LG Twins’ filial son Austin, a foreign batter who found it after a long time, crossed the fence with superpowered exit speed. He hit his second home run of the season with terrifying speed.
Austin hit a solo home run in the 7th inning starting as first baseman 4 times in the 3rd match against NC held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 20th. Austin, who came out as the lead batter in the 7th inning with a 5-1 lead, pulled left-hander Kim Tae-hyun’s 4th pitch, 144km, and pulled a low fastball to the left side of the wall. A clothesline home run that darted off with a line drive and landed in the crowd. Based on Trackman, the launch angle was 19.7 degrees and the exit speed was 180.1 km. Superb batting speed. It was a home run of monstrous power. 스포츠토토
Austin, who had struck out on first and third bases safely in the first inning with a 1-0 lead, showed his true value from the second at-bat.
He scored an extra point with a timely hit to the left from Myeong-ki Song in the 3rd inning, when it was 1-0, with no 1st and 2nd bases. With a wedge home run in the 7th inning, he completely brought the mood to LG. Thanks to the even performance of Austin and the other lines, LG won 9-4, pushing NC and rising to first place alone. On August 12, 2021, the sole leader in 616 days.
Austin, who played a big role in the NC game the previous day with 3 hits and 1 RBI, continued his hitting streak for 8 games with 2 hits in 5 at bats, 2 RBIs and 1 run, including a home run. 2 homers and 12 RBIs with a high batting average of 3.77 in 17 games. The OPS reaches a whopping 90% 609.
A passionate foreign batter who is enthralling LG fans by completely erasing the dark history of foreign batters. His KBO League adaptation is already over.