Friday 411....

Amateur:

The Taiwanese NT played Team Miami, USA today over in Italy. Taiwan won 8-2. Chih-Chia Chang pitched well, allowing 1 run on 4 hits over 6 IP - to go along with 7 K's and 2 walks. Box/PlaybyPlay
Taiwan completes the tourney tomorrow against Cuba.

US MINORS:

A ss - Lowell is losing 9-0 in the 8th. CH Lin is currently 0-4 with 2 K's and an error. Box

A ss - Auburn is up 9-3 in the 8th. Cheng pitched 4 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits - he also had 4 walks and 2 K's. Box

A ss - Tri-City is facing Yakima tonight. SA Kuo is starting for the Dust Devils. Box

A - Wisky won 4-1. KH Lo was 1-2 with 3 walks and more importantly had his 30th and 31st SB's of the season. Box
Lo's 31 SB's are the most by a Taiwanese player since CFC stole 31 bases back in 1999 with San Bernardino - however Chen reached those numbers over 131 games. Lo reached the mark in his 101st game of the season.

A - Greenville lost 9-1. Chiang was 0-2. Box

A - Lansing lost 4-2. Keng pitched 2 innings, allowing 1 unearned run. Box

AAA - Hu has the night off with Vegas. He was selected to the 2007 Southern League (AA) All-Star team.



NPB:
The Lions lost to the Eagles 14-2. Hsu pitched the 8th inning and gave up 2 runs. Box

CPBL:

Elephants 5 - Bulls 2: Down 2-0, the Elephants would rally for 5 runs in the top of the 9th to pull out the win. Elephants 3B Jui-Chen Chen was game MVP after doubling and driving in 3 runs in the 9th - he was 1-4. Other notable Elephants: CY Chen was 2-4 while Chia-Chia was 1-5. The Bulls wasted a tremendous start from Iba Tomokazu who pitched 7.2 scoreless innings. Felow Bull Tarzan was 2-4.

Whales 3 - Lions 1: Yu-Chieh Shen picked up win #6 and game MVP honors. He allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 6 innings - he also K'd 8 and walked 1. For the Lions, Tilson Brito was 2-4 while KC Kao was 1-4.

Wang Fires a One-Hitter.....

MLB:

CMW spun a gem today in the series finale of an important 3 game set with the Red Sox. Wang took a no-hitter into the 7th inning before giving up a single to Mike Lowell. Wang threw 7 innings, allowing no runs on 1 hit - he also had 4 walks and 5 K's. Box/Game Recap 1/Game Recap 2
With the win, the Yankees swept the Red Sox in the 3 game series at home and are only 5 games back of the AL-East leader. Wang is now tied with three others who share the Major League lead with 16 wins; he also drops his ERA back down to 3.79.

Amateur:

The senior NT defeated Team Miami, USA 7-0 on Wednesday evening. 3B Yi-Chuan Lin continues to flash impressive power as he hit a HR and was 2-4 with 2 RBI's. Chih-Chia Chang fared better in his second outing of the tourney, throwing 1 scoreless inning in relief. Box Score/PlaybyPlay

The NT played the Italian NT today and won 4-0. Kai-Wen Cheng K'd 8 over 7 scoreless innings. Box/PlaybyPlay

US MINORS:

R - CH Wen was 1-3 as the Cubs won 4-0. Box

A ss - Lowell won 13-0. CH Lin was 0-2 with 3 walks. Box

A - Greenville lost 3-2. Chiang was 0-3. Box

A - Wisky won 5-4. KH Lo was 2-3 with a double and a walk - he was also CS. Box

AAA - Vegas and Tacoma are scoreless in the 2nd. Hu is currently 0-1. Box

CPBL:
Lions 5 - Whales 0: Pete Munro won his 11th game of the season and game MVP honors. PM threw a CG shutout, allowing only 5 hits. CF Sung-Hsien Yang was 3-4 with 2 RBI's. Tilson Brito was 0-4 while KC Kao was 1-4 with a RBI.

Bulls 8 - Elephants 2: Bulls SP Chien-Fu Yang won his 5th game of the season after allowing 2 runs (0 earned) over 7 innings. Yang was game MVP. Supporting Yang was Tarzan who hit HR #17 and was 2-2 with 2 RBI's. For the Elephants, Chia-Chia was 0-5 while Chih-Yuan Chen was 2-3 with a double and a RBI.

Asian Champs!!

Amateur:

CL HUANG - #1!

Chih-Lung Huang has had one helluva summer - after dominating at the Palomino World Series & throwing well in Joplin, MO, Huang can now add the 2007 Asian Junior Baseball Championship to his impressive resume. CL Huang threw a CG 1-hit shutout, K'd 12, and was clocked at 94-95 mph against South Korea (Taiwan won 1-0) on Wednesday to help Taiwan win the 2007 tourney in impressive fashion - in 5 games played the pitching staff was exceptional: 0 runs allowed, 3 hits total given up. With the win, Huang was able to eradicate memories of last year where he basically shut down the Korean bats in Cuba, but unfortunately ended up losing 1-0 to the eventual 2006 World Junior Baseball Champs. For his phenomenal effort, Huang was voted MVP of the tourney. Taiwan finished 3rd in the last Asian Junior Championships in 2005 and last won the Asian AAA Championships in 2001. Congrats to the kids on a job well done!!! As for what's next for Huang, he says he wants to play first in the NPB and then eventually give the US a shot.

US MINORS:

A ss - Lowell lost 8-2. CH Lin was 2-4 with a double and his 2nd SB at Lowell - he was also CS. Box

A ss - Williamsport won 6-4. YF Lin gave up a run in 2/3 of an inning. Box

A - Wisky lost 6-3. KH Lo was 2-5, but was CS twice in his attempt at reaching the 30 SB mark - he also committed error #8 on the season. Box

AAA - Vegas is up 4-1 in the 5th. Hu is currently 1-2 with a RBI. Box

NPB:

Hsu pitched the last 2/3 of the 10th inning as his club lost 6-3. Box

Wei-Chu Lin has an inflamed right shoulder and will be out for a week to 10 days.

CPBL:

Elephants 9 - Bears 6: Chih-Yuan Chen is back! The OF and game MVP hit his 1st HR of the season and had a huge night at the plate; he was 4-5 with 2 doubles and 6 RBI's! Chen spent most of the season recovering from surgery. Chen's teammate Chia-Chia was 2-4 with a double. For the Bears, Chih-Sheng Lin hit HR #15 (he was 1-2) while CFC was 1-4 with a RBI.

Cobras 10 - Whales 0: Chia-Hung Chen threw 6 shutout innings as he won his 4th game of the season. Chen - the game MVP struck out 5, walked 2, and allowed only 4 hits in game. DH Hung-Yuan Lin hit HR # 11 (he was 2-4) and 1B Chuan-Chia Wang was 2-5 with a double and 3 RBI's.

