[Seoul=RNX News] Reporter Han Kyung-hee = The Flaming Fighters claimed a dominant victory over Busan Go with unstoppable hitting.
In the 25th episode of the baseball variety show ‘Flaming Baseball,’ released through the official YouTube channel of StudioC1 yesterday (20th) at 8 PM, the Flaming Fighters achieved a 12:2 cold victory over Busan High with Shin Jae-young’s outstanding pitching and the Fighters’ central lineup’s remarkable performance.
Prior to this, the Flaming Fighters took an early lead with Kim Jae-ho’s sacrifice fly, Jung Eui-yun’s walk with bases loaded, and Jung Sung-hoon’s ground ball RBI, along with Lee Taek-geun’s RBI double, making it a 4:0 lead.
Relief pitcher Shin Jae-young skillfully maintained the atmosphere with stable pitching. Utilizing his main weapon, the slider, he dismantled Busan High’s lineup, and with the help of Jung Sung-hoon and Choi Soo-hyun’s excellent defense, smoothly concluded the 4th inning.
At the top of the 5th inning, Shin Jae-young allowed a first-pitch hit to Busan High’s lead-off hitter Jang Joo-young but handled the crisis on his own to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 4th inning, the Fighters opened their offense with lead-off hitter Kim Jae-ho’s hit. Jung Geun-woo walked to base, and Choi Soo-hyun’s sacrifice bunt advanced the runners one base each. Then, at-bat, ‘Sajik-taek’ Park Yong-taek delivered a deep hit barely staying inside the line, adding 2 points.
In the bottom of the 5th inning, the Fighters targeted Busan High’s fifth pitcher Lee Seung-min to secure additional runs. In the chance created by Park Jae-wook’s hit and Kim Jae-ho’s walk, Jung Geun-woo recorded a lucky hit due to the opponent center fielder’s misjudgment, continuing the opportunity with bases loaded and one out.
Following this, Choi Soo-hyun unleashed a determined swing for a 2-RBI hit, and with Park Yong-taek’s sacrifice RBI, the score edged closer to a 9:0 cold victory.
Meanwhile, ‘Legend of Busan’ Lee Dae-ho, briefly astonished by an unfortunate ball call, launched a 2-run homer against substitute pitcher Kim Tae-yul, widening the score gap to 11 points. Fans were thrilled by his undiminished skills.
In the top of the 6th inning, with the widened score gap, the Fighters substituted a number of fielders. Contrary to expectations of ending the inning without issues, Shin Jae-young allowed a long hit to Busan High’s fourth batter Choi Min-jae, leading to a switch to Yoo Hee-kwan.
Yoo Hee-kwan easily handled the first batter, but with a hit by pitch and hit, the bases were loaded with two outs. Furthermore, a trusted mistake by Kim Jae-ho led the Fighters to concede a run to Busan High. In the top of the 7th inning, despite consecutive infield errors and an opponent’s sacrifice fly allowing another run, Yoo Hee-kwan closed the inning without further damage.
In the top of the 8th inning, acting manager Lee Kwang-gil chose Seon Sung-kwon as the closer. Fans cheered upon the introduction of the Fighters’ ‘育成權’ Seon Sung-kwon. He wobbled nervously in front of many fans but soon regained composure to cleanly thwart Busan High’s attack.
In the bottom of the 8th, with hits from Kim Moon-ho and Kang Dong-woo, a prime scoring chance was created with runners on 2nd and 3rd base and one out. Kim Min-beom’s first-pitch sacrifice fly completed the 12:2 cold victory.
The next week’s broadcast will feature a match between the Flaming Fighters and the independent team Yeoncheon Miracle. Yeoncheon Miracle will raise tension with fearless hitting, and the Fighters will not back down, maintaining a close balance of power. The teams’ desperation in every ball is expected to intrigue viewers.
‘Flaming Baseball’ episode 25 surpassed 100,000 concurrent viewers within 14 minutes of its initial release. The highest simultaneous viewer count was 190,000. Viewers watching the broadcast expressed hot reactions, including comments like “Kim Jae-ho is back! Let’s soar with the precious hit!”, “Sajik-taek is science! I’m thrilled with Youngtaek Coin hitting the upper limit”, “Lee Dae-ho is showing us what a star is with perfect fan service”,
“Amazing pitching from ‘Mapdori’ Shin Jae-young! His pitching shines these days!”, “Lim Sang-woo’s shoulder is reliable at third base!”, “The unpredictable game makes it more exciting”, “Seon Sung-kwon’s relaxed expression is so cool! Hope he grows more” reflecting their enthusiastic response.
After the broadcast, ‘Flaming Baseball’ announced its 13th season on-site game. The opponent is the college baseball All-Star team, and this match will be held on November 2nd (Sunday) at 2 PM at Gocheok Sky Dome.
Tickets can be reserved through yes24 on October 29th (Wednesday) at 2 PM. Additionally, SBS Plus broadcasting is scheduled for fans who could not get tickets, raising expectations further.
The match between the Flaming Fighters and Yeoncheon Miracle, making fans clench their fists, can be watched on October 27th (Monday) at 8 PM via the official StudioC1 YouTube channel.
