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SSG Landers pitcher Lee Ki-soon (21) did his part to help his team win on short notice.
Lee threw 3⅔ innings of one-hit ball with five strikeouts and four walks against the Kiwoom Heroes in the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday.
SSG had announced Roenis Elias as the starting pitcher for the game on April 17. However, Elias felt pain in his left side while warming up before the game, so he asked Kiwoom for permission and was replaced by fellow left-hander Lee Ki-soon.
Lee got off to a good start in the top of the first, getting Lim Ji-yeol to ground out to first base and Ronnie Dawson to strike out. Kim Hye-sung walked, but Lee got Lee Joo-hyung to fly out to right field. In the second inning, he gave up back-to-back singles to Ko Young-woo and Byun Sang-kwon, but Kim Hwi-jip grounded to second base and Kim Xiang flied out to left field to end the threat.
After striking out the side in the third, Lee Ki-soon was hit by a pitch to lead off the fourth inning. Choi Ju-hwan struck out the side but gave up a walk to Ko Young-woo, and Byun Sang-kwon struck out again but gave up another walk to pinch-hitter Song Sung-moon. With the bases loaded, Lee was replaced by Park Min-ho to end the inning. Park Min-ho got Park Soo-jong to ground out to shortstop to end the threat without allowing a run. SSG went on to win the game 3-0 as the pitchers continued to pitch scoreless innings.
In a post-game interview, Lee praised Lee Ki-soon, saying, “(Lee) pitched well in a sudden appearance, throwing his own balls. It was impressive to see her pitching so strongly on the mound,” he said, praising her. “I was told about 20 minutes before the start of the game that I would be the starter. Coach Bae Young-soo told me that it could be my chance. I just threw the ball with the idea of taking my chance,” she said.
“I didn’t feel any pressure,” said Lee, who added, “When you go out as a starter, you think you have to pitch well, but today I couldn’t go many innings anyway, and I had good pitchers and seniors behind me, so it was better to concentrate on each batter. I thought the fourth inning was my maximum today. I wanted to finish the fourth inning, but I accepted it because 카지노 I had better pitchers behind me. I gave up a lot of walks today, but I didn’t allow any runs, so I think I did okay,” he said after the game.
With 78 pitches, Lee threw a fastball (45), slurve (22), curve (7), and changeup (4). His fastball topped out at 142 kilometers per hour, and his average velocity was 139 kilometers per hour. “I think my slider was recorded as a slurve,” said Lee, who added, “I’ve been practicing, but it hasn’t worked out yet. But today, I was able to keep the game scoreless because my pitches worked well.”
Lee is scheduled to enlist in the military on June 10th. “I have to go to the army anyway, so my goal is to pitch one game at a time until then,” said Lee, who added, “I won’t take any time off. I want to play in the first team until the day before and then go.” Kiwoom also has Kim Jae-woong, who is enlisting in the commercial service. When he heard that coach Hong Won-ki joked that he would roll Kim Jae-woong until the day before, he said, “I hope the coach will roll him until the end, too.”