Other:

Nice read on Ray Chang from Scout.com

8/28/07 Recapped....

Amateur:
As expected, the Taiwanese junior NT defeated Sri Lanka 17-0 on Tuesday. With the win, Taiwan improves to 4-0 (10-0 this summer including their recent tour to the US). Tomorrow's game against South Korea will match two undefeated teams with tremendous pitching talent. Taiwan's pitching staff has been spot-on, allowing 0 runs and only 2 hits throughout the first 4 games. Rong-Hao Hsieh and Chih-Lung Huang are expected to pitch in tomorrow's match. South Korea is expected to counter with a lefty that throws as hard as 95 mph.




At the Italian Week baseball tourney, Taiwan & Cuba played to a 4-4 tie through 9 innings. This was a big improvement after Sunday's disappointing opening loss to the Italian NT. Box Score/Play-by-Play

MLB:
CMW will pitch on Thursday against Curt Schilling and the Boston Red Sox.

Here's an update on HC Kuo - he says he's feeling pretty good.

US MINORS:
A ss - CH Lin was promoted to Lowell yesterday. In his first game with Lowell today, CH Lin was 1-4 with his 1st SB with the team. Lowell won 5-3. Box

A - Wisky won 4-2. KH Lo was 1-2 with a RBI, 3 walks, and had his 29th SB of the season - he was also CS. Box

A - Greenville won 12-9. Chiang was 2-4 with a double and a walk - he also committed error #12 on the season. Box

A - Lansing won 10-5. Keng pitched 3 scoreless innings. Box

AAA - Vegas is down 1-0 in the 2nd. Hu is currently 0-1. Box

NPB:
The Tigers ended up in a 3-3 tie after 12 innings yesterday. WC Lin was 0-3 with a RBI. Box

2008 Olympics:

South Korea has made modifications to its preliminary roster - read more here.



CPBL:
Bears 4 - Elephants 3: Game MVP Yu-Wei Hsu picked up his 8th win of the season, as he threw 7 scoreless innings, allowing 5 hits to go along with 6 K's and 2 walks. CFC and Chia-Chia both hit HR's (#21 and #17 respectively). CFC was 3-4 with 2 RBI's while Chia-Chia was 1-4 with 2 RBI's.

Whales 6 - Cobras 0: Wei-Ming Chu earned the victory and game MVP honors after he threw 6 shutout innings against the Cobras. Carlos Villalobos hit HR #6 for the Whales.

Monday News...

Amateur:

KL LO

(pic from apple daily)

At the Asian AAA Championships, Taiwan shutout Hong Kong 18-0 as the two big guns: Kuo-Lung Lo and Chia-Chu Chen got untracked offensively. The #4 and 5 hitters in the lineup collected 5 hits between the two of them. Lo had an outstanding game, rapping out 3 hits, cracking a HR, and had 3 SB's to lead the offensive onslaught. Chen also added a HR in the second inning. Taiwan will play Sri Lanka tomorrow before the big showdown with South Korea on Wednesday that will essentially decide who will be crowned the 2007 Asian Junior Champs.

US MINORS:
Lookin' Good in the Minors!

R - Although the Reds lost 5-1 and Chiu earned the loss, TK pitched well - allowing 2 runs (none earned) on 3 hits over 3 innings - he had 3 K's and a walk. Box

R - Bristol won 6-4. PY Lin earned the victory, allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits over 5 innings. Box

A - Greenville lost 7-5. Chiang was 2-3 with a double, a walk, and 3 RBI's - he did commit error #11. Box

A - Wisky won 6-4. KH Lo was 2-4 with a double, 2 RBI's, and his 28th SB on the season. Box
Lo will have 7 more games remaining to try and reach the 30 SB mark.

A+ - Kinston lost 3-0. Tseng was the hard luck loser despite allowing only 1 run on 1 hit over 5 innings - he also had 4 K's and 3 walks. Box

AA - Tulsa won 10-1. CL Lo pitched a gem - throwing a CG, allowing only 1 run on 6 hits - he also had 7 K's and 3 walks. Box

Other - The AFL rosters have been announced. Yung-Chi Chen is listed on the Peoria Javelinas roster.

CPBL:
Bulls 4 - Cobras 2: Alfredo Gonzalez won his 8th game of the season and MVP honors after he allowed only 1 run over 7.1 innings. Kuo-Long Hsu and Tarzan both hit HR's (#6 and 16 respectively) to help power the Bulls offense. For the Cobras, without CH Hsieh in the lineup, the only offense came from DH Hung-Yuan Lin who was 3-4 with a double and a RBI.

Other: Trouble in Paradise - The big news going on in Taiwan is the suspension and/or termination of 5 starters from the Chinatrust Whales team who have been suspected of being involved in fixing games. The sad news is that some pretty big names are involved: team captain Han-Chou Tseng and Chun-Lin Chi had their contracts terminated. Three others including star SS Chang-Ming Cheng, Chien-Wei Chen, and speedster Kui-Yu Huang have been suspended pending the results of an investigation into the allegations. The worst case scenario would be that the scandal would force the Whales to shut down operations and fold. That would be disasterous to a financially strapped league (LA New Bears & Macoto Cobras have had financial woes in the past) whose image has been tarnished time and time again. Some are calling for the government to intervene in these dire times.

Sunday Rundown...

Amateur:
*The Taiwanese junior NT defeated Thailand 15-0 in 6 innings. 4 pitchers combined on a one-hitter and K'd 11 collectively. Wen-Hao Cheng and Hao-Chun Chiu both threw 2 innings and were succeeded by Shih-Chieh Hsu and Chia-Liang Hong, who both threw 1 inning each. Taiwan is scheduled to play Hong Kong tomorrow.
*OF Kuo-Lung Lo is on the current junior NT roster.

*Over in Italy, Taiwan won the 2007 5th Annual Kenko International Youth Gala - in the Cadet aged divsion.
Taiwan finished 8-0, defeating a team from Southern Italy 6-1 in the championship game. Check here for all of the box scores and results.

*The Taiwanese senior NT is playing Italy today in the Italian Baseball Week Tourney. Check here for the shedule and live results/box scores.




US MINORS:
R - The Red Sox completed its season in the GCL with a 5-0 loss. CH Lin was 0-1 as he came in late in the game. CH Huang was 1-4. Box Next up for Lin: Lowell Spinners?

