"'Best talent since Kim Do-young' Kim Sung-joon of Gwangju Ilgo Lee Do-ryu, up to 150 kilometers, did it...Go to the semifinals of Cheongryonggi after catching the favorite Deoksu
Jul 14, 2024
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The 79th Cheongryonggi National High School Baseball Championship and the weekend league King Jung-wang match (co-hosted by the Chosun Ilbo, Sports Chosun, and Korea Baseball Softball Association) between Deoksu High School and Gwangju Jeil High School on the 13th at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul.
The coaches of both teams faced off with an ace on the mound for the semifinal ticket of Cheongryonggi. Deoksu High School starter Kim Tae-hyung allowed one run with seven strikeouts and eight innings in the previous two games. Gwangju Jeil High School starter Kwon Hyun-woo allowed three walks and seven strikeouts in seven innings. Both starting pitchers threw the ball to the semifinals of Cheongryonggi as best they could.
Gwangju Il High School first scored the first point in the early part of the game. After one out, Kim Sun-bin of Gwangju Jeil High School hit a fastball from Deoksu High School and Kim Tae-hyung to hit a triple. Later, Bae Jong-yoon's double hit to score Kim Sun-bin's first run.
When Gwangju Jeil High School scored two points in the top of the second inning, Deoksu High School also immediately started chasing. When leadoff hitter Um Jun-sang got on base with a left-handed hit, he created a chance to score with one out and second base with a bunt sent at Bae Seung-soo's at-bat. Afterwards, No. 8 Jung Joon-hyung stole after a hit to the right, and No. 9 Park Hang-yeol also stole after a hit to the left, and Deoksu High School turned the game to square one.
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a two-to-two tie. Catcher Kim Sun-bin, who hit a triple from his first at-bat, turned the game around once again with a double in the top of the third inning. After two outs, Lee Yun-woo hit a double, with two outs and runners on second base. Kim Sun-bin, who entered the batter's box, hit another double off Deoksu ace Kim Tae-hyung to bring the runner on second base home.
After Kim Sun-bin's timely come-from-behind hit in the third inning, the two teams of fielders failed to target the mound and failed to score a point.
When Gwangju Jeil High School starter Kwon Hyun-woo went down from the mound after pitching two runs in four innings, manager Cho Yoon-chae put Kim Sung-joon on the mound, who was watching third baseman, not third-year left-hander Kim Tae-hyun. Kim Sung-joon, who was put in as the third pitcher in the last round of 16 Ansan Technical High School, took the mound with his gloves changed while looking at the third baseman, leading his team to the quarterfinals with 59 scoreless pitches in 3.1 innings.
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Kim Sun-bin's clever combination of balls and Kim Sung-joon, a second-year pitcher who confidently throws a maximum speed of 150km, were impressive in the count.
1 point difference until the 9th inning. Kim Sung-joon, who took the mound, threw the ball vigorously looking at the catcher's mit without showing any signs of exhaustion. Kim Sung-joon, who handled the first batter, Um Jun-sang, with a strong pitch, quickly made two outs, even Park Jong-hyuk, who came out as a pinch hitter, handled the fly ball to the center field.
There is only one out count left until the semifinal ticket of Cheongryonggi. Kim Sung-joon, who threw the ball with all his might in the match with Deoksu Jung Joon-hyung, shared a hot hug with catcher Kim Sun-bin after striking out the last out count. Manager Cho Yoon-chae will be able to use the card of left-hander Kim Tae-hyun against Masan Yongmago in the semifinals thanks to Kim Sung-joon, who pitched a scoreless pitch without allowing a single hit against Deoksu's batting lineup in five innings.
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