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Today's game is a special live broadcast and in-person match
between Inha University and the Flame Fighters.
It'll kick off in just a bit.
Let's go!
And today's starting pitcher is RHEE DAE EUN.
He induces a grounder.
Shortstop KIM JAE HO gets it with quick timing.
Throws to first. One out.
That pitch was a splitter.
It goes straight to second baseman JEONG KEUN WOO.
That’s two outs.
And Inha University has MUN GYO WON.
As a spy.
Who’s this guy?
Inha University MUN GYO WON.
As long as I’m here
they’re not gonna take the win that easy.
RHEE DAE EUN pitches.
Knuckle curve.
Swings and misses completely.
Strikeout looking.
Nice.
- Nice. - Swings at a high pitch.
Left fielder can’t catch it.
JEONG KEUN WOO makes it to second.
A player who's great at both singing and baseball.
That’s this guy, JEONG KEUN WOO.
Now at bat, it's PARK YONG TAIK.
If he gets on base here, respect.
There’s a story here, for real.
Nice and clean, clean.
Let’s not embarrass myself with a bad swing.
Way too many people are watching right now.
He pulled it.
It drops inside the right field line.
PARK YONG TAIK makes it to second.
Okay.
Sliding, sliding!
He’s called out.
But in the meantime, JEONG KEUN WOO scores at home.
An RBI hit.
KEUN WOO just got PARK YONG TAIK out
with an assist.
Now the fourth batter, LEE DAE HO, steps up to bat.
Let’s get him, let’s go!
Got him. Strikeout looking.
Nice pitch!
The game starts off with a score of 1:0.
Heading into the second inning soon.
The Flame Fighters are satisfied to have scored first.
But in a situation where they could’ve scored more
MUN GYO WON’s play in right field.
Because of that one move, the Fighters are stuck with just one run.
Still, scoring first does mean something.
- Yeah. - I’m sure that’s how they see it.
Let’s catch up, right away!
Okay, okay, let’s do this!
Let’s go!
Now up first, number 4, KIM SANG JIN.
This guy hit .318 in the college league.
On-base percentage was .464.
Man, everything from high 130s to low 140s is two-seam.
Nah... he throws a four-seam.
- The four-seam hits about 144 km/h. - Yeah, 144 is the four-seam.
But he doesn’t throw it that often.
Mainly two-seam.
Let’s score, focus, get that run!
Swing and a miss.
Ground ball hits the pitcher’s glove.
Nice.
Short.
Shortstop is chasing it.
KIM JAE HO throws to first. He’s out.
That’s solid defense, for sure.
This is what you get from a national team-level shortstop.
I lost sight of the ball for a second.
Right before the swing, KIM JAE HO adjusts his fielding position.
He says he considers that kind of smart defense the most important.
Reading the hitter’s mechanics.
And adjusting positioning based on that.
He shows it right there.
- He’s a genius... - For real.
Looking at just his defensive skills right now
I’m not just hyping him up.
He’s major league level.
His defense is major league level.
It's just his hitting.
Why limit him to just defense...
You kinda have to.
If there's a defensive sub.
If there were a defensive sub system, he could go to the majors.
There’s no such thing as a defensive-only player.
You gotta hit too.
Dang, he was already running there the moment the ball hit.
- That’s scary. - He was already on the move.
Now at bat is catcher PARK JUNG HOON.
This guy’s got a massive frame.
A player full of power.
First pitch is a ball.
Okay, good eye.
Nice eye, okay okay.
Stay focused, stay focused.
That's two balls.
They really see the ball well.
- When you think about it, these are college players. - Exactly.
MUN GYO WON must’ve told them everything.
Just hold off on this one.
It’s either a splitter or a slider.
Just gotta hold off on those.
When the ball comes into the strike zone and then breaks.
- He doesn’t react. - Yup.
He lay off the breaking ball.
Now suddenly it’s a 3-ball count.
Read the pattern. Watch the pattern.
When I talked to Coach JUNG WON BAE before the game
he said thanks to MUN GYO WON, they had tons of info.
Recently, Incheon High’s JUNG HYUN WOO is Coach JUNG WON BAE’s son...
He shared info like, "This pitcher does this, this batter does that."
Apparently he gave them all the scouting reports.
- They’re getting info from two sources. - Seriously.
Seems like the coach gave a very detailed order.
Don’t fall for the bait pitches.
Another splitter.
They hold off again.
Okay!
- No... - No way... X 3
That’s the first baserunner of the game.
1 out, runner on first.
Now batting sixth, CHA HO CHAN.
- He’s the captain, right? - Yep.
Good at both hitting and running.
He’s also got solid base-stealing skills.
DAE EUN, keep it low, let’s get two!
First pitch is a strike.
Thank you.
Keep it low, keep it low.
Just keep it low.
Let’s keep it low, seriously.
Swing with confidence!
Got a piece of it off the end of the bat.
It pops up high.
Second baseman JEONG KEUN WOO moves under it.
Makes the catch while looking up at the dome ceiling.
That’s 2 outs.
Nice! X 3
Now 2 outs, runner on first.
One out left to get.
Next up, number 7, third baseman LEE CHAN SEO.
He’s a quick runner.
If he gets on base
he’s the kind of player who can really mess with pitchers.
That’s right.
He looks kinda fast.
- Yeah, he’s got speed. - And he can hit, too.
It’s live, it’s live.
Live broadcast, DAE EUN!
Foul ball.
WOO HYUN, swing the moment you see it.
The ball’s got movement.
Let’s go.
Pushed it, it’s a foul.
Ball.
Nice, nice.
Nice, good pitch.
Nice height, keep that height.
Drop it.
He’s gripping it with fingers spread.
RHEE DAE EUN pitches!
Swing and miss on a breaking ball, strikeout.
That’s the height right there.
Splitter.
A walk after one out.
But starting pitcher RHEE DAE EUN remains unfazed.
Now we head to the bottom of the second inning.
Inha University, too...
- Is no joke. - Yeah, you can feel it.
Doesn’t feel like they’ll go down easy.
- They’re good at laying off the breaking balls. - For real.
You can tell they’ve faced a lot and studied.
They’ve analyzed well.
SE HOON a headache medicine.
- What? - Headache medicine.
- Headache meds? Want Advil or... - Advil.
Are you okay?
Head feels tight.
Water? X 3 Juice? Water?
Why do you look so sharp today?
- Oh! - Oh! Ball! X 3
Whoa, that scared me.
Shoot!
- Do it up front, go do it up front. - I seriously got a cramp.
It’s okay, you can cramp up.
Just don’t build a wall.
- Ugh, shoot! - What’s wrong with you.
Dude!
Looks like he’s targeting JAE YOUNG?
What’s the point of targeting me?
Would he seriously target me?
Right now, the coach’s role is more important.
Now we move into the bottom of the second inning with the Flame Fighters on offense.
Today, GO DO YOUNG allowed 2 hits in the first inning.
Only gave up 1 run though.
And seeing him strike out LEE DAE HO...
He’s got nerves of steel, seriously.
Is it just me or is it kinda easy? Is it?
The pitches look really hittable.
But watching all those righties swing and miss…
- The slider must not be working. - The slider... yeah, looks like it.
Now batter JUNG EUI YOON steps up to the plate.
He’s currently at a really solid spot
in terms of hitting.
From what I see, this might be his prime.
Right?
Even better than his active playing days...
He leads the team in batting average.
GO DO YOUNG needs to be very careful here.
He pulls it.
Goes right to the shortstop.
SON WOO HYUN throws to first.
JUNG EUI YOON is out at first.
GO DO YOUNG!
Nice one, WOO HYUN!
That was just a 138 km/h fastball.
The timing was totally off.
Was it inside?
Or down the middle?
That hurts.
Hurts when you hit and run, huh?
1 out, nobody on. JUNG SUNG HOON steps in to bat.
Foul ball.
Okay, okay.
Got caught, got caught.
He missed it.
The ball’s got a little movement.
His timing’s off.
Sunbae, do you like fastballs?
- I think the slider's the best. - The slider, yeah.
The slider feels kind of like a curve-up.
Breaking pitch clips the end of the bat.
Slow roller, shortstop charges and grabs it.
Once again, SON WOO HYUN makes the play. Two outs.
Hey, WOO HYUN! Nice!
WOO HYUN hyung!
Great defense.
Why isn’t anyone doing it? That’s two outs!
Just like that, two outs.
Now stepping up to bat is LEE TAEK KEUN.
That’s TAEK KEUN hyung’s pitch.
He pulls the inside pitch.
It lands just inside the line.
Two! X 5
More! X 4
LEE TAEK KEUN runs to second.
He takes second standing.
SBS commentator shows
a base hit live on air.
Nice!
That was good.
That was a good hit.
LEE TAEK KEUN! LEE TAEK KEUN!
Much respect.
My leg’s not in great shape.
While preparing for this live broadcast
the SBS Plus team was probably thinking
"If our commentator gets a hit"
"We’ll look better."
That's what they thought.
And in his first at-bat, he hits a double.
Told you that was TAEK KEUN hyung’s pitch.
You gotta fire him up.
So now, even with two outs.
There’s growing hope that the Flame Fighters can score.
There’s a runner in scoring position.
DO YOUNG, DO YOUNG!
Take it slow, DO YOUNG.
Gotta stop them here.
Make it tough, don’t go easy.
Coming in aggressive is good, but...
The fastball’s not as fast as you’d think.
So the Fighters’ batters
can really get the timing right here.
PARK JAE WOOK...
Why? What about him?
- He’s a player I like. - Yeah.
Really like him.
He’s hardworking and kind.
He’s kind of heartbreaking to watch.
Ball hits the end of the bat.
Center fielder tracks the drop spot.
Makes the catch, and that bittersweet feeling continues.
A chance with two outs.
But the Flame Fighters fail to add another run.
We're heading into the 3rd inning.
Ugh... Gotta hit something...
No, you said it felt kinda sad
and he really can’t hit.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
It’s just that KIM SUN WOO keeps roasting him.
So I thought today, unlike KIM SUN WOO
I’m gonna hype up PARK JAE WOOK.
Show some energy.
Be a little more active!
Put some passion into
every pitch!
You gotta swing to win!
Focus on defense, focus on defense!
Bottom of the order, bottom of the order!
DAE EUN hyung is fast.
Leadoff batter LEE YOO YOUNG steps up.
He’s a third-year player.
You absolutely can’t let this guy get on base.
- These bottom-order guys are seriously fast. - That’s right.
He connects cleanly.
Hey!
Base hit to center.
RHEE DAE EUN lets a batter on that he really shouldn’t have.
Nice, nice!
Good!
- That’s it! - Whoa, base hit, base hit!
That’s big. Got hit by the bottom of the lineup.
- This is trouble, big trouble. - Ugh, the leadoff hitter...
- Didn’t you say he was fast? - Yeah, he’s quick.
LEE YOO SUNG, whose main weapon is speed.
Let’s see what kind of play he makes.
He’s fast too.
- 11 stolen bases. - Him?
Barely any hits, but 11 steals.
Let’s go, Ssony!
He’s going! He’s going!
SEONG HYUN!
Definitely the one behind next.
They’ve gone through the lineup once now.
Let’s go, let’s go.
Looks like they might go for a bunt.
Yeah.
Get ready, get ready.
Stay ready, keep getting ready!
He’s going! X 4
They switch to a power play.
He handled the bouncing ball well.
He steals the base successfully.
Nice! X 3
Perfect steal by LEE YOO YOUNG.
Whoa, he’s fast. Huh? He’s really fast.
Whoa!
So fast.
Really fast.
Doesn’t even hesitate, just runs.
The fake bunt was to throw off the defense.
He just ran from the very first pitch.
Can’t even see his legs.
Seriously, his legs are invisible.
Honestly, he reminds me of JEONG KEUN WOO back in the day.
- He looks like JEONG KEUN WOO in his prime. - True.
Now the tying run is in scoring position.
Let’s stop him, DAE EUN!
SON WOO HYUN can now focus on his batting.
Back in the bunt stance again.
Does that mean he's trying to advance the runner to third?
Could be another fake, too.
WOO HYUN, be sure of it!
Hey, hold him, hold him!
Let him go, let him go.
Now JUNG SUN HOON
is pressing in all the way onto the grass.
Hold him! X 3
He’s running!
Hey!
Ball gets past the fielder.
At third.
Out!
At third.
Safe!
LWW YOO YOUNG steals third.
Okay, okay!
Nice, nice!
Inha University is seriously scary.
Jeez...
Got to third in just two pitches...
What the heck is this? What kind of baseball is this?
Didn’t expect him to run.
Crisis.
Inha’s strategy right now is insane.
Bunt stance.
Third baseman moved way in near the grass.
They exploited that gap to steal third.