R - HW Chen and CH Wen were both in the game tonight for the AZL Cubs. The Cubs are currently up 5-0 in the 3rd. Box

A ss - Tri-City is winning 3-0 in the 7th. SA Kuo is doing well. Box


A ss - Auburn won 6-3. Cheng pitched very well and earned his first win of the season. Box

A - Greenville lost 6-5 in game 1 of a DH. Chiang hit HR #5 and was 1-3 with 2 RBI's. Box

A - Wisky won 7-0. KH Lo was 1-5 with a double. Box

AAA - Vegas lost 10-4. Hu was 0-4 with a walk. Box




NPB:
WC Lin was 0-4 with 3 K's as the Tigers lost 6-3. Box

The Fighters lost 3-2. CS Yang was 0-2. Box



CPBL:
Bears 4 - Elephants 1: Kevin Huang looked very good as a starting pitcher - Huang threw 6 shutout innings, allowing only 3 hits to go along with 6 K's and 1 walk. Huang picked up victory #5 and was game MVP. Huang received run support from Long-Yi Huang who was 1-2 with HR #8 and 2 walks. CFC was 0-3 with a walk. Chia-Chia was 1-3 for the Elephants.

Whales 6 - Cobras 1: Game MVP honors went to Whales SP Yu-Chieh Shen, who picked up victory #5. Shen pitched a near CG, throwing 8.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits - he had 4 K's and 2 walks. He received plenty of offensive firepower from 1B Chun-Chiang Kao, who was 3-4 with a triple and 4 RBI's & CF Jen-Chieh Hsu who was 3-4 with 3 doubles.

Win #15 & CG No-Hit Victory Vs. Japan!

MLB:
CMW won his 15th game of the season against AL Central contender Detroit in impressive fashion. Wang threw 8 innings, allowed 2 runs (only 1 earned) on 5 hits - to go along with 6 K's and 2 walks. It was good to see Wang effectively utilize his sinker as he induced 12 GO's (vs. 6 FO's). After today's performance, Wang's ERA stands at 3.95. Box/Recap


Amateur:

The Taiwanese junior NT defeated the junior NT from Japan (not their "A" squad though) 3-0 on Saturday. Rong-Hao Hsieh and Chih-Lung Huang combined on the NO-HIT shutout as Hsieh K'd 3 over the first 5 innings and Huang K'd 5 over the last 4 innings. Hsieh was clocked at a high of 89 mph while Huang was clocked at 94 mph in the 9th. With the win, Taiwan's toughest competition will come from South Korea who won their opening game 20-0 over HK in 6 innings. Taiwan plays Thailand tomorrow.

A PAIR OF ACES
RH HSIEH

CL HUANG
(photos from apple daily)

NPB:
The Tigers won 2-0. WC Lin was 0-3 with a RBI. Box

The Fighters won 12-3. MC Hsu pitched the last 2 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits. Yang made a defensive appearance late in the game. Box



US MINORS:
R - The Red Sox won 9-6. CH Lin was 3-5 with a double and was PO at 3rd. Box

A - Wisky lost 4-1. KH Lo was 0-2 with a walk. Box

AAA - Vegas is down 1-0 in the 5th. Hu is currently 0-2. Box



CPBL:
Whales 5 - Cobras 4 (11 innings): Whales RF Tai-Yong Kuo was elected game MVP for driving in the GW run in the bottom of the 11th (he was 1-5). Carlos Villalobos led the way for the Whales offense by hitting HR #5 and was 3-5 with 2 RBI's.

Bears 6 - Elephants 4: Chih-Sheng Lin was selected game MVP after cranking out HR #14 and was 2-3 with 3 RBI's. CFC was 2-4 with a RBI. Chia-Chia was 3-4 with a RBI for the Elephants.

Friday Tidbits...

US MINORS:

R - The Red Sox won 6-3. CH Lin was 0-4 with 3 K's while CH Huang was 0-3 with 2 K's. Box

A - Greenville won 7-2. Chiang was 1-2 with 2 walks. Box

AAA - Vegas is scheduled to play Tuscon.

NPB:

The Tigers lost 8-1. WC Lin was 2-4. Box

Seibu won 6-5. MC Hsu pitched 1 inning in relief - allowing 1 run on 3 hits. Box

CPBL:
Bulls 2 - Whales 0: The Bulls broke a scorless tie in the top of the 9th inning, thanks to the heroics of Kuo-Long Hsu (2-4) - he had a double that drove in 2. The SP's from both sides earned ND's despite their outstanding efforts - Iba Tomokazu threw 7 shutout innings and allowed only 3 hits, while Lorenzo Barcelo gave up 4 hits over 7 scoreless innings. Tarzan was 1-3.

End of the Road....

Amateur:

Wow, that was one helluva game that transpired today between Taiwan and Japan at the LLWS. Unfortunately for the kids from Taiwan, they came up on the short end of the stick as they lost to Japan 4-3 on a "sayonara" walk-off HR in the bottom of the 10th inning. In a game that saw tremendous pitching from both sides, defensive lapses would allow Japan to tie things up after falling behind 2-0 after 3 innings, and 3-2 heading into the bottom of the 6th. The starting pitching was as advertised for Taiwan as SP Chao-Min Wang hit 77 mph (100 mph ML equivalent) on the gun and will be one to watch out for in the future. His reliever Kai-Ying Chen was very impressive as well, exhibiting tremendous composure and some serious stones after working himself out of a few jams. Unfortunately, the team's offensive woes throughout the tourney came back to bite them in the rear as they managed only 3 hits over 10 innings. Despite the loss, the kids from Taiwan have nothing to be ashamed of - the outcome could have easily been reversed. Congrats to Japan on a well played game - that is a very well balanced team with good pitching depth and hitting. Good luck the rest of the way. Box/Post Game Interview



MLB:
Wang will face Jeremy Bonderman and the Detroit Tigers again on Saturday.

US MINORS:

R - Hong-Wen Chen made his seasonal debut with the AZL Cubs. He pitched 1 scoreless inning, faced 3 batters and K'd 1 (that was Giants uber-prospect Angel Villalona). The Cubs are losing 6-0 in the 3rd. Box

A - Greenville won 5-3. Chiang was 1-1 with 3 walks. Box

A - Wisky won 9-4. KH Lo hit HR #4 and was 2-4 with a RBI and his 27th SB on the season. Box

AAA - Vegas is down 4-3 in the 3rd. Hu is currently 1-1. Box

NPB:

The Tigers lost 8-1. WC Lin was 0-4. Box

CPBL:

Lions 13 - Bears 7: The Lions were led by a strong performance from game MVP - SP Brian Reith (7 IP, 2 ER allowed, 4 hits, 3 K's, 2 BB's) - he is now 7-0 in the league. Reith received plenty of run support from his big guns - Tilson Brito hit HR #28 and was 1-5 with 2 RBI's/1B KC Kao hit HR #16/and C CK Kao was 2-5 with a double and 3 RBI's. For the Bears, Gary Rath failed to pick up win #13 as he was knocked out after 2 innings. CFC did hit HR #20 and was 3-4 with 2 RBI's.

