Hanwha Eagles outfielder Chae Eun-sung, who is adjusting to life on the Futures stage after being removed from the first team roster due to back pain, has recorded her first multi-hit game.
Chae Eun-sung started at first base for the Eagles’ three-game home series against the Lotte Giants in the Futures League on Sept. 19 at Seosan Stadium. In her first appearance against Lotte on April 17, Chae went 0-for-4 with a walk, and on April 18, she went 0-for-3 with a walk and a hit.
After retiring the bases loaded in the first inning on a fly ball to center field, Chae Eun-sung singled in her second at-bat in the fourth inning. After Lee Sang-hyuk and Lee Myung-gi walked and struck out, respectively,토토사이트 Lee lined a single to center field against Lotte starter Kim Jin-wook two batters later. In the top of the seventh inning, Lee drove two pitches from Kim Kang-hyun for a double down the right-field line. With two runners on base, Chae Eun-sung lined a double over the left-field fence.
Former coach Park Seung-ho, who commented on the game, said, “When Chae Eun-sung feels good at the plate, she hits a lot of right-handed pitches, which is quite different from the previous two games. She had a confident swing and pushed the outside pitch well.” Chae Eun-sung faced Choi Jun-yong with two outs in the ninth inning, trailing 1-3. She grounded out to shortstop.
Meanwhile, Lotte won the game 4-3 in extra innings.
Lotte starter Kim Jin-wook pitched five innings of two-hit ball with nine strikeouts and no walks. He was followed by Kim Kang-hyun (2 innings, 2 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts, 1 run), Hyun Do-hoon (1 inning, 1 strikeout, no runs), Choi Jun-yong (1 inning, 3 hits, 2 runs (1 earned)), and Kim Do-gyu (1 inning, 1 strikeout, no runs).
Choi Hang-hang, who started at first base and leadoff, and Lee In-han, who started in the No. 8 spot, each completed a three-hit game.
Hanwha starter Bae Min-seo stayed on the mound until the sixth inning, allowing only two runs. However, it was not enough to save his team. Oh Se-hoon, 사설 토토사이트 Park Sang-won, Lee Sang-kyu, and Kim Bum-joon pitched one inning each. Lee Jae-won, who came on in the seventh inning, had an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning with the score 1-3.
