Gunsan Sangil High School lived up to its nickname as the ‘master of upsets’ with a come-from-behind victory to win the President’s Cup for the first time in 37 years.
Gunsan Sangil High School won the 57th Presidential Baseball Tournament with an 11-10 come-from-behind victory over Incheon High School in the final at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul on Thursday. It was the team’s first title in 37 years since 1986 and the fourth in its history. It is the 12th time the team has won the national championship and the first time in 10 years since the 2013 Bonghwangdae championship.
After falling behind to Incheon in the early innings of the game, Gunsan Sangil-Go secured the victory thanks to the pitching staff of Lee Byung-joo (3 runs in ⅔ innings), Park Seung-ho (2 runs in 4⅔ innings), Park Hyun-hwi (3 runs in 1⅔ innings), Yoo Sung-yeon (2 runs in ⅔ innings), and Kang Min-je (no runs in 1⅓ innings). At the plate, No. 8 shortstop Min Kook led the way with a 5-for-4 performance, three RBIs, one run scored and one stolen base. Park Chan-woo, who delivered the game-winning hit, was the hero of the game with a 5-for-2 performance, two RBIs, one run scored, one stolen base and one walk.
The tournament MVP went to ace Jung Min-sung, who led the team to the final. After throwing 85 pitches in the semi-finals, he was unable to pitch in today’s game, but went 3-0 with a 2.92 ERA in three games (12⅔ innings) to lead Gunsan Sangil High to the title.
Gunsan Sangil High School’s Jung Min-sung. /OSEN DB
Incheon, who were looking for their first President’s Cup title in 19 years since 2004, had to settle for their second runner-up finish since 1985. Ace Kim Taek-yeon pitched 7⅓ innings of one-run, four-hit ball in the semi-final win over Gyeongbuk High School on 12 December, but was unable to pitch in the final after throwing 105 pitches.
Incheon got on the board in the top of the first when leadoff hitter Park Jae-hyun drew a walk. Lee Jae-hyo laid down a sacrifice bunt to put runners on first and second, and Han Kyu-hyuk hit a big shot that was caught by the left fielder. Lim Gyu-young drew a walk to put runners on first and second, and Kim Ji-seok followed with an RBI single. Kim Ji-seok stole second and Lee Tae-oh walked to load the bases, and Kim Jun-won hit a two-run single to set the tone for the game. Gunsan Sangilgo eventually replaced starter Lee Byung-joo with Park Seung-ho. Park Seung-ho closed the first inning without allowing any further runs.메이저사이트
[OSEN=Mokdong, Reporter Park Joon-hyung] On the afternoon of the 14th, the final game of the 57th President’s Cup National High School Baseball Tournament between Gunsan Sangil-Go and Incheon-Go was played at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Seoul.Incheon-Go’s Lim Kyu-young celebrates after hitting a single in the top of the third inning. 2023.08.14 / soul1014@osen.co.kr
After surviving the crisis, Gunsan Sangilgo fought back in the top of the first inning. Park Chan-woo led off with a single and Lee Jun-woo followed with a sacrifice bunt to put runners on first and second. Lee Ji-hoon was hit by a pitch and Kang Min-je hit an RBI single to make it a one-run game. Incheon then pulled starter Kim Hyun-sun and brought in Park Sang-hyun. Gunsan Sang-il loaded the bases with one out when Park Sung-bin drew a walk, but failed to score.
Incheon added a run in the top of the third on a triple by Han Kyu-hyuk and an RBI single by Lim Kyu-young. Kim Ji-seok also singled to load the bases, but no more runs were scored.
Gunsan Sangilgo had another chance to strike back in the bottom of the third. Lee Jae-hoon and Kang Min-je walked and Park Sung-bin laid down a sacrifice bunt to put runners on first and second and third. Park drew a walk to load the bases and a wild pitch brought in a run. Choi Siwon drew another walk and Min Gook singled to score another run.
[OSEN=Mokdong, Reporter Park Joon-hyung] On the afternoon of the 14th, the final game of the 57th Presidential High School Baseball Tournament was played between Gunsan Sangsang Ilgo and Incheon Go at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Seoul.Gunsan Sangsang Ilgo’s Min-guk celebrates after hitting a single to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. 2023.08.14 / soul1014@osen.co.kr
Having gained momentum, Gunsan Sangilgo pulled away once again in the fifth inning. Leadoff hitter Park Joo-sung led off with a double and was quickly followed by Choi Si-won’s RBI single to tie the game at 1-1. After a sacrifice bunt by Kim Jong-hoo, Park Chan-woo reached on a wild pitch and Lee Joon-woo drove in the go-ahead run.
