It reminds me of Cho Hyung Jun 5 years ago... "Pungwoon." Jung Hyunwoo
It reminds me of Cho Hyung Jun 5 years ago... "Pungwoon." Jung Hyunwoo
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Rookie pitcher Jung Hyun-woo (19, Kiwoom Heroes) is drawing the attention of baseball fans by writing interesting stories every time he takes the mound.스포츠토토
Chung Hyun-woo took the mound as a starting pitcher in an away game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th and pitched well with seven hits, three strikeouts and two runs in five innings, leading his team to a 6-2 victory and winning for the second time (unbeaten) of the season.
This game could give two significant meaning to Chung. His pitching has improved for the time being. Chung had seven walks against the Kia Tigers on April 26, and five walks against the NC Dinos on April 6. However, he only gave up one walk at the game against the Hanwha Eagles on the day.
In particular, the game against "big shot" Noh Si-hwan, who faced off with two outs and a runner on the first base in the bottom of the fifth inning, stood out. He faced Noh Si-hwan, who is burdened with allowing long balls at a time when he gave up the second run after being hit by a timely hit by the previous batter Moon Hyun-bin, but he added both the first four-seam fastball (fastball) and the second slider in the strike zone (S zone) to create an advantageous ball count, and then attached the fifth curve to his body (based on right-handed hitters) to induce a fly ball to prevent additional runs.
"I will make a more aggressive ball count in my next game with the first and second pitches," Chung said after his debut game. In the match against NC Dinos on Saturday, his second game, he faced eight batters in the fourth and fifth innings, and suffered enough to catch only one strike. However, in the match against Hanwha on Sunday, he displayed a bold enough game to put a breaking ball in the S-zone even at an unfavorable ball count. As a result, the number of pitches per batter decreased from 4.81 against NC to 16.8 from 20.2. "I tried to reduce unnecessary balls," Chung said after the game.
Kiwoom was able to break its two-game losing streak thanks to Chung's good pitching. On March 26, when Kiwoom lost its opening three games in a row, Chung allowed six runs in five innings amid a slugfest, contributing to Kiwoom's 17-10 victory. He has served as a "stopper for losing consecutive games" twice out of the three times he took the mound this season.
Chung Hyun-woo's first month performance reminds him of 2020 Rookie of the Year So Hyung-joon (KT Wiz). With his team losing its opening three consecutive games, So Hyung-joon also became the winning pitcher by pitching two runs in five innings against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on May 5, and also contributed to KT's losing four consecutive games by pitching well against the Samsung Lions, which was his second appearance.
Chung Hyeon-woo pitched 122 pitches in his debut match against KIA. He threw so many pitches that he ranked second in the history of debut games as a high school graduate. Criticism has also grown against Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki.
Chung performed the starting rotation valiantly. At the match against Hanwha on Wednesday, he showed more stability than his previous two appearances, dispelling concerns over his injury. He has displayed similar performance to Cho Hyung-joon five years ago, signaling his win of the Rookie of the Year award.