"I'm wide awake" The owner hasn't forgotten about it, I'm still in ninth place but I'm looking at fall baseball
"I'm wide awake" The owner hasn't forgotten about it, I'm still in ninth place but I'm looking at fall baseball
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Kang Seung-ho of the Doosan Bears expressed his determination for fall baseball while shooting a signal to shake off his terrible slump at the beginning of the season.
Kang Seung-ho started as the seventh batter and second baseman in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League game against the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th and recorded 2 hits and 3 RBIs in 3 at-bats.스포츠토토
Both of his hits were long balls. He became the player who led the victory with hits that sealed the victory at the beginning of the chase.
Kang Seung-ho played in 140 games last season and hit 0.280 146 hits, 18 homers, 81 RBIs, 81 runs, and career high.
However, he has shown sluggish performance in the early days of this season. Before the game on the day, he had a batting average of only 20 percent in 35 games.
Notably, his batting average dug in the ground in April. He plummeted to 0.165, and he failed to recover his hitting sense even in May.
The transformation of the third baseman also seemed to be burdensome. Kang Seung-ho, who regained his familiar second baseman position since the match against the Samsung Lions in Daegu on the 2nd, seems to be looking for a sense of hitting little by little.
"I think (Kang) Seung-ho seems to have regained mental stability. He had a hard time as he was not hitting well and he also made mistakes in defense," coach Lee Seung-yeop said before the game. "I feel a little comfortable as I moved to second base."
It was exactly what the head coach said. Kang, who appeared at bat in the bottom of the second inning with two outs and a runner on the first base, retired after hitting a fly ball to the center field, but later displayed stellar performance at bat.
When his team was losing 0-2, Kang did not miss the chance at the bottom of the fifth inning with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. Kang hit an RBI double that hit the right-center fence to replace Choi Chae-heung, LG's starting pitcher.
When his team came from behind to win 3-2 with no outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Kang encountered his teammate at the third batter's box. Kang swung Kim Kang-ryul's first pitch fastball to cut a double that went deep into the right fence. It was enough of a hit to bring two runners home. The team went on a 5-2 run.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Kang Seung-ho, who struck out with no outs and runners on the first base, tied Shin Min-jae's shortstop double play with Park Joon-young to sell the game.
After the game, Kang Seung-ho smiled, saying, "It's good to have a good hit at the right time and contribute to the team's victory."
On the situation of his first double, he said, "Actually, I entered the batter's box thinking it was 100 percent bunt. I think the opposing team must have thought I would bunt and thrown a fastball as well. I also hit the ball thinking that I would get a fastball."
As for the second double, he said, "Kang Yul knows me well, so I was aiming for a slider, thinking it would come to me, but the fastball came to my body. My hand went out without realizing it, which led to a good result."
How do we look at the changes in our defensive positions? "After the second match against Samsung in Daegu (July 3), batting coaches and Cho Sung-hwan came and asked me where I liked better," Kang said. "They both are the same. They asked me to pick one, so I told them that I think second base would be more comfortable," he laughed. "It doesn't have an impact on defense. I don't think anything will change much psychologically. But I think I'm used to it because I've been watching second base for a long time."
Nine consecutive games have come to an end. Doosan won four games, one draw and four losses to match its winning rate of 50%. The Children's Day series also took the Winning Series to rival LG.
"I didn't have much physical pressure because I didn't have much recovery during the nine consecutive games," Kang said. "Although I did not meet expectations, I think I did well against Samsung and LG, which were weak last year. Although I am still at the bottom of the list, I still have more than 100 games left, so I think I can play in the fall baseball because I have enough time."
At the time of the spring camp, owner Park Jung-won, chairman of Doosan, left a strong message, saying, "I'm not playing baseball to be fourth or fifth."
Kang Seung-ho said, "Autumn baseball is a given. I will make the final ranking in the post season," adding, "The chairman's words motivated me. I think it gave me strength rather than pressure. I was wide awake."