'Up to 152km + 5 innings of no-hitter' Special prospects, the best players every day were the stimulus
Oct 17, 2024
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NC drew 3-3 in the 2024 KBO Fall League game against the LG Twins in Ulsan on the 16th. The most impressive player was Shin Young-woo, who took the mound as a starting pitcher. Shin Young-woo recorded a no-hitter in five innings on the day. He had six strikeouts and two outs without a hit. He threw 62 pitches and posted a maximum speed of 152 km per fastball.
Shin Young-woo is one of NC's most anticipated promising pitchers. He was considered a big-time pitcher in high school as an ace at Gyeongnam High School, and was selected as NC's fourth overall pick in the first round of the 2023 rookie draft. In the same year, Shin Young-woo was ranked second after Shim Joon-seok, Kim Seo-hyun, and Yoon Young-chul, who were called the `biggest fish.' Among them, Shim Joon-seok went to the United States, Kim Seo-hyun was nominated by Hanwha Eagles and Yoon Young-chul by KIA Tigers, respectively, and is currently active in the first team.
But it's still an unfinished business. Even in the first-team stage, the maximum speed was recorded up to 156km, but he still has not been able to completely solve his homework about his ball control difficulties. Shin Young-woo will leave for Australia next month to play in the Australian Baseball League at the Perth Heat to improve his skills in the offseason. Prior to that, he also took the mound in the prospect exchange game between NC and Softbank Hawks, and made a meaningful start in the KBO League prospect education league. NC is also providing experience support to large prospect Shin Young-woo ahead of preparation for next season.
After the game, Shin Young-woo "I think trying to catch a fast count with aggressive pitching led to a good result. "It's a pity that I gave up a walk after the 2S, but I'm generally satisfied because I think it's simple and finished the next batter well " He said, "I tried to make an aggressive pitch based on what I felt through (soft bank) exchange matches in Japan"
The exchange match with Softbank was originally talked about as a match involving promising players from the second and third divisions of both teams, but NC players got a chance to face NPB's best players as Softbank, which won the league, sent out a large number of first-team main players to prepare for the postseason. The experience seems to have stimulated Shin Young-woo a lot.
Shin Young-woo said, "It was impressive that Japanese pitchers caught a fast count with aggressive pitches and boldly used the crystal ball in an advantageous count after 2S. I also pitched today thinking about this part."
He said "The good feeling and results in the recent game continued to this day. I'll think that it's my homework to continue the way I am now and prepare well"He made a strong commitment to a busy off-season.
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