'That chatterbox is a walk-off hit, but requests for rejection of interviews'3 hits and 4 RBIs in the midst of a severe throat. Dream of 'Hyoja Foreigner'"Five Rivers"
Jul 12, 2024
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As the walk-off double came out, I asked for an interview, thinking how much fun he would say this time. However, he asked not to be interviewed because he was suffering from a severe cold that did not make his voice heard from the club. The reporters had no choice but to accept the fact that there was no voice.
Kiwoom Heroes' lucky foreign Ronnie Dawson was the main character.
Dawson hit a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 11th inning of overtime against the Hanwha Eagles at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 11th. Dawson hit Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun's 150km fastball to end the game with a finishing double to the right-center with a 1st base chance made by Lim Byung-wook's hit and Lee Ju-hyung's straight walk after a 4-4 tie. Starter Ha Young-min gave up four runs in the top of the first inning, but hitters chased three runs from Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin, and in the bottom of the seventh inning, he tied the game 4-4 against Hanwha's bullpen and dragged it to extra time to complete the reversal.
Dawson was there for every Kiwoom score. He hit a two-run left-handed hit in pursuit with the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the third inning when he was being dragged 0-4. In the bottom of the fifth inning, he hit the ceiling of Gocheok Dome with two outs and a lucky hit that fell off the glove of right fielder Lee Won-seok to add one more run. In particular, this hit almost became the first ceiling home run at Gocheok Dome. Dawson crossed the home run line on the ceiling and claimed that the hit was a home run, so he conducted a video reading, but it was confirmed that he was hit by the ceiling before crossing the line.
And in the bottom of the seventh inning, he walked with two outs and a runner on the first base, followed by a chance to shine on Kim Hye-sung's tiebreaking double. He finished the game with a double that hit him so well in the bottom of the 11th inning.
He led his team to victory with four RBIs and three hits in five at-bats. As of the 11th, he is ranking first with a batting average of 363, and is ranking first with 118 hits.
Dawson said after the game, "I was in a bad condition today, and I'm glad my team as well as my individual did well"Do the pitchers block you well?I think I was able to do that"I thanked the pitchers for their good defense. Even though I was ranked 10th, I didn't give up on my dream of making the 5th place. Dawson said, `I don't think the semifinals are far away.' `I'll do my best to reach the postseason until the end" expressed his determination.
indyk@sportschosun.com
