Hernandez and Osuna? NC prospects faced Sobang first-team pitchers "I felt a lot."
Oct 10, 2024
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NC started Lim Sang-hyun, and Softbank started Tomohisa Ozeki, who recorded 8 wins, 4 losses and a 2.50 ERA in 122.1 innings in 20 NPB games in 24 seasons.
NC led 2-0 in the top of the second inning with all runners scoring with Choi Bo-sung's double in the scoring opportunity with Kim Bum-joon's hit and Kim Han-byeol's hit. However, he allowed Ichinetsua to come from behind in the bottom of the second inning with a three-run home run
Kim Joon-won, who took the mound in relief in the fourth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, lost a run due to a hit, and starter Lim Sang-hyun was recorded with five earned runs in the sixth inning, while Kim Min-kyun gave up two runs in one inning and Son Joo-hwan gave up eight runs in the seventh inning.
NC added one more run in the top of the eighth inning with Kim Bum-joon scoring a hit in a chance made by consecutive walks by Chun Jae-hwan and Park Han-yeol, but failed to score further, finishing with a final score of 3-8.
Softbank's starter Ozeki pitched the first ⅓ inning, and Darwin John Hernandez and Roberto Osuna, the main players of the first team, took the mound.
NC starter Lim Sang-hyun pitched 3.2 innings and recorded 62 six hits, five runs and five earned runs. In the batting lineup, Choi Bo-sung had one hit and two RBIs in three at-bats, and Kim Bum-joon had two hits and one RBI in four at-bats.
Im Sang-hyun "I threw all the pitches I could throw today, including fastballs, curves, sliders, and folk balls. All of the Japanese batters faced today had good contact with Sun Ho-an. He didn't miss a real pitch. I felt once again that there should be sophisticated ball control and breaking balls that can be thrown at any time on the mound. It was also quite impressive to see Softbank pitchers pitching while maintaining their own constant balance in the game yesterday and today. I want to show a stable performance on the mound next year with what I got from today's game"
Choi Bo-sung said, "I felt a lot as I faced off against Tomohisa Ozeki, Hernandez Darwin, and Roberto Osuna. It was a rare opportunity to deal with players whose sophisticated control and all kinds of pitches were crucial. I thought of a changeup in my first at-bat and I think hitting it with confidence had a good result. I played one at-bat in a game yesterday and I felt something personally. I've been working on this part since the game and what I thought about today's at-bat went well. While dealing with Softbank's pitchers who took the mound today, I was able to experience a lot of things, including how to deal with pitchers without real pitches. Regarding what I felt today, I will make it my own so that I can develop it."
The final third round will be held at 18:00 at the PayPay Dome in Mizuho, Japan, on Oct. 10.
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