In the top of the sixth, Incheon led off with a walk and Park Jae-hyun was hit by a pitch. Lee Jae-hyo laid down a sacrifice bunt to put runners on first and second, and Han Kyu-hyuk walked to load the bases. Eventually, Gunsan Sang-Il-Go pulled Park Seung-ho, who had been pitching well, and sent left-hander Park Hyun-hwi to the mound. However, Lim Kyu-young picked up a pushing single to tie the game again at 5-5. However, Kim Ji-seok and Lee Tae-oh were unable to complete the comeback as they struck out and grounded out respectively.
[OSEN=Mokdong, Reporter Park Joon-hyung] On the afternoon of the 14th, the final game of the 57th President’s Cup National High School Baseball Tournament was played between Gunsan Sangsang Ilgo and Incheon Go at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Seoul.In the top of the 6th inning, Gunsan pitcher Park Hyun-hwi celebrates after catching Incheon Go’s Lee Tae-oh on an outfield fly. 2023.08.14 / soul1014@osen.co.kr
[OSEN=Mokdong, Reporter Park Joon-hyung] On the afternoon of the 14th, the final match of the 57th Presidential High School Baseball Tournament was held at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Seoul.In the second inning of the 6th inning, Gunsan’s Park Hyun-hwi caught Incheon’s Lee Tae-oh’s outfield fly and was congratulated by his colleagues. 2023.08.14 / soul1014@osen.co.kr
After conceding the tie, Gunsan Sangilgo regained the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning when Park Joo-sung and Choi Si-won drew walks and Min-guk hit a single. Kim Jong-hoo followed with a bunt single and Park Chan-woo scored on a wild pitch. Lee Jun-woo’s throw was caught by the shortstop, but a throwing error by the second baseman on the way to the double play kept the inning alive and the score at 9-5.
Incheon loaded the bases in the top of the seventh as Kim Jun-won singled, Lee Woo-joon walked and Park Jae-hyun singled. Han Kyu-hyuk drove in a run with an infield single. Gunsan Sang-il got one back in the bottom of the seventh with a Kang Min-jeh single, Park Sung-bin sacrifice bunt and Park Joo-sung RBI single.
[OSEN=Mokdong, Reporter Park Joon-hyung] On the afternoon of the 14th, the final game of the 57th President’s Cup National High School Baseball Tournament was played between Gunsan Sangil-Go and Incheon Go at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in Seoul.In the 6th inning, Gunsan Sangil-Go’s Min-guk makes a ceremony after hitting a reversal single. 2023.08.14 / soul1014@osen.co.kr
Not giving up until the very end, Incheon tied the game at 10-10 in the top of the eighth after Kim Ji-seok was hit by a pitch, Eugene Seo walked, Kim Jun-won singled, Lee Woo-jun sacrificed, Lee Yoo-chan walked, Park Jae-hyun singled, Lee Jae-hyo singled, stole second base and scored on a wild pitch.
Gunsan Sangilgo had a chance to end the game in the bottom of the ninth when leadoff hitter Lim Ju-hwan led off with a single. Lim took advantage of a throwing error to advance to second base, and a sacrifice bunt by Choi Siwon put runners on first and third with no outs. With the bases loaded after Min-Kook walked on a wild pitch, Kim Jong-hoo hit a sharp shot that was caught by the centre fielder. However, Park Chan-woo came through with the final out to end the long game.
[OSEN=Mokdong, Reporter Park Joon-hyung] Gunsan Sangil High School lived up to its nickname as the ‘master of upsets’ with a come-from-behind victory to win the President’s Cup for the first time in 37 years.Gunsan Sangil won the title with an 11-10 last-inning win over Incheon High School in the final of the 57th President’s Cup National High School Baseball Tournament at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul on Thursday. It is the team’s first title in 37 years since 1986 and its fourth presidential championship. It is the 12th time the team has won the national championship and the first time in 10 years since the 2013 Bonghwangdae championship. Players of the winning team Gunsan Sangsang Ilgo pose for a photo after the match. 2023.08.14 / soul1014@osen.co.kr
[OSEN=Mokdong, By Junghyung Park] Gunsan Sangil High School lived up to its nickname as the ‘master of upsets’ with a come-from-behind victory to win the President’s Cup for the first time in 37 years.Gunsan Sangil defeated Incheon High School 11-10 in the final of the 57th President’s Cup National High School Baseball Tournament at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul on Thursday to win the title. It is the team’s first title in 37 years since 1986 and its fourth presidential championship. It is the 12th time the team has won the national championship and the first time in 10 years since the 2013 Bonghwangdae championship. Players of the winning team, Gunsan Sangsang Ilgo, pose for a photo after the game.