The reason why Jung Hyun-woo played 223 pitches is this...If we solve it, we need time for a 19-year-old rookie

The reason why Jung Hyun-woo played 223 pitches is this...If we solve it, we need time for a 19-year-old rookie

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Kiwoom Heroes' special rookie Jung Hyun-woo (19) played more than 100 pitches in two consecutive games with his debut. Jung Hyun-woo started against the Gocheok NC Dinos on the 6th and failed to record a win or loss with four hits (one homer) and four strikeouts, five walks and two runs in five innings.스포츠토토

Chung Hyun-woo made his debut against the Gwangju KIA Tigers on March 26 and became the winning pitcher with eight hits, four strikeouts, seven walks and four runs in five innings. The number of pitches 122 was a bigger topic than the victory in his debut game. Many were surprised because it was Kiwoom, which has a clear plan for fostering and managing young guns, in that Hyundai Baseball does not allow starting pitchers to record well over 100 pitches.

Coach Hong said, "I think the special reason for our debut game is that I am confident that I will make up for my fatigue." He also said, "If I had a hit by Choi Hyung-woo, the last batter of the fifth inning, I would have changed pitchers right away."

Soon after that, he started management mode. As the game against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on Monday was canceled due to a fan`s death at Changwon NC Park, Chung took the mound once again. He took the mound on Wednesday, 11 days later. Then, he pitched 101 pitches during five innings once again.

Then, why did Chung have to throw 122 pitches and 101 pitches, respectively, during five innings? The cause is simple. It was a walk. The reason why Chung was considered No. 1 in high school was not his speed but his ability to manage and control the game. With four core teams ranging from mid to late 140 kilometers per hour, Chung's ability to manage and control the game was assessed as good as that of a de-secondary school.

In fact, Chung recorded 47 walks during 101 ⅓ innings in official games for the National High School Championship. He had 127 strikeouts. He had 35 walks during 53 innings in 2023, but recorded just 12 walks during 48.1 innings last year. Kiwoom actually gave a high evaluation to Chung's stable ball count.

In exhibition games alone, he drew only five walks during 11 innings. However, he drew 12 walks during 10 innings in two games since the opening of the regular season. If he reduces the number of walks, the number of pitches will decrease unconditionally. Immediately after his debut game, he said, "I think I should reduce the number of walks."

Usually, in the field, it is said that if you pay too much attention not to get a hit, your ball will increase. Originally, you have to throw at your own balance, but if you are too conscious of being hit, you will gain strength and increase your ball, which means you will have a difficult game. If so, you also need to throw lightly at your own balance.

Chung had 12 hits in two games. In fact, there were cases where the batter hit the ball well even though Chung threw it amazingly well. If the ball hits the bat, the result should be passed to the realm of luck. Instead, reducing the number of walks is an area that Chung can control. Reducing the number of walks will reduce the number of pitches and increase the number of innings he can play. Of course, pitching coach Lee Seung-ho seems to have already explained it to him. If this is done right away? He is the No. 1 rookie awardee.