Jung Woo-joo, the ace in national baseball, pitched 105 pitches, and led the team to a maximum speed of 152 km.

Jul 07, 2024

The 79th Blue Dragon Open National High School Baseball Championship match between Jeonju High School and Chungam High School held at Shinwol Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. Jeon High School's Jung Woo-joo, who took the mound with the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the third inning, is raising his spirits. Shinwol-dong = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com

A sudden appearance in the middle of the bases-loaded crisis, a one-run thin ice match that lasted until the eighth inning, Jung Woo-joo's hard-throwing 105 pitches, and the batting line that exploded in the ninth inning.

Jeon High School beat Chungam High School 9-3 amid the strong pitching of national team ace Jung Woo-joo.

The 79th Cheongryonggi National High School Baseball Championship and the weekend league King Wangjung match (co-hosted by the Chosun Ilbo, Sports Chosun, and Korea Baseball Softball Association) held at Shinwol Baseball Stadium on the 7th.

Jeon High School led 4-0, scoring two points in the second inning and two points in the third inning.

In the bottom of the third inning, Chungam High School's counterattack began. Chungam High School, which followed the two points, had a chance to load the bases with two outs. Ace Jung Woo-joo had no choice but to take the mound. Jung Woo-joo's body did not warm up due to the sudden appearance. He was chased up to one point by giving up a walk to the first batter. However, he overcame the crisis by striking out Lee Sun-woo.

Chungam High School's Park Gun-woo is pitching.

Jeongo Jung Woo-joo, who took the mound with two outs in the bottom of the third inning

The gradually thin ice ace match between Park Kun-woo of Chungam High School and Jung Woo-joo of Jeon High School, who took the mound during the third inning, was held until the eighth inning.

Jung Woo-joo went down the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning, filling 105 pitches with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. He pitched five hits, four walks, and six strikeouts in five innings. His maximum fastball speed was 152 km, while his average speed was 143 km.

Jung Woo-joo, who filled 105 pitches in the bottom of the eighth inning, is being replaced.

Chungham High School's batting lineup, which was struggling with Park Kun-woo's good pitching, exploded in the ninth inning. With one out and Park Han-yeol's walk and Choi Yoon-seok's hit, the third batter Um Jun-hyun hit an RBI double to run 5-3.

Chungam High School lowered Park Gun-woo with one out and runners on the second and third bases, and Lee Jin-joong took the mound, but Lee Han-rim, the fourth batter of Jeon High School, hit a two-run double to widen the gap to 7-3.

Jeon High School, who scored two more runs and sealed the victory by blocking Kim Young-min's scoreless inning in defense in the bottom of the ninth inning.