"Amazing" Hanwha's turnaround two-run four drama in the bottom of the 9th episode! As many as 21 pitchers were mobilized, 'Lotte → Doosan tied for third place' and won 9-8 over NC

*This content was translated by AI.

Hanwha Eagles overpowered the NC Dinos in the final game of the exhibition game. Kim Tae-yeon's come-from-behind two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning turned Hanwha Life's ball park into a frenzy.

Hanwha came from behind to win 9-8 in the final game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League exhibition game against NC at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th. With six wins and six losses, Hanwha tied for third behind Lotte and Doosan, which ranked second. NC finished the exhibition game at the bottom with 4 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw.

Hanwha formed the starting lineup in the order of Oh Jae-won (center fielder), Peraza (right fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Ha Joo-seok (second baseman), Choi Jae-hoon (captor), and Shim Woo-jun (striker). The starting pitcher was right-hander White.

NC made the starting lineup in the order of Kim Joo-won (striker), Choi Jung-won (middle fielder), Park Min-woo (designated hitter), Davison (first baseman), Park Gun-woo (right fielder), Kim Hyung-joon (fosu), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), Seo Ho-cheol (second baseman), and Ko Jun-hwi (left fielder). The starting pitcher was right-hander Taylor.

Together, the two teams mobilized 21 pitchers (12 Hanwha and 9 NC). Hanwha starter White allowed three strikeouts, one homer, and three runs (three earned) in four ⅔ innings, six hits, one walk and one body hit. The total number of pitches he pitched was 76. Hwang Joon-seo (0 innings), Kang Jae-min (⅓ innings scoreless), Lee Min-woo (one run in ⅔ innings), Lee Sang-kyu (one strikeout in ⅓ innings), Park Sang-won (two runs on two hits and two walks in ⅔ innings), Kim Do-bin (one run on one hit and two walks in ⅓ innings), Cho Dong-wook (one run in ⅔ innings), Jung Woo-ju (one walk in ⅓ innings), Won Jong-hyuk (no hit in 0 innings), Park Joon-young (one run on one hit and one walk in ⅔ innings), and Kim Seo-hyun (two. In the batting lineup, which had a total of 10 hits, Choi In-ho recorded multiple hits.

NC marked starter Taylor's four runs (one earned run) with five strikeouts and four runs (one earned) that hit his body with two hits and two walks in four innings. The total number of pitches is 67. Bae Jae-hwan (⅔ innings scoreless), Lim Jung-ho (⅓ innings scoreless), Kim Young-kyu (one hit, one walk, two runs in ⅓ innings), Kim Jin-ho (one hit, one strikeout, no run in ⅔ innings), Jeon Sa-min (two strikeouts in ⅓ innings), Lim Ji-min (two strikeouts in ⅔ innings), Won Jong-hae (one hit, one walk, no run in one inning), and Ryu Jin-wook (three hits and three runs in ⅔ innings) threw the ball in turn. In the lineup, which hit a total of 12 hits, Kim Hyung-joon, Kim Hwi-jip, Seo Ho-cheol, and Ko Jun-hwi played multi-hits side by side.

Hanwha picked the first run in the bottom of the third inning. After leadoff hitter Ha Joo-seok walked to base, he went to second base when the next batter Choi Jae-hoon grounded out in front of the shortstop. Subsequent Shim Woo-joon struck out swinging. Oh Jae-won then hit a timely hit in the left-center and brought second baseman Ha Joo-seok home.

NC immediately turned the tables in the top of the fourth inning. Choi Jung-won, the leader, got on base with a ball that hit his body, but he was out as a checker and seemed to break the flow. However, after Park Min-woo's walk, Davison hit a two-run home run to the left and succeeded in turning the tables at once. Seo Ho-chul widened the gap by adding a timely hit to the right in a two-out, first and third base opportunity made by consecutive hits by Park Gun-woo and Kim Hwi-jip.

Hanwha then turned the game around by scoring the same three points in the bottom of the fourth inning. NC's successive errors came out. Leading hitter Moon Hyun-bin got on base due to an error in NC's center field port, and Kang Baek-ho made up for a point by hitting a timely double over the height of the left field. Since then, two runners have turned the game around 4-3, home-in, as the pitcher's catch and shortstop throwing errors overlapped when Shim Woo-joon hit a ground ball in front of the pitcher in a two-out bases-loaded chance made by Chae Eun-sung's hit ball and Choi Jae-hoon's walk.

NC combined Kim Hui-jip's hit after one out in the top of the sixth inning and Ko Jun-hwi's superior timely double after two outs to bring the game to 4-4 ground. Then, Hanwha scored two runs right after the bottom of the sixth inning. Leading hitter Kang Baek-ho drew a walk and was replaced by Lee Jin-young as a pinch runner. Chae Eun-sung then hit a timely double that crossed the left field key, bringing first baseman Lee Jin-young home. Choi Jae-hoon struck out three pitches in a one-out, third-base opportunity made by Ha Joo-seok's sacrifice bunt, but Shim Woo-joon hit a timely double that fell inside the left-field line. The score was 6-4.

Then, NC shook the Hanwha bullpen in the top of the seventh inning and succeeded in turning the tables again. After leadoff hitter Choi Jung-won hit a triple to the left, Shin Jae-in immediately scored a timely hit to the left. Following Davison's walk and Chun Jae-hwan's sacrifice bunt, Kim Hwi-jip drew a walk and took a bases-loaded opportunity with two outs. Here, Seo Ho-cheol hit a timely double that fell inside the left-field line. The moment NC overturned the game 7-6 again. In the top of the ninth inning, Park Si-won drew a walk with one out and the bases loaded. The score was 8-6.

But the game wasn't over until the end. Hanwha's last attack in the bottom of the ninth inning. NC lowered Won Jong-hae and raised Ryu Jin-wook. After leadoff hitter Choi In-ho got on base with a left-center hit, Moon Hyun-bin grounded out to second base and pinch hitter Son Ah-seop was out with a fly ball to left field. Subsequently, pinch hitter Jang Kyu-hyun hit a superior timely double to chase by 8-7, one point. Two outs and a second base. Kim Tae-yeon, who entered the next at-bat, connected Ryu Jin-wook's first-pitch cutter (140km) with a thrilling walk-off two-run shot over the right fence.

Now that 10 clubs have completed their exhibition games, Hanwha will face the Kiwoom Heroes at 2 p.m. on the 28th and NC will face the Doosan Bears at Changwon NC Park in the opening game, respectively.

<© STARNEWS. All rights reserved. No reproduction or redistribution allowed.>

*This content was translated by AI.