Jung Woo-joo (19), a rookie fireballer of the Hanwha Eagles, recorded a two-day hold. It was a sudden introduction, but he made a strong impression by going head-to-head with 19 consecutive fastballs. 

Jung Woo-joo played relief in the top of the sixth inning at a home game against the NC Dinos in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on Wednesday, and pitched a scoreless game against the NC Dinos in the first ⅔ of the sixth inning with one hit, no outs, and no outs. It was his second hold of the season following his debut with two strikeouts and no runs in one inning against the Munhak SSG on the previous day (17th). 바카라사이트

In the top of the sixth inning with the Hanwha Eagles leading 7-4, Kim Jong-soo came out as the second pitcher after starting pitcher Um Sang-baek. Kim treated the first baseman Kim Hui-jip to left field, but his fastball at 147 kilometers per hour hit Seo's helmet at the fifth pitch. He was automatically ejected due to a head shot caused by a fastball. Fortunately, Seo was not in a serious condition, and he continued to play while walking to the first base. 

Under a sudden circumstance, Hanwha put Jung Woo-joo on the mound. Jung was not embarrassed, although he came on the mound at an unexpected timing. He garnered a rookie strikeout by throwing four straight fastballs at Park. His fastball of 151 km per hour hit the borderline of his body at the fourth pitch. 

He also had showdowns with pinch hitter Park Hahn-kyul for five consecutive fastballs. With the ball count 1-2, Park fouled off a fastball of 152 km per hour, which was high in the fourth pitch, but his bat went blank on a fastball of 152 km per hour, which was slightly off the mark in the middle of the fifth pitch. He thus extinguished the fire by winning nine consecutive fastballs. 

Jung Woo-joo took the mound in the top of the seventh inning, when the Hanwha Eagles scored three more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, making it 10-4. Park grounded out to the second base through three straight fastballs, and Kim Joo-won grounded out to the third base through five straight fastballs, before Son A-seop hit a double to the left. A pitch slightly pushed by a fastball of 153 kilometers per hour on the fourth pitch fell inside the left foul line. 

In the process, Hanwha left fielder Choi In-ho and shortstop Ha Joo-seok collided, causing a dizzying situation. Both of them ran into each other while watching the ball, and an ambulance entered the ground complaining of pain for a while. Choi In-ho was put in the ambulance but fortunately did not go to the hospital. He had icing treatment for left thigh bruising, and Ha Joo-seok, who walked out on his own, also had icing with right wrist bruising. 

We needed time before the situation settled down. It was a time that could have affected the pitching rhythm, but Jung Woo-joo did not falter at all. The next batter, Oh Young-soo, quickly secured two strikes with a fastball on the outside of the first pitch and a slider on the body side of the second pitch, and then lost a strikeout by swinging through the fourth pitch. 

Since his debut, he pitched one ⅔ innings, the most, with one hit and no outs, and pitched three strikeouts. Since the match against Samsung in Daegu on the 4th, he has recorded two hits, two walks and 12 strikeouts in six ⅔ innings in the last six games, lowering his ERA from 4.50 to 3.72. He started as a chasing group under pressure, gradually progressing through the build-up process, and was promoted to a must-win group. He quickly settled down as a top prospect who was selected as the second overall pick in the first round. 

Jung had 25 pitches, 22 of which were fastballs. With two curves and one slider, he had only three breaking balls. He had 19 straight fastballs before throwing the third curveball to Son, but the NC batters failed to find the right timing. His fastballs were up to 153 kilometers and 151 kilometers on average, all the more powerful to batters. 

His fastball, which he knew but couldn't afford, was also powerful, but his mental strength shone through in two unexpected situations. He focused on pitching calmly without changing his expression, showing composure that was not like a 19-year-old rookie. 

"We had a two-run gap in the eighth inning, which was never easy, but he did a better job than we expected," Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said of Jung Woo-joo's pitch against SSG on Sunday before the game. "He pitched so well that he is like a pitcher who won the team (in high school). He is calm for a young player on the mound. It is good to see him." His pitch on the day was good enough to impress Kim once again, and he has increased his presence as a must-winner in name and reality.