For a professional athlete, how does it feel to make a first-team debut? It can be a lifelong memory.
Jamsil Stadium on the 20th. There were two men who achieved a long-lasting ‘first’.
The NC Dinos won the final game of their weekend series against the Doosan Bears, 12-5. The Dinos were able to overcome the shock of losing their ace Eric Peddie the day before with an 18-hit offensive outburst.
New pitcher Tanner Tully picked up his first win in just two games in his Korean League debut. Tanner was shaky in the second inning, giving up three runs on back-to-back singles. His command and changeup are his strengths, but his fastball was not as good as it was in his last game.
But today was different. Despite a series of poor defensive plays, he didn’t collapse. In the third inning, he retired seven straight batters to show that he had changed. He followed up his debut with another quality start (six or more innings and three or fewer earned runs) with six innings of three-run ball to record his first win in the Korean League.
Tanner said, “It took me a little while to adjust to the game, but I’m glad it went well. It was mainly because I changed my game plan from pitching with my changeup early in the game to pitching with my fastball after discussing it with my pitcher, battery coach, and catcher Ahn Jung-yeol,” Tanner said.
“The team’s good defense and offense helped a lot. We want to continue to improve and keep our winning ways, and I would like to thank our fans for their great support.”
Outfielder Park Young-bin also enjoyed his first career hit. He joined the NC as a developmental player in 2020 after being recognized as one of the best leadoff men in college at Kyung Hee University, but was not drafted. However, he was released after another season and returned to the NC uniform this year after completing his military service.
In the top of the eighth inning, he came in as a pinch-hitter for Ahn Jung-yeol and scored on Son As-seob’s double. He followed with a double in the top of the ninth and scored on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Park Dae-on.
“I didn’t get a hit, so I kept thinking and preparing with my coaches. I believed in myself and thought, ‘I can do it,'” he said. “I’m a pinch-hitter, but I can do it at the plate, too. Coach Cho Young-hoon (C team hitting coach) helped me a lot in the Future Team, so I think it was a good result today. I am grateful to him.”
“Tanner pitched six good innings to set the stage for the win,” said NC head coach Kang Myung-hwa. The batting lineup was able to win with the help of our veterans. I would like to thank the fans for their support in the hot weather. I would like to congratulate Tanner for his first win and Park Young-bin for his first hit in his debut,” he said. 안전카지노사이트