113 pitches of tears → 18K milestone' Ponce took a four-day rest and took the mound?Do we choose Hanwha's official method? After "Historical Monster Tune"

113 pitches of tears → 18K milestone' Ponce took a four-day rest and took the mound?Do we choose Hanwha's official method? After "Historical Monster Tune"

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Cody Ponce of the Hanwha Eagles has achieved the "18K milestone" of rewriting KBO history. And in order, he will take the mound after taking a four-day break. What will Ponce look like in his next game.메이저사이트

Ponce took the mound as a starting pitcher in Game 1 of a doubleheader against SSG Landers of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 17th, threw 113 pitches in eight innings, allowing two hits and one walk, and 18 strikeouts to win eight games of the season. On the same day, Ponce blocked the SSG lineup by mixing curves, sliders, and changeups with up to 157km/h fastballs.

Ponce's 18 strikeouts in a game far exceed the previous record of 14 strikeouts in a single foreign game, and Ryu Hyun-jin's record of 17 strikeouts in a single KBO game against LG in Cheongju on May 11, 2010. Including overtime, Sun Dong-ryul was in the same position as 18 strikeouts he had in 13 innings at the match against Binggrae on June 19, 1991.
Ponce, who achieved the record of the most strikeouts in a single foreign game in just six innings, struck out Park Sung-han in the top of the seventh inning and struck out Choi Jung with two more strikeouts and 16 strikeouts. And Ponce, who also took the mound in the top of the eighth inning, matched Ryu Hyun-jin's record with McBroom's three strikeouts, and achieved 18K with Choi Jun-woo's strikeout.

After striking out 18 times, Ponce shed tears on the mound. "I remembered my late mother in 2017 a lot," Ponce said after Hanwha won the game by keeping a tight lead of 1-0, thanks to Ponce's strong pitching and Kim Seo-hyun's save. "The moment I achieved the record, I remembered my mother who died from the sky," Ponce said.
Ponce, who has played in the KBO for 10 consecutive games against SSG, has played 67 innings, winning eight consecutive games and posting an ERA of 1.48. Along with Park Se-woong, he is tied for first in multiple wins, the first in ERA, and the first in strikeouts with 93. He is also ranked first in innings, WHIP (0.85) and hit rate (0.170).

Expectations are naturally high on how Ponce will perform in his next appearance. In order, Ponce will take the mound against Ulsan NC Dinosaurs on Tuesday. Moon Dong-ju on the 20th and Hwang Jun-seo, who came up as a substitute for the position where Um Sang-baek went down on the 21st, are scheduled to take the mound for the first time of the season. Ponce was originally scheduled to take the mound on the 16th, but the game was canceled due to rain, so the game was delayed by a day, and unless there is a change in the starting rotation, he will take the mound after a four-day break.

There was a time when Ponce took the mound after a four-day rest. Coincidentally, this was also the game against NC after the game against SSG. Ponce, who had one hit, three walks and 12 strikeouts in seven innings at the match against SSG in Munhak on June 15, displayed perfect pitching by allowing one hit and 13 strikeouts in seven innings, even after taking the mound after a four-day rest on June 20. At that time, he pitched 98 and 109 pitches, respectively.