Kia Tigers manager Lee Beom-ho was pleased with the performance of new foreign pitcher Will Crowe.
Crowe started an exhibition game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on Nov. 11 and pitched four scoreless innings with no hits, no walks and four strikeouts. His total pitch count was 40. He faced 12 batters and didn’t walk a single batter. After taking a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Choi Won-joon’s leadoff single and Kim Tae-goon’s RBI single in the second inning, KIA added a run-scoring single by Park Jung-woo in the top of the ninth inning to complete the 3-0 victory.
After the game, Lee said, “Their pitchers were very good, so our hitters didn’t get many opportunities, but it was good to see that when we needed to score runs, 스포츠토토 we found a way to do it. I think the guys are figuring out how to play when we have a lead,” Lee said. “Crowe looked good with both his pitches and his command. He didn’t throw a lot of pitches, but we’re going to gradually increase that, and if he keeps his form, we expect him to be around for a season.” “I want to thank the fans for coming out and supporting us on a weekday away game,” said Baker.