2024-05-27 05:18:44
Defeated Gangneung Excessive Faculty 6-4 and reached the finals for the primary time in 9 years.
Ham, ‘long-hitting intuition’ amid sluggish batting common of 100%
“Now discover a sense… “We are going to win the finals too.”
Left-handed ace Lee Dong-young’s third win in 4 video games
Daegu Sangwon Excessive Faculty’s Soom-ho (senior, photograph), who is taken into account the largest highschool outfielder this yr, is nicknamed ‘the second Kang Baek-ho.’ His physique, energy, and robust shoulders resemble Kang Baek-ho, the ‘genius hitter’ {of professional} baseball KT. The position mannequin that Moo Soo-ho needs to emulate can also be Kang Baek-ho.
Left-handed hitter Ham Soo, who was silent at first of the match however awoke after the quarterfinals, led the crew to the Golden Lion finals with a protracted hit paying homage to Kang Baek-ho. Daegu Sangwon Excessive Faculty defeated Gangneung Excessive Faculty 6-4 within the semifinals of the 78th Golden Lion Nationwide Excessive Faculty Baseball Event and Weekend League King of Kings Event held at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the twenty sixth, led by Ham Soo-ho’s three RBIs and triple. It has been 9 years since Daegu Sangwon Excessive Faculty reached the finals of this competitors since 2015, when it completed second. Daegu Sangwon Excessive Faculty, which has lifted the Golden Lion flag twice (1973 and 1998), is trying to win its third championship this yr, the one hundredth anniversary of the crew’s founding (1924).
Soomho Ham confirmed off his slugging capacity by hitting three dwelling runs within the first half of final yr’s weekend league when he was a sophomore, and likewise hit one dwelling run within the first half of this yr’s weekend league. Nonetheless, after the Golden Lion season started, he fell right into a hunch in batting. He didn’t hit a single hit within the earlier three video games towards Gyeonggi Business Excessive Faculty (1st spherical), Gyeongdong Excessive Faculty (2nd spherical), and Jeonju Excessive Faculty (spherical of 16) and went 0-for-13 in 13 at-bats. Ha Soo-ho stated, “His coaches and colleagues continued to consolation him. “Due to him, he lastly got here to his senses,” he stated.
Soomho Ham’s first hit on this match got here within the quarterfinals towards Jungang Excessive Faculty on the twenty fourth. It was an enormous triple that hit the wall straight in the course of the fifth inning for a 4-0 lead. He additionally delivered a decisive blow within the semifinals towards Gangneung Excessive Faculty on the twenty sixth. He hit a sweeping triple that hit the proper wall straight with the bases loaded and two outs within the second inning, main 3-1. Daegu Sangwon Excessive Faculty, which shortly widened the rating hole to 6-1, was in a position to take the lead early on.
Son Soom-ho, who recorded 1 hit in 4 at-bats on this present day, has a batting common of 0.100 (2 hits in 20 at-bats) on this match, however remains to be evaluated as a threatening hitter. Ha Soo-ho stated, “I believe I’ve lastly discovered my senses. “This yr, the one hundredth anniversary of our founding, we are going to work collectively as a crew and attempt to win the finals,” he stated.
On the mound, Daegu Sangwon Excessive Faculty’s left-handed ace Lee Dong-young (junior yr) shined. Lee Dong-young, who began as a beginning pitcher, pitched 5 and a pair of/3 innings, throwing 104 pitches, one wanting the pitch restrict (105), permitting 6 hits, 2 walks, and three runs. He pitched in 4 video games this match and earned his third win (undefeated). Left-handed pitcher Kim Se-eun (sophomore), who took the mound in reduction after two outs within the sixth inning, additionally protected the crew’s victory with pitch, permitting one run (unearned) in three and one-third innings. Gangneung Excessive Faculty adopted up tenaciously till the top with its distinctive organizational abilities, however was unable to show the tide. Gangneung Excessive Faculty needed to be glad with ending within the semifinals for 2 consecutive years following final yr.
The next semifinal match between Deoksu Excessive Faculty and Seoul Conference Excessive Faculty was declared a rain-suspended recreation attributable to heavy rain that instantly fell within the high of the primary inning when Deoksu Excessive Faculty attacked with one out and the bases loaded. The semifinals between the 2 groups will proceed on the similar location at 1pm on the twenty seventh. The ultimate, which was initially scheduled for the twenty eighth, may also be held at 1 PM on the twenty ninth, a day later.
Reporter Lee Heon-jae uni@donga.com
Reporter Kang Hong-gu windup@donga.com
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2024-05-27 05:18:44