>'Kim Hyung-joon 3 RBIs + Yoon Dong-hee solo shot' Ryu Joong-ilho, Wei Quan 5:1 defeat'3 consecutive warm-up matches'
Nov 10, 2024
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The baseball team, led by head coach Ryu Joong-il, beat the Weiquan Dragons 5-1 in a warm-up match at Taipei Tianmu Stadium in Taiwan on the 10th (Korea time). Catcher Kim Hyung-joon (NC) scored three RBIs with a sweeping double in the bottom of the fourth inning with the bases loaded with one out, and Yoon Dong-hee (Lotte) fired a preemptive solo shot in the bottom of the second inning. After starting pitcher Lim Chan-kyu (LG) recorded two scoreless innings, Choi Seung-yong (Doosan), Kim Seo-hyun (Hanwha), Yoo Young-chan (LG), Jeong Hae-young, Choi Ji-min, Kwak Do-kyu (KIA), Lee Young-ha (Doosan), Cho Byung-hyun (SSG), So Hyung-joon (KT), Kim Taek-yeon (Doosan), and Park Young-hyun (KT) threw consecutively.
Coach Ryu put Hong Chang-ki (left wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (first baseman), Yoon Dong-hee (right wing), Song Sung-moon (designated hitter), Kim Joo-won (striker), Kim Joo-hyung (possession), and Choi Won-jun (middle fielder) in the starting lineup. The starting pitcher is Lim Chan-kyu.
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The first run was made in the bottom of the second inning. Yoon Dong-hee, the leadoff hitter, kicked the first pitch of Wei Quan starter Guo Yu-jung and connected it with a solo shot over the left fence. 1-0. Following Song Sung-moon's direct double to the mid-wall fence, the national team had a chance to get a second-out and third-base hit with Kim Joo-won's true hit, but failed to score an additional point due to a failed follow-up hit.
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The national team scored an extra point in the bottom of the fourth inning. With the bases loaded with one out made by Moon Bo-kyung's dune, Yoon Dong-hee's walk, and Kim Joo-won's dune, Kim Hyung-joon made a double on the left, and in the meantime, all the runners homered, widening the gap to 4-0.
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Coach Ryu focused on the inspection by widely using fielders such as Kim Hui-jip (NC), Lee Ju-hyung (Kium), Park Sung-han (SSG), and Park Dong-won (LG).
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Coach Ryu pitched Park Young-hyun in the top of the ninth inning to face a match. With runners on first and second bases with no outs, Park Young-hyun chose to exchange out-counts with a send bunt. With one out and runners on the second and third bases, Park Young-hyun struck out both batters and finished the inning without losing a point.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, with Moon Bo-kyung on second base and Lee Ju-hyung on first base, the national team succeeded in advancing with Song Sung-moon's sacrifice bunt. Na Seung-yeop (Lotte), who was a pinch hitter with runners on the second and third bases with one out, only hit a straight hit to the right field, but Park Dong-won succeeded in adding one more point as he hit a timely hit to the left with runners on the second and third bases with two outs.
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