October 1, 2025
The final regular season matchup between Hanwha and SSG
SSG's home finale was held at Munhak
Hanwha Eagles lineup
SSG Landers lineup
Hanwha's starting pitcher is Cody Ponce,
As the meme explains, posting bizarre stats
Ponce bombarding the KBO league
SSG's starting pitcher is Choi Min-jun
Two months earlier in August in Daejeon
Choi Min-jun showed a good performance in the matchup against Ponce earlier
In the bottom of the 1st, leadoff batter Park Sung-han connected on Ponce's first pitch
SSG scores first and takes the lead in their home finale
Top of the 3rd, Hanwha faces a scoring chance with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd
Against relief pitcher Park Si-hu
Moon Hyun-bin's hit ties the game, resetting things
The tight game broke in the bottom of the 6th
SSG takes the lead again with Ko Myung-jun's RBI with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 3rd
After allowing the RBI, striking out batters
Ponce achieves a QS
Cody Ponce sets a new KBO record with an impressive 252K, surpassing Drew Anderson who was leading the strikeout race at 245K
with this remarkable record of 252K
Cody Ponce marks a new KBO record
(He had a QS with 6 innings and 2 runs allowed, but faces a loss...)
Hanwha gets a scoring chance with a double by pinch hitter Choi In-ho in the top of the 7th
And Hanwha brings out another pinch hitter card
With a clutch hit by Lee Do-yoon, they successfully tie the game lol
The Eagles' consecutive pinch hitter cards pay off
In the 9-hole batter spot
Manager Kim Kyung-moon brings out another pinch hitter card
Lee Jin-young finally hits a go-ahead two-run homer, extending the lead
Hanwha's offense doesn't stop
With a walk by Rivera and a hit by Moon Hyun-bin, they get another chance
Noh Si-hwan adds another run with a deep infield single in a 3-1 count
After the top of the 7th, neither team scores
Only SSG's final at-bat in regulation remains
And Hanwha's closer Kim Seo-hyun takes the mound
Kim Seo-hyun records 2 outs well, but then a hit by Ryu Hyo-seung
Suddenly Hyun Won-hoi's debut home run explodes here lol
Adding 2 more points, the atmosphere suddenly shifts at Landers Field
Next batter Jeong Jun-jae's straight walk
Player Lee Yul-ye at the plate, a rookie catcher in his first year after joining
1-1 count
Lee Yul-ye's hit off Kim Seo-hyun's fastball is...!
It went over the wall..!
End of game, SSG's home final victory
Hanwha, who had been waiting for this long moment
The journey toward regular season championship
Ended with a dramatic home run from a 20-year-old rookie.
Meanwhile, losing 7-3
Jamsil, where many fans had left
When SSG's walk-off clinched the regular season championship
Became a festival atmosphere for LG fans
For some teams joy
For some teams despair
It was October 1st a year ago that brought happiness to some teams.