"4 runs in 3 innings." Unfortunately, I couldn't get over the hump…NC Kim Nokwon's debut in the first team was impressive
"4 runs in 3 innings." Unfortunately, I couldn't get over the hump…NC Kim Nokwon's debut in the first team was impressive
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Unfortunately, he failed to secure victory, but his pitching made us look forward to his future performance. This is the story of Kim Nok-won (NC Dinos).안전놀이터
The NC Dinosaurs led by Lee Ho-joon defeated the Lotte Giants led by Kim Tae-hyung 9-6 in an away game of the 2025 professional baseball KBO League held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on Sunday. With the win, NC, which won two consecutive games and grabbed three consecutive winnings series, recorded 12 wins and 18 losses
In particular, this game received a lot of attention as Kim Nok-won's debut in the first division. Although he did not overcome the crisis, he showed off his potential by throwing a spirited pitch.
It started well from a good start. In the bottom of the first inning, he grounded out Hwang Seong-bin to the first base. Ko received a hit to the right, but turned Victor Reyes and Na Seung-yeop into a foul fly at the third base and a fly at the first base, respectively. In the bottom of the second inning, he garnered outcounts against Yoon Dong-hee (right wing fly), Jeon Joon-woo (left wing fly), and Yoo Kang-nam (right wing fly) to complete his first three-out inning.
In the bottom of the third inning, he showed off his crisis management ability. He induced Son Ho-young to fly to right field. Lee Ho-joon's hit to left-center and Hwang Sung-bin's walk drove him to first and second bases with one out, but he blocked Ko Seung-min (ground ball to second base) and Reyes (left-handed fly) in turn.
However, the team failed to overcome the crisis. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Na Seung-yeop had a hit to the center field, Yoon Dong-hee had a walk, and Jeon Joon-woo had a hit to the center field, facing the bases loaded with no outs. Afterwards, he committed a walk to Yoo Kang-nam, as well as took the first loss by pushing him out. Then, NC replaced the pitcher with Kim Si-hoon. As Kim Si-hoon gave up a home run to all of the successive runners, Kim scored four earned runs in total.
His final record was 68 pitches in total, consisting of fastballs (26), sliders (23), change-up (12) and curves (7). The maximum speed of fastballs was measured up to 150 kilometers.
Kim Nok-won, a native of Gwangju Jeil High School, is a right-handed pitcher who was nominated by NC as the 30th overall in the second and third rounds of 2022. He recorded five wins, seven losses and an ERA of 4.03 in 36 games (1202 innings) in the Futures League, and one win, three losses and an ERA of 6.12 in six games (25 innings) he played this year. He also completed his mandatory military service from 2023 to 2024.
Kim Nok-won, who was recognized for his potential, was registered in the first division at the same time as he was converted to an official player on the 1st. "[Kim] Nok-won has been preparing for the season with thorough self-management and exemplary attitude, and as a result of focusing on improving the ball balance and ball speed during the Camp 2 (NC Spring Camp), his ball speed and speed have improved," the NC Futures team said. "His ability to manage the game has improved compared to before joining the military, and he uses aggressive pitching and left and right corner walks effectively on the mound."
"He is focusing on change-ups, his main driving force, and his sliders and curves are also stable. On average, his fastballs amounted to a maximum of 144 kilometers per hour, up 3-4 kilometers from before he joined the army. He boasts excellent physical combat with batters, competition in his body, and ability to preoccupy counts, and low walking ratio, enabling stable operation," he added.
Kim was originally scheduled to start against the Gwangju KIA Tigers on the 1st, but was canceled due to rain and could not stand on the mound. Instead, he made his debut in the first division through the match against Lotte on the day, and although he did not overcome the crisis, he threw the ball bravely, raising expectations for his future performance. NC has a promising starting resource.