Samsung-Lotte-KIA Who will pick, 152km left-hander, 12K against Taiwan-Japan, and no goals lost

Although the attempt to win the championship failed, the Korean U-18 national baseball team showed off its high mound. In particular, Bae Chan-seung (18, senior at Daegu High School), who will threaten the stronghold of the "big two," shone.

The U-18 national team, led by head coach Park Gye-won (Busan High School), won 1-0 in the second round of the 13th Asian Youth Baseball Championship (under 18) against Japan at Shinjuang Baseball Stadium in Shinbei, Taiwan on the 7th.

On the day, Korea deployed Bae Chan-seung as its starting pitcher. At the first round of the preliminary round against Taiwan on Sunday, Bae took the mound as the second pitcher, and pitched three innings of three-pinning, one walk, seven strikeouts, and no runs.

In the bottom of the first inning, Bae gave up a walk to leadoff hitter Ryoya Sakai, and was in danger of scoring due to a sacrifice bunt. However, he handled all subsequent hitters with infield grounder, overcoming the crisis. Afterwards, Bae had two hits in the third inning, and was caught on the first and third bases with two outs. However, he ended the inning again by striking out Yujiro Takayama.

Bae Chan-seung, who handed over the mound to Jung Woo-ju (junior high school student) in the fourth inning, recorded three innings of two hits, one walk, five strikeouts and no runs. Although he did not become a winning pitcher by earning a point in the sixth inning for the national team, he showed overwhelming pitching against Japan. Thanks to his performance, Korea won 1-0, but failed to advance to the finals due to the principle of multiple goals.

Still, Bae showed the best pitching ever at this year's event. In two games, Bae had five hits, two walks and 12 strikeouts during six ⅔ innings. All pitchers with strikeouts had the largest number of strikeouts through Saturday, and tied for first in ERA.

Many people's attention was on Jung Woo-joo and Chung Hyeon-woo (a senior at Deoksu High School), while Park also said, "We will focus on two outstanding pitchers – Jung Hyun-woo and Jung Woo-joo." However, Park expressed expectations, saying, "Bae Chan-seung is in fairly good condition on the pitcher side," and expressed his intention to use him. Bae proved himself with the result.

Bae Chan-seung, who has a physical condition of 182cm-80kg, was rarely selected as a second grader at the U-18 Baseball World Cup (World Youth Baseball Championship) held last year, along with Chungam High School's Park Gun-woo and Gangneung High School's Lee Yul-ye. Amid this performance, he was also selected as the winner of the Star Award in the Baseball category for second graders at the 2nd "Futures Star Awards" selected by Star News. This year, he pitched in 11 games, recording 2 wins and 2 losses with an earned run average of 3.44. Through 34 innings, he posted 46 strikeouts and 10 walks, while posting a WHIP of 0.91.

Bae Chan-seung's strength is that he is making progress every year. He threw 132 to 133 kilometers per hour as a freshman, but this year he marked up to 152 kilometers following 148 kilometers last year. On top of that, he is attempting various changes under the guidance of Daegu High School's new pitching coach Park Myung-hwan (47), who has recorded 103 wins in the KBO. In addition to kick king, he added a pitching repertoire by installing a two-seam fastball and a cutter as new weapons.

In the 2025 KBO Rookie Draft, which will be held on the 11th, Bae Chan-seung is likely to be nominated next to Chung Hyeon-woo and Jung Woo-ju. Earlier this year, he faced a crisis due to his shaky position, but he proved his value by playing well in the national team. It is highly likely that he will be nominated by the third Samsung Lions beyond the fourth-ranked Lotte Giants or the fifth-ranked KIA Tigers. 토토사이트 추천

Before leaving the country, Bae Chan-seung told Star News, "There were many left-handers and too many good players," but added, "I want to get a better evaluation than other left-handers." When asked about his superiority over other players, he replied, "He is in the position of participating in baseball or training."