“Not one person has given up.”
Lee Do-yoon (Hanwha Eagles) came out as the eighth batter shortstop in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 17th and led his team to an 8-5 victory by scoring three hits (one home run) and three RBIs in four at-bats.
Lee’s bat was on fire from his first at bat. With two outs and no runners on base in the top of the second inning, Lee came to the batter’s box and hit a double to right field.
When Hanwha was trailing 1-2, Lee entered the batter’s box for the second time with runners on the first base with two outs in the top of the fourth inning. He swung his bat boldly from the first pitch. He hit Kim Kwang-hyun’s high 143 km/h four-seam fastball. Lee’s hit directly over the right fence. It was his first homer of the season.
Taking the batter’s box for the third time in the top of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on the second base, the Hanwha Eagles led 4-2, Lee once again hit an RBI single off Kim Kwang-hyun to complete a three-hit game. He then struck out at his last at-bat in the top of the eighth inning.
After the game, Lee Do-yoon said of the home run situation, “I hit a hit in my first at-bat, but I think the timing was a little late,” adding, “I turned it because I thought a fastball would fly to the first pitch, but the result was a home run.”
If he had a triple at his last at-bat, he would have achieved a hit for the cycle. However, he said, “I was totally oblivious. I was satisfied with my home run. That’s why I think I did it more comfortably from the next at-bat.”
He had three hits and three RBIs against Kim. “Wonak is a good pitcher. Since he is an aggressive pitchman, I tried to focus on fast timing rather than following difficult pitches,” he said. “I kept throwing the outside ball away and aimed at the center a lot, but the result was good.”
Hanwha has secured two consecutive wins against SSG to rank seventh with 51 wins, two draws and 59 losses. The team is 3.5 games behind SSG, which is ranked fifth. Still, Hanwha players have hopes to advance to baseball in fall.
“The coach keeps saying good things. I don’t think any of the players have given up yet,” Lee Do-yoon said. “Regardless of seniors and juniors, everyone is practicing and working hard at the ballpark. I’m doing it with all my trust that there will be good results.” 토토사이트
