Director General Oh Man-seok's Intermission defeated Director General Jo Yeon-woo's Albatross.
On the 12th, two games of the 19th Hanstar Celebrity Baseball League (hereinafter referred to as Hanstar Celebrity Baseball League) were held at the Janghang Baseball Stadium in Goyang City during the fourth week. In the second game of the day, Intermission (Director General Oh Man-seok) faced Albatross (Director General Jo Yeon-woo) and defeated them 11-1, achieving a second consecutive victory and rising to the top of the Hanstar Celebrity Baseball League.
Intermission's musical actor pitcher Kim Seung-hye completed the game with 6 innings, allowing 3 hits and 1 run. In offense, they effectively combined 8 hits and 9 walks, succeeding in scoring every inning and easily securing the victory.
Albatross started with pitcher Ha Su-ho but collapsed, allowing 5 runs on 3 hits and 5 walks over 1.2 innings. The Albatross batters failed to attack Intermission's pitcher Kim Seung-hye, managing only 3 hits, 3 walks, and 1 run.
Director General Oh Man-seok of Intermission participated as a left fielder and second batter, contributing to the victory with 1 hit in 2 at-bats, 2 walks, 2 stolen bases, and 3 runs scored, earning the MVP title. The popularity award went to Albatross actor Ha Su-ho.
In the first game of the day, the Cheongchun Baseball Team (Director General Park Kwang-soo) played against the Mighty (Director General Kim Dong-hee), with Mighty trailing 7-9. In their final attack in the 4th inning, they combined 9 hits and 6 walks to score a massive 12 runs, turning the game around to 19-9 and celebrating their first victory. Cheongchun Baseball Team suffered their second consecutive loss.
Actor Kim Dong-hee, director of the Mighty and younger brother of actress Kim Hye-soo, played as the third designated hitter, contributing 2 hits in 3 at-bats and 2 RBIs to the victory. The MVP of the game was singer Kim Jang-seop, who pitched as a closer and secured the win thanks to his bat (allowing 5 runs in 2 innings). The popularity award went to comedian Lee Byeong-jin from the Cheongchun Baseball Team.
Meanwhile, ahead of the match between the Cheongchun Baseball Team and the Mighty, Trot idol and actress Ko Eun-byeol threw the ceremonial first pitch, receiving applause from the players of both teams. Ko Eun-byeol, who balances golf broadcasting and acting, engages with fans through her YouTube channel, 'Star's TV.'
The Hanstar Celebrity Baseball League, held under the motto 'Celebrity baseball on Mondays without professional baseball,' features 11 celebrity baseball teams. The participating teams include Intermission (Director General Oh Man-seok), Crusaders (Director General Lim Ho), BMB (Director General Lee Jong-hyuk), Stars (Director General Ku Byeong-mu), Jomajoma (Director General Jeong Bo-seok), Mighty (Director General Kim Dong-hee), Bromance (Director General Kim Kyung-rok), Cheongchun Baseball Team (Director General Park Kwang-soo), Gong Nori Ya (Director General Jeong Wook), Albatross (Director General Jo Yeon-woo), and P.O.M (Director General Park Seon-il). The games take place every Monday at 7 p.m. with two night games at the Janghang Baseball Stadium in Goyang City. Admission is free.
The main sponsor, the law firm The Kim Law Firm, is a corporate criminal law firm with offices in Seoul, Daegu, Changwon, and New York. It employs numerous legal professionals, including representative lawyer Kim Hyung-seok, former Daejeon High Court Chief Justice Choi Eun-soo, former Seongnam Branch Chief Prosecutor of Suwon District Prosecutors' Office Koo Bon-jin, and former head prosecutor of Daegu District Prosecutors' Office Jo Yong-woo.
The Hanstar Celebrity Baseball League, sponsored by The Kim Law Firm and the Korean Celebrity Sports Association, is organized by Hanstar Media, with support from Goyang Special City and the Goyang Special City Baseball Softball Association.
The games are broadcast live through Naver TV's channel 'Hanstar Celebrity Baseball' and YouTube channels 'Hanstar Media' and 'Choi Ban-jang TV.'
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