an end. Song Sung-moon, who said, `Although that one was actually a ridiculous mistake, I am proud that there is only one.' It is true that he feels most comfortable and confident when he goes out to third base. Going out as a second baseman or first baseman means that the coach thinks highly of my utilization and trusts me that much, so I don't think it's difficult in any position and do it confidently," he said, showing his pride in his defense.
KIA Tigers' Kim Do-young has a tremendous batting performance (0.343, 22 home runs, 59 RBIs) this season, but it is pointed out that he already has 19 errors.
In response, Song Sung-moon "I made a lot of mistakes, too. Defending requires a lot of experience and seems to be an area of confidence"In my experience, if one or two mistakes start to come out, they keep coming out. But I don't think it'll matter if he hits that much like DOYOUNG," he said with a smile.
When I tried to talk about the Golden Glove, he said, "I'm going to buy it." "I'm very happy now when I think about last year. Song Sung-moon, who said, `I'm just going to go my way because other team's third baseman seniors or juniors, Kim Do-young and Noh Si-hwan are so amazing.' I think it's a good enough grade even now. Golden Glove smiled brightly, saying, "I'm grateful to be nominated as long as I can."
indyk@sportschosun.com
