'There was another miracle' 0.282 → 0.301 in 20 days, is it possible to record the club's first record?

Oct 01, 2024

The match between SSG Landers and Kiwoom Heroes at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 30th. In the bottom of the fourth inning, SSG Park Sung-han is cheering after hitting a timely hit with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.30/

He raised his batting average by 20 in just 20 days. There was another miracle.

SSG Landers' main shortstop Park Sung-han finished the regular season with 30-10 home runs. Park Sung-han went 2 for 3 with a walk and an RBI against the Kiwoom Heroes in Incheon on Sept. 30, the last game of the regular season. Park Sung-han, who added two hits on this day alone, will be able to end the season after making a dramatic .300 by making .301 from a season batting average of .298 the day before.

It was Park Sung-han who already had 10 home runs in the season. On September 22, he hit his 10th home run against Suwon KT Wiz and made his first double-digit home run.

With this, he became the first shortstop in the SSG team to hit .300-10 home runs. Only one Tilson Burrito in 2001 had a .300-10 home run among the main shortstop in history, including the days of the full-length SK Wyverns. It has been 23 years since then, and he is the first Korean player in the club's history.

Park Sung-han even released his regret of re-entry, which he personally felt sorry for. He recorded his first 30% of his debut in the 2021 season, his first season as a main player, with a batting average of .302, but he was particularly disappointed to finish the season with .298 in front of him in the 2022 season. Last year, he was only 266%, but he returned to the .300 mark again this season.

A game between the LG Twins and SSG Landers at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. SSG shortstop Park Sung-han is catching his breath. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.17/

In particular, it is even more surprising because he raised his batting average to nearly 20% in 20 days. Park Sung-han has been up and down between 280 and 30% throughout this season. When I was physically exhausted or had a bad feeling, I fell to 27%.

Until early September, the batting average dropped sharply as the hitless game continued. As of Sept. 10, Park Sung-han's batting average for the season was 282. However, a series of hits continued from September 11th. Until the final game of the regular season, 13 consecutive hits were made, eight of which were multi-hits.

His batting performance from September 11 to September 30 was a whopping 469 batting average and 23 hits in 49 at-bats. As the season's best batting feeling came at the end, he was able to hit a dramatic .300 batting average. It is a remarkable performance considering that it is a shortstop position that consumes a lot of physical strength.

The match between SSG Landers and Kiwoom Heroes at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 30th. In the top of the first inning, SSG Park Sung-han is stealing second base with no outs. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.30/

Park Sung-han, who set the first record, is now able to confidently challenge his first Golden Glove. The competition for the Golden Glove in shortstop this season is expected to be a two-way race between Park Sung-han and Park Chan-ho (KIA). Park Chan-ho hit .300 for the second consecutive year and has a premium as a shortstop who led his team to win the regular season. Park Chan-ho is also No. 1 in the league (1,120 ⅓ innings) in shortstop defensive innings. Both Park Sung-han and Park Chan-ho have the same defensive errors with 23.

Amid fierce 'voting' competition, Park Sung-han's challenge of creating a miracle is worth it in itself.

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'There was another miracle' 0.282 → 0.301 in 20 days, is it possible to record the club's first record?

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