Busan National University of Science and Technology won the 2023 KUSF college baseball U-League King of Kings final 11-4 at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul on the 22nd. Jang Won-ho, who started as a starter, allowed two runs (one earned run) in 3.1 innings, one hit, four outs and four strikeouts. Since then, Choi Hyun-seok has become a winning pitcher with two runs and five hits (one homer) in 4.1 innings and seven strikeouts with three outs and four outs.
On this day, Busan National University of Science and Technology got off to a shaky start, giving up one point in the top of the first inning. However, starting with Kim Dae-hyun’s RBI triple in the bottom of the first inning, Kim Min-beom’s two-run triple and the opponent’s mistake in throwing to the second base were combined to score four runs.
Busan National University of Science and Technology later scored another four points in the bottom of the fifth inning to bring about a victory. He then added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to seal the game.
As a result, Busan University of Science and Technology, which was founded in June 2020, won the first place in the U-League’s Gyeongsang region group in July this year and also won the King of Kings. 온라인카지노
“I’m so happy that it’s hard to put it into words,” Lee Seung-jong, the winning coach, told this newspaper over the phone. “Players, coaching staff, and school officials all came together to win the championship,” he said.
Coach Lee then said, “I didn’t expect to win,” adding, “When I finished first in Group C in the U-League’s Gyeongsang area, the harmony of pitching and hitting was very good. So I set my goal for the King of Kings as the semifinals. In particular, it was expected that the match against Sungkyunkwan University, which he met in the semifinals, would be difficult. But they won the game 1-0. The momentum continued to the final, he added.
Meanwhile, Choi Hyun-seok, who became a winning pitcher on the day, was selected by SSG Landers with the 40th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2024 KBO Rookie Draft held this year. Coach Lee Seung-jong said of Choi Hyun-seok, “My skills have improved a lot since I came to university. Worked out really badly for two years. “He is a very sincere friend in character,” he said, without hesitation.
Finally, head coach Lee Seung-jong said to players who were not drafted, “College baseball has been in a slump recently. At the same time, professional nominations are being made mainly by high school players. However, overall, the number of college graduates designated has increased this year. “Even if I fail to join a professional club or fail to enter a good university after graduating from high school, I think there will be good results if I do it until the end,” he said, sending a message of support to young players.