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…
NAGOYA, Japan — In a scrimmage in Seoul, Korea's national baseball team narrowly avoided defeat against a minor league club on Thursday. Managed by Ryu Ji-hyun, Korea emerged victorious with a score of 7-6 against the military club Sangmu, who play in the second-tier Futures League. The national team features stars from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).
Ryu Ji-hyun deployed eight of his 11 pitchers during the eight-inning game at Gocheok Sky Dome, with each hurler pitching around 30 pitches. Three starters, Gwak Been, Choi Min-seok, and So Hyeong-jun, did not take the mound. Two left-handers, Oh Won-seok and Bae Chan-seung, struggled, surrendering a total of eight runs in one inning and five hits, respectively, while allowing only one batter to reach base.
Meanwhile, six other pitchers recorded perfect scores. Korea trailed 6-3 entering the eighth inning, with runners at first and second to simulate an extra-inning situation in preparation for the Asian Games. Korea scored four runs, courtesy of hits by Park Jun-soon and Kim Gun-hee, to secure the win. The national team is set to depart for Nagoya, Japan, on the upcoming day.
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