The 52nd Bonghwangdaegi National High School Baseball Competition, in which all teams under the age of 18 in the country participate, will enter the quarterfinals from the 28th. In the first match of the quarterfinals, Gangneung High School, which has advanced to the quarterfinals of the national championship for the third time this year alone, and Gyeonggi Commercial High School, a hidden powerhouse who has never reached the quarterfinals despite being evaluated as having given him the power to win the championship, will meet.메이저사이트
Gangneung High School and Gyeonggi Sanggo will have a showdown at the Bonghwangdaegi quarterfinals at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Seoul. The two teams will face off each other in four years after the Golden Lion quarterfinals in June 2020. At that time, Gangneung High School led by Kim Jin-wook (Lotte)’s four scoreless innings, winning 4-3. However, the team is said to be ahead of the rival team in overall performance this year. Gangneung High School’s Jaeho Choi coach also acknowledges the result. However, we have to see the outcome of the match. Gangneung High School advanced to the semifinals at the Golden Lion and Blue Dragon events this year amid the “Underdog” evaluation.
Both teams will play without key players. In Gyeonggi Sanggo, ace pitchers Im Jin-mook cannot participate in this year’s event. It was the last time for Im Jin-mook to play the match against Gwangju Ilgo held on March 27. “Although it is not the best performance in the field of pitchers, the players are determined to play despite difficulties, and they are full of energy,” Gyeonggi Sanggo coach Choi Deok-hyun said, “They are full of morale and balance in both pitching and hitting.”
Choi also said, “Actually, my goal this year was to win a national championship. There are many players who deserve to be nominated as professionals. However, I felt bad early in the season due to many minor injuries. I am undefeated in the second half of the year. The players’ morale and skills have increased a lot. We have to overcome Gangneung High School first, but I hope we win this year’s final national championship and receive many draft picks.”
As for Gangneung High School, he cautioned, “It is a team that is in the top ranks every year and has a lot of experience in winning the championship. Seeing the players play, they have the ability to solve the game.”
Gangneung High School has Lee Yul-ye, the center hitter and key defensive catcher, who will participate in the national under-18 Asian Baseball Championship in Taiwan next month. Lee Yul-ye is participating in a training camp before the competition. Won Ji-woo, a first-year catcher, is taking the place. Jaeho Choi said, “Our first-year catcher Won Ji-woo is doing a good job. Overall, there are six to seven first and second graders, and I think the players who will be the main players next year are gaining good experience. The experience of the big game will give you confidence.”
This year, Jaeho Choi said, “We are not the best team to win in every competition,” but has advanced to the semifinals twice. Ahead of the upcoming quarterfinal match, Jaeho Choi said, “There is no team missing the youth national team. Still, other teams are very good. We will do our best to win the game as well as we can.” He added, “Gyeonggi High School is a good team. Don’t you think our team is the best among the teams that advanced to the quarterfinals?”