And he didn’t even intend to bunt.
They’re playing to their speed.
Now Inha has made a super easy scoring chance.
- And it all came from just one player, LEE YOO YOUNG. - Right.
YOO SUNG, don’t push it!
1 out—no, still no outs.
- Hey hey, it’s a fly. Fly ball! - It’s a contact to the outfield.
They need to keep it in the infield.
- RHEE DAE EUN needs to pitch that way. - Agreed.
Meanwhile, for SON SOO HYUN
they need to get it to the outfield.
Swing!
He holds the bat.
Oh yeah! No swing!
If it’s in, you gotta hit it!
Ah, shoot.
Slider...
- Just let ‘em score one and focus on the next. - Yeah, for real.
Don’t let him go, don’t let him go!
Go for it! X 3
We need to stop this.
Go for it, go for it!
It comes in low, and it’s a walk.
We gotta score one!
Perfect pitcher
RHEE DAE EUN is losing his command on the mound.
Something's off.
- Of all things, the 8th and 9th batters? - Exactly.
Both of them got on base.
- That's wild. - That's the worst case.
Go go, try it, follow along.
Runners on first and third, no outs.
Now that the order has gone around, the leadoff hitter is KANG SUNG HYUN.
Let’s go, SUNG HYUN. Time for a homerun, gotta go for it.
There’s an even more surprising fact.
LEE YOO SUNG.
Compared to LEE YOO SUNG, who stole second and third
SON WOO HYUN is actually faster.
Oh really?
Then this is a dual set.
This player can go right away to second.
If the throw’s high, he’ll make it.
That means it’s a situation where they could go for a double steal, even home steal.
Give one and go for the double, the double.
Oh, he’s running again!
He failed to bunt.
Throwing to third, to third!
The runner on first makes it to second base.
Shake them up more, keep shaking.
Ibha University’s doing well.
You gotta throw to second.
Getting played, totally played.
Hey, why are they so fast?
They’re all just fast guys, that’s it.
Wow, they’re insanely fast.
Wow, this is real base-running baseball.
Told you, they’d move from the first pitch this time.
And that bunt? That was just a fake.
He never planned to bunt it.
Even PARK JAE WOOK looked like he was going to throw to second
but then he saw the runner on third heading for home, so he went for the pickoff at third.
This is the essence of strategy baseball, shown by Coach JUNG WON BAE and Inha University.
This is Inha-style baseball. Inha baseball.
Flame Fighters. We’re firefighters.
- This is how we do it. - Firefighters.
RHEE DAE EUN is on the mound with two runners in scoring position and no outs.
Let’s try to hold them here.
DAE EUN, focus. Focus up.
Should we go in front or behind?
Play it safe?
Check the fielding positions. They're deep.
YOO SUNG’s definitely going home.
One swing can turn it all around now.
- Let’s go, SUNG HYUN. - Yo, he’s up!
DAE EUN, DAE EUN, one pitch at a time.
It’s going far to the outside.
- Okay. - Okay.
Don't help him when he's shaky.
It’s okay to let one in and then go for a hit.
- Tight in X 3 - Keep it low, DAE EUN, low.
Gotta go for it.
PARK JAE WOOK is blocking those bouncing balls really well.
- Nothing’s working. - It’s too early right now.
RHEE DAE EUN is also getting shaken up.
He keeps trying to induce grounders.
Since he’s aiming low
his control is getting really unstable.
Eventually, PARK JAE WOOK heads to the mound.
- Trying too hard to avoid the bat. - Right.
- It’s okay, it’s okay. Let them hit it. - Okay.
- It’s fine to give one up. - Okay.
Let’s go, take it slow.
- Tell him to start warming up. - Who?
Foreign player.
NIPPERT.
Huh?
HWEE KWAN stretching?
- Playing catch. - Playing catch?
DUSTIN NIPPERT is already starting to stretch.
Looks like from YASHIN’s perspective, RHEE DAE EUN’s condition today
isn’t looking too good.
The pitcher on the mound is always alone.
He’s gotta handle it all by himself.
DAE EUN, one pitch at a time. One at a time.
It was a mishit. Foul ball.
Whoa, he's throwing hard.
That was 143 km/h.
- Okay X 3 - Okay X 3
- Yeah, this is what we needed. - That’s it.
Pitcher RHEE DAE EUN is evening out the ball count.
If he stops this, the momentum swings back.
Yeah, it's still early.
Please.
An infield pop-up.
Strikeout, strikeout.
Strikeout! He got the K.
Strikeout, strikeout.
The best possible result here for RHEE DAE EUN would be a strikeout.
But since he already gave up a homerun earlier, it won’t be easy.
- Nice. - Swung like a throw.
It’s a hit to right-center.
Run, run all the way!
The runner from third scores, and the one from second comes home too.
Go-ahead RBI by KANG SUNG HYUN.
It’s happening!
Inha University’s baseball today is fierce.
They’re playing some fierce ball.
Without a single out, they just flipped the game in one go.
Wow, today’s tough.
Seriously, Inha is relentless.
Coach needs to go out there now.
Hurry, hurry!
They’re saying to get ready quick.
Ah, that was a clean hit.
And Fighters’ RHEE DAE EUN still hasn’t recorded an out.
Ah, that’s high, too high.
His slider’s been high all day.
Ah, he just went with the slider as is.
His back foot pulls out.
Then he just taps it.
The plan was just to make contact.
But that move was even more effective.
Inha’s really playing good baseball.
Two hits, one walk, and three stolen bases.
Inha instantly takes the lead.
Now batting second, LEE MIN JUN.
He’s a freshman and the team’s only home run hitter.
Okay, MIN JUN, don’t get nervous!
Let’s stop it here. End it here. End it now.
Let’s turn two, go for the double!
Take it slow, take it slow, DAE EUN.
Swung at a high pitch.
Toward center field.
Right in front of the center fielder.
Go home!
The runner from first rounds second.
- Come in! X 4 - Sliding!
Home! X 4
Oh, they’re waving him from third.
To Home! X 4
Ah, he drops it again.
He makes it all the way home.
A hit by LEE MIN JUN.
And a run scored by KANG SUNG HYUN.
Oh.
- That was high. - I know, why are all his pitches high today?
Take it slow, slow.
Whoa, man...
- Are you okay? - Ah, I can’t run anymore.
They should’ve stopped the runner from first from scoring.
Now LEE TAEK KEUN bobbled it once, and then JEONG KEUN WOO bobbled again.
There were two misplays.
LEE TAEK KEUN is a solid center fielder
but failing to stop this perfectly
has revealed the first cracks in the Flame Fighters' defense.
Because, you know, their average age is high, right?
And this inning is going on way too long.
That’s a huge burden for veterans.
- Oh, they’re changing the pitcher here? - All of a sudden.
Let’s change him.
Coach KIM SUNG KUN is finally heading to the mound.
Man, why are his pitches so high?
Wow, how’s he hitting this well? Seriously, how is he hitting so well?
Why is he hitting so well?
You can't walk them. Once the fast guys get on, they all start running.
Okay, good job.
- Good job. - Yes.
Today’s starting pitcher is RHEE DAE EUN.
Coach KIM SUNG KUN makes the earliest substitution of the season.
He's going, he's going down.
Yeah, that's it, that's the one.
Nice.
Who is it, who is it? Is it NIPPERT?
Whoa, NIPPERT.
What is happening?
Now DUSTIN NIPPERT is stepping onto the mound.
- Let’s go, same as before. - Okay.
- No outs? Runner on first? - No outs.
No outs.
- No outs. - Got it.
- No outs. - Yes.
KIM SUNG KUN chooses DUSTIN NIPPERT.
If RHEE DAE EUN is getting hit like this...
- Then, in terms of stuff, only NIPPERT makes sense. - True.
This wasn’t part of our plan.
- This wasn’t… - Didn’t see this coming.
This isn’t right.
We haven’t even faced NIPPERT’s pitches yet.
Now in the third inning, the team’s second pitcher, NIPPERT, takes the mound.
Career record: 102 wins.
In 2016, he was the KBO League MVP.
He was the first foreign player to reach 100 career wins.
Look at that.
The angle is just...
Way too high.
Since it’s high, there are a lot of high ball.
Aim low, tell them to hit low.
Only the ones at the ankle count as strikes.
- What’s his speed? - 150 km/h?
What I’m worried about is
coach KIM SUNG KUN brought in DUSTIN NIPPERT.
But, this season, he went back to the U.S. for personal reasons.
He didn’t have enough time to get fully ready.
So the key is how ready his body actually is.
- Ah, this shouldn’t be happening on live broadcast. - Seriously.
Trainer SEHOON.
TAEK KEUN sunbae, TAEK KEUN.
Looks like something’s off. Hurry.
Looks like we need to apply some pressure.
We should apply pressure.
Seems like he’s got a hamstring issue, so we should apply pressure.
- Is that what it is? - Yeah, it happened at the plate.
- Huh? - At the plate.
LEE TAEK KEUN is touching his leg.
Looks like he went into the dugout for some treatment and came back out.
Can he get out of this jam?
Runners on second, no outs.
Now at bat is MUN GYO WON.
And here comes MUN GYO WON at this timing.
As they say, enemies meet on a narrow bridge.
MUN GYO WON steps up now.
If he pulls something off again here
he’s gonna be hated even more by the Fighters seniors.
Let’s end it at a hearing level.
Just get one more run, just one.
Hit it, RAINA. Hit it hard.
Let’s go, keep it going!
Gotta keep pushing.
Go X 4
- First pitch X 3 - Let’s stop him, stop him, stop him.
- We can stop this. - Let’s stop it.
It’s going high.
He’s watching it well.
Why doesn’t the pitch look fast?
Feels like something’s off.
NIPPERT probably won’t go long.
Looks like they just want him to finish this inning.
They’re telling YOO HEE KWAN to get ready.
- The fact that he’s coming out right away... - Doesn’t seem good.
JAE YOUNG, you get ready too.
- Ah, I told you to get ready for real. - Got it.
Getting ready.
Why do you always get all serious when I tell you to get ready?
There’s still a lot.
A lot of guys before me.
We need to minimize the damage somehow.
- The problem is, it's still no outs. - That’s right.
This is the most crucial at-bat of the game.
Keep it going, keep going, KYO WON!
He swings at the changeup.
The ball’s hit high.
Okay, it’s in front.
Get under it! X 5
The right fielder waits and makes the catch.
CHOI SOO HYUN’s arm.
The runner advances to third.
- Sliding! X 3 - Three! X 3
He slides into third.
Inha University now has a runner on third with one out.
Good job, KYO WON, you did well.
You did your part.
Why is he going around doing celebrations like that?
He keeps doing that.
Next time he comes, I’m definitely scolding him.
Yeah, he needs a talking to.
Wow, he’s fast.
Fast, fast.
- Really fast. - Everyone’s just so fast.
8th and 9th hitters can’t get on base.
- Right? They just start flying around out there. - Yeah, can’t let them get on.
Runner on third, one out.
Now it’s the cleanup hitter, KIM SANG JIN.
SANG JIN hits a fly ball to the outfield.
MIN JUN, you gotta go in no matter what.
If they allow another run here, it’s risky.
They have to stop it here. Let’s stop it now.
The infield is playing in.
This shows Coach KIM SUNG KUN’s determination not to allow any more runs.
NIPPERT absolutely needs a strikeout here.
Swing and a miss.
Changeup, whoa.
Okay! X 4
- But the thing is, he’s only thrown changeups so far. - Yeah, exactly.
No fastballs coming out right now.
Just like you said, the first pitch to both MUN GYO WON and KIM SANG JIN was a changeup.
That suggests he might not be in condition to throw fastballs normally right now.
That’s a fastball.
It’s a 144 km/h pitch.
Strike two.
Wow, 144 km/h.
- Doesn’t look that fast though. - He needs to make them hit it forward.
Against Inha batters, he's actually going in reverse.
He keeps throwing changeups
then suddenly mixes in a fastball.
This is a pivotal moment.
He’s clearly trying to get a strikeout here.
That intention shows.
That 144 km/h pitch was pure fire.
- Strikeout! X 3 - Strikeout! X 3
Ah.
He swung while throwing the bat.
Retouch! X 3
Tag up!
Center fielder LEE TAEK KEUN moves in and catches it.
Come home!
Runner from third tags up.
The throw is going to home.
Got it, got it.
- Play at the plate, at home! - At home!
Sliding!
At home!
Safe!
Okay!
At home!
He’s out!
Out at home!
LEE TAEK KEUN!
TAEK KEUN’s super catch and super throw.
This is the defense and arm of 45-year-old center fielder LEE TAEK KEUN.
- LEE TAEK KEUN! X 7 - LEE TAEK KEUN! X 7
Is he out or what?
