Hwaseong City Hosts First National Amateur Baseball Tournament
Suwon NewsPublished 2013.11.07 13:05
Tournament opens on 9th at Jungok Port baseball complex; 52 teams from across the nation to participate
Hwaseong City is establishing a dedicated baseball complex at Jungok Port in Seoshin-myeon and will host the ‘1st Mayor of Hwaseong Cup National Amateur Baseball Tournament’ over four weekend days from the 9th to the 17th.
The newly constructed baseball complex will cover approximately 114,000 square meters and will be equipped with four regulation fields, two practice fields, a main grandstand, and parking facilities.
Organized by the Hwaseong City Athletic Association and run by the Hwaseong City Baseball Association, the tournament will be held across six fields: four newly constructed fields at Jungok Port, one at Bibong Complex, and one at Jeongnam Complex.
With 52 amateur baseball clubs from across the nation participating in a tournament-style competition, the event will also feature exhibition matches in commemoration of the opening of the baseball complex, including a special game by the ‘No-No (no老) Baseball Team’ composed of seniors aged 64 and over and an exhibition by the women’s team ‘Black Pearls.’ The tournament is expected to showcase passionate games that transcend age and gender barriers, positioning amateur baseball as a sport that anyone can enjoy and serving as an opportunity to expand the grassroots base of amateur baseball.
Following the opening ceremony of the ‘1st Mayor of Hwaseong Cup National Amateur Baseball Tournament,’ the city will also sign a business agreement to relocate the Nexen Heroes Futures League franchise to Hwaseong and rename the team the Hwaseong Heroes, continuing from the MOU signed with Nexen Heroes on September 26th regarding the development of Hwaseong Baseball Park.
After the signing ceremony, autograph sessions and baseball clinics featuring Nexen Heroes players, including 2013 professional baseball MVP Park Byung-ho, will be held, providing baseball enthusiasts with a valuable opportunity to receive coaching directly from professional baseball players.
An official from the Sports and Youth Department stated, “Through the opening of the dedicated baseball complex and hosting of the national amateur baseball tournament, we expect Hwaseong to transform into a city where baseball enthusiasts from across the nation can freely enjoy baseball, and we anticipate this will be the first year of activating amateur baseball.”
Send a news tip to Suwon IlboYour tip becomes the news · Your identity is protectedSend tipThe newly constructed baseball complex will cover approximately 114,000 square meters and will be equipped with four regulation fields, two practice fields, a main grandstand, and parking facilities.
Organized by the Hwaseong City Athletic Association and run by the Hwaseong City Baseball Association, the tournament will be held across six fields: four newly constructed fields at Jungok Port, one at Bibong Complex, and one at Jeongnam Complex.
With 52 amateur baseball clubs from across the nation participating in a tournament-style competition, the event will also feature exhibition matches in commemoration of the opening of the baseball complex, including a special game by the ‘No-No (no老) Baseball Team’ composed of seniors aged 64 and over and an exhibition by the women’s team ‘Black Pearls.’ The tournament is expected to showcase passionate games that transcend age and gender barriers, positioning amateur baseball as a sport that anyone can enjoy and serving as an opportunity to expand the grassroots base of amateur baseball.
Following the opening ceremony of the ‘1st Mayor of Hwaseong Cup National Amateur Baseball Tournament,’ the city will also sign a business agreement to relocate the Nexen Heroes Futures League franchise to Hwaseong and rename the team the Hwaseong Heroes, continuing from the MOU signed with Nexen Heroes on September 26th regarding the development of Hwaseong Baseball Park.
After the signing ceremony, autograph sessions and baseball clinics featuring Nexen Heroes players, including 2013 professional baseball MVP Park Byung-ho, will be held, providing baseball enthusiasts with a valuable opportunity to receive coaching directly from professional baseball players.
An official from the Sports and Youth Department stated, “Through the opening of the dedicated baseball complex and hosting of the national amateur baseball tournament, we expect Hwaseong to transform into a city where baseball enthusiasts from across the nation can freely enjoy baseball, and we anticipate this will be the first year of activating amateur baseball.”
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