Is this a practice game? The grand slam and back-to-back home runs were explosive
Feb 19, 2025
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SSG played its second Red and White match at the first spring camp in Vero Beach, Florida on the 19th (Korea time). An official from the SSG club said "The players' sense of the actual game is gradually increasing. Compared to the previous game, hitters showed adaptation to actual pitching. A lot of in-field balls were formed, and a number of quality balls came out" he evaluated.
The practice game, which was divided into the red team and the white team, lasted six innings. The match ended with the Hong team's 7-6 victory. In the fourth inning, when the score was 1-1, Hong's team had a bases-loaded chance with Park Ji-hwan's right-handed hit and consecutive walks by Jung Joon-jae and Park Sung-han. And he brought the lead to Ko Myung-joon's Grand Slam. In the continued attack, Ha Jae-hoon hit a solo shot to the left. Baek's team followed four runs in the fifth inning, but Ha Jae-hoon hit a home run again in the fifth inning to widen the gap. The Red team shook off the white team's chase and kept the victory.
Pitcher Jeon Young-joon and fielder Ko Myung-joon were selected as the MVP of the game. Jeon Young-joon struck out one strikeout and kept it scoreless in one inning, while Ko Myung-joon went 1 for 4 with one home run and four RBIs.
Jeon Young-joon, who was selected as the MVP of the pitcher, said, `I'm glad that I did well in the last game of the first spring camp. It was good to finish the camp while maintaining the direction I thought," he said with satisfaction.
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First baseman Ko Myung-joon, who is being intensively trained by coach Lee Soo-yong and hitting coach Kang Byung-sik, hit 11 home runs last year, when he spent his first full-time close season as a member of the first team. He is considered one of the big prospects who can hit at least 20 home runs this season. It's a practice game, but he hit a grand slam and started preheating the season in earnest.
New foreign pitcher Mitch White also wrapped up his first real game appearance. On this day, White allowed one hit, no outs, and no strikeouts in one inning. The maximum speed of a fastball was 152 km. As planned, I am gradually improving my physical condition. An official said, "In addition to the fastball, the movement of the breaking ball, such as the cut fastball, sweeper, and curve, was good."It was well received.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
