Noh Si-hwan, Who Took Charge of 2 RBIs
[Asian Games] Noh Si-hwan, who took charge of 2 RBIs, "I hope my fellow hitters can overcome the burden of scoring rights"
Noh Si-hwan (22, Hanwha Eagles), the 4th batter of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games baseball team, is energizing the team"s batting lineup.
Noh Si-hwan went 1 hit in 3 at-bats and scored 2 RBIs with a sacrifice fly in the first game of the Super Round against Japan held at Baseball and Softball Sports Center Stadium 1 in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China on the 5th.
As the game ended with Korea"s 2-0 victory, Noh Si-hwan became the only player among both teams to record an RBI.
Considering that the Japanese team is made up of professional baseball players, it may not be a performance to boast about, but it can be used as an opportunity for the national team"s batting lineup, which is suffering from a lack of scoring power in this tournament, to bounce back.
Korea"s team batting average in four games, including today"s game, was 0.310 (36 hits in 116 at-bats), the highest among the eight countries, but also had the most left bases (30).
They had 10 more hits than Taiwan, which played one less game, but had only 1 more RBI.
Only when the national team"s bats come back to life, led by Noh Si-hwan, who ranks first in RBIs (99) in the KBO League this season, will Korea"s fourth consecutive loss in the tournament become easier.
He said, “There are many opportunities to record RBIs during the long season for my team, but I am more proud of wearing the national team uniform and playing an important role in the Korea-Japan match,” adding, “It was a memorable game.”
Regarding Japanese right-handed starting pitcher Shuichiro Kayo, he said, "The pitch was better than what was analyzed.
Even when he came to Korea, his pitch was really good, to the point where it was top level."
At the same time, he boosted the morale of his fellow players.
Noh Si-hwan said, "(The Asian Games) is such an important game, and we think every game is really the final, so it would be burdensome if any batsman gets into the scoring range."
He added, "It"s a good player to overcome that pressure, so everyone feels the pressure."
“I hope we overcome it and win,” he said.
Regarding the game against China on the 6th, he said, "I won"t let my guard down at all.
Regarding the game against China on the 6th, he said, "I won"t let my guard down at all.