Kim Hyesung, who is active with the Oklahoma City Dodgers' Triple-A team, led the team's victory by swinging a hot bat, including hitting consecutive home runs.
On the 13th (Korean time), Kim Hyesung scored 2 hits, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs in an away game against the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A team of the Texas Rangers, held at Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, Texas, where he hit a two-run home run to left center in the second inning and followed with a one-run homer to center field in the fourth.
Batting as the No. 1 shortstop, Kim Hyesung was retired on a ground ball to second base in his first at-bat in the first inning. In the second inning, with 2 outs and a runner on third base, he faced the opposing starter, Gershon Garabito, and after falling behind in the count at 1B-1S, he connected on a 94.1 mph four-seam fastball on the third pitch to hit a two-run homer to left center for consolidation.
In the game on the 12th, Kim Hyesung hit a solo home run to right field against Korean-American pitcher Dane Dunning, marking his first home run, and followed with back-to-back home runs over the next two days.
Kim Hyesung's bat, which has been on fire, showed no signs of cooling down. After one out in the fourth inning, he hit a solo home run over the center field fence against the second pitcher, J.T. Chacoin, marking his third Triple-A home run.
In the fifth inning, with no outs and runners on first and second, Kim Hyesung grounded into a double play, and in the sixth inning, he walked with no outs and runners on first and second. However, the following batters failed to advance him further, and he struck out swinging after one out in the seventh inning.
Kim Hyesung, who faced struggles in the batting department during the spring training, has shown explosive power by hitting a home run on the 12th and back-to-back home runs, totaling three home runs over two days.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma City decorated the game with a decisive 15-0 victory, recording 19 hits, including 7 home runs.
[OSEN]