19 runs against Taiwan's last-place team with four outs? a pre-vaccinated shot
Feb 24, 2025
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The NC Dinos lost 3-19 in a practice game against the Taiwan Professional Team (CPBL) Taigang Hawks at Tainan Asia-Pacific International Baseball Training Center in Taiwan on the 24th.
Taigang is the youngest Taiwanese club. It was founded in 2022 and went through the second division to make the first team stage for the first time in the 20224 season. It is a new team that finished last among the six CPBL teams last year in the final sixth place.
On this day, NC operated a batting order close to the best. Matt Davidson, the home run king last year, conveyed his intention to the coaching staff in advance that he wanted to play the actual game in the second half as he is a slow-starter, and manager Lee Ho-joon accepted it. Except for Davison, however, all the other main veterans showed motivation.
In particular, Son Ah-seop and Park Gun-woo, who suffered major injuries last year and had a long hiatus, even played outfield defense in their first game. First of all, the players seemed to want to check various movements from the actual game to defense, base running, and offense.
Therefore, the lineup was set up with Park Min-woo (2nd baseman), Kim Joo-won (2nd baseman), Park Gun-woo (middle fielder), Kwon Hee-dong (left fielder), Son Ah-seop (right fielder), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), Park Se-hyuk (designated hitter), and Kim Hyung-joon (catcher). If only Davison goes in here, it's actually a good match for the opening lineup.
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However, when I opened the lid, the NC players still looked less warmed up. Most of the pitchers, including Lim Sang-hyun, who took the mound as a starting pitcher, and Bae Jae-hwan, who was prepared as a second pitcher, experienced difficulties in controlling the ball. On this day, NC pitchers allowed 10 four outs in nine innings, and allowed 18 hits and four homers. Among them was a grand slam.
First of all, the hitting sense of Taigang hitters, the opposing team, was in a very good condition. Since Taiwanese players, including Taigang players, continue to camp at their home stadiums, it is not difficult to maintain the sense of hitting. In addition, outdoor training is possible at any time due to warm weather even in winter. Taiwan teams have already started practice games, including Korean teams, so the swing itself has gained strength. NC pitchers, who are still not warmed up, struggled from the beginning, giving away balls and making wild pitches several times, panicking at the reaction of opposing batters.
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The game was coach Lee Ho-joon's unofficial debut. Now, he will return to Korea and play exhibition games and the opening game of the regular season, but this was the first time he played a tense match against an opponent.
He was defeated by making excessive mistakes, but it should be considered that he received a strong vaccination in advance. It is no exaggeration to say that the worst plays that can come out after the opening of the season, such as poor starters, early steel plates, bullpen trouble, poor batters and fielders' defense errors, were all shown in one game. As much as he experienced it in advance, he is able to prepare for the season more firmly.
NC will play its second practice game against Fubang Guardians at the same place on the 25th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