Other:

Interesting story on Ray Chang, a SS in the SD Padres organization. Ray is the only Chinese-American in pro baseball.

A Rivalry Renewed....

Amateur:

Taiwan beat Mexico 4-2 today in the LLWS. Despite being 2-hit and K'ing 11 times against the SP from Mexico, the kids from Taiwan would collect some timely hits - scoring 3 runs on 2 HR's (the first two of the tourney). Chi-Yuan Chen, Taiwan's #2 SP, pitched well. Box/Game Recap/Post Game Interview. Mexico would go on to lose to Venezuela later in the day, thus sending Taiwan into the International Semifinals as the #2 seed from their pool. Taiwan will now face perennial regional rival Japan tomorrow at 2:00 PM Pacific on ESPN2. Since its last championship in 1996, Taiwan has advanced to Williamsport twice in the past 11 years. Japan has supplanted Taiwan as the top dog in Asia with its 3 LLWS Championships since 1999. In the past two years, Taiwan has managed to go 1-1 against Japan in the Asian Regionals (prior to this year's reclassification of Japan to its own region) Should be a great game! JIAYO!

NPB:

The Tigers won 12-2. WC Lin was 2-5 with a double. Box

US MINORS:

R - TK Chiu had another outstanding outing but earned a ND as the Reds lost 5-2. Chiu pitched 5 innings, allowing 1 run - which was unearned on 3 hits. Box

A ss - Williamsport lost 13-7 in a doubleheader today. YF Lin pitched 1.2 innings in relief and allowed 3 runs. Box

A - Greenville lost 6-2. Chiang was 1-3 with a walk. Box

A - Wisky is down 8-0 in the 8th. KH Lo is currently 1-2 with a walk. Box

AAA - Vegas is up 8-0 in the 2nd inning. Hu is 1-1 with a walk and a RBI. Box



Other:
I've added a few new player sites as well as a resources section in the right hand column.

PPD in Williamsport...

Amateur:

Taiwan's game with Mexico at the LLWS was rained out and will now be made up tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM Pacific (on ESPN2). Here's a good read on the current LL rules regarding pitch count limitations.

The Taiwanese junior NT finished undefeated (6-0) in its brief stay in the US. The team beat the Canadian junior NT for the 3rd time yesterday 6-0. Read more here. Wen-Hao Cheng, who pitched yesterday, is one of several top prospects (including Yi-Hao Lin who signed with the Yomiuri Giants) who are in the Class of 2009.

Also, there's been a revision in the schedule for the upcoming AAA Asian Championships:

1)8/25 vs. Japan

2)8/26 vs. Thailand

3)8/27 vs. Hong Kong

4)8/28 vs. Sri Lanka

5)8/29 vs. South Korea


Other:
Chih-Chia Chang was clocked at a high of 85 mph yesterday in an exhibition match against the Taiwan Co-op Bank team. He threw 3 innings, allowed 3 hits, and struck out 3 with no walks. Chang is trying to make the cut for the NT.

NPB:

The Tigers won 9-7. WC Lin was 1-4 with a walk. Box

Seibu lost 6-0. After being recalled to the parent club, MC Hsu was impressive, allowing no runs in 2.2 relief innings. Box

US MINORS:
R - The Red Sox won 8-7. CH Lin was 2-4 with 2 TRIPLES, a walk, and 2 RBI's. CH Huang was 1-4. Box

A - Greenville lost 8-3. Chiang was 2-4 and committed his 10th error of the season. Box

A - Wisky is down 3-2 in the 7th. KH Lo is currently 0-2 with a walk, but has his 26th SB of the season. Box

AA - Tulsa is down 3-1 in the 9th. CL Lo started the game and gave up 3 runs (via 2 HR's) on only 4 hits over 7.2 IP. Box

AAA - Vegas is down 1-0 in the 3rd. Hu is currently 0-1. Box

*Another update on CH Cheng - per Scout.com, Cheng will be in Auburn rather than Dunedin as reported earlier by BA.

CPBL:
Bulls 6 - Cobras 2: Chao-Hsing Cheng was voted game MVP after his 1-4, double and 2 RBI performance. Teammate Tarzan was 0-4 with a RBI. For the Cobras, CH Hsieh was 2-5 with a RBI.

Monday Minors....

Amateur:

The junior NT beat the Premier All-Stars 2-1 in 8 innings yesterday. The team will wrap things up today against the Canadian junior NT before embarking on a trip home in preparation for the Asian AAA Championships.

All of today's games at the LLWS have been rained out and will be rescheduled for tomorrow. Taiwan will face Mexico at 5:00 PM Pacific on Tuesday (televised by ESPN2).

US MINORS:

R - The Red Sox lost 8-1. CH Huang was 0-1 in a PH appearance. Box

R - Bristol lost 7-4 in game 1 of a doubleheader. PY Lin earned the loss, despite allowing 2 runs (none earned) over 3 IP. Box

R - The Cubs are up 6-0 in the 2nd. Wen is currently 1-2 with a walk. Box

A - Wisky is down 8-6 in the 7th. KH Lo is currently 1-3 with a triple and a walk. Box

AAA - Vegas is down 3-0 in the 3rd. Hu is currently 0-1. Box

Elusive Win # 14....

MLB:
CMW picked up win #14 today against the Detroit Tigers. Although he was inconsistent at times (see the 5th inning), it was a step in the right direction after his last two outings. Wang allowed 3 runs on 9 hits over 6 IP - he also had 6 K's, 2 walks, 2 WP's, and a balk. Box/Recap


Amateur:
*Taiwan defeated the Netherlands 11-1 on Sunday at the LLWS behind some solid hitting and pitching and a litany of errors committed by the other team. The two best pitchers on the team are also the two best batsmen on the team - Yi-Chuan Chen and Chao-Min Wang collected 5 of the team's 11 hits and drove in 4 of the runs collectively. Box Score/Game Recap/Post Game Interview
Taiwan will play Mexico at 5:00 PM Pacific tomorrow on ESPN2 - the winner of the game will advance to the International Semis - while the loser goes home. Because of LL rules, Chao-Min Wang will not be available tomorrow, so Yi-Chuan Chen is almost assured to start tomorrow's elimination game. JIAYO!


*Here's the Box Score, Game Log, and Game Recap from last night's game between the US and Taiwanese junior NT's. CC Chen continues to swing a hot bat this summer- he was the team's best hitter at the Palomino World Series. The ace of the PWS team Chih-Lung Huang made an appearance in last night's game. Although he wasn't dominant, keep in mind that he started and won against the Premier All-Stars on Thursday - where he allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 6 IP while K'ing 6. Rong-Hao Hsieh, the consensus top Taiwanese HS player in next year's graduating class, also appeared in yesterday's game and didn't fare that well - he reportedly topped out at 88 mph yesterday. However, Hsieh also threw on Thursday against the Canadian junior NT - where he allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 5 IP - while K'ing 5. The team played the Premier All-Star team today.


