Noh Si-hwan, 30.7 billion contract celebration shot → 155km Kwak Bin's pressing shot → Moon Bo-kyung's net shot! National team comes from behind to win 7-4 over Hanwha [Okinawa Field Review]

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The South Korean national baseball team, led by head coach Ryu Ji-hyun (55), has won two consecutive practice games.

The national team came from behind to beat Hanwha 7-4 in the third practice game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) at Kadena Baseball Stadium in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on the 23rd (Korea time).

It turned the game around with an explosive hit. In the top of the seventh inning, when the national team was dragged 3-4, Kim Joo-won made the second and third bases with a double to left-center against Park Sang-won. Moon Hyun-bin once again hit a double that separated the outfield in left-center, leading the national team to come from behind 5-4. With one out, when Kim Do-young stepped down with a foul fly, Moon Bo-kyung hit a wedge by crossing the right fence.

The main players of pitching and batting stood out. Noh Si-hwan, who announced the news of an 11-year, non-FA multi-year contract with Hanwha prior to the game, celebrated by throwing a large two-run shot from his first at-bat. In his third at-bat, Kim Do-young also proved his sense of hitting by hitting a home run that hit directly against the left fence. Kim Joo-won, who hit the final home run of the previous game, also came out as a leadoff and played a multi-hit game.

Kwak Bin's performance on the mound was no less than Noh Si-hwan. Kwak Bin showed a powerful pitch with a maximum speed of 155km/h. With one hit and three strikeouts in two innings, he made us look forward to the next game. Ahn Hyun-min, who was replaced by a 147km/h fastball from his first at-bat in the first inning, fortunately stopped at resting without hospital treatment.

On this day, the national team consisted of Kim Joo-won (striker), Ahn Hyun-min (middle fielder), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (captor), Koo Ja-wook (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (first baseman), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Kwak Bin.

Against this, Hanwha formed a lineup of Lee Jin-young (center fielder), Jonathan Ferraza (right wing), Kang Baek-ho (first baseman), Chae Eun-sung (designated hitter), Han Ji-yoon (left wing), Ha Joo-seok (second baseman), Lee Do-yoon (third baseman), Heo In-seo (captor), and Shim Woo-jun (striker).

There was a dizzying scene from the beginning. In the top of the first inning, Kim Joo-won, the leadoff hitter of the national team, hit a hit slightly over the height of the second baseman. Hanwha White threw a 147km/h fastball and hit Ahn Hyun-min to be replaced.

Immediately, Moon Hyun-bin was put in as a pinch runner. Kim Do-young drew a walk and loaded the bases with no outs. However, Moon Bo-kyung hit a double play and Park Dong-won struck out swinging, ending the top of the first inning without scoring.

Noh Si-hwan immediately blew the disappointment of no runs with no outs. Noh Si-hwan, who signed an 11-year, 30.7 billion non-FA multi-year contract with Hanwha earlier in the day, turned White's ball over the left fence from his first at-bat with no outs in the second inning. the national team's 2-0 lead.

Kwak Bin flew on the mound. Kwak Bin struck out Lee Jin-young and Peraza in a row, and Kang Baek-ho also caught Kang Baek-ho with a fly ball on second base, and retired in the first inning. In the second inning, Chae Eun-sung and Han Ji-yoon were grounded out, and Ha Joo-seok hit to the left. However, he drew a swing and miss to Lee Do-yoon and finished the game scoreless.

An additional point for the national team came out. In the top of the third inning, Koo Ja-wook called Park Dong-won with a timely RBI double to the left.

Hanwha quickly caught up. In the bottom of the fourth inning, when Son Joo-young was losing 0-3, Peraza and Kang Baek-ho made consecutive hits to first and third base with no outs. Chae Eun-sung made up for a point with an RBI timely hit, and Ha Joo-seok hit the ball toward center field and scored two RBIs to tie the score 3-3.

Kim Do-young also expressed his good condition with a home run hit. Kim Do-young hit a big hit directly to the left fence against Joo Hyun-sang, who took the mound in the top of the fifth inning. After that, he was replaced by Lee Sang-hyuk and did not score due to the failure of the follow-up hit.

Hanwha succeeded in turning the tables. Shim Woo-joon, the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the fifth inning with a 3-3 score, hit a large double to left field against Kim Young-kyu. Lee Jin-young's fastball was caught by right fielder Moon Hyun-bin with a jump catch. Peraza turned the game around 4-3 with a timely RBI single to the left. However, Kim Tae-yeon hit a double play with a grounder toward third base, and no additional score was made.

The 7th time for the national team

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