"Ahn Hyun-min's solo shot + Jung Woo-ju's 1st Korea 3 runs" WBC's Korean national team lost 3-4 to Samsung in its first consecutive Korea game. [On-Nason Field Review]

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The South Korean national baseball team, led by coach Ryu Ji-hyun (55), coordinated its practical sense in its first practice game.

The national team lost to the Samsung Lions 3-4 at Akama Stadium in Onnason, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on the 20th.

It was the first practice game for both Samsung and the national team. As such, the national team played seven innings regardless of victory or defeat with the first ball. National team pitchers ended the inning after the at-bat if they exceeded 20 per inning, and Samsung pitchers decided not to exceed 30 per inning.

In general, he was in good condition. Cho Hyung-joon, the starting member of the national team, recorded two strikeouts without allowing a run in two innings (22 pitches). The speed gun measurement reached a maximum speed of 145 kilometers per hour. Jung Woo-joo had a maximum speed of 150km/h, but he couldn't finish the inning with four hits (one homer) and one walk, one strikeout and three runs in one ⅔ inning. Noh Kyung-eun marked two hits and one run in one inning, Ahn Hyun-min marked one hit (one home run) in three at-bats, including the first solo shot, and Kim Do-young marked one hit and one walk in three at-bats, including a double. Park Dong-won had 2 hits in 3 at-bats and Park Hae-min had 2 hits in 3 at-bats.

On this day, the national team consisted of Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (right wing), Kim Do-young (designated hitter), Noh Si-hwan (first baseman), Koo Ja-wook (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (captor), Moon Hyun-bin (left wing), Kim Joo-won (striker) and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). In the third base, where Kim Do-young was away, Samsung's Kim Ho-jin came out as a member of the Armed Forces Sports Unit. The starting pitcher is Cho Hyung-joon, who will play two innings. Jung Woo-ju (Hanwha) followed with two innings and Noh Kyung-eun (SSG), Ko Young-pyo and Park Young-hyun (KT) each played one inning, a total of seven innings.

Against this, Samsung formed a lineup of Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Kim Sung-yoon (right wing), Shim Jae-hoon (second baseman), Lewin Diaz (first baseman), Park Se-hyuk (captor), Ryu Ji-hyuk (third baseman), Lee Sung-kyu (designated hitter), Su-ho (left wing), and Yang Woo-hyun (striker). The starting pitcher will throw two innings as Choi Won-tae. Yang Chang-seop (2 innings), Lee Seung-min (1 inning), Lee Jae-ik (1 inning) and Bae Chan-seung (1 inning) took the mound one after another.

From the beginning, Ahn Hyun-min hit a large home run. In the top of the first inning, Ahn Hyun-min sent Choi Won-tae's fifth pitch out of the center fence with one out and two outs without a runner. The distance is 122 meters. Kim Do-young also expressed her good condition with a fast double that passed by the third baseman. The inning ended without a score due to a failed follow-up.

The national team's pitchers also showed a further improvement in their physical condition. Cho Hyung-joon got a hit by Kim Sung-yoon after groundering Kim Ji-chan's training ball in the bottom of the first inning. However, he struck out Shim Jae-hoon with a swinging strikeout and Diaz grounded out and did not lose a point. Cho Hyung-joon received consecutive hits from Park Se-hyuk and Ryu Ji-hyuk in the second inning, but he struck out Lee Sung-kyu and grounded out Soo-ho and Yang Woo-hyun in a row to end the inning without losing a point.

In the top of the third inning, right-hander Yang Chang-seop came up to the mound of Samsung. Yang Chang-seop, who received a heavy hit from Park Hae-min, struck out Ahn Hyun-min with a swing and miss and allowed a walk to Kim Do-young. However, he did not lose a point by dealing with Roh Si-hwan's ground ball to the third base.

It was a pity that Jung Woo-joo was shaken. Jung Woo-joo, who took the mound in the bottom of the third inning, was hit by a double to center field by leadoff hitter Kim Ji-chan. Kim Sung-yoon grounded out, Shim Jae-hoon struck out swinging, and Diaz walked after a full count. He caught Park Se-hyuk with a ground ball to second base and ended without losing a point. However, he was greatly shaken by Samsung's lower lineup in the bottom of the fourth inning. Ryu Ji-hyuk and Soo Soo-ho hit a big home run over the right fence by Yang Woo-hyun. He caught Kim Hun-gon with a fly ball to right field for his second out count, but in the end, he failed to finish the inning due to the number of pitches he pitched.

In the fifth inning, the two teams exchanged a point each. First, Kim Joo-won, the leadoff hitter of the national team, got on base with an infield hit. Shin Min-jae then got on base for the second baseman's throwing error and Ahn Hyun-min's shortstop's catching error. At this time, Kim Joo-won, who was at second base, stepped home and the national team chased 2-3. Since then, Kim Do-young has struck out catcher Paul Fly and Noh Si-hwan has struck out swinging, and no additional points have been scored. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Samsung's pinch hitter Jeon Byung-woo hit a large double to Noh Kyung-eun with two outs. Jang Seung-hyun then hit another RBI double to the center. Samsung's 4-2 lead.

The national team chased after one more point in the sixth inning. With one out in the top of the sixth inning, Park Dong-won got on base with a hit and was replaced by pinch runner Lee Sang-hyuk (Sangmu). Lee Sang-hyuk, who headed to second base on a wild pitch, homered when Moon Hyun-bin hit an RBI single to the right. Since then, Kim Joo-won has failed to tie the game by hitting a 4-6-3 double play.

In the top of the seventh inning, the national team failed to score a point. Leading hitter Park Hae-min got on base with a clean hit to the middle, but Shin Min-jae stepped down with a straight hit. Kim Do-young then hit a double play and ended without scoring. Samsung also failed to draw a score in the bottom of the seventh inning, ending with Samsung's 4-3 victory.

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