Nat'l baseball team squeezes past minor league club in scrimmage
NAGOYA, Japan — The Asian Games-bound national baseball team narrowly avoided a loss to a minor league club in a scrimmage in Seoul on Thursday. Managed by Ryu Ji-hyun, Korea beat the military club Sangmu 7-6 in an unofficial, eight-inning game at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. The national team is made up of stars from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Sangmu plays in the second-tier Futures…
In a close scrimmage on Thursday, South Korea's national baseball team narrowly escaped defeat against a minor league club in Seoul. Coach Ryu Ji-hyun led the national team to a 7-6 victory over the military club Sangmu in an unofficial eight-inning game at Gocheok Sky Dome.
The national squad, composed of stars from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), faced a team from the second-tier Futures League. Manager Ryu Ji-hyun deployed eight of his 11 pitchers, with each hurler throwing around 30 pitches. However, three starting pitchers, Gwak Been, Choi Min-seok, and So Hyeong-jun, did not participate.
Two left-handers, Oh Won-seok and Bae Chan-seung, faced challenges in the game. Oh Won-seok allowed four hits and two runs in one inning, while Bae Chan-seung gave up four runs on five hits, only retiring one batter. In contrast, the remaining six pitchers managed to keep their opponents scoreless.
With the score tied at 6-6 entering the eighth inning, Korea simulated an extra-inning scenario to prepare for the Asian Games. Park Jun-soon and Kim Gun-hee helped Korea secure the victory by contributing to four runs scored in the final inning. The national team is set to depart for Nagoya shortly following the scrimmage.
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