You can’t tell?
He’s out, he’s out.
Out, out.
- Video, video. - Let’s go X 4
Inha University requests a video review.
He’s out, right? He’s out?
Looks like he’s out.
No doubt he was out.
So now, if KIM SANG JIN is out on the fly ball
and if LEE MIN JUN is called out at home
just like we said, that would end the inning with no runs allowed.
His throw had great speed.
And it was right on target.
It was another changeup.
He just tapped it.
It was a borderline distance.
If you look, it’s not exactly shallow outfield.
But LEE TAEK KEUN came in and threw a perfect strike.
Because he threw it on the run
there was a lot of power behind it.
Now, it was slightly to the right, but still.
This is the scene.
This is as he was coming down.
The key is whether the tag hit the left foot or the right foot.
If his leg wasn’t hurt, he’d be out for sure.
Looks like he’s out.
He came flying in with the spikes and I went whoa.
And if they finish this inning with no runs allowed
coach KIM SUNG KUN’s call to go with NIPPERT was a perfect move.
No, they tagged the opposite leg.
This foot came in, but they tagged the other foot.
- If Inha University’s down two or three runs, the game feels totally different early on. - For sure.
That was crazy. He caught it on the run.
Yeah.
We’ll see what the video review says.
Here it is.
Please X 3
Ah, the call is overturned to safe.
That means the run counts.
Score is 4 to 1.
Wow, nice batting.
That was team batting.
Nice job.
Ah, that was such a missed chance.
Safe?
After that long, long inning, the players now have to head back out again.
That means LEE TAEK KEUN’s defensive gem gets erased.
And all of RHEE DAE EUN’s runners ended up scoring.
It’s 4 to 1.
This game seemed like it would go smoothly…
But the momentum has totally shifted.
- Baseball is all about momentum. - Definitely.
Keep going, keep going!
Keep it up! Keep it up!
Now batting 5th, PARK JUNG HOON.
JUNG HOON, go big!
Big swing, but he misses.
He’s just swinging wildly out here.
Nice swing though, really nice.
That was 143 km/h.
There’s a good angle to it.
Breaking ball.
It’s coming in.
Strike two.
That was 105 mph.
What the heck is that?
Wasn’t that YOO HEE KWAN’s pitch?
- He never threw stuff like that. - Yeah.
105-mile one.
That’s a big-dropping curve.
Not much difference from YOO HEE KWAN’s fastball.
It’s actually 105 km/h.
There it is, the waterfall curve.
One more strike and the inning is over.
- Dropping pitch. - Back! X 4
Go, run!
- Go X 4 - Run! X 3
- Swing. - He went, he went.
- He swung. It’s a uncaught third strike. - Ah, it’s a uncaught third strike.
The catcher didn’t make the catch.
It’s a uncaught third strike, and PARK JUNG HOON reaches first base.
Okay! X 4
- It’s fine, it’s fine. He got on base. - Keep it going. Keep it going.
Ah, what is going on today?
The Fighters are facing their toughest inning of the season.
It’s all getting messy.
It was a strikeout, but…
If the catcher doesn’t make the catch
it's a dropped third strike.
So you have to throw to first to complete the strikeout.
He didn’t make a clean catch.
It hit the top part of the glove—what they call the “hip.”
Since it bounced off that part, he should’ve knocked it forward.
- Let’s go. - It’s okay, it’s okay.
Thank you for your hard work.
The energy is good, the energy is good.
Now batting 6th is CHA HO CHAN.
- He doesn’t—wait, is he gonna run too? - No, no, he won’t run.
He’s not gonna run?
He can’t steal bases.
The runner takes off!
- He’s going, he’s going! - Whoa, he’s running too?
He’s going too?
Play at second! Second!
- Get him! - He’s out!
At second.
Tagged out at second.
Tagged out at second base.
Okay!
Why’s he running?
He’s just running?
He’s just going wild out there.
PARK JAE WOOK’s arm nails the runner.
That throw was insane.
- Was that a hit-and-run? - I don’t know.
By getting PARK JUNG HOON out, they erase the runner he had allowed. That’s three outs.
Still, Flame Fighters gave up a big inning.
Now they trail by three, 4 to 1.
This might be the trickiest team we’ve faced so far.
But Inha University always plays like this against us.
Their strategies too.
Even in practice games, it’s been 3 wins, 3 losses.
Yeah, they’re seriously no joke.
- Wow, Inha’s really good. - Inha’s actually really good.
Whoa, these kids can hit.
They really can.
- They hit well and run well. - Good hitting and good running.
If the fast ones get on, they steal one by one, fast.
You okay?
Do I need to stretch this out or something?
No, don’t stretch it.
Think it'll be okay?
You can feel it in your body, right?
The score difference is what it is, but...
Still, your body comes first.
It’s not like I can’t run at all.
I can limp through it.
But we’re down 4 and they’re hitting really well.
If I go back in… I guess I have to.
But when you're chasing the ball out there
you won’t be able to hold back. That’s just your personality.
Ah, this is so frustrating. Seriously.
Now it's the bottom of the 3rd. Flame Fighters at bat.
Leadoff hitter is shortstop KIM JAE HO.
Coming up now in a situation where they just got turned around in an instant.
Leadoff hitter.
- That’s a lot of pressure. - For sure.
- Let’s go, let’s get on, let’s get on! - Get on base! X 4
Let’s go number 9, number 9!
He really needs to get on base here.
Grounder, grounder— it’s slow.
It rolls toward the pitcher.
Leadoff man is out at first.
Ah, leadoff hitter KIM JAE HO grounds out to the pitcher.
Nice, DO YOUNG.
This young freshman ace pitcher.
Even though he gave up the first run,
- he just pushes through with confidence. - Definitely.
And he’s living up to the expectations.
Just solid, just solid.
- Oh, is JAE YOUNG warming up? - Nah, he’s just moving around.
- Really just moving? - First shoulder stretch in a while?
You too. You need to move too.
- Huh? - Gotta keep moving.
I’m so nervous I don’t think I can even throw a strike.
Second pitch is hit—ground ball.
Third baseman, shortstop—third baseman grabs it, throws to first!
A powerful throw to first base!
Nice!
He’s good, he’s good.
Third baseman LEE CHAN SEOK.
Man, the infield is solid.
This 3rd inning is definitely shaping up
to be a tough one for the Flame Fighterss.
Someone needs to hit a home run now.
- Huh? - Someone’s gotta hit a homer.
They really need to shift the momentum.
There are 2 outs now.
But… wait, hold on.
Coach JUNG WON BAE is walking out to the mound.
They’re changing pitchers.
Time.
They're really changing?
What’s going on? Why change now?
Why?
- Good job. - Huh?
- Good job. - Yes.
- You held it down. Nice pitching. - Good work.
Already changing the pitcher?
That means he wants to lock it in now.
CHOI DO YOON! It’s CHOI DO YOON.
Number 47, 47.
DO YOON, if you’re feeling good, you’ll go long.
If not, we’ll pull you.
- Don’t get worked up. Stay calm and throw your pitch. - Got it.
Inha University brings CHOI DO YOON to the mound.
He’s a sophomore and he’s a lefty.
He’s got a nice ball.
- Lefty? - Seen him in the bullpen.
They might pull him after facing just YONG TAIK.
Looks like he’ll face two batters and then step off.
Seems like they’re bringing him in specifically for CHOI SOO HYUN and PARK YONG TAIK.
As you can see, his ERA this season is just 1.50.
Wait, are these stats even real?
13 strikeouts in 5 and 2/3 innings?
That means he struck out 13 of 17 batters faced, right?
If it’s 5.2 innings…
13 Ks out of 17 batters.
That’s wild.
Just throw your best pitch, DO YOON.
Coach JUNG WON BAE really made a great call today.
Taking care of CHOI SOO HYUN and PARK YONG TAIK
shutting down the lefty hitters cleanly
and setting the tone for the rest of the game.
CHOI DO YOON’s appearance shows that strong intent.
SANG WOO, do you know him?
I don’t.
Right now velocity is solid.
But it says here his control isn’t fully there yet.
I heard he wasn’t going up today.
But he’s up now.
We need to check if the aim is on point.
It’s CHOI SOO HYUN at bat against CHOI DO YOON on the mound.
There are two outs, but still, it’s CHOI SOO HYUN.
- The only player with speed we can hope for in today’s lineup is this one, right? - Totally.
The rest of them are kind of up there in age.
Let’s go, YEO PO!
Let’s go, YOON!
Comes in high and he takes the walk.
- Okay. - Okay, okay.
With that, COACH JEONG WON BAE’s plan
to put in a lefty to face CHOI SOO HYUN has been thrown off.
Two outs.
Next up is designated hitter PARK YONG TAIK.
He got a hit in his first at-bat today.
It was an RBI hit that brought in the first run.
Alright, let’s get YONG TAIK on base, bring in DAE HO, and have him hit a homer off that sidearm pitcher!
That’ll bring in 3 runs.
We need it.
We gotta score 3.
Flame Fighters are desperate for that one run to close the gap.
Can they...
Can the Flame Fighters put a run on the board with two outs?
Outside!
It came in outside.
Looking strikeout.
The Flame Fighters fail to score again in the 3rd inning.
Still trailing 4 to 1.
Pitches it right down the middle.
Swung at a high pitch like he was chopping it.
It came in outside.
Looking strikeout.
That’s the third out.
That was a good pitch from the opponent.
But his control is really solid.
I think it’s just barely catching the border.
- The momentum totally shifted. - Exactly.
We can’t let ourselves sink, don’t fall behind.
Raise it X 6
- Raise it X 3 - Okay X 3
- We just need to stop them this time. - What do you mean raise it, my blood pressure’s rising.
Chill out, okay?
Aren’t we winning here?
Ah, shut up, shut up. Ptui ptui ptui, hurry up, ptui ptui ptui.
Ptui X 3
- Don’t jinx it like that. - Let’s win this.
- Yeah, let’s win. - Let’s win.
Fighting, fighting!
Block it, BROTHER PERT! Block it and come back!
Let’s get the leadoff out. Leadoff, leadoff!
Top of the 4th. Let’s see if DUSTIN NIPPERT can shut it down.
Leading off the attack for Inha UNIVERSITY is CHA HO CHAN.
Swung and missed. Strikeout.
- Okay. - Okay.
Okay.
Nothing you can do about that.
- Was that a slider? - Yeah, nothing you can do.
- You can’t not swing at that one. - Is he doing well?
Yeah.
That’s textbook pitch mixing.
High zone fastball, then a big breaking ball.
- That’s classic NIPPERT-style pitching. - Exactly.
Ah, we gotta take these guys down.
- Quick runners, number 7, 8, and 9. - Gotta catch those squirrels.
Now up to bat is number 7, LEE CHAN SEO.
But honestly, these lower-order hitters of Inha University’s lineup feels scarier.
- Even if their averages are low, once they get on base, they always score. - That’s true.
Let’s catch those squirrels.
Ah, those infield speedsters.
Yo, hit it, hit it!
It’s a ground ball.
- Slow roller. - Go! X 5
Slow grounder to JEONG KEUN WOO.
He scoops it up, and it’s two outs at first.
- Okay, okay. - KEUN WOO!
Okay X 3
Ah, because of this LEE YOO SEONG
you could say the Flame Fighters gave up the momentum to Inha University.
YOO SEONG, do it again.
Let’s go again, let’s go again.
He’s seriously fast.
A tricky player, LEE YOO SEONG.
Let’s get those quick guys.
Can’t let him get on base, no way.
The infield was a mess in the 3rd inning.
So it was important to settle things down in the 4th.
Swings at the first pitch.
- Come in, come in! - Run! X 3
LEE DAE HO tags him himself, and that’s the third out.
Okay X 5
Okay X 3
DUSTIN NIPPERT shuts down the top of the 4th with a clean 1-2-3 inning.
- We're heading into the bottom of the 4th. - Nice, nice.
Let’s go this time, let’s go this time, let’s go!
- Let’s go! X 3 - Let’s go! X 3
- Let’s score. - Let’s go! X 3
It’s live. We’re live.
They’re changing pitchers. Here comes a side-armer.
They switched again. Wow, another pitcher.
Another side-armer.
Wait, isn’t that a new pitcher again?
Pitcher is LIM HYUN JOON.
Ah, they switched the mound.
Inha University has brought LIM HYUN JOON to the mound.
He and GO DO YOUNG are the team’s 1-2 punch.
And just look at the numbers
his ERA says it all about why he’s their 1-2 punch.
0.64.
COACH JEONG WON BAE keeps surprise me.
He put in a lefty against lefties CHOI SOO HYUN and PARK YONG TAIK earlier.
- From now on, it’s a lineup full of right-handed batters. - Right.