NPB:
The Tigers lost 3-0. WC Lin was 0-4. Box

The Fighters lost 2-0. Yang was 0-2 with 2 K's and an error. Box


US MINORS:
R - The Red Sox won 3-2 in a completion of a game started 8/14/07 - Box

A - Wisky lost 5-4 in game 1. Lo was 0-3. Box Wisky lost 3-1 in game 2. KH Lo had a walk as a PH. Box

A - Greenville lost 5-4. Chiang was 3-4 with a RBI at the plate. Box

AAA - Vegas won 6-3. Hu cracked HR #7 and was 2-5 with a RBI. Box

Saturday Roundup....

US MINORS:
R - CH Lin was back in action for the Red Sox as the team won 4-3. CH Lin was 1-4 with his 14th SB of the season. CH Huang was 1-4 with a double. Box

R - The Cubs and A's are scoreless in the 1st. Wen is currently 0-1. Box

A - Greenville lost 7-4. Chiang was 0-4. Box


NPB:
The Tigers won 6-0. WC Lin was 2-4 with a RBI. Box


Amateur:
The Taiwanese junior NT defeated Canada for a second time on Friday night. Taiwan won 6-2. Read more here.
Here's the line scores from Thursday night - taken from UDN.comThe Taiwanese junior NT is currently undefeated and played the US junior NT today.
Taiwan won the game 6-3 thanks to C Chia-Chu Chen's big night at the plate - he was 3-3 with a double and a HR. Read more here.*Updated

Tough Opening Loss in the LLWS....

MLB:

CMW will pitch on Sunday vs. Jeremy Bonderman and the Detroit Tigers. This will be his third crack at win #14.

HC Kuo has resumed throwing - that's encouraging to hear.


Amateur:
Taiwan lost a close game to Venezuela 2-1 in the opener at the LLWS. Both teams started their ace - hence the low scoring affair. Chao-Min Wang, the 5'10" flamethrower starter for Taiwan had a game-high 10 K's and was throwing 75-76 mph (equivalent to 98-99 mph in the MLB). Despite the loss, Taiwan just has to finish in the top 2 of its group to advance to the International Semifinals. Taiwan's next game is on Sunday at 1:00 PM Pacific against the Netherlands. Box/Post Game Interview/Recap-Pics
After watching today's game, this year's team has a much better shot than the last representative from Taiwan in 2004 - at least there is a clear-cut ace in Wang and the #2 pitcher Chi-Yuan Chen is supposed to be pretty good as well. Hopefully the bats will get untracked in the next few games. *updated


Here's a brief recap of yesterday's game between the Taiwanese junior NT and the Canadian junior NT. Taiwan won 6-1. Globe/Gary Jeffries Canada's Leslie Williams (right) avoids the tag of Chinese Taipei's Po-Ting Hslao during Thursday's USA Baseball International Invitational at Joe Becker Stadium.


After a surprising showing in the WPT, the senior NT will play in the Italian Baseball Week Tournament. Here is the schedule as follows:
1)Aug. 26th vs. the Italian NT
2)Aug. 28th vs. the Cuban NT - the "A" squad this time around
3)Aug. 29th vs. Team Miami, USA
4)Aug. 30th vs. the Italian NT
5)Aug. 31st vs. Team Miami, USA
6)Sept. 1st vs. the Cuban NT

NPB:

The Tigers won 3-1 on Friday. WC Lin was 0-3 with a RBI. Box

US MINORS:

R - TK Chiu had his best outing of the season as he threw a 6 inning shutout against the Pirates. He allowed only 3 hits to go along with 8 K's with 0 walks. The Reds won game 1 of a doubleheader 11-0. Box

* YF Lin, who plays for the Williamsport Crosscutters, will be back in PA for a short home stand from the 18th - 20th. Makes you wonder if he'll have a chance to meet up with the LL team when he's in town.

A - Wisky won 3-2. KH Lo was 1-5. Box

A - Greenville lost 4-3. Chiang was 1-1 as a PH. Box

AAA - Vegas is losing 8-2 in the 6th. Hu is currently 0-3. Box

Thursday Highs and Lows...

Amateur:

Taiwan lost to Puerto Rico 4-2 in the semifinals today. Ace Yu-Hung Lee chalked up double digit K's against PR, but ultimately lost his second game of the tourney to the talented squad. With the loss, Taiwan's last chance to win a world championship will begin tomorrow at the LLWS.

Taiwan will seek to host the next World Youth Championships.

US MINORS:
R - The Red Sox lost 8-3. CH Huang was 1-3 with a double, a walk, and a RBI. Box

A ss - Williamsport won 4-2. YF Lin picked up his second save of the season with a perfect 9th inning. Box

A - Greenville lost 5-0. Chiang was 0-4 with 2 K's. Box

A - Wisky is up 7-3 in the 8th. KH Lo has stolen his 25th base of the season and is currently 1-4 while committing error #7, picking up an OF assist, and has also been CS. Box

A+ - Tseng won his 6th game of the season as Kinston won 7-2. Tseng lasted 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. Box

AAA - Vegas lost game 1 of a DH 3-1. Hu was 0-2 with a walk and committed error #6. Box
Vegas won game 2, 5-3. Hu smacked his 6th HR for the 51's and was 2-4 with 2 RBI's. Box

NPB:
The Tigers lost 3-2. WC Lin was 0-4 with 2 K's. Box

The Fighters won 8-1. CS Yang was 1-3 with a walk and a RBI. Box

CPBL:

Elephants 2 - Bulls 1: Joey Dawley (game MVP) won his 7th game for the Elephants in a rain-shortened 8 inning game. JD allowed 1 earned run on 3 hits over 6 IP - he also had 7 K's and 2 BB's. The tough luck loser for the Bulls was Iba Tomokazu who allowed 2 unearned runs over 7 IP. Leading the way offensively for the Elephants was none other than Chia-Chia who was 3-3. For the Bulls, Tarzan was 1-3 while Chao-Hsing Cheng hit HR #7 - a solo shot in the 4th inning.

Cobras 6 - Lions 5: Wei-Lun Pan earned a ND after allowing 3 runs over 5 IP. He was seeking victory #13. Wei Kao earned game MVP honors after his 1-4, 2 RBI night. The sluggers from both sides cracked HR's: CH Hsieh of the Cobras hit HR #15 while Lion Kuo-Ching Kao hit HR #15 and was 2-4 with 2 RBI's. Fellow Lion Tai-Chi Kuo hit HR #5 and was 2-4 with a double and 3 RBI's. Tilson Brito was 0-3 with a walk.

