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Hanwha will play the first round of the doubleheader against the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul at 2 p.m. on the 9th.

On the 8th, Hanwha defeated Kiwoom 6-5 after a neck-and-neck race to the 12th inning of extra time. In particular, Williams, who played as the second designated hitter on the day, was active with two hits (two home runs) and two RBIs and two runs and two strikeouts in six at-bats, including the final solo home run in the top of the 12th inning.

Williams, who wore Hanwha's uniform as a substitute for Brian O'Grady in the middle of the season, had only 0.229 OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) 0.644 6 home runs and 21 RBIs before the game. He has missed many games recently, receiving almost a failing score in defense as well as batting.

However, Williams surprised everyone by hitting multiple home runs in his first start in nine games since August 26. Choi Won-ho also smiled when he saw Williams' home run in the top of the 12th inning without a runner with two outs.

Regarding the background of using Williams as a starter the previous day (8th), Choi Won-ho said, "I was reported to have improved a lot in the batting part. He also explained, "When I played as a pinch hitter in two games, I thought my ball and contact skills had improved, so I started."

Regarding the situation at the time of the home run, he said, "I hit an unexpected home run," and then said, "When I got two outs in the 12th inning, I told coach Kim Jung-min, 'Williams won't hit another home run here, will he?' But this actually happened. So I was really surprised."

Meanwhile, Hanwha, which won a thrilling victory the previous day, will start Moon Hyun-bin (2nd baseman), Nick Williams (right fielder), Noh Si-hwan (3rd baseman), Chae Eun-sung (designated hitter), Kim Tae-yeon (1st baseman), Choi In-ho (left fielder), Oh Sun-jin (catcher), and Jang Jin-hyuk (center fielder).

Choi Won-ho said he formed the lineup considering the opposing starter Kim Dong-hyuk. Coach Choi Won-ho said, "Recordably, Moon Hyun-bin is strong against underhand pitchers. "The main shortstop Lee Do-yoon played until the 12th inning yesterday (8th) and played Oh Sun-jin, who is relatively weak in underhand pitchers," he said.