That means he’s planning to shut down that power lineup
LEE DAE HO, JUNG EUI YOON, and JUNG SUNG HOON coming up.
And he’s hoping LIM HYUN JOON can pitch deep into the game
and hand it off in the later innings.
Coach really
knows how to play to his players’ strengths.
This might be the best Inha team I’ve seen so far.
He really brings out the best in each pitcher.
Keep up, keep up.
In his first at-bat, LEE DAE HO struck out looking against starter GO DO YOUNG.
LEE DAE HO, who struck out looking in his previous at-bat.
Let’s see if leadoff hitter LEE DAE HO can get a hit this time.
First pitch is way inside.
His pitching motion is all hunched up.
It’s twisted up like a viper winding up.
The first pitch was a ball.
He really hides it before he throws.
Watches a pitch that just misses.
His delivery is super unique, just like you said.
He doesn’t even show his face.
- And he’s good-looking too. - Right?
Is he the faceless pitcher?
That one’s way inside.
But now it’s 3 balls.
Suddenly, suddenly he’s throwing all balls.
Let’s go, we gotta get on base.
Gather up X 3
HYUN JOON, throw a strike!
Inside again, and this time it’s a strike.
Okay X 3
But the movement on that pitch is so weird you can’t even tell what it is.
- That was a two-seamer inside. - It’s a powerful pitch.
It tails in, and if you swing, it could hit the handle of the bat.
Then you end up with an infield grounder.
That must be good.
I guess that’s a good breaking ball.
This inning, they need to load the bases.
Can LEE DAE HO set the stage for a score?
We gotta do it without a walk.
And he draws a walk. Leadoff man is on base.
Gathered up X 3
So now it’s no outs, runner on first.
The player who’s basically been the team’s ace since freshman year
was put in by COACH JEONG WON BAE based on that decision.
But he gave up a walk.
Appreciate your work, umpire.
Now up to bat is JUNG EUI YOON.
He’s one of the top hitters.
To me, LEE DAE HO is already a solid player, no doubt.
But the team needs a man of the baseball god.
Honestly, just being in the 5th spot in the lineup
could mean he's KIM SUNG KUN’s guy.
This season so far
it’s been JUNG EUI YOON.
Let’s see if he can be the perfect link in this offense, JUNG EUI YOON.
Let’s crush it.
This is Noryangjin, Noryangjin.
Needs to smash that fastball.
He did! It goes over the second baseman’s head.
Okay, go! X 5
Strong number 5 hitter.
Fighters' number 5 hitter is JUNG EUI YOON.
That’s right.
JUNG EUI YOON!
Ah, HYUN JOON.
- There’s a reason Coach KIM SUNG KUN likes him. - Exactly.
Of course, liking a player too much can be tough too, but…
Wow, JUNG EUI YOON delivers.
JUNG EUI YOON! JUNG EUI YOON!
He makes it runners on second and first with no outs.
Which brings the lineup to JUNG SUNG HOON.
The runners are locked in and they’re giving signs.
What kind of sign could this be?
- Let’s go. - Let’s go! X 3
And now he’s choking up on the bat.
Tell him to count the outs.
This is where they need to crack the comeback open.
He squared up for a bunt. It’s foul. Foul!
Foul! X 4
Whoa, that could’ve been bad if it stayed fair.
Well, as you said, JUNG SUNG HOON showed a bunt on the first pitch.
It ended up being a foul.
Was that a ball?
It’s in.
No, don’t, SUNG HOON!
Just swing.
What’s going through his head right now? Coachh LEE GWANG KIL is signaling from the Flame Fighters bench.
JUNG SUNG HOON is choking up again.
Watch him swing. Watch him swing.
Bottom of the lineup, bottom of the lineup.
Second pitch.
You could hear the bat crack.
Foul toward first base.
SUNG HOON’s too fast.
He’s super aggressive today.
Now he’s down 0-2 in the count.
Whoa, HYUN JOON’s pitch is powerful.
Since there are no outs
a simple fly ball would do.
Please, at least a sacrifice fly.
Please.
- Just one hit. Just one. - One time, one time. Keep it going.
Can this genius hitter bring in a run for the Fighters?
Right now, runners on second and first, no outs.
Let’s get a hit.
Pitcher LIM HYUN JOON, batter JUNG SUNG HOON.
What kind of outcome will we see?
- Okay. - Huh? Huh?
MOON GYO WON!
It’s a fly ball to the outfield.
It’s heading to right field, right field.
MOON GYO WON!
Ah, maybe? But GYO WON has a strong arm.
Caught by the right fielder.
Got it! X 3
Runner on second tags up.
Three, three, go, go.
- LEE DAE HO makes it to third. - That one was really deep.
Now there’s one out with runners on third and first.
Great team batting.
Okay! X 4
Team batting.
Wow, that inside pitch was nice.
- Oh, really? - Inside.
Up next is LEE TAEK KEUN.
He hit a double in his last at-bat today.
Looking forward to this, LEE TAEK KEUN.
SANG WOO, SANG WOO.
Take a big lead, big lead.
They’re telling him to take a big lead.
- Huh? - They’re saying take a big lead.
- I’ll get caught in a rundown. - Oh, oh.
Let’s just block here.
Let’s do this, let’s do this.
First pitch is a low strike.
His control is good.
His curve and control both look solid.
Please, come on, let’s score.
Second pitch was outside, flinched at it.
Count is one-and-one.
No need to rush.
Let’s just stop them here.
Let’s hold them, let’s hold them.
- He's good. - That was nice.
LEE TAEK KEUN’s eye and focus are impressive.
He hit a great ball in his first at-bat today too.
We need something sharper this time.
He doesn’t bite, LEE TAEK KEUN.
- Okay X 4 - Let’s go, let’s go, bases loaded!
Get on base X 3
LIM HYUN JOON looks a little shaken by LEE TAEK KEUN’s discipline at the plate.
If he gets on here, it’s bases loaded.
And the tying run will be on base.
What’s going to happen?
Only the good stuff X 3
He draws a walk with a low pitch.
After one out, Flame Fighters now have the bases loaded.
Coach, he’s done. He’s completely done.
He’s totally done. He can’t even walk. They need to sub him out.
He really can’t.
Looks like TAEK KEUN’s leg is totally messed up.
Looks like he’s hurt his leg.
His leg seems messed up. Ask him.
Should we check one more time?
You okay?
- Coach wants to double-check. - But the balance looks fine right now.
It’s hard to push through when you’re trailing.
But the coach wants to know if you can run.
- Sub? Sub? - Yeah.
Time, time.
No good? TAEK KEUN, you’re not good?
Not good?
Coach, MOON HO or DONG WOO?
KIM MOON HO? KANG DONG WOO?
What are you gonna use KIM MOON HO for?
KANG DONG WOO. KANG DONG WOO.
Time X 4
DONG WOO X 3
- Stay loose and go get it. - Okay.
Pinch runner.
Huh? Wait a sec.
Now we’ve got a pinch runner.
- Pinch runner KANG DONG WOO is in. - That’s number 23.
If we were tied or down just one, we’d definitely swap.
And now this bases-loaded opportunity goes to PARK JAE WOOK.
In the past, PARK JAE WOOK
was known as the man of bases loaded.
There were times when the baseball gods smiled on PARK JAE WOOK.
But what happened to him now?
- The gods are fair to everyone now. - Did they leave him?
Inside’s good. Forget the inside.
That one, that one.
Swing.
Swing X 4
No swing X 3
- They’re checking if he swung, but the bat didn’t go. - He held it.
- Okay X 5 - Okay, okay.
That’s ridiculous.
Wasn’t that a strike?
He didn’t swing at anything outside the zone.
His first at-bat today was a flyout.
Let’s go, JAE WOOK! Come on!
- You gotta hit it, gotta hit it. - With confidence.
Swing with confidence.
JAE WOOK, please, just one.
JAE WOOK!
Let him hit!
PARK JAE WOOK.
He pulls it!
Ah, it’s foul toward third base.
It’s okay, it’s okay.
He pulled it!
Ah, it’s foul toward third base.
If that had stayed fair, it would've brought in at least two.
He was just a little ahead on the timing.
Watch the line, move back, CHAN SEO!
CHAN SEO!
Let's go X 3
One out, bases loaded.
Flame Fighters need to turn it around when they’ve got a chance like this.
Can PARK JAE WOOK do it?
Please.
- Just one hit, just one! - One time, one time. Keep it going. Keep it going.
- Oh, he got hit. - It’s a hit-by-pitch.
Dead ball! X 5
LIM HYUN JOON is shaking. A hit-by-pitch walk.
LEE DAE HO scores from third.
Hey hey! Hey hey, well done!
Score is 4 to 2.
- Huh? - That was solid hit.
JAE WOOK hit that really well.
- Nailed it. - Nice, nice.
He really nailed it.
Luck that had wandered off just smacked him right in the butt.
PARK JAE WOOK drives in a run.
They close the gap by one with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch.
And once again, the bases are loaded.
HYUN JOON, HYUN JOON.
Don’t overthink it. Don’t overthink it.
And now up to bat is KIM JAE HO.
Let’s go this time. Let’s go this time. Let’s go!
JAE HO hyung! Please, JAE HO hyung!
Please X 5
Keep it going X 3
Keep it going, JAE HO hyung.
Can KIM JAE HO make it a big inning?
He swings at the first pitch. Go for it!
At bat is KIM JAE HO.
First pitch is a strike.
- Strike. - Okay, okay.
Hey, swing already, come on...
Ah, shouldn't he have swung at that?
Fastball.
After that hit-by-pitch, suddenly a strike comes in.
KIM JAE HO wasn’t ready to react.
Ah, if he laid down a surprise bunt, that would've worked.
But he can’t. The bases are loaded.
KIM JAE HO
isn’t really a pull hitter.
He usually aims for right-center, hitting it over the second baseman.
That’s the kind of ball we need from him now.
- Please. - He’s an aggressive hitter. He’s aggressive.
Prove it. Prove it.
Can KIM JAE HO bring in a run here?
He swings.
He hits it high in the air.
Tag up! X 3
It’s to center field, and the center fielder catches it.
- Go! X 5 - Runner on third tags up.
Take it slow, take it slow.
The throw goes to third, and they close the gap by another run.
- Okay X 6 - Okay X 5
Okay, okay.
- If they threw to home, he was out. - Yeah, if that throw went home, he was out.
KIM JAE HO with the sac fly RBI.
Now it’s 4 to 3, just a one-run game.
Nice, nice.
- Wow, today the number 8 and 9 hitters really did their part this inning. - They really stepped up.
PARK JAE WOOK and KIM JAE HO both drove in runs.
It’s tight now, 4 to 3.
- Okay, okay. - JAE HO hyung, nice! X 3
You hurt?
Man, this is bad. This is really bad.
He says he’s hurt.
Everyone’s hurt, what do we do?
- Nice X 3 - Nice batting.
Hey hey, didn’t look like he was hurt.
Nice batting.
Good job, EUI YOON. Well done.
Wait, EUI YOON says he’s hurt too?
EUI YOON’s not feeling good either.
- What do we do? - We’ve got MOON HO.
- Good work, hyung. - Hey, are you okay?
Ah, that hurts.
Now they just need one more out.
At bat is JEONG KEUN WOO.
Let’s go, let’s go!
Runner on second is the tying run.
Runner on first is the go-ahead run.
Please.
Let the demon show up today.
Keep it going.
If we tie it up, that’s the best.
Let’s do it X 3
4 to 3, one-run difference.
Can JEONG KEUN WOO bring in more runs here?
Ah, hit by pitch.
Another hit-by-pitch.
What is going on?
With that, the bases are loaded again with two outs.
Ah, HYUN JOON!
Right now, if LIM HYUN JOON from Inha University gets shaken...
That throws off their whole plan.
They were hoping he’d carry them through the middle of the game.
Huh?
Now Coach JEONG WON BAE heads to the mound for the second time.
Let’s make the change.
The team’s ace is coming off the mound.
Pitching change.
Throw it with confidence.
Inha University brings in pitcher KIM DO HYUN.
He throws up to 145 km/h with a slider, curve, and changeup.
Good. The ball looks good. Throw it with confidence.
Yeah, I’ve seen his ball—he’s got good stuff.
This new guy on the mound.
- Number 18? - Yeah.
- His pitches looked fast. - That guy?
Even at best, he tops out at 141 km/h.
- That’s slower than you. - No way.
Looks like he could hit 144 km/h.
Look at him.
Tell him not to cover the ball with his hand.
- YONG TAIK hyung? - No.
Ah, CHOI SOO HYUN?
SOO HYUN.
Coach said don’t cover the ball with your top hand.
- Swing like you’re lifting through it. - Yes, sunbae.
Don’t try too hard to make contact.