Wed. Scores...

Amateur:
The World Youth Baseball Championships have been cancelled. Good to see the IBAF take action against the perpetrator(s) - although ultimately it's the kids who suffer the repercussions.

In the Pony League World Series, Taiwan defeated Chesterfield, VA 7-2 today. It's do or die now as Taiwan will play Puerto Rico tomorrow at 2:30 PM Pacific. Listen here. Should Taiwan win on Thursday, it would have to face Puerto Rico again on Friday (double elimination preliminary format).

The Taiwanese junior NT will play two tomorrow.

Taiwan will be making its first appearance in the 2007 LLWS on ESPN2 at 3:00 PM Pacific on Friday. Taiwan will be facing Latin American champ - Maracaibo, Venezuela.

In front from left are Tseng-Hsin Tseng, Jen Chieh Liu, Chun-Jen Cheng, Chia-Hung Lin, Chang-Cheng Wei and Tse-Yu Chang. In back from left are Manager Cheng-Nan Chang, Coach Chen-Jung Chen, Ko-Lun Yeh, Kai-Ying Chen, Chi-Yuan Chen, Chao-Min Wang, Chung-Yen Chen, Yu-Che Hsu and Interpreter Ming-Huang Yeh.
PHOTO and ROSTER Courtesy of Littleleague.org

US MINORS:

Chao-Kuan Wu has retired - the Indians and former Mariner farmhand will attempt to revive his career in the CPBL. He follows CFC, Kevin Huang, and TJ Yeh as players whose dream to play in the MLB ended prematurely (in CFC's case - not getting an ample opportunity in the ML's) and ultimately ended up back home.

R - The Red Sox won 2-1. CH Huang was 0-1 with 2 walks and a RBI. Box CH Lin should be back in action as early as this weekend.*edited

R - Bristol lost 7-1. PY Lin earned his 4th loss of the season after he allowed 7 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits over 3.1 IP - he did have 6 K's and 3 BB's. Box

A ss - Tri-City is in a 2-2 tie in the 3rd inning. SA Kuo is pitching for Tri-City. Box

A - Greenville lost 7-5. Chiang was 0-4 with 3 K's. Box

AA - Tulsa is tied at 4 runs a-piece with its opponent. CL Lo (will earn a ND) started and lasted 5.1 innings, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits - he had 7 K's, 5 BB's, and hit 2 batters. Box

AAA - Vegas won 8-4 in game 1 of a doubleheader. Hu hit HR #5 and was 1-4 with 2 RBI's and had a SB. Box Game 2 will be underway shortly.

NPB:
The Tigers lost 2-0 as the offense was limited to 3 hits. WC Lin was 1-3. Box

CPBL:
Whales 3 - Bulls 1: Lorenzo Barcelo was game MVP for his strong performance against the Bulls. LB allowed 1 run (0 earned) on 5 hits over 7 IP - he picked up victory #5. Offensive production from the Whales came from Chun-Chiang Kao who hit HR #6 and Yi-Min Wang who hit his first HR of the year. Tarzan was 1-4 for the Bulls.

8/14/07....

US MINORS:

A - Wisky lost 6-3. KH Lo was 1-4 with a triple. Box

AAA - Vegas is up 5-3 in the 6th. Hu is currently 1-3. Box

NPB:
The Tigers won 5-1. WC Lin was 1-3 with a triple, a walk and 2 RBI's. Box

Amateur:

More on yesterday's game in the PWS - the SP from Puerto Rico was clocked at 93 mph!

CPBL:
Bulls 8 - Whales 3: Chien-Fu Yang picked up victory #4 for the Bulls. He allowed 3 runs on 7 hits over 7 IP - to go along with 5 K's and 3 BB's. Yang was voted game MVP and received plenty of run support from Tarzan, who was a one-man wrecking crew. Tarzan was 3-5 with 2 doubles, HR #15, and 4 RBI's. For the Whales, Jen-Chieh Hsu hit HR #2 and was 2-3 with a RBI.

ND for CMW...

MLB:CMW earned a ND against the Orioles after leaving the game in the 7th with a 6-4 lead. Unfortunately for Wang, reliever R. Villone and closer M. Rivera would each give up a run to allow the Orioles to tie things up in the 9th. The Yankees would score a run in the bottom of the 9th to pull out a 7-6 win. CMW pitched 6 innings, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits - he also allowed his first HR since June 28th - when he last faced the Orioles . Box/Recap

US MINORS:
R - The Red Sox won 3-2. CH Huang was 2-4. Box

A - Greenville won 4-2. Chiang was 0-3. Box

AAA - Vegas is down 3-0 in the third. Hu is currently 0-1. Box

AMATEUR:

1)Here are the final stats for the senior NT at the WPT. The team Cuba sent to the WPT was essentially their "B" team - although they did have a few players that played on their '06 WBC team (finished 2nd to Japan). Cuba will be sending their top squad to the World Cup that will be held later this year (November) in Taiwan. Three members of the Taiwanese NT made the All-Star team:

1)2B Ming-Chue Tsai

2)SS Han Lin

3)LHP Wei-Hua Lee

Here's a pic of the senior NT. Congrats on your second place finish! A big thank you to Cor for providing the 411 and pic for the WPT!

photo courtesy of Cor

2)At the Pony League World Series, Taiwan lost 4-2 to Puerto Rico. Taiwan gets the night off tomorrow before it plays Chesterfield, VA one more time - this time in an elimination game on Wednesday. Should Taiwan win that game, it will face Puerto Rico in the division finals once again on Thursday.

3)Here is the schedule for the 2007 AAA - Junior Asian Baseball Championships to be held in Taichung, Taiwan:

-8/25 Taiwan vs. Japan

-8/26 Taiwan vs. Sri Lanka

-8/27 Taiwan vs. the Philippines

-8/28 Semifinals: Group A #1 vs. Group B #2/Group A #2 vs. Group B #1

-8/29 Championship & Consolation Games

Taiwan is in group A along with Japan, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines.
Group B consists of South Korea, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
Based on the teams competing, Taiwan is almost guaranteed a spot in the semifinals.

The junior NT will be playing in a series of warm-up games here in the US. Taking place at Joe Becker Stadium in Joplin, Missouri, Taiwan will face:

1)the Canandian junior NT on 8/16 Thursday at 5 PM followed by a doubleheader against the Premier Baseball All-Star team at 7 PM the same day.

