I took the starting point lightly. As expected, the batters showed off their hot hitting, and the pitchers’ pitches weren’t bad either. However, he was again wary of the fact that defensive mistakes could make mound management difficult. 토토사이트 Lee Kang-cheol, coach of the Korean World Baseball Classic (WBC) national team, shared his impressions of playing his first game.
On the 17th (Korean time), the national team won 8-2 in an evaluation match against NC held at Tucsonkino Complex in Arizona, USA. Kang Baek-ho and Choi Jeong led the attack by hitting one home run each. They had 14 total hits and won 8-2.
The national team this day was Lee Jung-hoo (center fielder) – Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop) – Choi Jeong (3rd baseman) – Park Byung-ho (designated hitter) – Kim Hyeon-soo (left fielder) – Na Seong-beom (right fielder) – Kang Baek-ho (1st baseman) – Lee Ji-young (catcher) – Kim Hye-seong (2nd baseman). baseman), Park Hae-min, Park Gun-woo, and Yang Eui-ji were substituted in the middle of the game.
After the game, coach Lee said, “As expected from the hitters, I improved my condition well. He smiled and said, “I am reassured because I showed a good image in my first real match.” Regarding the composition of the future lineup, he said, “We have to think about what kind of lineup we will form when Edmund and Kim Ha-sung come. If the two of them come, Choi Jeong may go a little further back. First of all, the basic is that Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Hyun-soo are in the top batting order. I will continue to think about it while fighting in the future.”
Regarding the adjustment of the batting order of Kang Baek-ho, who played an active role with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, including two runs, on this day, “I will continue to watch. First of all, I think today’s home run will have a good effect on Baekho as well as our team. Maybe it will boost your confidence a bit. He was good at home runs, but also good at hits that came after. If he is in good condition, he can rise to the top of the batting order,” he said.
He defined the pitching staff as an adaptation process. On this day, Kwang-Hyun Kim, Young-Pyo Ko, Chul-Won Jeong, Tae-In Won, Woo-Young Jung, Eui-Ri Lee, and Woo-Seok Ko took charge of each inning, and each pitcher had a different pitch. In the case of Koh Young-pyo, he freely used his unique high fastball and changeup as if he had quickly adapted to the official ball. Go Woo-seok also announced that his condition was improving smoothly by recording a maximum speed of 152 km. However, Jung Woo-young showed a slight shake when pitching and got two hits. The team’s two runs also came in the top of the 5th inning when Jung Woo-young took the mound.
Director Lee said, “In the case of Jung Woo-young, it is said that the content was good in bullpen pitching. However, in practice, he said that it felt like the ball was falling out a little. There is a characteristic that the official ball itself is pushed a little. Kim Gwang-hyeon also said that even if he threw a four-seam, it would go like a cut fastball. Pitchers have to keep throwing and adapt,” he said of future tasks.
In addition, coach Lee emphasized the importance of defense according to the WBC rules. He said, “When Jung Woo-young took the mound, there was also a disappointing look in the defense. It’s a big deal when an error like this happens,” he said. The number of pitches also increased, but due to the pitch limit regulation, he could not participate in the game the next day. Pitchers have to throw a lot of strikes, and they have to handle balls that defenders can handle well,” he raised his voice.
he inning must deal with at least three batters. A pitcher change is also possible after dealing with three batters. When a hitter goes on base due to a walk or an error, the number of pitches increases to the number of pitches, and the whole mound operation is twisted.
Manager Lee said, “The rule that a pitcher must face three batters really hurts my head. You have to write well in the start and write well in the middle. When I saw Jung Woo-young on the mound earlier, I had a lot of thoughts.” He reiterated that mound management is more important than ever.
On the other hand, the national team included KT Hyun-in Ryu and Hyun-woo Kang in the game considering the relatively lacking infield and catchers. The two were with the national team players from training before the game and were substituted in the middle and late stages of the game.
Director Lee said, “Today, I decided to only use Lee Ji-young as catcher. Yang Eui-ji came from a very far place and I thought I had to give him time to adapt.” I think it will motivate young players,” he said.