KT Wins on Bae’s Clutch Hit
- Daewon Kang
- Mar 25
- 1 min read
Mar 25, 2025
Daewon Kang
KT won their first victory of the 2025 season with a dramatic finishing hit.
The starting Kuebas was taken away by giving up one point each in the 3rd and 4th innings, but at the end of the 4th inning, Heo Kyung-min's timely hit, Kim Min-hyuk's additional timely hit, and Moon Sang-cheol's sacrifice fly turned the atmosphere around and pulled out 3 points. After that, he took the lead with 4-2 by adding 1 point in the 5th inning.
But at the beginning of the 9th inning, KT's must-win bullpen Park Young-hyun was shaken. Allowing Hanwha's Noh Si-hwan to equalize with a left-field solo home run. 4-4 on a slider left over the middle of the plate, the match went to the extra time.
The climax of the game is at the end of the 11th inning. Jang Sung-woo's walk, Oh Yoon-seok's productive out, and the situation of 1st and 2nd base made by Cheon Sung-ho's hit-by-pitch. Here, Bae Ji-dae received the second fastball of Joo Hyun-sang and hit the final hit that broke through the dive of shortstop Shim Woo-jun. The pinch runner, Yoon Jun-hyuk, stepped on the home and finished the game.
With this hit, Bae Jeong-dae recorded the 8th finishing hit in his career. KT won a thrilling victory in the home opening series that almost collapsed.
