Unfortunate Hitter Number 4 NC Davidson
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‘Unfortunate hitter number 4’ NC Davidson… Director Kang In-kwon “We need to talk”
Batting average of 0.278 with 10 home runs and 32 RBI… The team expects a bigger role.
“I think too much about my own routine… Shouldn’t I also think about fighting with the pitcher?”
Professional baseball NC Dinos' built-in fourth hitter, Matt Davidson (33), swung a hard hit in the Changwon KIA Tigers' three-game series from the 17th to the 19th.
In the three-game series, he had a batting average of 0.416 (5 hits in 12 at-bats), hit two home runs, and had four RBIs.
However, the team lost all three games and fell behind in the race for the lead, and NC coach Kang In-kwon announced a meeting, hoping to see Davidson, who 'can do better'. 카지노
Coach Kang met with reporters ahead of the Kiwoom Heroes game held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 21st and said, "I plan to talk to Davidson when I return home after this three-game series.
He is still doing well, but there are a lot of strikeouts when there are runners on base, so it is a little difficult."
“I’m concerned,” he said.
Davidson's season batting average is 0.278, with 10 home runs and 32 RBIs, which is not a bad performance.
Considering that NC's 1st to 3rd hitters were Son Ah-seop, Park Min-woo, and Park Geon-woo, who boast the league's best accuracy, so they received a 'large meal', the performance is somewhat disappointing, but it cannot be said to be poor.
However, Coach Kang said, “We brought in Davidson with the expectation of a long hit.
There are chances, but no goals are scored.
I hope Davidson can fill that part.
“It’s a little disappointing,” he pointed out.
The topic of conversation that Director Kang will have with Davidson is ‘excessive insistence on routine.’
Manager Kang said, "Davidson only thinks about his own routine.
He should think a little bit about fighting with the pitcher while at bat," and added, "He is the type of person who always checks videos from indoor training to batting.
He seems to be too focused on his own batting posture.
“The focus should be on the pitcher and the fight,” he pointed out.
It is important for a batter to maintain a good batting posture, but it is also necessary to respond appropriately to pitches.
Additionally, Coach Kang believes that good batting can be achieved by considering various variables such as out counts, runner situations, and game flow.
Davidson has only two game-winning hits this season.
Although the value of a hitter cannot be evaluated based on the game-winning hit, it is disappointing that the built-in number 4 hitter hit the game-winning hit in only two games out of the team's 26 wins this season.
Director Kang said, "First, I will talk to Davidson and hear what he thinks.
Change what needs to be changed, and if he says he wants to keep (the routine), we must respect that as well."
He continued, "When a foreign player comes for the first time, you have to respect them.
That's why I've been sparing with my words," and added, "Now that we've played about 50 games, we need to share our opinions."