Good-bye! Eagles Park, good-bye! Jung Woo-ram Hanwha lost to NC in the final game 'Choi Sung-young good pitching'
Sep 29, 2024
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Hanwha lost 2-7 at home against the NC Dinos at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Hanwha finished the season with 66 wins, two draws and 75 losses. No. 9 NC escaped six consecutive losses. It was his 61st win (two draws and 79 losses) of the season.
Hanwha will make a fresh start from 2025 at the new stadium located right next to Hanwha Life Eagles Park. The last professional match to be held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park, which opened in 1964. In addition, it was also the day of Jung Woo-ram's retirement ceremony, who achieved the only 1,000-game trip in the KBO League.
Jung Woo-ram started as Hanwha in Gyeonggi Province on the day. Jung Woo-ram, who played all 1,004 games as a relief pitcher, was listed as his first starting pitcher since his debut.
Ahead of the retirement ceremony, Jung Woo-ram "I felt it for the first time in my life while going to work. I was also very nervous. It was sad to go to Daejeon ballpark for the first time in a year, but it was a lot??C. It feels similar to going to the ballpark before the first game of the Korean Series when I was young, but it is also very touching. There was a mixture of emotions. I've never felt it before in my life," he said of his retirement.
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NC's starting players were Choi Jung-won (middle fielder), Kim Joo-won (striker), Chun Jin-hwan (left fielder), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), Seo Ho-cheol (designated hitter), Do Tae-hoon (first baseman), Park Si-won (right fielder), Ahn Jung-yeol (catcher), and Kim Han-byul (second baseman).
Jung Woo-ram faced Choi Jung-won and went down the mound. Jung Woo-ram said "It's a lie that a good ball comes out like in the active role, but I prepared it for the fans at the last minute, and I'll pour out what I have with my heart."
Choi Jung-won said "I didn't play with Jung Woo-ram, but Jung Woo-ram felt that he was a very good pitcher. It's an honor to be able to face an opponent like this in the last game. "It's an honor to be the first hitter at this retirement ceremony." I think it's right for me to do my best to go to the plate."
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The first place was in Hanwha. After one out in the bottom of the first inning, Kim Tae-yeon and Moon Hyun-bin made consecutive hits and Roh Si-hwan's walk made the bases loaded. Chae Eun-sung's sacrifice fly then took a 1-0 lead.
NC tied the game in the top of the fourth inning. After one out, Seo Ho-chul's double, Do Tae-woon's walk, and Park Si-won's timely hit balanced 1-1.
NC scored a run in the top of the sixth inning. Leading hitter Seo Ho-chul made a hit that fell off the second base.
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Hanwha saved its chasing hopes in the bottom of the eighth inning. Leading hitter Choi In-ho's walk and Kim Tae-yeon's grounder led to defensive errors, which led to chances on the second and third bases. After that, Moon Hyun-bin's sacrifice fly narrowed the gap to 2-4.
Hanwha's hopes of chasing survived, but NC sealed the game with consecutive hits by Chun Jae-hwan and Kim Hui-jip in the top of the ninth inning, Seo Ho-cheol and Do Tae-hoon's timely hits, and Ahn Jung-yeol's sacrifice fly.
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After Jung Woo-ram faced a batter, Barria (two runs in five innings), Park Sang-won (two runs in ⅔ innings), Lee Sang-kyu (one ⅓ scoreless), Han Seung-hyuk (one inning scoreless), Joo Hyun-sang (two runs and one earned run in 0 innings), Jang Min-jae (⅔ innings scoreless), and Hwang Jun-seo (⅓ innings scoreless) came up in order.
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