2)the Canadian junior NT on 8/17 Friday at 4 PM

3)the US junior NT(Blue/Red) on 8/18 Saturday at 7 PM

4)the Premier Baseball All-Star team on 8/19 Sunday at 2 PM

5)the Canadian junior NT on 8/20 Monday at 6 PM

Opportunities to catch the Taiwanese junior NT in the US are extremely rare - so if you are in the area, go out and support the kids. Here's some ticket info: "Tickets will be on sale at the gate. Adults are $5, students and seniors are $3 per day and children six and under are free. Tournament passes may also be purchased with adults prices at $25 and student and seniors at $20. For more information contact Trish Wynne or Martha Getz at 625-4789."
For more info go here.

Sunday...

Amateur:
Taiwan lost to Cuba 2-0 in the championship game at the WPT. The game was very close (just like the previous two games), although Cuba was able to come through in the clutch when it mattered the most. Box A second place finish to Cuba ain't too shabby!


Nice recap on yesterday's game between Taiwan and VA in the PWS.


Taiwan finished 3rd in the World Boys Baseball Tournament beating SD, USA 10-2.



MLB:
CMW will pitch tomorrow against Jeremy Guthrie and the Baltimore Orioles.



US MINORS:
A - Greenville won 3-2. Chiang was 1-3. Box

AAA - Vegas lost 13-8. Hu was 1-5 with a double and a RBI. Box



NPB:
The Tigers won 5-1. WC Lin hit his 14th HR and was 1-5 with 3 RBI's. Box



CPBL:
Bulls 20 - Elephants 7: With 32 hits between the two teams, surprisingly none of those hits were home runs. Game MVP went to Bulls SP Alfredo Gonzalez who won his 7th game - pitching 7 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits - to go along with K's and 3 BB's. With so many hits in the game, I'll just name how the notables did in the game: Tarzan was 2-6 with 2 RBI's while Chia-Chia was 0-2 with a walk.

Whales 5 - Cobras 3: Yu-Chieh Shen picked up win #4 and game MVP honors after allowing 3 runs on 6 hits over 5 IP. Carlos Villalobos led the way with a 3-5 double and 2 RBI night. CH Hsieh was 1-4 with a double for the Cobras.

Sat. Scoreboard...

Amateur:
In the WPT, Taiwan advanced to the championship game (to be played tomorrow) against Cuba with some help from Cuba. Hopefully third time's a charm???


In the Pony World Series, Taiwan won its opening game 10-2. Read more about the game here.
Taiwan plays Puerto Rico next on Monday.


Taiwan also has a representative in the 26th Annual World Boys Baseball Tournament (JBL - for 14-15 year olds) that is going on in Mexico right now.
1)Taiwan lost to Mexico 4-3 on Tuesday
2)Taiwan beat South Korea 5-1 Wed. and tied Alameda, USA 2-2 the same day
3)Taiwan beat Australia 4-3 Thursday
Taiwan finished second it's group and will play (played) San Diego, USA for 3rd place in the tourney.


US MINORS:
R - The Red Sox and Twins played two today. In game 1, WW Lin was 1-3 with a RBI and was CS. CH Huang was 2-2 with a walk and his 1st SB of the year. Box In game 2, CH Huang was 0-3 and committed 2 errors. Box

R - The Cubs are playing the Mariners in the AZL. Wen is in at DH. Box

A ss - Williamsport is losing 4-1 in the 7th inning. YF Lin pitched 2 scoreless innings. Box

A - Greenville lost 10-1. Chiang was 0-1. Box

A - Lansing lost 6-4. Keng pitched 1 scoreless inning. Box

A+ - Kinston lost 6-1. Tseng lost his 8th game of the season after he allowed 6 runs on 8 hits over 3 innings. Box

AAA - Vegas is in a 1-1 tie in the 2nd inning. Hu is currently 1-1. Box



NPB:
The Tigers lost 3-2. WC Lin was 0-4 with 2 K's. Box

The Giants lost 4-1. CM Chiang faced one batter in the bottom of the 12th and gave up a 3-run HR. Box



CPBL:
Cobras 5 - Whales 4: Hsien-Chih Chang picked up win #9 and game MVP honors after allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 11 hits over 7 IP - he also had 6 K's and no walks. Whales starter Fu-Te Ni was cruising through the first 3 innings, but then he allowed 3 HR's and 4 runs in the 4th inning to Chuan-Chia Wang (HR #6), Wei Kao (HR #8), and Hung-Yuan Lin (HR #10). That would knock him out of the game and the Cobras would go on to score the GW run in the 7th inning.

Elephants 7 - Bulls 6: Game MVP honors went to Elephants 2B Chiang-Ho Chen who was 2-3 with 2 RBI's. Teammate Chi-Chia was 1-4. For the Bulls, Tarzan was 0-5 while teammate Chao-Hsing Cheng hit HR #6.

Friday Rundown...

Amateur:

Taiwan beat the US 1-0 in the WPT on Friday. It was Taiwan's second win against the US in the tourney. The star of the game was SP Wei-Hua Lee who threw a CG shutout: giving up only 4 hits to go along with 6 K's and 6 walks. Chien-Yu Kuo tripled in the first and scored the game's only run. Yi-Chuan Lin and Han Lin both had 2 hits in the game. Box/Recap

Taiwan is finished with preliminary play and is currently sitting at 4 wins and 4 losses. Here are the team's stats through 8 games. Cuba is already in the championship game due to it's 6-0 record. If the US (4-3) defeats Cuba in its last game, it will play in the championship game. The Netherlands (3-3) still has two games remaining against Cuba and Japan and would need to win both and have the US lose to Cuba in order to advance to the title game. The only scenario for Taiwan to advance to the championship game is if the US and the Netherlands lose all of their remaining games.

More on the AA World Youth Baseball Championships. The way Venezuelan officials handled this is an embarrassment to the sport and the spirit of competition. Thanks for crushing the dreams of these 18 innocent kids.

NPB:

The Tigers won 8-6. WC Lin was 3-4. Box

US MINORS:

R - The Reds beat the Twins 3-1. TK Chiu won in impressive fashion, allowing only 1 run on 4 hits over 6 IP - he K'd 5 and walked none. Box

R - The Red Sox won 6-5. CH Lin was 2-5 with a double and his 13th SB of the season. CH Huang was 0-4 with 2 K's. Box

R - Bristol won 10-5. PY Lin picked up win #5 - he allowed 3 runs on 10 hits over 5 IP - to go along with 7 K's and 1 walk. Box

A ss - Tri-City is leading 4-2 in the 4th. SA Kuo is pitching for Tri-City. Box

A - Greenville lost 12-2. CH Chiang was 3-4 with 2 doubles - he also committed his 9th error of the season. Box

A - Wisky won 4-1. KH Lo was 1-4 with a double and a RBI. Box

AAA - Vegas is down 8-5 in the 5th. Hu is currently 0-2. Box

CPBL:

Bears 5 - Cobras 1: Yu-Wei Hsu ran his record to 7-2 after throwing 5.2 shutout innings - he allowed 4 hits to go along with 4 K's and 3 walks. CFC continued his hot-hitting as he was 2-3 with a double and 2 RBI's and a walk. For the Cobras, CH Hsieh was 2-4 with 2 doubles and a RBI.

