The baseball team, led by head coach Ryu Joong-il, improved its condition in the last domestic practice game in preparation for the 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12.

The national team finished preparing for the tournament by evenly utilizing its main players in a practice game against Sangmu at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 6th.

The national team made the starting lineup with No. 1 left fielder Hong Chang-ki (LG Twins), No. 2 right fielder Yoon Dong-hee (Lotte Giants), No. 3 third baseman Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers), No. 4 catcher Park Dong-won (LG), No. 5 second baseman Song Sung-moon (Kium Heroes), No. 6 first baseman Moon Bo-kyung (LG), No. 7 designated hitter Kim Hui-jip (NC Dinos), No. 8 shortstop Park Sung-han (SSG Landers), and No. 9 center fielder Choi Won-jun (KIA).스포츠토토

Lee Joo-hyung (Kium), Shin Min-jae (LG), Na Seung-yeop (Lotte), Kim Hyung-joon (NC), and Kim Joo-won (NC) played as members of the Sangmu team to boost their batting sense.

Ko Young-pyo (kt wiz), who started the national team, threw 50 pitches in three innings, allowing five hits and two runs with no outs.

He allowed four hits in the first inning due to poor control of the ball, but stopped it with a complete withdrawal when he allowed three hits in the second and third innings.

Kwak Bin (Doosan Bears), who started in Sangmu to control his condition, threw 42 pitches in three innings, allowing three hits, one walk, and one run.

He gave up three hits in the first inning and allowed a run, but allowed no runs in the second and third innings.

Starting resource Lim Chan-kyu (LG) was the second pitcher of the national team and handled it as a mistake when he took one inning.

Lee Young-ha (Doosan), So Hyung-joon (kt), Kim Seo-hyun (Hanwha Eagles), Cho Byung-hyun (SSG), and Park Young-hyun (kt) each pitched one scoreless inning.

Yoo Young-chan (LG), Kwak Do-gyu (KIA), Kim Taek-yeon (Doosan), Jung Hae-young (KIA), Choi Ji-min (KIA), and Jeon Sang-hyun (KIA) also pitched during the Sangmu defense and allowed no runs in each inning.

Among the pitchers, starting resources Um Sang-baek (kt), Choi Seung-yong (Doosan), Kim Si-hoon (NC), and Cho Min-seok (Sangmu), who additionally joined on the 25th of last month, did not take the mound.

Um Sang-baek and Choi Seung-yong seem to have rested from the game according to the schedule of their appearance in the tournament.

Among the fielders, Kim Young-woong (Samsung Lions), who has shoulder pain, did not participate.

None of the national team's batters had multiple hits (more than two hits in one game).

Sangmu beat the national team 2-1 in the game, but it didn't mean much because a large number of national team players played for Sangmu.

After announcing the final list of 28 players on the morning of the 7th, the national team will leave for Taiwan, where the Premier 12 Group B match will be held on the 8th.

South Korea will play its first match against Taiwan on Wednesday, followed by Cuba on Wednesday, Japan on Wednesday, the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, and Australia on Wednesday.