'Catcher Seol Jae-min MVP' Deoksu High, defeats Yushin High to win Presidential Cup for the first time in 17 years... 'Future Big Leaguer' Eom Jun-sang also excelled with both pitching and hitting

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Deoksu High, a prestigious high school baseball powerhouse, reclaimed the throne at the Presidential Cup National High School Baseball Tournament for the first time in 17 years.

On the 30th, Deoksu High defeated Yushin High 7-4 after a 10-inning extra innings tiebreaker at Pohang Stadium in Gyeongbuk during the final of the 60th Presidential Cup National High School Baseball Tournament.

This marks their second national tournament championship trophy this year, following their victory at the Shinsegae E-Mart Cup National High School Baseball Tournament last April.

Although Deoksu High is known as a baseball powerhouse, their last Presidential Cup championship dates back 17 years. This is their third overall title and comes 17 years after their back-to-back championships in 2008-2009.

Trailing 0-1, Deoksu High hit three infield singles in the bottom of the second inning and capitalized on opponent errors to score three runs and take the lead. In the bottom of the third, Lee Yun-jae's sacrifice fly to left field extended their lead to 4-2.

However, they surrendered one run each in the top of the fourth and fifth innings, leveling the game. Unable to decide the outcome within regulation innings, the match proceeded to extra innings.

Deoksu High smiled during the extra innings tiebreaker. Following Shim Geon-woo's sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning, an opponent error occurred, and Jo Won-bin added another sacrifice fly, extending their lead by three runs.

In the bottom of the 10th inning, they held the opponent scoreless to secure the championship.

The standout player of this tournament was catcher Seol Jae-min. He swept the awards for most RBIs, most hits, and most home runs in the tournament. In the final, he went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored, earning him the title of Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.

Eom Jun-sang, who signed a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB) in June for a signing bonus of $1.5 million (approximately 2.151 billion won), also contributed at the plate with two hits in four at-bats. As a pitcher, he entered as the fourth reliever and pitched scoreless over two innings, allowing one hit with no walks and striking out one batter, earning him the victory in the final.

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