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Dongtan BC Son Ga-eun seems in its place within the backside of the third inning
He got here out as a primary baseman and stood on the plate as nicely.
The workforce suffered a 2-13 chilly loss to Dogae Excessive Faculty.
Son: “I’m assured of my first hit earlier than commencement.”
Son Ga-eun (18, Hwaseong Dongtan BC), along with her lengthy hair falling out of her hat, stepped on the bottom in its place first baseman. It was the second when the primary feminine participant was born within the 78-year historical past of the Golden Lion, which started in 1947 as a nationwide center faculty district invitational baseball match. Son Ga-eun performed as a defensive defender within the backside of the third inning of the primary spherical of the 78th Golden Lion Nationwide Excessive Faculty Baseball Match and Weekend League King of Kings Recreation held at Shinwol Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the nineteenth and completed the sport with no hits in a single at-bat. Hwaseong Dongtan BC misplaced a chilly sport to Dogae Excessive Faculty, 2-13, within the fifth inning, and Son Ga-eun, a third-year pupil at Naru Excessive Faculty, ended her participation within the Golden Lion with this one sport. Based in 2022, Hwaseong Dongtan BC is a membership workforce the place college students from numerous faculties collect to play baseball ‘as a passion’.
Son Ga-eun, who performed on this sport with the phrase ‘Let’s have enjoyable’ engraved on her cap, mentioned, “The truth is that feminine gamers can not become profitable by means of baseball (by going skilled) or go to varsity, but when there are gamers enjoying in highschool baseball like this, the juniors will be capable of do it.” “I believe there shall be alternatives for me as nicely,” he mentioned. “Actually, it’s inevitable that I’m much less highly effective (than male gamers), nevertheless it’s good to have the ability to play baseball with male gamers of the identical age.” Her father, Son Hwang-yeong (55), additionally mentioned, “I must get consideration as a result of I’m good at baseball, however I really feel pressured to obtain consideration as a result of I’m a feminine participant.” He added, “I hope younger pals get braveness from seeing Ga-eun.”
Son Ga-eun grew to become fascinated about baseball after enjoying T-ball whereas attending Seokwoo Elementary Faculty in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do. Tee-ball is a straightforward baseball sport the place the pitcher locations the ball on a tee like golf as an alternative of throwing it. Son Ga-eun, who began enjoying Little League baseball in her second yr at Seokwoo Center Faculty, like most feminine gamers, headed to the Yanggu Black Pulse, a ladies’s social league workforce, after getting into highschool. She then joined Hwaseong Dongtan BC final yr on the advice of the little baseball workforce supervisor. Final yr, she was named to the ladies’s nationwide baseball workforce reserve record, however she didn’t apply for the nationwide workforce this yr to be able to give attention to her actions with Hwaseong Dongtan BC.
Since becoming a member of Hwaseong Dongtan BC, Son Ga-eun has had 8 at-bats in official video games, however has not but had a success. Nonetheless, on today, he hit a ball off the bat for the primary time in a highschool baseball sport. The results of the hit was a double play in entrance of the shortstop that ended the sport. Son Ga-eun mentioned, “I haven’t been in a position to hit a foul, however since I touched the ball in the present day, I’ve confidence that I can hit a success subsequent time. I’ll positively hit at the very least one hit earlier than I graduate.” Additionally, my workforce has solely suffered chilly losses to this point, however I actually need to get one win.”
If we increase the scope to incorporate the 4 main highschool baseball tournaments (Golden Lion, Blue Dragon, President’s Cup, and Phoenix Cup), Son Ga-eun is the second feminine participant in historical past. Hyangmi Ahn (43) of Deoksujeongbogo (now Deoksu Excessive Faculty) left her first file when competing within the President’s Cup in 1999. Hyangmi Ahn has by no means hit a success in an official highschool baseball sport.
Within the second spherical held at Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Jung-Ang Excessive Faculty defeated Je Excessive Faculty 10-5 and superior to the spherical of 16. It has been 4 years since 2020 that Jungang Excessive Faculty superior to the spherical of 16 of the Golden Lion. The 2021 semifinal workforce Yushin Excessive Faculty additionally defeated Daejeon Jeil Excessive Faculty 7-1 and joined the spherical of 16. Jeonju Excessive Faculty and Daegu Sangwon Excessive Faculty have been additionally named to the spherical of 16 workforce of this match.
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