SOO HYUN, you’re not supposed to swing early. You’re supposed to wait and hit.
And now it’s number 2 hitter CHOI SOO HYUN at bat.
There are two outs, but this has become the biggest moment of the game.
Please.
First pitch comes in high.
Was that a ball?
Wow, this is driving me crazy.
This is the moment to stay focused.
It comes in low. Ball two.
- Okay. - Okay.
Okay, okay.
Just don’t chase it.
KIM DO HYUN might be feeling pressure coming in with the bases loaded.
The count is 2 balls.
We really need to hold them here.
Two balls.
It’s a batting chance, but with two outs…
- Might be worth watching a bit longer. - Yeah, true.
Hey, no take sign? Gotta tell that guy to be YI SUN SHIN.
He hits well on 2-3 ball counts.
He does hit well on 3-ball counts.
And with 2 balls, he tends to pop it up in the infield.
I’m so nervous right now.
He’s gonna get greedy again, I swear.
Two outs, bases loaded.
Oh, he watched that one. CHOI SOO HYUN now has a 3-ball count.
- Okay. - Okay X 6
We’re screwed. 3 balls, 3 balls…
Inha University’s pitcher suddenly loses control.
They had only allowed one walk before the 4th inning.
But in just this inning, they’ve already hit two batters
and walked two more.
What if SOO HYUN swings here?
He should be cut from the team for that, honestly.
If he swings now, he should be released.
You swing again and I’ll seriously lose it.
I’m gonna go nuts!
Close your eyes!
YI SUN SHIN!
Don’t overcomplicate it.
This time, he gets a strike call on the outside.
- Okay. - Okay X 3
Why does he always throw strikes on a 3-ball count?
CHOI SOO HYUN still has one more pitch to spare.
Don’t know how loose he is right now though.
To me, throwing three strikes in a row doesn’t look easy at all.
His breathing is getting faster.
Pitcher KIM DO HYUN.
That one comes in.
Strike on the outside high zone.
- Ah, that was high. - Isn’t that a ball? High ball! High ball!
High ball.
CHOI SOO HYUN and I both thought it was a ball.
Now it’s a full count.
There’s no room left.
If he gets hit here, that’s huge.
Everyone comes in.
- No need to start early. - Got it, got it.
Watch the location!
- Looked high to me. - Yeah, a bit high.
Well, it’s a full count now.
It’s all on CHOI SOO HYUN.
- I can’t watch. - Please, seriously.
No, he can do it. He can do it. He can stop it.
- Get close! X X 3
Ah, please!
What will happen now on this full count?
Let him hit it!
Just swing!
Please, seriously.
The ball takes a bounce as it hits the ground.
He draws a walk, and the runner reaches first.
The Flame Fighters tie it up 4 to 4 with a bases-loaded walk.
Okay X 3
The Fighters really know how to come through.
Ah, seriously.
How many hit-by-pitches is that now?
Ugh, it’s always like this.
- The mound had been so calm, but now… - Right?
Another bases-loaded opportunity.
Now stepping up to bat is PARK YONG TAIK.
- Hey, let’s fire it up! - Here it comes.
Let’s go all in now.
Ambitious TAIK really needs to deliver this time.
Still not out of the inning.
That was a good swing.
If he gets a hit here, it's a go-ahead RBI.
PARK YONG TAIK at bat.
He watches the first pitch.
Okay X 3
Too… too scared. Should’ve just gone for it, even if it hit him.
Take your time and prep big.
- A hit! PARK YONG TAIK! - A hit! PARK YONG TAIK!
PARK YONG TAIK swings, and the Flame Fighters fans are hoping for a comeback.
We need a big one right now.
Even though there are two outs, the captain of the Fighters is carrying the weight.
The team is looking to PARK YONG TAIK for results.
He pulled it!
It drops cleanly between right and center.
Run! Go!
The runner from third scores, the runner from second scores.
And now the runner from first is also heading for home.
Charging for home! He’s coming home!
- Hurry up! Go three go three go! - Run, run!
The ball rolls all the way to the wall.
And now it’s thrown to third base.
Third base.
A bases-clearing triple with 3 RBIs!
This is PARK YONG TAIK.
Today, he's amazing.
- PARK YONG TAIK! X 4 - PARK YONG TAIK! X 4
He did it. YONG TAIK did it.
Before today’s game
he had been in a slump like quicksand, seemingly with no end.
But today.
Live broadcast and in-person attendance.
PARK YONG TAIK is making a complete comeback.
He didn’t even follow through much on that swing.
He just snapped it clean.
Placement was key for sure.
A perfect bases-clearing triple with 3 RBIs.
The score is 7 to 4.
Wow, seriously.
This is the kind of team the Flame Fighters are. They're a terrifying team.
That was insane!
Don’t get too hyped. You’ll get hurt if you do.
- Your ankle twisted? - Calf, calf.
- My calf cramped up. - His calf cramped up.
Coach, SOO HYUN’s thigh cramped up while running.
SOO HYUN, CHOI SOO HYUN.
His thigh cramped up.
Why all the guys cramping now.
They're all banged up... what now?
They’re all hurt, what do we even do…
- Calf? - Hamstring.
Let's go back.
What do we do.
If EUI YOON’s not okay and SOO HYUN’s not okay.
Pulled it. LEE DAE HO hits it to short, caught, and thrown to first.
One bounce, two bounces—three outs just like that.
But then came PARK YONG TAIK’s go-ahead hit.
CAPTAIN TAEK turned this whole game around.
The score is 7 to 4, heading into the 5th inning.
Captain!
Damn!
Ah, nice batting.
- Captain. - Nice, nice.
You're not going down, no way.
- Like a cockroach. - Won’t go down easy, never does.
He’s not someone who goes down easy.
YONG TAIK.
Outfield’s wiped out. Totally wiped.
Let’s take pants off and ice first.
Everyone's ham’s gone. Hamstrings, wow...
- All hamstrings. - Everyone is hurt.
Coach, should DONG WOO stay in center?
SANG WOO too... SANG WOO as DH?
- SANG WOO... - Yes.
Send SANG WOO to the outfield.
SANG WOO to the outfield?
Where’s SANG WOO?
- SANG WOO's here. - Hey, switch him out.
- SANG WOO. - SANG WOO.
- You go to the outfield. - Okay, I’ll go.
- Center? - Should I go to center?
SANG WOO, head to the outfield.
No, SANG WOO at second.
- Then who’s going to the outfield? - Outfield?
Can I borrow TAEK KEUN’s glove?
Here X 3
The Fighters made a big switch on defense.
Hold on a sec.
LIM SANG WOO is now at second, and KANG DONG WOO is in right field.
So who’s in center?
JEONG KEUN WOO is now playing center field.
- Is that right? - He’s a Swiss Army knife.
- He can do everything. Even outfield if needed. - True.
LEE TAEK KEUN, who usually covers center, is out with a foot injury.
So there’s no one else.
Seems like JEONG KEUN WOO volunteered.
There’s no one left.
Ah, EUI YOON’s not doing well either.
You’ve never played outfield, have you?
Me? No.
In middle school...
Man, this is nuts.
Now we’ll have to see how this new defense holds up.
SON WOO HYUN is at bat.
Hey, we’re not even halfway through. Let’s hype it up and go.
Let's hype it up X 3
Let’s go X 3
Did KEUN WOO switch too?
To center.
Send one flying.
Inha University has just allowed the comeback.
Let’s see what leadoff hitter SON WOO HYUN can do.
Big swing from him.
- Okay, I got it. - Good ball.
Was that a changeup?
The angle...
Whoa, the angle.
They're hitting everything out there.
Looks like he changed up the pitch sequence.
- Going with breaking balls? - Yeah, throwing a lot of them.
Ah, seriously.
It was hit well. The ball stays fair
and drops inside the line.
Two-two!
The batter makes it to second.
The ball rolls to the fence.
Left fielder gets it and throws to third.
A leadoff double.
Inha University’s bats are back and starting this inning strong.
Nice, nice. Let’s catch up.
Hey, they got 7? Then we get 8.
Like I said earlier.
Inha University’s lower order is actually tougher.
Man, they can really hit.
Runner on second with no outs.
Inha University is now back to the top of their lineup.
They’re really just hitting everything right now.
Batter up is No. 1 hitter, KANG SUNG HYUN.
Follow the batter, follow him.
Hey, this guy’s got a good swing.
They say he’s the best hitter on the team.
He’s got great timing.
They say he’s the best.
They say the leadoff is the best hitter.
We just need to get past this guy. Just him.
- DUSTIN NIPPERT is throwing a lot more breaking balls today. - Right.
He did hit 144 km/h with his fastball earlier.
But he’s not at full condition.
Oh, YOO HEE KWAN.
YOO HEE KWAN is warming up.
- They’re going all in if YOO HEE KWAN’s coming in. - Exactly.
They’re throwing everything they’ve got.
That was a sharp swing.
No X 5
That was a sharp swing.
It’s a foul ball to the left.
Damn.
- He’s just hitting like that... - I know, right?
Not sure if he's intentionally avoiding fastballs this inning.
Inha’s young hitters aren’t shaken at all.
They’re adjusting well to the breaking pitches.
How many in a row was that?
- That was seven in a row. - All breaking balls.
If he throws a fastball now, it could get crushed.
NIPPERT retired six batters cleanly earlier.
But he’s been shaky this inning.
He swung like he was throwing the bat at the outside pitch.
No!
And it’s a base hit to right!
Come home! X 5
They’re waving the runner in.
Home! X 6
The ball is thrown to home.
No! X 4
- He’s out. He’s out. - Out!
At the plate.
Sliding!
He’s out.
At the plate.
He’s safe!
Okay, okay.
Fast runner SON WOO HYUN.
Inha University just keeps on attacking today.
Told you he could hit like crazy.
I’m telling you, he's a baseball genius.
He just flicked that one.
But he really reached for it.
Look at the pitch location.
That was out of the strike zone.
He even let go with one hand and still hit it.
That was actually a good throw.
But the runner was just too fast.
He’s like a bullet.
Ah damn.
Told you he could hit.
He can really hit.
This is turning into a wild one.
Now it’s a 2-run game again.
The problem is, they haven’t gotten any outs yet.
Score’s 7 to 5, and there’s still a runner on.
- Who’s up now? - YOO HEE KWAN?
- Yeah. - YOO HEE KWAN?
Better check if he’s ready.
Okay.
Let’s switch.
Oh, Coach KIM SUNG KUN is heading back to the mound.
He can really hit.
He really reached for that one.
That’s what I’m saying, he can hit.
Yeah, he can hit.
Okay.
Well, this is it.
DUSTIN NIPPERT is being taken out of the game.
The Fighters’ one-two punch.
YOO HEE KWAN is now on the mount.
It’s the top of the 5th and they still haven’t gotten an out.
The kids are running wild out there.
For real.
No outs.
Ah, this is an emergency.
- That’s why YOO HEE KWAN has to hold on as long as he can. - Exactly.
Hold them, hold them!
Let’s go, YOOHEEWANG!
Let’s go, let’s go!
If you look now, all the pitchers are on standby.
SHIN JAE YOUNG is warming up too.
I’m not seeing things, right?
- No, that’s SHIN JAE YOUNG for sure. - Isn’t that PARK JUN YOUNG?
- He throws sidearm though. - Yeah, it’s SHIN JAE YOUNG.
Sidearm. ACE is PARK JUN YOUNG.
YOO HEE KWAN, sunbae.
- You know that outside sinker, right? - Yeah.
Honestly, he might be easier to hit than NIPPERT.
We practiced for this, remember?
This is what we prepared for.
We planned to start our timing way late.
He’s shown some weakness against college hitters.
Let’s try a surprise bunt on the first pitch. A sneak bunt.
It should be easier to lay down a bunt. His pitches are slow.
Just get a good bunt down.
If it doesn’t work, just reset and watch carefully.
Next up is LEE MIN JUN.
Let’s get just one more run. Just one more during this chance.
He squares up for a bunt, surprise bunt. Foul ball.
He should be swinging though.
Man, with the speed difference, the pitch looks so slow now.
You can’t even bunt that?
He goes for the push, but it’s a foul ball behind the plate.
Okay X 3
Nice pitch.
Was that a fastball?
- That wasn’t a fastball. - Kinda looked like it, if that's 110km/h.
110 km/h.
Just… a pitch.
Hard to even call that a fastball.
- Just a pitch. - We call that a fastball here, but in English it’s “fastball.”
Can’t even use the word “fast” for that.
We just call it a fastball, but
should we just say medium?
Slow, medium, fastball—this is like a medium pitch.
Count’s now 0-2. Pitcher’s in the lead.
The rare “medium” type, YOO HEE KWAN.
And the batter swings at that pitch.
