Gwangju Jeil High School beat Chungam High School to advance to the quarterfinals.
Gwangju Ilgo defeated Chungam High School 3-2 in the round of 16 on the 8th day of the 77th Golden Lion National High School Baseball Championship and Weekend League Wangjungwangjeon held at Mokdong Stadium on the 21st (co-sponsored by Donga Ilbo, Sports Donga, and Korea Baseball Softball Association). On the same day, Daegu Sangwon High School, which advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Daegu High School 3-1, will play the quarterfinals at Mokdong Stadium on the 23rd.
The power of a strong mound stood out. Starter Kim Tae-hyun allowed 2 hits and 6 walks in 4.1 innings with 1 out in the 5th inning, but with 2 strikeouts and 1 run, he blocked Chungam High School’s batting line. Seongjun Kim, a freshman who took the mound, became the winning pitcher with a fastball of 147 km at the highest speed and 4 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts and 1 run in 4.2 innings.
Gwangju Ilgo, who lost one point first in the top of the 5th inning, succeeded in counterattacking in the bottom of the 6th inning. Song Jin-hyung and Park Heon’s hits, Choi Dae-joon’s 1-out run with four balls, Kim Eui-cheol’s push-off walk and Lee Ju-hyun’s center fielder’s sacrifice fly succeeded in a 2-1 turnaround. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Song Jin-hyeong’s hit and stolen base gave him a second-out chance, and Choi Dae-jun’s right-handed hit took him one step closer to victory.
After allowing the chase to 3-2 in the last defense in the top of the 9th inning, they continued to be in a crisis with 2 out and 3 base, but Kim Seong-joon calmly turned slugger Lee Chung-heon with a shortstop grounder, so he won the game. Despite being in his freshman year, his aggressive pitching, which was not intimidated in the face of crisis, stood out.
After the game,카지노사이트 Seongjun Kim said, “It was a difficult game, but I’m happy to win by working together with my brothers.” did not hide “The fastball and slider are my most confident weapons. My goal is to win this tournament and go down to Gwangju,” he said with strength.
Song Jin-hyung, a 3rd grader who recorded 2 hits and 2 runs in 3 at-bats, including a heavy hit that served as a stepping stone for an extra run at the end of the 7th inning, said, “I promised my teammates that I would play for 2-3 hours until the 9th inning today with the mindset that I would die, but I am happy that I won.” and smiled broadly.