I was really desperate. I did everything to get out of my slump. I caught my pitching form even while walking down the street.
Lotte Giants pitcher Park Se-woong took the mound as the starting pitcher in the first of three consecutive games during the week against the Hanwha Eagles in the “2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League” held at Sajik Stadium on Sunday. He pitched seven innings, allowing three hits, six strikeouts, three walks and one run, contributing to his team’s 3-1 victory. Unfortunately, he failed to meet the winning pitcher.토토사이트
Park Se-woong did not have good memories against Hanwha since his debut. His performance against Hanwha was so poor that I wondered what was the problem. Until the day, his performance against Hanwha had been recorded at one win, nine losses and 80 ⅓ innings of ERA in 17 games (16 starts). It was the worst performance against the nine teams in terms of ERA. At the same time, he allowed 10 runs and nine earned runs in a game (the match against Hanwha in Daejeon on May 28, 2024).
Not only the match against Hanwha, but also in the 2024 season, something has not been resolved. Prior to the day, Park had posted six wins, nine losses and an earned run average of 5.44 in 24 games this year. She remained cool-headed and failed to perform as the ace that her team expected.
Park Se-woong showed off his powerful ball power from the beginning of the day to overwhelm Hanwha’s batters. He allowed only one run, but after walking Noh in the top of the seventh inning, he was hit by Chae Eun-sung for a double, which drove him to the second and third bases with no outs. Later, he grounded out to the second base to change his out count and score. The crisis continued with one out and third base, but he handled subsequent batters Kim In-hwan (ground ball to the second base) and Choi Jae-hoon (floating ball to the left fielder), preventing additional runs.
Lotte pitcher Park Se-woong started the game in the first of three consecutive games against the Hanwha Eagles in the “2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League” held at Sajik Stadium on Sunday. He pitched seven innings and one run, contributing to his team’s victory. Lotte Giants
Park continued her strides to display good pitching, which was meaningful for her. She struck out Choi Jae-hoon at the top of the fifth inning, becoming the 21st player in the KBO league to set a record of 100 strikeouts for five consecutive seasons.
“Park Se-woong gave a really good pitching today (27th) by allowing one run in seven innings, overcoming his slump. It was a pitch worthy of the name Park Se-woong,” Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said after the game.
Park Se-woong, who was considered one of the most valuable players, met reporters after the game to share his feelings about the victory. “Except for losing a point in the top of the seventh inning, everything was good in general. I increased my outcount quickly, and I was able to lead the innings and play well,” Park said. “I repeatedly pitched well and sluggishness. I had a lot of thoughts and received a lot of help from the two pitching coaches (Ju Hyung-kwang and Lee Jae-yul). They watched the video together until dawn and talked a lot to try to find problems. To overcome the sluggishness, I also grabbed my pitching form like an obsession when looking in the mirror. I remember that even while walking on the street.”
Manager Kim’s advice also helped Park overcome his slump. “The coach told me to keep trying. I took the mound today thinking a lot about striking out three pitches and competing against a batter within four pitches. I am glad to help him win another important game.”
He has a strong sense of responsibility. He should be at the center of the starting lineup as the ace pitchers in Korea, behind Aaron Wilkerson and Charlie Barnes, who are both foreigners. “Other than the two foreign pitchers (Wilkerson and Barnes), starting pitchers are not performing their roles. That is the most regrettable point. It is so important that Park and Kim Jin-wook are said to win or lose the remaining games,” Kim said before the game.
“If I had as good as last year’s performance (nine wins, seven losses and 154 innings ERA of 3.45), my team would have been much better,” Park said. “I just threw (rather than lackluster performance against Hanwha). I practiced and tried to do my best on what I talked about with the coaches. I wanted to perform well on the mound, but I’m glad that the result wasn’t bad.”
Finally, Park Se-woong said, “Baseball seems to have no answer. Even if you find one, you don’t mean you can pitch well. If there is such an answer, everyone will hit and throw well. I think I need to find (the answer) until the day I take off my uniform. I will try to play the next game as I prepared for this game as well. I will not let my guard down just because I performed well in one game. I want to prepare more thoroughly as a player.”