Hot bat Yoo Shin-go vs. Seongnam High School with two consecutive overtime wins
Hot bat Yoo Shin-go vs. Seongnam High School with two consecutive overtime wins
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Yoo Shin-go and Seongnam High School will face off at the final round of the 79th Golden Lion National High School Baseball Competition and the weekend league King of Kings, which will take place at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Yangcheon District, Seoul at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Seongnam High School defeated Mulgeum High School 7-6 (extended 10 times) and Yoo Shin-go 3-1 in the semifinal match on Sunday. It is the first time in six years that the two teams will face off at the Golden Lion (Yu Shin-go 4-1 win) since the round of 16 teams in 2019.메이저사이트
Yoo Shin-go's biggest weapon, aiming to win the Golden Lion for the second time in six years since 2019, is his hot bat. Yoo has the highest team batting average of 0.394 in this year's event. Yoo, who passed the first round by default, beat the Yongin City Baseball Organization 10-0 in the second round. He has scored double-digit goals in three consecutive games, including 11-4 against Cheonggu High School in the round of 16 and 11-2 against Masan High School in the quarterfinals. Shin Jae-in (18), the third batter, is leading the team with a batting average of 0.571 (eight hits in 14 at-bats), a home run, and eight RBIs. "Focusing on batting timing training and other basics led to the good trend ahead of the competition," said manager Hong Seok-moo. The mound is also enjoying a 1.69 ERA. In terms of objective history, it is evaluated that Yoo Shin-go is one level higher.
Seongnam High School, which aims to win its third championship in 55 years following 1964 and 1970, has a team batting average of 0.265 and a team ERA of 2.11. It advanced to the finals through relatively tough matches, beating Gyeongbuk High School (4-1), a prestigious baseball team in the quarterfinals, and Mulgeum High School, the dark horse of this year's competition, in the semi-finals. Baek Ji-jin (18), the fifth batter, has a batting average of 0.533 (eight hits from 15 times at bat) and seven RBIs, displaying good pace. Seongnam High School is full of confidence as it has won both of its recent matches after extended matches. "Our strength is our defensive concentration. If we play as one team without losing concentration, we will be able to win," Seongnam High School coach Park Hyuk said.
The ace pitchers of the two teams, Yoo Shin-go and Lee Joon-seo, 19, and Oh Hoon-taek, 18, will be unable to play in the final due to the restriction on the number of pitches they throw in the semifinal match. As a result, the two teams will likely be determined in terms of team play and structure.