The KT Stadium Management Team Solved

It saved the game that seemed to disappear with speed and patience. Cloud, which canceled the Jamsil Stadium game, moved to Suwon and poured heavy rain into Suwon KT Wiz Park. As heavy rain poured down as if a typhoon was approaching, the possibility of rain-free games seemed high.

As a result, the rapid response of the KT stadium management team prevented the rain game. The ground maintenance time was minimized by quickly installing tarps in the infield. The judges also watched the weather forecast and did not wait for 30 minutes as stipulated.

Huh Un, chairman of the referee committee, said, "Suwon referees reported that they waited for more than 30 minutes." "He said he would prepare to resume the game if it stopped because it seemed like it would stop raining," he said. "The rain stopped about 40 minutes after the suspension of the game." I asked how long it would take to recover the ground, and they said it would take about an hour to an hour and a half. So I told him to restore the ground but decide to cancel it when it rains again," he said, reflecting on the situation at the time.

It took a little more than an hour to recover the ground. It took a total of 104 minutes from the suspension of rain to the resumption of the game, and the game proceeded safely until the ninth inning. If it was hastily declared a rain game, the game will be held on October 2. In this case, LG will play seven consecutive games from September 26 to October 2, and KT will play nine consecutive games, including a double header, from October 1 to 8. Both teams had no choice but to sigh deeply as they watched the heavy rain.

Chairman Huh said that the KT stadium management team, which quickly installed tarps, played a big role in resuming the game. He said, "The managers of the KT stadium did a great job. It takes a long time to recover if the soil is wet in the field because it is a little late. When the soil becomes muddy, it must be dug up and laid anew. "This process takes a lot of time," he said.

Thanks to the rapid installation of tarps by the KT stadium management team, the ground soil was safe even in heavy rain. After the rain stopped, the stadium management team only removed rainwater from the tarpaulin. The water that had accumulated on the grass during the rainwater removal time naturally escaped.

Baseball infrastructure is not just player numbers, systems, and facilities. The accurate judgment and speed of the stadium management team are also infrastructure. Thanks to this, more than 10,000 spectators who visited Suwon KT Wiz Park were able to enjoy the game until the end.

At this time of year, there is a lot of talk about the remaining game schedule. There is always a team that expresses dissatisfaction with the number of games that have accumulated burdensomely. The answer is already out. If you watch the weather situation from the beginning of the season and wait patiently for the rain to stop, you can resume at least two or three games like Suwon on the 5th and play until the end. The stadium management team can also reduce the time until the ground is restored by quickly installing large tarps.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) plans to test-run the pitch clock in the Futures League from the 2024 season. In other words, pitch clocks are likely to be applied to the first division stage in the 2025 season. The pitch clock induces the pitcher to enter the pitching motion within 15 seconds of Muju and 20 seconds of Yuju. Pitch clocks have been applied in Major League Baseball this season, and pitch clocks have innovatively shortened game time. Most games do not exceed three hours as the average game time is reduced by more than 20 minutes. 토토

If the game time is shortened, there will be room to decide to resume the game after the rain. The end time of the Suwon match on the 5th is 11:31 p.m. It can speed up the burdensome end time.