Dong-A University Player Son Joo-hwan Selected for the Preliminary Roster of the Hangzhou Asian Games Baseball Team

Son Juhwan, a player of the Dong-A University baseball team, has been selected for the preliminary roster of the baseball national team for the upcoming '2022 Hangzhou Asian Games' in October.

The Korea Baseball Organization and the Korea Baseball Softball Association announced the preliminary roster for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, including a total of seven college baseball players, among them Son Juhwan.

Son is a right-handed pitcher who graduated from Yangsan Mulgum High School in Gyeongnam and joined the Dong-A University baseball team in 2022. He has a top pitch speed of 150 km/h and recorded 4 wins, 0 losses, and an ERA of 2.11 over 47 and 1/3 innings pitched during 2022?2023.

Pitching appearance of Dong-A University player Son Joo-hwan.

The Korea Baseball Organization emphasized that their top selection principle was to form a team composed of “young players with outstanding skills who can achieve significant growth in international competition experience and performance, enabling both generational change and success for the national team.”

The final 24-player roster, including players aged 25 or younger or with less than four years since joining, as well as three wildcard players without age or tenure restrictions (maximum one per team), will be confirmed next month.

The final selected national team players will undergo domestic training in September before departing for Hangzhou, China, to compete from October 1 to 7.

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