Who's number 101? Three-way save against Chunichi KKK → MVP, praise from fellow students (Okinawa Report)
Feb 19, 2025
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Another young gun prospect appeared on the Samsung mound. It is right-hander Park Joo-hyuk (24). Pitcher in Samsung uniform as 2nd round 5 in 2020. The first-team record is only 1.35 ERA in six ⅔ in eight games in 2022.
He returned from military service in Sangmu last year. I feel like I've matured a lot. I prepared well for this season. The breaking ball, which lacked completeness, became sharp. Owners of sharp sliders with a high RBI fastball in the mid-145km range and a variety of bending angles. It is a resource that can prevent one or two innings in the bullpen.
The military service period is being upgraded against Japanese hitters.
He started the game against the Yomiuri Giants on the 16th with four batters, one walk, two strikeouts, and no runs in one inning.
In the match against Chunichi held at Akama Stadium in Onnason on the 19th, he pitched more impressively. He took the mound in the top of the ninth inning with a 5-3 lead and killed three right-handed batters with a three-way K-K offense. It's not just a strikeout. He was aggressive enough to have as many as 11 strikes out of 12 pitches. There were only four pitches thrown by each batter.
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The Lions TV real-time bulletin board, which was broadcasting live, went wild. Complimentary comments quickly poured in, saying, `Nice ball.' Castor Han Myung-jae, who was broadcasting, praised "That's attractive as a relief pitcher." Hwang Dong-jae, a classmate who participated as a commentator, expressed his admiration for Park Joo-hyuk's surprising strikeout show, listing his strengths as a pitcher with a strong fastball end and a good slider.
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Samsung, which took the lead with Jeon Byung-woo's missed timely hit in the bottom of the seventh inning with one out and runners on the first and third bases, sealed the lead by making it 5-3 with Lee Chang-yong's timely hit to the left in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases.
The stable bullpen in two consecutive games and the tightness of the lineup were outstanding. It is an impressive performance considering that they are Japanese professional baseball teams that speed up their pace quickly in time for the exhibition game in early March, although they are composed of 1.5 teams.
Starter Choi Won-tae pitched well with one hit and three strikeouts in two innings. He threw 34 pitches by mixing two-seam, change-up, and curve. The maximum speed is 146 km. Right-hander Kim Dae-ho pitched two innings of no-hit, one-walk, and Lee Jae-ik pitched well with one hit and no run in one inning.
Hong Hyun-bin, who started as the second center fielder, hit all four at-bats in the center of the bat and played 2 hits, 2 runs and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats. No. 9 second baseman Shim Jae-hoon played two hits and one run in four at-bats, including a double.
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Photo courtesy = Samsung Lions
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
