"Wow!" It's over Go Hyojun and Song Jinwoo! Geumjatap, the oldest winning pitcher in the 'KBO 1st and 2nd Army Integration' with 43 years, 2 months and 3 days

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"Veteran left-hander" Ko Hyo-joon (43, Ulsan Wales) has written a new KBO league history beyond "Hanwha Eagles legend" Song Jin-woo (60).

Ulsan Wales continued its upward trend by winning 5-1 at home against the NC Dinos in the 2026 KBO Futures League (second division) at Munsu Baseball Stadium in Ulsan on the 11th.

The hero of the victory was definitely veteran left-hander Ko Hyo-joon. Ko Hyo-joon took the mound in relief in the top of the seventh inning with one out and one on the first base when his team was tied 1-1. Ko Hyo-joon, who caught his breath by handling the first batter Kim Gun with a bunt out, caught the follow-up Cho Chang-yeon with a fly to center field and overcame the crisis without losing a point. Then Ulsan scored as many as four points in the bottom of the seventh inning. Starting with two opponent errors, he added four points with timely hits by Bae Sang-kwon, Alex Hall, Ye Jin-won and Kim Soo-in.

Ko Hyo-joon, who received four points, continued his momentum in the eighth inning. Ko Hyo-joon, who kept the mound, struck out NC No. 2 Park Young-bin and No. 3 Oh Young-soo in a row to complete a perfect pitching without allowing a run in the first ⅓.

With the victory, Ko Hyo-joon became a winning pitcher at the age of 43 years, 2 months, and 3 days. This is the oldest winning record in KBO history, breaking the previous KBO league record of 43 years, 1 month and 23 days against Doosan by Hanwha Eagles Song Jin-woo on April 8, 2009. However, Ko Hyo-joon's victory was won in the second division, not the first division.

The batting line also responded to veteran Ko Hyo-joon's fighting spirit. Alex Hall, a foreign hitter from the Australian national team, swung three hits, and Bae Sang-kwon and Ye Jin-won added two hits each to seal the victory. Starter Okada also laid the groundwork for victory by pitching one run in six ⅓ innings.

Ulsan Wales, which won a historic victory, will once again try to win consecutive games against NC at Munsu Baseball Stadium at 1 p.m. on the 12th.

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