Two consecutive extra wins → The favorite to win the championship, Seongnam High School won back to the top in 21 years. How was it possible? "Kids don't give up."
Two consecutive extra wins → The favorite to win the championship, Seongnam High School won back to the top in 21 years. How was it possible? "Kids don't give up."
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Seongnam High School's baseball team, which united as one, overcame the limitations and undervaluation of physical strength to reach the top in 21 years. Coach Park Hyuk (49), who led the championship, credited the players and coaches as one, and the players credited Park Hyuk and coaches as "daddy."메이저놀이터
Seongnam High School defeated Yoo Shin-go 10-4 in the final of the 79th Golden Lion National High School Baseball Tournament and the weekend league King of Kings at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 19th and won its third championship in 55 years.
It is Seongnam's first national championship in 21 years following the 2004 Blue Dragon Cup. Seongnam High School, which had its heyday by winning the Golden Lion in 1964 and 1970, had no relationship with the Golden Lion, as it was the last to win the runner-up prize in 1990 and 1993. Even in the early 2000s under the leadership of Park Byung-ho (Samsung), he only won the Blue Dragon Cup twice, and except for the runner-up prize in the 2016 presidential cup, he did not have a chance to win the final round of the national championship for a while.
It was never easy until that point. Seongnam High School, which beat Kaesong High School, Baemyeong High School, and Yulgok High School in succession, did not receive much attention in the upcoming event. However, it had a 0-0 match until the ninth inning against North Gyeongsang High School in the quarterfinals, before gaining momentum by scoring four points in a game of extra time in the 10th inning. After another extra-time match, he beat the difficult opponent in the semifinal 7-6, and it was Yoo Shin-go, the favorite to win.
Yoo Shin-go was a strong-fired team led by center fielder Oh Jae-won (18) and third baseman Shin Jae-in (18), who are expected to be nominated for the top round of the KBO League this year. Although he failed to come out due to the 105-ball limit with ace Lee Joon-seo (19), the second-year ace Lee Seung-won (17) was also expected to be nominated for the top round of the rookie draft next year, and it was not easy to predict Seongnam High School's victory.
However, Seongnam scored six runs from the first inning, dominating the game trend by smashing the first pitch. It had five consecutive hits and four long balls reaching the end of the fence, gaining the upper hand with overwhelming firepower. On top of this, captain and homebody Lee Seo-joon (18) well led Jo Yun-ho (18), who was struggling to control his ball control, to the fifth inning, and in the sixth inning, he played a powerful role in hitting and hitting a wedge-shaped two-run shot. Second-year ace Bong Seung-hyun (17) also suppressed the batting line with five strikeouts and one run with no outs in four innings, and Seongnam High School finally stood at the highest position among high school teams in the country.
Seongnam High School coach Park Hyuk met after the game, saying, "Kids don't give up. Also, the coaches did a great job of what I couldn't take care of. Although both the quarterfinals and the semifinals were overtime games, the players and coaches prepared a lot. Today (19th), the opposing pitcher (Lee Seung-won, a second-year starting pitcher at Yushin High School) was also a good player, and there was a good result by analyzing the player's breaking balls and unique habits."
"I have always emphasized the basics to the players. Thank you so much for following me so well that I can't count on anyone else. Every player is a trainee to me. Seongnam High School is a really good school and has many good players. I will do my best until the end of the remaining competitions, so I would appreciate your continued interest in me," he added.
Meanwhile, both teams have been spectacular since Monday afternoon, with 2,359 spectators in the final of the national tournament for the first time in a long time. On this day, Seongnam High School visited Mokdong Stadium only after morning classes, and first and second graders visited Yoo Shin-go to cheer.
In particular, the joy of the parents and OBs of Seongnam High School, the winner of the championship, was unparalleled. After the competition, both men and women of all ages paid tribute to the coaches, coaches, and players leaving the stadium with loud applause.