The goal is to win! LG Kim Hyun-jong

The Korea Baseball Softball Association has finally confirmed the national team to participate in the 5th World Baseball Championship in Hangzhou, China, from September 6-15.

In a meeting of the performance improvement committee held on the 16th, the current association appointed head coach Kim Sang-yeop (Gyeongil University coach), field coach Seo Han-gyu (Digital Seoul Arts University coach), and battery coach Ji Jae-ok (national sports unit coach) as coaches in each field.

The final entry consisted of a total of 24 players, including 11 pitchers, three catchers, six infielders and four outfielders for each position.

Son Joo-hwan (NC), who was on the preliminary list of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games national team, and Choi Hyun-suk (SSG), who was selected for the 2024 Futures All-Star, were selected as orthodox right-handers, Song Jae-young (Lotte) and Joo Seung-bin (Kium) were selected as left-handers, while Lim Hyung-won (NC), who plays various breaking balls, and Park Ki-ho (SSG), who played in the world youth last year, will keep the mound as side-arm pitchers.

Kim Si-ang (Kium), who has excellent blocking ability, and Ryu Hyun-joon (Doosan), who boasts strong shoulders, will play the role of the main maestro, while Song Ho-jung (Hanwha), who is tall but has fast feet, and Kim Doo-hyun (Kia), who plays the entire infield position, will take over the axis of the infield. Choi Sung-min (KT) and Jung An-seok (Hanwha), who boast accurate hitting ability, are expected to be the center of the lineup, while Kim Hyun-jong (LG), who has strengths in the main and wide defense range, will guard the outfield.

Kim Baek-san (Busan University of Science and Technology 2) and Han Ji-heon (Kyung Hee University 2) will help on the mound, Hong Dae-in (Cyber Korea University of Foreign Studies 2) and Lim Sang-woo (Dankook University 3) will perform their operations and show off their fast feet, and Lee Jung-hyun (Hanyang University 4) will show off his cool long-range shots. Kim Tae-hyun (Gwangju Jeil High School 3), a left-hander, has been selected as the only high school player to challenge the adult stage.

A total of 12 countries will participate in the 5th World Baseball Championship (under 23), with the top three teams in the qualifying round advancing to the super round, and the final two teams in the overall performance, which combine the preliminary round opponent’s record (2 games) and super round performance (3 games), advancing to the final round.

With the aim of winning the championship, the association will convene a team from the end of August to conduct domestic reinforcement training, maximize team power, and leave for China.

BY: 토토사이트 추천

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