"KT's opening 4 consecutive wins" team and manager have a good start to the 'youngest rebellion' for the first time in five years [SHINHWA SEOP'S SPORTS INSIDE]

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"It's my first time winning two games in a row."

Ahead of the second game of the season against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 1st, KT Wiz coach Lee Kang-chul (60) said this. Until the previous day, KT was making three consecutive wins at the beginning of this season. Then, he won 14-11 after a rough-and-ready game to lead the game to four consecutive wins.

Director Lee was right. KT's performance was particularly poor immediately after the opening, with five consecutive losses in the first year since he took the helm of KT in 2019, three consecutive losses the following year, and four consecutive losses in 2024. Even in the 2021 season, which won the unified championship, the start was a loss after one win. In 2015, the first year of entering the first division, he reported his first win after 11 consecutive losses.

But this year is different. It has already won four games in a row. It is the first time for both the club and the manager.

In fact, head coach Lee Kang-chul was anxious about the schedule at the beginning of this season. Coincidentally, KT will play three consecutive games against last year's playoff winner Samsung Lions this weekend (3rd-5th), following last year's Korean Series winner LG Twins (March 28-29) and runner-up Hanwha (March 31st to April 2nd). Samsung was fourth in the final ranking, but as Lee said, it was a tough schedule to "meet first, second and third place last year from the beginning."

So far, it's cruising. After beating LG in the opening two consecutive games, he also won the first two games against Hanwha this week.

Coach Lee Kang-chul used to say, "Eight people are new faces" since the last exhibition game. In fact, when comparing KT's starting lineup for the opening game last year and this year, only third baseman Huh Kyung-min is the same player as last year.

At the same time, coach Lee jokingly said, "Maybe the other team is also confused that 'KT players have all changed.' In particular, he showed faith in new table setters Choi Won-joon and Kim Hyun-soo, saying, "I'm looking forward to hitting him." Choi Won-joon (29) led the team to victory with three hits and five RBIs and Kim Hyun-soo (38) with three hits and four RBIs in the match against Hanwha on the 1st.

Regarding consecutive wins and changes in the team after the opening, KT captain Jang Sung-woo (36) said, "Since the spring camp, the coach has focused and emphasized a lot on dealing with strong teams from the beginning of the season," adding, "The players have changed a lot, but there is no problem at all because our team culture and color are well set." (Kim)Hyun-soo also said, "I didn't know when I saw it from the outside, but KT is well-organized, so there is nothing to talk about."

The start is better than expected. Attention is focusing on whether KT, the 10th KBO League club, will be able to continue this atmosphere this season and achieve another "rebellion of the youngest" in five years since 2021.

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