- Okay. - Okay.
Swings and misses, strikeout.
Wow, it just dropped at the end.
He’s got a really unique grip.
That pitch just drops perfectly.
LEE MIN JUN is only a freshman in college.
- He’s never seen a pitch like that. - Right.
Slider? Slider?
Next batter is his kryptonite.
Now at bat is MUN GYO WON.
Get him! Get him, HEE KWAN!
Time for revenge. Let’s get it.
Thanks for your hard work.
GYO WON, two-run! Let’s go, GYO WON, two-run!
- MUN GYO WON, fighting X 6 - MUN GYO WON, fighting X 6
Watch the first pitch. First pitch, be careful.
It’s a grounder.
A slow roller.
They get the lead runner at second.
Great decision by LEE DAE HO.
Nice play X 3
Defense wizard LEE DAE HO.
That was really smart of him.
He got that one out over there.
Nice play, LEE DAE HO.
Nice one, DAE HO. Well done.
He made that decision with confidence from the start.
He made the perfect play going for the lead runner.
With the lead runner out now.
That makes it 2 outs with a runner on first.
Today MUN GYO WON is 0 for 3.
Yeah, MUN GYO WON probably wants to smack his head right now.
- Thanks for your work. - Good job out there, GYO WON.
Everyone's hitting well, GYO WON.
- They weren’t usually this good, but today… - Yeah, their condition’s too good.
Now it’s clean-up hitter KIM SANG JIN at the plate.
Swing.
He gives it a strong cut.
That medium rare fastball is starting to cook.
That pitch has lost all its heat.
If you overcook it and it dries out
- hitters can’t chew through it. - Exactly.
- That’s it. - It was off the end of the bat, popped up.
Second baseman LIM SANG WOO and right fielder KANG DONG WOO moving in.
He waits and makes the catch.
Nice pitch, nice pitch.
YOO HEE KWAN holds the mound with no runs allowed.
We now head to the bottom of the 5th.
Can't hit.
- Nice catch. - Okay, okay.
- Nice catch. - Okay X 4
- Good job, DAE HO. Well done. - Nice, nice.
- Wow, that’s so far. - Okay X 3
Good job X 3
- Okay, okay. - Nice, nice.
EUI YOON might not be able to go later.
We need to consider that.
But if that happens, we don’t have anyone left.
- We have MOON HO. - Oh, we do have MOON HO.
- If MOON HO ends up going there, you’ll have to step in. - Okay, okay.
- Just letting you know. - Got it, got it.
We’re out of players now.
Only MOON HO left.
Even EUI YOON, once he hits, his leg flares up again.
Ah, I’m losing it.
Bottom of the 5th, it’s the Flame Fighters' turn at bat.
Leadoff is JUNG EUI YOON.
Score’s 7 to 5. Inha University closed the gap by one in the last inning.
This won’t be easy.
- A 2-run difference in a chase game like this is totally unpredictable. - Absolutely.
KIM DO HYUN takes the mound.
Swing and a miss, strikeout.
Ooh, slider.
Leg, leg. He can’t field with this pain.
Is it flaring up again?
Yeah, it’s cramping.
KEUN WOO, if it’s close, you’ll have to get it.
He needs to come out.
We’ve got MOON HO. Let’s pull him out.
I mentioned MOON HO earlier and got yelled at “What are you even gonna use MOON HO for?!”
Next up is JUNG SUNG HOON.
You gotta hit it. Swing and hit.
Swings like he’s chopping at a high pitch.
Third baseman stops it, throws to first.
Out at first. That’s 2 outs.
- Pretty clean. - Not much happening right now.
Not much happening right now.
Ugh, now it’s landed on the one guy who’s really feeling it.
Next at bat is KANG DONG WOO.
He hits a breaking ball.
To the shortstop.
Fielded low and thrown to first for the out.
KIM DO HYUN shuts them down in order this inning.
That ends the bottom of the 5th.
- Everyone’s legs are cramping. - We’re in trouble.
It’s all happening at once.
This is ridiculous, seriously.
What are we supposed to do now?
The outfield is a total mess.
Coach, JUNG EUI YOON felt something during his swing.
His side weakened and he probably can’t run at full speed.
Coach, we only have KIM MOON HO left.
- Huh? - Only MOON HO is left.
MOON HO.
EUI YOON’s spot, EUI YOON’s, EUI YOON’s.
Left field?
You can do it, hyung. Have confidence.
Show them.
Is EUI YOON coming out?
YONG TAIK hyung says he’s going out.
Wait, isn’t MOON HO there?
YONG TAIK hyung said he’s going to left field?
YONG TAIK’s going?
Didn’t he say he was going out?
I saw YONG TAIK sunbaenim put on his glove and head out.
- Yeah, he went out with a glove. - For real?
He’s doing that now.
He’s in the middle of an interview?
Hello, this is Devil Jung from JUNG KEUN WOO’s baseball life.
I'm finally here on the scene.
Today, we’ll be doing an interview with captain PARK YONG TAIK.
You had an amazing result in your first at-bat today.
What pitch were you looking for?
Well, slight spoiler here…
My swing's been pretty off lately.
So I’ve been doing extra work with the coach recently.
Now that my body feels lighter, my bat is moving well.
From what I know, PARK YONG TAIK always puts the team first.
And he thinks about personal results later, right?
You still feel the same way today?
Of course. Honestly, today’s game is still up in the air.
That’s why we hitters really need to push till the end and get more runs.
Since this is our first live, any last words for the fans watching?
You’ve probably noticed by now.
We’re giving it our all, seriously, with heart and focus.
Please enjoy the rest of the game.
And give us lots of support so we can win this thing.
This has been reporter, no, journalist JUNG KEUN WOO.
Thank you.
Journalist? Since when?
Coach, are we sending MOON HO to left field? Or YONG TAIK?
- MOON HO. - MOON HO?
- MOON HO. - Yes.
Wow, left field, it’s been a while.
And now KIM MOON HO enters the game in left field, replacing JUNG EUI YOON.
This team is truly unpredictable.
Now it’s the top of the 6th inning.
Let’s see if YOO HEE KWAN can stay solid on the mound like last inning.
Hey, let’s catch up quick!
It’d suck to lose like this.
Losing now would feel bad.
Let’s keep the energy up.
Leading off, 5th batter PARK JUNG HOON.
Get the leadoff out!
First pitch is outside, strike.
Ball.
He’s trying to tease him again, huh?
He’ll drop one, then throw one in—something like that.
This one’s inside.
Catching YOO HEE KWAN must be fun.
He throws exactly what you want.
- Razor-sharp control. That’s what they used to say. - Oh yeah, I remember that.
Pinpoint accuracy.
Watch the outside, outside corner.
- Outside corner this time, strike. - That’s nice.
Don’t get flustered, don’t get flustered.
Count is one and two.
- Breaking pitch. Swing and miss, strikeout. - Nice.
Okay!
- Okay, HEE KWAN! - Okay, okay.
That one had vertical movement. One out.
He’s getting flustered.
Make a plan and go in.
You need a game plan for YOO HEE KWAN’s pitches.
Don’t just swing at whatever you see.
Inha University is now sending up a pinch hitter.
PINCH HITTER JEON MIN JUN steps up to bat.
Let’s go, let’s go!
Oh, there it is—the curveball.
The scoreboard isn’t even showing numbers.
- He's in good condition today. - Yeah, he’s solid.
That ball went all the way up to the third tier and came back down.
How does he even throw like that?
It’s crazy. Every time I see it, it blows my mind.
Here comes another one.
Popped up high—it’s really hanging up there.
Foul territory near third base.
JUNG SUNG HOON waits and makes the catch. Two outs.
- Okay. - Okay, nice catch.
Ah, he’s settling down a bit.
Ah, got caught up.
We can’t afford to got caught up.
YOO HEE KWAN really is steady.
Slow pitch.
Then an even slower pitch.
And then something a bit quicker.
119 km/h ends up looking like 160 km/h. It's like magic.
YOO HEE KWAN is basically Doctor Strange on the mound.
HEE KWAN hyung.
Batter now is LEE CHAN SEO.
Honestly, these kinds of guys are more annoying.
- True. - These small lefties.
- You can't let the 8 and 9 guys get on base. - Exactly.
Ah, it’s a ground ball.
Okay.
Ah, it’s a ground ball.
He can’t make the play on that one.
LEE CHAN SEO reaches base with two outs.
Can he really hit like that?
- That hit had some power. - Yeah.
SANG WOO’s legs aren’t moving.
His legs aren’t moving, SANG WOO.
This guy’s probably gonna run again.
- Their 7, 8, 9 hitters are basically flying squirrels. - Totally.
Two outs, runner on first.
At bat now is LEE YOO SEONG.
At the beginning of today’s game, he was a key player in building momentum for Inha University.
Man, I hope we can get this guy out.
- Wasn’t it him and the other guy who got two steals earlier and just wrecked everything? - Seriously.
They really showed what speed baseball is all about.
He’s going, he’s going!
JAE WOOK, get ready.
He pulls it!
Second baseman LIM SANG WOO.
Oh, he missed it!
- Ah, shoot! - Hurry X 5
He can’t get the throw to first.
In the meantime, the batter reaches first base.
He’s fast X 4
Okay, it was a tough ball, but still—if it’s LIM SANG WOO, he should’ve gotten that one.
This is what speed does—it puts major pressure on the defense.
LEE YOO SEONG is seriously quick too.
By the time the bobble happened, the runner was already nearly at first base.
It’s okay X 3
Two runners get on after two outs.
WOO HYUN.
Don’t rush it.
That way.
Let’s get just one run.
SON WOO HYUN steps up to bat.
Coach, shouldn’t we move in a bit toward right field?
He’s gonna...
- It’s fine. = Leave it.
If we move in more and it goes over us, the runner from first can reach second.
Even the runner on first…
YOO SEONG to home.
Inha University now has the tying run on base.
Get this guy! Get him!
- First pitch swing. Heading to center! - JUNG KEUN WOO!
- That’s it! - It’s going, it’s going!
- Heading toward center! - JUNG KEUN WOO!
Center fielder JUNG KEUN WOO.
JUNG KEUN WOO!
- JUNG KEUN WOO! - Center fielder JUNG KEUN WOO! JUNG KEUN WOO!
- JUNG KEUN WOO! - He caught it!
Demon center fielder JUNG KEUN WOO.
He secures the final out of the inning.
Is that KIM HYE SUNG from the Flame Fighters?
Forget second base or center—long live JUNG KEUN WOO.
That’s right.
Fighting X 6
You're a center fielder.
Man, you're good in center too.
He’s killing it.
The kids are really hustling out there.
Call in SANG WOO at short.
Second base? SANG WOO.
- Don’t dive, just track the ball and catch it. - Got it.
- When you dive, you end up pressing down on the ball from above. - Yes.
- Just follow it and catch it clean—don’t scoop it like this. - Got it.
- Understand? - Yes!
Sorry, sunbaenim.
Your legs aren’t moving, are they?
- Lighten up, smile a little, SANG WOO. - Okay.
It’s because you're down right now.
Get hyped, get hyped!
Enjoy it, enjoy it.
We move on to the bottom of the 6th.
Wow, demon center fielder JUNG KEUN WOO.
That was a tough play.
And he’s barely even played center before.
Back in his pro days, he used to carry tons of gloves.
Near the end of his career, he lost his starting
and that was just during a rough patch.
- You’re a center fielder. - Since when?
Man, it’s hard to see the ball out here.
That’s why when you lose sight of it while chasing
it disappears.
- You have to keep your eyes on it the whole way. - I saw it and it still vanished while I was running.
Now it’s PARK JAE WOOK at bat.
Wow, the bottom of the order has really stepped up today.
In the previous big inning, they scored with a hit-by-pitch that forced.
Then added an RBI with a sac fly—8th and 9th hitters did it all.
And KIM DO HYUN is now looking like the best pitcher after the starter.
Totally.
PARK JAE WOOK sends one to left-center.
In front!
- That’s it. - Yes! That’s it!
- Go, go, please! - That’s it!
That was a great hit.
Center fielder and shortstop can’t get it.
It drops right in.
That’s what a PARK JAE WOOK hit looks like.
Ah, that’s a pretty one.
You don’t need a clean shot.
If it goes right at someone, it’s useless.
- Unless it clears the fence, a perfect hit doesn’t matter. - Exactly.
This is what we like to see.
It’s only a hit if it drops in.
- A lucky bloop? - A hit.
A bloop?
If the leadoff gets on, everyone comes in.
Now the 8-hole hitter gets on base to start the inning.
How will 9-hole hitter KIM JAE HO do?
A chance is coming, a chance is coming.
What makes the Fighters’ lineup so fun is...
