I'm sorry for the delay in winning the Kiwoom for Kiwoom coach Seol Jong-jin, who is not a contract worker." [the scene of Incheon]

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He took over as an official coach after his acting days, but it was not easy to start. After three consecutive losses, he finally won his first victory.

Kiwoom, led by Kiwoom Heroes head coach Seol Jong-jin (53), won a pleasant victory of 11-2 against SSG Landers in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 1st.

Kiwoom, which has been at the bottom for the past three consecutive years, has been in a three-game losing streak since the opening. Coach Seol Jong-jin, who took the helm as an acting coach during the last season, took over as an official head coach for a total of 600 million won for two years after the end of the season, but he broke his losing streak and finally won his first victory as a "formal coach."

Kiwoom, which lost after an extended blood fight in the 11th inning of the opening game, suffered a futile defeat as the bullpen collapsed in two games later. On this day, unknown pitcher Bae Dong-hyun was the starting pitcher, and the game was never expected to be easy.

When I opened the lid, it exceeded my expectations. Bae Dong-hyun pitched impressively against SSG's lineup, which exploded 27 points in three games.

Kiwoom starter Bae Dong-hyun pitched 85 pitches in five innings, allowing five hits, one walk, and four strikeouts. This was the second victory in four years and five months and 1,639 days since his victory at Hanwha Eagles on October 5, 2021. First win as a starter since debuting in 2021.

The batting line gave Bae Dong-hyun three points from the first inning, and even scored in the fifth, sixth and ninth innings, leading to a pleasant victory.

Head coach Seol Jong-jin said, "Starting Bae Dong-hyun played a perfect game. "I played my role perfectly with five scoreless innings," he said. "I would have felt burdened by the poor results in my first appearance (against Hanwha on the 28th), but he showed great pitching by overcoming the burden on himself in today's game. I'm looking forward to the future," he said.

In the bullpen, it was crucial that Park Yoon-sung, who took the mound at the first and second bases with no outs in the bottom of the sixth inning with a 7-0 lead, blocked the inning with one run. Coach Seol said, "Park Yoon-sung, who came up in a crisis with no outs and runners on the first and second bases in the sixth inning, kept the flow by blocking the minimum number of runs. (Kanakubo) Yuto, Kim Sung-jin, and Park Jin-hyung also pitched to protect the lead," he praised.

He also praised the batters for destroying the shaky opponent Shota Taketa. "The batting average was an even performance overall. "I made a score by focusing on each chance," he said. "In the first inning, Lee Joo-hyung's timely hit raised the initial atmosphere. Even after the middle of the game, he steadily scored additional points and showed a good attack flow," he said with a thumbs-up.

He recalled fans who would have suffered from consecutive losses even more than his first win as a coach. "I'm sorry to the fans for the delay in my first win," he said. "Thanks to your support to the end, I was able to break the losing streak. Thank you, and I will prepare well for tomorrow's game."

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