Eleven long years of waiting for the Hanwha Eagles,... but disappointment struck in their first postseason in over a decade..<br />Their dream run came to an end on Tuesday night,... losing the fourth game in their five-game series against the Nexen Heroes.<br />Lee Seung-jae has more. <br />After a remarkable season,... finishing third in the regular season,... the Hanwha Eagles went into the first round of the playoff series against the Nexen Heroes as the favorites.<br />Despite eleven long years of waiting for fall baseball,... Daejeon's favorite sports team was eliminated by the Nexen Heroes on Tuesday night after losing 5-to-2. <br />The 3-to-1 series win for the Nexen Heroes was made thanks to an unlikely hero in Lim Byeong-wuk. <br />Despite a stacked lineup of Park Byung-ho,... Kim Ha-seong,... and Lee Jung-hoo,... it was the 23-year-old outfielder who led the offense for the Heroes in the series win.<br />Having belted two homeruns,... and knocking in eight runs over a four-game series win,... Lim earned the series MVP award,... garnering 49 out of 74 votes from the media.<br />Another young star took the spotlight in the series,... as rookie pitcher An Woo-jin earned two wins out of the three wins for the Nexen Heroes.<br />The 19-year-old fireballer won both game two and four,... coming into relief.<br />An pitched a total of 9 innings in the two wins,... without giving up a single run,... and helping the Heroes hold on to slim leads in the two games.<br />With the Nexen Heroes advancing to the next round,... they're now set to face off against the homerun hitting SK Wyverns beginning on Saturday,... for another best of five series.<br />While the SK Wvyerns are the favorites,... the Nexen Heroes have a better head to head record in the 2018 regular season,... winning 9 out 16 games.<br />But in postseason,... it's anybody's game. <br />The regular season champions Doosan Bears await the winner,... as fans look forward to a high-scoring series between the Heroes and the Wyverns.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News. <br />