That PARK JAE WOOK and KIM JAE HO in the 8 and 9 spots
weirdly have great synergy.
They connect well.
When one does well, so does the other. When one struggles, so does the other.
Let’s go X 3
Okay!
It’s GYO WON, it’s GYO WON!
He hits it to the right side.
Right fielder makes the catch.
GYOWON, ah...
You should've let that go.
Ah, MOON GYOWON.
PARK JAE WOOK heads back to first base.
- GYOWON was just about to throw. - Exactly.
He barely moved forward.
Why didn’t he get on base?
On base.
He’s all fired up.
One out, runner on first.
Batter number 1, JEONG KEUN WOO.
He showed great defense in the previous inning.
Please.
- If we could just get 2 or 3 runs. - Yeah, just 2, 2.
You can do it.
Let’s see what JEONG KEUN WOO can make happen.
Ground ball.
Third baseman throws to second, then to first.
And to first.
Out at first.
It’s a 5-4-3 double play.
Okay!
That ends the bottom of the sixth.
No runs scored by Flame Fighters, still 7:5.
We head into the 7th inning.
Man, praised him and then he hits into a double play.
This is how it should go. We need to catch up by 1.
We're finally hitting now.
We're going to hit YOO HEE KWAN's pitch.
You’ve relaxed a lot now, right?
- It’s all about focus now, all about focus, got it? - Yes.
- Let’s win the focus battle x6 - Let’s go, let’s go!
Let’s win this. Let’s win.
Let’s win x3
7 to 5.
Down by 2 runs, Inha University begins their chase.
The problem is, the Fighters' bullpen is shaky.
- They don’t have a solid closing pitcher. - Right.
YOO HEE KWAN could definitely get shaken up too.
Let’s hold them, let’s hold them.
Leading off is KANG SUNG HYUN.
Hey, SUNG HYUN’s up again, he’s up again.
Isn’t his batting average .667?
2 hits in 3 at-bats.
Let’s go, SUNG HYUN. Start with him.
Ground ball.
Third baseman grabs it, to first.
Out at first.
Okay.
Nice third!
What a clean defensive play.
With defense like this
I’d say he’s solid for at least two more years.
You can trust him at third base.
I think he’s gonna say he doesn’t want to do it.
So there was a player they had their eyes on, PARK CHAN HYEONG.
- And then he went to LOTTE, right? - Oh yeah.
- He knows he has to close this out himself. - Of course.
Batter number 2, LEE MIN JOON.
Nice, nice. Let’s finish this quick.
Let’s hit again, hit again.
Sharp hit to right field. It drops in for a hit.
Nice hit, MIN JOON.
LEE MIN JOON is racking up multiple hits today.
- What’s with this kid? He’s a freshman, right? - Yeah.
He really has a gift for hitting.
- Oh, he’s kinda like GYO WON. - Right? Similar, huh?
GYO WON is actually the weakest hitter right now.
Help us out, GYO WON.
MOON GYO WON is up.
Come on, GYO WON, just hit one, please.
MOON GYO WON, double.
Hit a double.
Today, GYO WON’s doing... eh, not great.
0 for 3, clean record.
Even if it hurts him, when he gets back
the older players will welcome him warmly.
He hit it!
Nice, nice!
He hit it! This one!
KIM JAE HO got it!
Out at second.
- He’s out! - Out at second!
This is the defense of a genius shortstop
KIM JAE HO's defense.
KIM JAE HO. KIM JAE HO.
KIM JAE HO.
The shortstop for the Fighters is this player.
It's KIM JAE HO.
Oh, that's a hit.
This is the kind of play you rarely see even in the Major Leagues.
How does he defend like that?
I mean, when it first hit the bat
how many people really thought it would be an out by him catching it.
And then he dives and catches it.
Pulls off a perfect back flip toss.
Strikeouts excite the fans
but the defense KIM JAE HO shows.
Gives you even more chills.
Wow, that was insane.
Wow, that was a great defensive play.
That’s unreal.
No wayyyy.
Hey, this is.
Our GYO WON again, so unlucky.
MUN GYO WON, nice.
Four, ah.
That makes it 2 outs with a runner on first.
If that didn’t hit the glove, wouldn’t it have been a hit?
Now at bat is KIM SANG JIN.
Now there's only one out left.
That makes things a lot easier.
It’s a grounder.
That’s a hit sneaking past the second baseman.
Come come come come.
Come come.
MUN GYO WON heads to third.
To third.
He’s running.
A hit by KIM SANG JIN.
Okay okay.
Why are there so many hits?
They said he couldn’t hit.
Gotta start mixing in those breaking balls. Throw one already!
If it weren’t for KIM JAE HO’s defense just now
that hit would’ve been a huge game changer in this comeback.
Two outs now, and runners on third and first.
Hello.
I’ve been watching your YouTube.
It’s really fun.
You’re working hard too.
Now the batter is PARK JUNG HOON.
JUNG HOON.
Focus.
One by one, let’s go.
Two guys are warming up right now.
Pitching management is tough today.
Can RHEE DAE EUN stop PARK JUNG HOON here?
Two outs, runners on third and first.
It’s a foul going back.
Relax, relax, take it easy.
That was a changeup.
It looked easy, why’d it go back like that?
That’s the look right now.
Keep it low, keep it low.
Let’s pinch-run.
SANG JIN isn’t coming to bat.
Wait, are they really changing to a pinch runner?
Hurry up.
Fighting X 3
Coach JUNG EUI YOON is intense.
He’s putting in a pinch runner here.
It's first-year KIM EUI CHEOL.
He’s a fast runner too.
Go for it and tie it with one shot.
That’s what we’re hoping for.
Don’t push it.
They're down by two, and now the tying runner’s on base.
Can RHEE DAE EUN close it out here?
It's hit high into the air.
Okay.
Up front, GEUN WOO, up front.
I don’t know, I don’t know.
I can’t see it X 4
This hit goes to left-center. Center fielder and left fielder are converging.
Center fielder moves in.
JEONG KEUN WOO makes the catch.
It’s been shaky today.
That one play by the genius shortstop.
Prevents the Fighters from giving up a run.
The score remains 7 to 5, still a two-run gap.
We head into the bottom of the 7th.
I’m telling you, that’s major league-level defense.
That was insane.
Wow, and he did that lying down.
I mean, throwing that accurately while lying down.
Seriously today...
How does he even pull that off?
How does he...
Wow, that’s incredible.
Now it’s the bottom of the 7th.
They’re up by two
but they haven’t scored since the 4th inning.
And KIM DO HYUN came out earlier than expected.
The question is, how long can he hold out?
That’s the concern.
Right.
The Fighters desperately need an extra run here.
Will they be able to get another run?
Up now is a player with an important role
is LIM SANG WOO in his first at-bat today.
Just one more run.
Please please.
Let’s get a hit.
First pitch is a breaking ball.
It’s a ball.
He waits patiently.
- That was a good take. - Nicee.
This is more than just game-level focus.
This time he chooses a fastball.
And it's another ball.
We’ve got to get the leadoff guy on.
Leadoff, leadoff.
It’s a 3-ball count.
KIM DO HYUN starts this inning against LIM SANG WOO
with a count of three balls.
Hey, let’s do this without runners on.
If he gets on here
then it connects to the heart of the order, PARK YONG TAIK and LEE DAE HO.
Can the leadoff man get on base?
He lays off the breaking pitch, LIM SANG WOO walks.
Walk.
- That’s the third walk from the number two spot today. - Nice.
Showing great plate discipline.
The leadoff man successfully gets on base.
Times it well right from the first pitch.
A hero rises in troubled times.
It’s the hero of hard times, PARK YONG TAIK.
He’s today’s hero. Today’s hero.
Can’t you read it in his face?
I’m still hungry.
All his contact today has had good direction.
Can PARK YONG TAIK.
get both timing and direction down again this time?
Swing and miss.
He strikes out.
Why are you satisfied?
You need to hit one more.
One out, runner on first.
Coach JUNG EUI YOON heads to the mound again.
- You did well. That leadoff walk was a bit of a waste though. - Yeah.
No, but really, you did well.
They're switching pitchers now.
They keep sending someone out because DAE HO is weak against underhand pitchers.
He becomes the team’s fourth pitcher.
He’s heading to the mound.
Be confident and go for it.
Just throw your best pitch.
One out, just one out.
KIM DO HYUNG takes the mound.
Underhand?
Underhand.
Underhand, right.
Not easy to hit. That’s lucky for MOON HO.
Thank you.
Doesn’t fall for low pitches.
Can LEE DAE HO create a result against
this underhand-type pitcher?
He’s now at bat.
Let’s go, DAE HO.
Ah okay, come on.
It’s about time.
The Fighters need insurance runs.
Can LEE DAE HO deliver?
He swings at the first pitch.
Looks like a changeup from the underhand pitcher.
Got fooled.
There really aren’t many underhand pitchers like this.
But LEE DAE HO is a player with plenty of
experience facing underhand pitchers.
The pitcher keeps checking on runner LIM SANG WOO at first.
It’s headed to center.
The pitcher grabs it, then to second.
And to first, double play.
Whoa, double.
Didn’t even make it halfway.
Just like last inning, the Flame Fighters
hit into another double play this inning.
Still no extra runs in the 7th.
We head into the 8th inning.
DAE HO hyung’s kinda weak when it comes to live games.
Nah.
He’s usually solid.
Just this year, he’s been a bit off in live games.
Hey, don’t say stuff like that.
You say things like that and then
it’ll blow up.
Let’s go defense X 5
It’s been 3 innings without a run now.
Too many double plays.
Exactly.
Ugh, in the top of the 9th
we really need to hold them here.
Pitching change.
Now it’s the 8th inning.
YOO HEE KWAN is still on the mound for now.
But each inning, the Flame Fighters are letting YOO HEE KWAN
give up two or more hits.
So it’s feeling a bit tense.
YOO HEE KWAN isn’t usually too affected by pitch count.
But as caster JUNG YONG GUM pointed out, Inha batters
have been racking up two hits every inning.
It’s not an easy matchup.
Don’t stand too close to the plate.
Don’t stand close?
Because you’re throwing breaking balls, bro.
And you throw it straight at the catcher’s chest.
Right.
But you still have to hit the one coming at chest anyway.
If you stand too close, it’ll go up.
Yeah, yeah.
So hit from the back. Don’t step up too far.
Okay okay.
Leading off is JEON MIN JUN.
He pushes it.
Up front, up front, up front.
Get on it.
Left side.
It's heading toward the net.
Starting to feel a bit shaky.
Maybe they should get PARK JUN YOUNG or SHIN JAE YOUNG ready.
It’s starting to feel like that kind of situation.
It’s a ground ball!
Sprinting full speed.
Out at first.
Okay.
There was a slightly disappointing play on defense earlier.
But that was a hit anyway.
This time, it was a clean grab.
That ground ball was well induced.
And now they’ve got one out.
The batter is LEE CHAN SEO.
It’s a low outside pitch, strike.
If he gets on here, even without regard to outs, something could happen.
It goes inside LEE DAE HO’s mitt, two outs.
Two outs, nobody on.
Now only one out left.
And stepping up is super fast LEE YOO SEONG.
He’s seriously quick.
- You absolutely can’t let him get on. - For real.
You gotta cover the base.
A sharp grounder again toward LEE DAE HO.
He drops it.
Sprinting full speed, and
YOO HEE KWAN’s foot touches the base first.
That’s 3 outs. YOO HEE KWAN
shuts down Inha University’s offense in the top of the 8th.
We move to the bottom of the 8th.
Defense fairy.
The ball took a weird turn.
It had spin.
Had spin.
What, they’re switching again?
MANG TAE HO takes the mound.
Let’s get through this cleanly.
Then maybe you can throw one more inning.
Okay okay.
It’s the bottom of the 8th now.
Wow, 144 km/h?
Yo, what kind of ball is that?
Today, the pitching staff has really deep depth.
They seem to be trying to control the game from a strong position.
I can hit it.
I can totally hit it.
I can get a hit.
It’s been so long since I got on base.
Let’s walk.
He lays off the outside pitch.
The leadoff batter reaches base.
No outs, runner on first.
Next up is JUNG SUNG HOON.
He’s 0-for-3 today.
Coach LEE KWANG KIL is signaling.
He’s widening his lead a bit.
This time, he’s clearly showing bunt.
The infield is moving in.
He pulls the bat back and throws to first quickly.
- He’s out. - Out at first.
Ah, they’ve called him out.
Coach, we can ask for video review.
He picked it off, but doesn’t it look safe?
Looks like his hand got there first.
It’s probably out.
Was it an out, SUNG HYUN hyung?
The second baseman moves in since the first baseman is charging.
KIM MOON HO was caught off guard.
This is high-level baseball.
