"Just give me one point." Power fighting is basic, showmanship + leadership...Hanwha finally found the first starter
"Just give me one point." Power fighting is basic, showmanship + leadership...Hanwha finally found the first starter
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Cody Ponce of the Hanwha Eagles became the team's first starting pitcher and the first winning pitcher of the new stadium with seven innings of hard pitching.
At the home opening game against the KIA Tigers of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on Sunday, the Hanwha Eagles won the game 7-2 and ended its four-game losing streak. Ponce took the mound as the starting pitcher on the day and pitched seven innings of seven hits (one homer), one walk, eight strikeouts and two runs, achieving his first win in the KBO. He pitched 105 pitches in total, a maximum of 156 kilometers per hour fastball, plus a combination of curveball, changeup, two-seam, slider and cutter to tie up the KIA lineup.메이저놀이터
Ponce gave up the title of "New Stadium No. 1 hit" to KIA in the top of the first inning by getting a hit to the right by leadoff hitter Kim Sun-bin, but after Hong Jong-pyo's ground ball, he drew a double play to Na Sung-bum to end the inning. In the top of the second inning, he handled Choi Hyung-woo with the help of Shim Woo-joon's good defense and struck out to Wisdom. Afterwards, Lee Woo-sung and Choi Won-joon had consecutive hits, but the inning ended as Lee Woo-sung, who ran to third base, was caught.
In the top of the third inning, the first Kim Tae-gun got on base due to a third baseman error, but K-K ended the inning instantly. Kim Kyu-sung, Kim Sun-bin and Hong Jong-pyo all struck out. In the top of the fourth inning, he allowed a double to Choi after hitting a grounder to the second base, and allowed Wisdom to score the first run on a sacrifice fly after a wild pitch. Lee struck out.
Although Hanwha hardly scored a point, Ponce remained silent on the mound. Choi Won-joon struck out at the top of the fifth inning, Kim Tae-gun grounded out at the third base, and Kim Kyu-sung struck out again. After finishing the inning, Ponce headed to the mound to encourage fans to respond more, and called in the team and delivered a message to the players.
Afterwards, Ponce grounded out Kim Sun-bin and Hong Jong-pyo to shortstop in the top of the sixth inning and gave up his first walk on the day to Na Sung-bum, but ended the inning by catching Choi Hyung-woo with a ground ball to the first base. Ponce, who also came up in the top of the seventh inning, allowed the leader Wisdom to hit his first home run in the new stadium, but after catching Lee Woo-sung with a fly ball to right field, struck out Kim Sun-bin in a crisis with two outs and runners on first and third bases, and settled the inning without a run.
After Ponce went down, Hanwha's batters succeeded in turning the tables by making five big innings in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Ponce handed over the mound to Park Sang-won in the top of the eighth inning with a winning requirement. And as Hanwha kept the lead and won, Ponce's first win was also completed.
After the game, Ponce said, "It's also an honor to be able to throw in the home opener, and I'm really happy that I became a winning pitcher in my first official game at a new stadium. "It's all the strength of my colleagues who wanted to win with one mind," he said.
When asked what he talked about after the top of the fifth inning, he said, "I believe in you guys, I told the fielders to cheer up because if we pick one point, we can work out well," adding, "I was able to become a winning pitcher because I gave up a lot of points after the last inning."
The stadium, which held its first regular season game on the day, was packed with 17,000 spectators. "More than anything, it was a game that confirmed the tremendous passion of Hanwha Eagles fans. Our fans have a lot of energy," Ponce said. "We will do our best on the mound to receive this roar."