Hanwha Ponce, which brought in the fielders 'like NC Peddy' two years ago..."The first winning pitcher in the new stadium. The strength of my teammates."

Hanwha Ponce, which brought in the fielders 'like NC Peddy' two years ago..."The first winning pitcher in the new stadium. The strength of my teammates."

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Starting pitcher Eric Peddy, who played for NC for the 2023 season, called fielders to the dugout on Oct. 16 by taking advantage of the early inning shift against Gwangju KIA. At that time, NC was fiercely competing with SSG and Doosan until the end of the regular season.안전놀이터

As fielders made mistakes one after another in a game that needed to be more concentrated than ever, and created a chaotic atmosphere, he went out to solve it himself. Peddy, who played as an ace for NC in the 2023 season, won 20 wins and 6 losses with a 2.00 ERA in 30 games and was named the MVP of the regular season that year. NC, which has an outstanding starting pitcher named Peddy, succeeded in advancing to the postseason by ranking fourth at the time.

Korean pitcher Cody Ponce (31) of Hanwha Life Insurance gathered his teammates at the Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Ballpark where the KIA-Hanwha match took place on Sunday. Hanwha, which lost four consecutive games after winning its opening game, was desperate for a win on the day. Notably, it was the day when its first game at the new stadium was held.

However, Hanwha struggled again on the day due to poor batting performance, failing to score the points needed to win. Ponce blocked Kia's batters by allowing one run until the fourth inning, entered the dugout after pitching in the fifth inning, gestured to the fielders to gather, and delivered a message to his teammates through interpretation. "I told them to score points and let's all cheer up," Kim said.

Ponce continued his hard work. Ponce threw 105 pitches during seven innings, and garnered seven hits, one walk, eight strikeouts, and two runs. Fielders also cheered up. Kim Tae-yeon fired a chase after Jeon Sang-hyun with two outs in the seventh inning when his team was losing 0-2. Lim Jong-chan and Lee Jin-young drew consecutive walks, and Moon Hyun-bin earned a walk to Kwak Do-gyu, a new pitcher.

With the bases loaded with two outs, Hwang Young-mook and Choi In-ho came from behind to tie the game with a walk and a hit ball, and with the bases loaded continuously, Esteban Floral hit a timely two-run double off the changed pitcher Lee Joon-young to widen the gap. Hanwha, which added two more runs in the eighth inning, came from behind to win the game 7-2. Ponce became the first winning pitcher of the new stadium.

After the game, Ponce said, "It's an honor to be able to throw as a starter in the home opener, and I'm really happy that I became a winning pitcher in my first official game at a new stadium," adding, "It's the strength of my teammates who all wanted to win with one mind."

"After the fifth inning, I told the fielders, 'I trust you guys. Let's cheer up because if we score just one point, it can work out well,'" he said. "I became a winning pitcher because my teammates gave me a lot of points."

The home opener at the new stadium attracted 17,000 people. "First of all, it was a game that confirmed the huge passion of Hanwha fans. The fans' energy is tremendous," Ponce said. "I will do my best on the mound to receive this shout."