This is Inha University’s elite-level baseball.
The first baseman dashed toward home.
So KIM MOON HO instinctively took a few steps toward second.
From what I saw, he’s out.
His hand was still off.
Looks like an out, right?
The original call stands.
With this, the leadoff hitter getting on base
ends up meaning nothing.
Seriously, today
Inha University is showing the essence of amateur baseball.
One out, no runners. Batter is JUNG SUNG HOON.
It’s a grounder — takes a high bounce.
Third baseman bobbled it a bit.
Got it.
Throws to first.
The throw gets away at first.
That’s a tough one for Inha University, they allow a runner.
JUNG SUNG HOON takes first base.
But right now, third baseman LEE CHAN SEO
has a cramp.
Calf’s tightening up.
SUNG HOON hyung’s calf is about to cramp too.
What’s up with
everyone’s legs today?
Did someone put something on the turf?
Did someone set a trap out there or what?
Starting today
remove ham from their lunchboxes.
Too many hamstrings problem.
One out, runner on first.
Next batter is KANG DONG WOO.
KANG DONG WOO grounded out in his first at-bat today.
He pushed in a run.
The second baseman picks it up.
Toss to shortstop, then to first.
A 4-6-3 double play.
Nice ball.
Score is 7 to 5, still a two-run lead.
Now we go to the final regulation inning, the 9th.
Defense X 3
Just win it on defense now.
Two runs is a big gap.
We just need to get the first batter out.
Don’t let it get to MUN GYO WON.
That guy could turn the game around.
Inha University plays really good baseball.
I was seriously surprised.
Yeah.
Ah, now... geez.
Thought it went over.
But good thing it was something nice.
If it had been an insult, that could’ve been bad.
Look at the second baseman backing up.
That's insane.
Did great, right?
Coach built a great team.
If we lose here, it’s such a shame.
Let’s squeeze out what we can at the end.
This is it, last inning, Inha University.
Last chance for Inha University
Special baseball being played at GOCHEOK SKYDOME.
It’s Inha University vs. Flame Fighters.
We’re in the top of the 9th, final inning of regulation.
If they can’t close the gap
this is where the game ends.
Alright, good batting order. We just need WOO HYUN to get on.
Inha University starts off
with SON WOO HYUN.
Can YOO HEE KWAN shut down
SON WOO HYUN at 9th
and the Inha lineup as it turns over?
Only a two-run game
and they’ve already had a big inning earlier.
That’s gotta give them confidence.
These guys are built different.
They just swing freely, so a lot of pitches get fouled off.
Focus on defense.
Last stand.
This 9th inning finale — no one knows how it’ll end.
First pitch swing.
Got it, got it.
Shortstop fields it. To first.
First base.
He’s out
at first.
He didn’t even throw a liner.
But look how far he got.
Solid throw.
He’s a god. A literal god.
He’s the god of defense.
We lost because of KIM JAE HO’s defense.
This is KIM JAE HO’s defense.
One out.
It dipped a bit, but still.
LEE DAE HO handles it with ease.
Seriously, what do you even say to that?
Do you like Puffer Fish Soup?
- Clear Puffer Fish Soup? - Yeah, I love clear soup.
That was defense like clear soup.
Wow, that’s such a clever expression.
It was such a clean play, no lingering aftertaste at all.
JAE HO!
They’ve gotten past a big hurdle for now.
Now it moves on to the leadoff hitter, KANG SUNG HYUN.
KANG SUNG HYUN has recorded a multi-hit game today.
Ah, all the top-order hitters are scary.
Totally.
Except for MUN GYO WON, everyone’s got a hit.
GYO WON is kind of growing on me today.
Once you’re past batters one and two, MUN GYO WON wraps it up with a strikeout.
That’s a relief.
It’s a strikeout.
Try getting some runners on base before GYO WON
That ball hit the end of the bat.
It drops in for a hit to center.
Okay X 3
SAIYA is hitting so well.
Leadoff hitter KANG SUNG HYUN delivers a hit with one out.
They’re not swinging too hard, just tapping the bat.
They just tap, tap, tap.
I mentioned earlier he had two hits against YOO HEE KWAN before.
And now facing YOO HEE KWAN again.
And he gets another hit.
Even does a cute little celebration.
But now this
connects to LEE MIN JUN, and LEE MIN JUN is a scary batter.
Because he already has a multi-hit game too.
MIN JUN.
Let’s do this. Try something up front GYO WON.
HEE KWAN, it’s okay, it’s okay.
It’s okay, HEE KWAN. Go for the double play.
The ball hit off the end. That’s a tricky one.
In front X 4
Please!
Yes X 3
The left fielder came in, but it falls
where he can’t catch it.
And now we even have the tying runner on base.
What is going on? Batters 1 and 2 both have 3 hits.
- Inha University isn’t letting the Fighters go easily. - Ah, they’re so tenacious.
Now the tying runner is also on base.
Hey, it’s MUN GYO WON now.
Wow, it really is MUN GYO WON.
This is like fate messing with us.
And now it’s the third batter, MUN GYO WON.
This fateful matchup happens again.
We still have one timeout left, right?
- Yeah, there’s one left. - One left?
If he was up front, he could’ve caught that.
I thought it was gonna be a total fly ball.
But there was nothing we could do. The outfielders were playing deep.
What will GYO WON do?
You just gotta trust your lead.
He’s driving me crazy.
- One out. - Okay okay.
- Let’s go X 3 - GYO WON, you do it.
Please, seriously.
Please please.
Feels like GYO WON is gonna hit.
He’s really good at being the hero.
Hey, GYO WON.
Get a feel for the moment.
Up until this at-bat
I really liked how MUN GYO WON was playing.
Now let’s see what happens in his fifth at-bat today.
The tying runner is already on base.
MUN GYO WON steps up.
Swings at the first pitch.
A hit to the left.
Home, home!
The runner from second passes third and heads home.
He’ll definitely make it home.
SAIYA, come on!
MUN GYO WON
lights up at the end.
A small flame, MUN GYO WON.
This is wild.
He managed to push it like that?
Wow, he didn’t even try to overdo it and just went with the pitch.
He finally did it.
To be honest, there were some unlucky moments today.
Yeah.
In the end, in this crucial moment.
No way he can let the Fighters’ big bros take this one.
- Yeah. - That was a great hit.
The tension builds with MUN GYO WON’s timely hit.
GYO WON has grown a lot.
Time X 3
Coach KIM SUNG KUN finally heads to the mound.
Is it a pitching change?
Is it not a change?
It's happening, it's happening!
Sidearmer is warming up.
If it’s SHIN JAE YOUNG, it’s definitely a slider.
That guy throws pretty hard, PARK JUN YOUNG.
Doesn’t he have a changeup?
SHIN JAE YOUNG just throws sliders, really.
Flame Fighters’ 1-2-3 punch all facing trouble one by one.
Yeah.
They’re probably gonna use him. Looks like a sidearmer is coming in.
- Can you do it? - Huh?
You got this?
Yeah, I’ll shut them down.
- I believe in you. Go. - Yes.
- Okay.
Fighting, fighting!
Coach KIM SUNG KUN decides to leave YOO HEE KWAN on the mound.
Let’s go, HEE KWAN!
The coach trusts you, so go for it.
One out, just two more.
- Let’s go. The coach has good instincts. - Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!
After getting the leadoff hitter out
he gave up hits to batters 1, 2, and 3.
Coach KIM SUNG KUN leaves YOO HEE KWAN, who’s thrown 54 pitches, on the mound.
How will his decision play out?
One out, runners on second and first.
The Fighters’ crisis continues.
HYUN SOO, it’s your turn.
Pinch hitter KIM HYUN SOO steps up to bat.
HYUN SOO, you gotta swing.
Be bold, go for it.
Swing swing.
Earlier, both RHEE DAE EUN and DUSTIN NIPPERT were replaced quickly.
But he's sticking with YOO HEE KWAN now.
Let’s see how it turns out.
Is this gonna be the kind of game that keeps you on the edge of your seat?
Let’s go, HEE KWAN!
Double X 3
It was a mishit, popped up high.
I don’t know.
In front, in front.
Second baseman, right fielder, second baseman, right fielder.
Okay X 5
The right fielder came in and caught it.
KANG DONG WOO came through with a huge out.
Now we’re at the second out of the game.
Will the next out be the final one?
Please X 3
Two outs, two outs, come on, come on.
Come on, HEE KWAN. One pitch.
One pitch.
At bat is KIM BO SEON.
KIM BO SEON has been the team’s starting catcher since his freshman year.
BO SEON, don’t get too worked up, please.
Stay confident, KIM BO SEON.
Only swing at good pitches, keep it light.
Runners still on second and first.
Low, keep it low.
It came in outside. Two outs.
There you go.
Okay.
For BO SEON, it’s tough to hit YOO HEE KWAN’s pitches.
Shhh, don’t say stuff like that.
Just in case, in case it pops up in front.
He sends it a bit farther outside.
Good eye, BO SEON.
Relax, relax.
Isn’t he a lefty with 100 wins in the KBO?
He must’ve been through tons of pressure situations like this.
Gotta keep it low, low.
- Nice. - Outside.
The bat goes around.
The count is one and two.
- Okay. - Okay okay.
Okay.
That’s classic YOO HEE KWAN pitching.
If you’re cornered, just follow him. If you’re cornered, follow.
End it, end it.
End it X 3
No, just one run. One run.
Let’s just get one run. Please, just one.
Focus X 3
Strikeout, strikeout!
Now it’s down to the final strike.
Here comes YOO HEE KWAN.
Swing and miss on a breaking ball. Strikeout.
Nice work.
The first-ever live broadcast game.
The Flame Fighters win by a single run.
Oh come on.
Are you guys really gonna play like this?
Nice.
That guy’s nuts.
He’s got no brain.
That guy seriously doesn’t think.
HEE KWAN.
Thank goodness it was a right-handed hitter at the end.
Well done.
Ah, really well done.
Wow, great defense in center field.
That was the first-ever live viewing of a Flame Fighters game.
It was a nail-biter all the way to the end.
JAE HO, we won because of you.
- The flame of the Fighters never goes out. - That was a great game.
Tonight’s special game with Inha University and the Flame Fighters ends here.
We’ll see how we come back next time.
That’s the end of this fun broadcast.
Expert commentary by SONG GUN YOUNG, and I’m your caster JEONG YONG GUM.
Thank you, everyone.
- Great job, everyone. - Okay, nice work.
It’s great the Fighters won.
Would’ve been fine if Inha University won too.
I’m a double agent anyway.
- Inha University. - Figh...
Fighters!
What are you doing?
From there...
- Inha University. - Fighters!
Fighting!
Attention, bow.
You over there, bow too.
There too.
You should bow long ‘cause we’re thankful.
Bye to the ones up top too.
Bye.
- Here? - Yes, I’ll give you the in-ear first.
- Hello. - Congratulations.
Thank you.
First of all, today’s game.
It was a tough one, but you pulled off the win.
Let’s hear a few words from you as the captain.
First of all, as you probably already know
we always play baseball with all our hearts, with real desperation.
It’s great that we were able to show
how much fun we have and how hard we play.
Sorry but…
What’s up with your voice?
I shouted a lot more than usual today.
It’s your first live game since retirement, how long has it been?
It’s been five years. It’s my fifth year since retirement.
I’ve always been the one doing interviews in the booth.
So being out here as a player again feels totally different.
The perspective changes depending on the role.
- Right. - That’s what it’s like.
Today, you went from the captain who only claps the slate
to the captain who drove in the winning run.
That was such a meaningful hit, you really deserve a round of applause.
You’ve definitely got a great sense of humor.
Congrats again on today.
Thank you.
YONG TAIK hyung.
Flame Fighters
The name of victory
- Our biggest enemy today was the heat. - Exactly.
RHEE DAE EUN was exhausted, the fielders were worn out.
Everyone was drained.
But we still need to be careful.
Give it everything you’ve got.
He pushed it out.
Yes X 3
The runner from first passes third.
At home, at home!
Sliding into home.
This is the most dangerous moment right now.
Looking Strikeout. He's out.
That’s a 148 km/h bat ball.
- 149? - Nice.
Swings and misses at a low pitch. Strikeout.
Swing and miss. Strikeout.
KIM MIN JUN, KIM MIN JUN!
Who picked up this player, I wonder?
KIM MIN JUN, KIM MIN JUN!
KIM MIN JUN.
Zombie mentality. Zombie mentality.
We gotta push forward with our zombie mentality.
Go quick!
Come in X 3
In baseball’s most dramatic moment
KANG DONG WOO is at the plate.
DONG WOO, end it. End it right here.
The outcome of this game is in KANG DONG WOO’s hands.
Can he put the final period on this game?
KIM MIN JUN.