8 Korean pitchers closed 9 innings with 3 hits, 2 walks, and no runs.
Kim Do-young gets the winning run in the first inning with a ‘lucky ground ball’, and Joo-hyung Lee gets the winning run in the second inning with a timely hit.
‘The ball is far away’
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jinwook Lee = An evaluation match between the Korean national baseball team and the Cuban national team held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 1st. In the bottom of the second inning, with two outs and runners on second base and No. 9 Lee Joo-hyung‘s scoring hit, second base runner Seung-yeop Na is hitting home. 2024.11.1 cityboy@yna.co.kr
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Dae-ho Lee = The Korean national baseball team, ahead of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12, won the first mock test.
The Korean national baseball team, led by coach Ryu Joong-il, won 2-0 in an evaluation match against the Cuban national baseball team in the 2024 K-Baseball Series held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 1st.
Korea and Cuba, who are placed in Group B in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12, which begins in Taiwan on the 13th of this month, will play two evaluation matches on this and 2nd.
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Korea will play another evaluation match with the Armed Forces Athletic Corps at the same location on the 6th and then leave for Taiwan on the 8th.
In Taiwan, a match is scheduled against a Taiwanese league club (undecided) on the 10th.
Moon Bo-kyung, high five after hitting a hit
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jinwook Lee = An evaluation match between the Korean national baseball team and the Cuban national team held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 1st. Moon Bo-kyung, No. 5, is giving a high-five to the base-running coach after hitting a hit in the bottom of the sixth inning. 2024.11.1 cityboy@yna.co.kr
In the bottom of the first inning, Korea had the opportunity to reach first and third base with no outs due to a walk by leadoff hitter Hong Chang-ki (LG Twins) and a hit by Kim Hwi-jip (NC Dinos).
Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers)’s fly ball hit the Cuban second baseman’s glove and fell, while third base runner Hong Chang-ki hit home.
In the bottom of the second inning, with one out, Song Seong-moon (Kiwoom Heroes) walked, and with two outs, Lee Joo-hyung (Kiwoom) stole second base at the plate and scored when Lee Joo-hyung hit to right.
Afterwards, Korean batters consistently got on base, but failed to score any more points.
‘Add 1 point’
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jinwook Lee = An evaluation match between the Korean national baseball team and the Cuban national team held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 1st. Number 9 Joohyung Lee is cheering after hitting a run-scoring hit in the bottom of the second inning with two outs and two on second base. 2024.11.1 cityboy@yna.co.kr
As coach Ryu Joong-il said, who said he would check as many players as possible before the game, Korea used 13 fielders.
Kim Do-young, the national team’s starting third baseman, left the game after only two at-bats with no hits and one RBI in two at-bats.
Among the batters, Kim Hwi-jip was the only player to hit multiple hits (more than 2 hits in a game) with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, while Hong Chang-gi and Joo-hyung Lee reached base twice each with 1 hit and 1 walk. Lee Joo-hyung also added one RBI.
Korean team starting pitcher Kwak Bin
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jinwook Lee = An evaluation match between the Korean national baseball team and the Cuban national team held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 1st. Starting pitcher Kwak Bin is throwing the ball powerfully in the top of the first inning. 2024.11.1 cityboy@yna.co.kr
Instead, the performance on the mound stood out.
Korean starting pitcher Kwak Bin (Doosan Bears) received the attention of manager Ryu Joong-il by allowing 1 hit, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, and no runs in 2 innings.
Afterwards, Kim Taek-yeon (Doosan, 1 inning, 1 hit, no runs), Yoo Young-chan (LG, 1 inning, 2 strikeouts, no runs), Lee Young-ha (Doosan, 1 inning, 1 hit, 2 strikeouts, no runs), Kim Seo-hyeon (Hanwha Eagles, 1 inning, no runs), and Kim Si-hoon (NC, 1 inning, 2 strikeouts, no runs). 1 inning, 1 walk, no runs allowed), Byeong-Hyun Cho (SSG Landers, 1 inning, no runs), Young-Hyun Park (kt) wiz·1 inning, 2 strikeouts, no runs) received the baton one after another.
On this day, the Korean pitching team had 8 pitchers on the mound, allowing 3 hits, 2 walks, and no runs over 9 innings.
Korean national team greeting
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jin-wook Lee = Coach Ryu Joong-il and players are greeting the audience during the Korea-Cuba baseball evaluation game held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 1st. 2024.11.1 cityboy@yna.co.kr
Meanwhile, even though it was an evaluation match, 15,783 spectators entered the Gocheok Sky Dome on this day, showing enthusiasm that was almost sold out (16,100 seats).
This figure is almost 10 times higher than the number of spectators (1,776) who attended the 2019 Premier 12 national team’s first friendly match against Puerto Rico.
Baseball fans who filled the stands cheered by singing cheering songs for the 10 KBO League teams that they could not normally sing.
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