[Asian Games] Baseball Coach Ryu Joong-il, Who Calmed the Mood, Said, “The Batting Lineup is Connected Well.”
"Kwak Bin, who has symptoms of phlegm, will be able to participate in the super round"
"Yoon Dong-hee's striking ability is good... it would have been difficult without him"
Coach Ryu Joong-il of the national baseball team, who defeated Thailand and restored the team's mood, pledged to win the Super Round against China and Japan.
After winning against Thailand, 17-0, in the 5th inning, the final game of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Group B held at the 2nd stadium of the Baseball and Softball Sports Center in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China on the 3rd, Manager Ryu said, "The batting lineup was connected at the beginning of the game. 토토사이트
“It went well, we won easily,” he said, adding, “I will definitely beat Japan and China in the super round.”
With this victory, Korea recorded 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage, confirming its second place in Group B after Taiwan.
The national team will play the first match of the super round against the runner-up in Group A on the 5th at 1 PM (Korean time) and the second match against the 1st place player in Group A on the 6th at 1 PM.
In Group A, Japan and China have confirmed their advancement to the super round, and the final ranking will be determined based on the two teams' match held this afternoon.
In terms of objective power, Japan is expected to take first place and China will take second place.
Korea's focus is on Japan.
Japan is made up of professional baseball players, but since they are semi-professional players, their skills are not that great.
Coach Ryu Joong-il said, “We have not yet been able to analyze the strength of Japan (the likely second opponent in the Super Round), but we will prepare well for the match against Japan until tomorrow, which is a rest day.”
When asked if he had decided on a starting pitcher, he laughed and said, “A right-handed pitcher.”
In Korea, all starting pitchers are right-handed pitchers.
However, it is unclear whether key starting pitcher Kwak Bin (Doosan Bears) will participate in the super round.
He showed symptoms of back pain ahead of the match against Hong Kong on the 1st and was unable to play in a single match in the group stage.
Coach Ryu Joong-il said, “It will be possible for him to participate in the super round,” and “We will check his physical condition tomorrow.”
On this day, manager Ryu Joong-il also changed the batting order.
As Kang Baek-ho (KT Wiz), who had been used as the number 4 hitter, continued to perform poorly, he was moved down to number 6, and Yoon Dong-hee (Lotte Giants), who has recently shown good hitting, was placed at number 3.
Dong-Hee Yoon played an active part on this day with 2 hits and 3 RBIs in 3 at-bats, including a home run.
Coach Ryu Joong-il said, “Currently, Yoon Dong-hee has the best batting sense, so we placed him at number 3.”
He added, “It would have been difficult if Yoon Dong-hee was not (on the national team).”
Coach Ryu Joong-il excluded starting pitcher Lee Ui-ri (KIA Tigers), who showed a poor performance before leaving for China, and selected Yoon Dong-hee, a left-handed hitter, as a replacement.
Regarding Kim Joo-won (NC Dinos), who started as a shortstop that day and scored 1 hit and 2 runs in 3 at-bats, he said, "The swing trajectory is good," and "I am thinking about using him as a shortstop first (instead of SSG Landers Park Seong-han)."
In response to a question about Na Kyun-an (Lotte), who pitched 4 innings as a starting pitcher, he praised him, saying, "Recently in the KBO League, I was anxious about his breaking ball falling due to physical problems, but I think he threw well today."