Kim Do-young of the KIA Tigers, who is likely to be the MVP of this season, was also surprised by Kim Yoon-ha (19), a high school graduate rookie of the Kiwoom Heroes in professional baseball.
Kim Yoon-ha started against KIA at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 13th and allowed six hits, one walk, four strikeouts and one run in seven innings, but lost his third loss of the season (1 win) as his team lost 0-2.스포츠토토
After allowing four runs in seven innings against SSG Landers on the 8th, he faithfully played the role of the starting team by pitching in seven innings for two consecutive games. Kim Yun-ha’s pitching was impressive. Although he was not supported as the lineup was tied to four hits, he cooked one ball, including a powerful KIA batting line, by properly mixing fastballs (65), curves (22), splitters (9), and sliders (1), which were up to 147 kilometers per hour, while throwing 97 pitches.
Notably, the scene where Kim, who is challenging himself as the youngest player in this season, and Na Sung-bum, the main batter, were cooking was overwhelming. Although Kim had heavy hits in the first inning, he easily overwhelmed the batter by hitting a grounder to the third base and a fly to the second base in the fourth and sixth innings. Kim failed to hit Kim’s fastball properly, and partially collapsed on the curve. “I had quite a lot of power compared to my speed,” Kim said. “I thought the opposing pitcher did a good job.”
Na Sung-bum also struck out in the first inning, followed by a rookie strikeout in the fourth inning. He garnered an advantageous ball count up to three balls in the sixth inning, but was struck out swinging on a high fastball of 142 kilometers per hour.
He has been stable since joining the first team since mid-June, and posted an ERA of 4.93 (seven relief appearances, 10.13) in six games he started this season. While pitching 34 2/3 innings, he had 15 strikeouts and played seven innings in as many as three games. He is providing fresh vitality to the “hero corps” mound.
Kim Yoon-ha, who graduated from Wabu Elementary School, Deoksu Middle School, and Jangchung High School and was nominated by Kiwoom as the ninth in the first round of this season’s rookie draft, was famous as Park Chan-ho’s nephew since her mother was Park Hyun-soon, a cousin of “Korean Express” Park Chan-ho and a professional golfer.
Coach Hong Won-ki said of Kim Yoon-ha, “The best harvest in the defeat against SSG last week was Kim Yoon-ha’s seven innings pitching,” adding, “We will be able to find a way to improve one step further next season.”
Meanwhile, in the game between KIA and Kiwoom held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 14th, Kiwoom won 2-1 with Choi Joo-hwan’s walk-off home run in the ninth inning.
a professional reporter for Lee Je-hoon