Thursday Happenings...

Amateur:

Taiwan beat Japan for the second time at the WPT - this time by a close margin of 4-3. Yi-Chuan Lin supplied the power, cracking his 2nd HR of the tourney as he was 2-4 with a RBI - while SP Chia-Jen Lo did a good job, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits over 6 IP - while K'ing 8. Leadoff hitter Han Lin was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI's. Box Taiwan plays the US tomorrow.

The Pony World Series kicks off this Saturday. Taiwan will play Chesterfield, VA in the opening game of the Series at 5:30 PM EST. Click here to listen to the game.

US MINORS:

R - The Red Sox lost in extra innings to the Orioles. CH Lin was 2-4 with a double, a walk, and his 12th SB of the season (he was also CS once). Box

Mike from Soxprospects.com has some good insight on Lin:

"I have it on very good authority from within the organization that Lin has the best OF arm and is already the best defensive OF in the entire system. He's gotten RAVE reviews since he's arrived. And he might be faster than Jacob (Ellsbury)."

R - WW Lin was 0-4 with 2 K's as the Twins lost 5-4. Box

A - Greenville won 8-6. Chiang was 1-4. Box

A - Wisky won 5-3 in the 9th. KH Lo was 2-3 with a double, a HR, a walk, and 2 RBI's. The HR was only Lo's 3rd of the year. Box

AA - Tulsa lost 10-4. CL Lo lost his 8th game of the season after he allowed 8 runs on 7 hits (including 3 HR's!) over 4.2 IP. Box


NPB:

The Tigers and Giants played to a 2-2 tie that was called after 12 innings. WC Lin was 1-4. Box

CPBL:

Bears 12 - Cobras 4: Gary Rath picked up win #12 as he allowed 4 runs (2 earned) over 5 innings. Rath received plenty of run support from game MVP Chih-Tsung Chiang who was 3-3 with a double and 4 RBI's & CFC who was 3-4 with 2 RBI's. For the Cobras, CH Hsieh was 3-5 whileHung-Yuan Lin hit HR #9 and was 2-2 with a RBI.

Wang Gets Rocked....

MLB:
In his worst (and shortest) outing of the season, Wang allowed 8 runs on 9 hits over 2.2 innings to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Yankees lost 15-4. Wang's ERA climbed up to 4.14 after the forgettable outing. Box/Recap


NPB:
The Tigers mauled the Giants 15-2 behind a 22 hit attack. WC Lin was 3-6 with a RBI for the Tigers while CM Chiang pitched 2 innings of relief for the Giants, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. Box


US MINORS:
R - The Red Sox beat the Reds 17-4. CH Lin was 2-6, hitting HR #4 and a triple, while driving in 1. CH Huang was 1-5 with a double and a RBI. Box

R - The Royals and Cubs are playing in Arizona. Follow CH Wen's AB's in the game. Box

A - Wisky won 5-4. KH Lo was 1-3 with a triple and 2 walks. Box

A - Greenville lost 10-3. CH Chiang was 1-5 with a RBI. Box

A - Lansing lost 3-0. Keng was charged with the loss after he allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 2 innings of relief. Box

AAA - Vegas played 2 today. Completing a suspended game from yesterday, Vegas won 5-4. Hu was 2-5 with a double and a RBI. Box Vegas got blanked in the 2nd game as Hu was 0-3. Box


AMATEUR:
Taiwan lost to the Netherlands 4-0 in the WPT. The team managed only 3 hits against Leon Boyd, who pitched a CG. Box Taiwan plays Japan tomorrow.


CPBL:
Bears 12 - Whales 1: Andrew Lorraine won his first start with the Bears, allowing 1 unearned run on 5 hits over 6 IP. He received plenty of run support from game MVP Long-Yi Huang who was 3-5 with HR #7, a double and 3 RBI's as well as CFC who missed hitting for the cycle by a single - CFC was 3-4 with HR #18, a double, a triple, and a RBI. CS Lin was 2-5 with a triple and a RBI.

Lions 8 - Bulls 2: Brian Reith remains undefeated in the CPBL, running his record to 6-0 after allowing 2 runs on 7 hits over 7 IP. Backing Reith on the offensive end was: Tilson Brito who was 2-5 with a double and a RBI, game MVP KC Kao who was 4-4 with 3 RBI's, and Lien-Hung Chen who hit HR #8 and drove in 2 (he was 1-2). Tarzan was 0-4 for the Bulls.


UPDATES***
*CC Cheng has been assigned to Dunedin - the A+ ball club for the Jays.
*Kuo and Tsao updates - good and bad news.
*Added - A video link section in the right hand column for EZ access.

Tuesday Scoop....

Amateur:
1)Taiwan lost to Tamiami, FL 16-10 in the semis of the Bronco World Series - thus ending their run in Monterey, CA. The team had fallen behind early in the game 8-1, but had managed to crawl back into the game tying things up at 10 runs apiece in the 6th inning. Unfortunately, the Tamiami squad was too powerful as they hit 2 HR's in the 7th inning to complete the scoring. Taiwan, on the basis of its record, finished 3rd in the World Series.

2)Taiwan will not be competing in the World Youth "AA" Baseball Championships that will be held in August in Venezuela - the team was not issued player visas from the host country for BS political reasons. Link If you ask me, Venezuela should NEVER be allowed to host another IBAF event again. It is sickening to see the kids from Taiwan get punished for some political platform when the only thing they really care about is playing baseball. Sports should be used as a means to unite people not segregate them! *EDITED - UPDATED

3)In the WPT, Taiwan lost another close game to Cuba - this time in 13 innings. Despite leads of 3-0 after 4 and 5-4 after 8, Taiwan came up short as Cuba pulled out a 6-5 win. DH Chun-Tai Wang cracked a HR and drove in 2 for Taiwan while OF Chih-Yao Chan was 3-7 with a double and a RBI. Box Taiwan will play the host team tomorrow.

MLB:

CMW faces off against Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay tomorrow. Should be a good one.

NPB:

The Tigers lost to the Giants 3-2. WC Lin was 1-3 with a walk. Box

US MINORS:
R - CH Wen is currently 0-1 as the Cubs play the Angels in the AZL. Box

CPBL:
Lions 17 - Bulls 6: Bulls starter Chien-Fu Yang continues to struggle this year as he fell to 3-10 on the season. Yang has been one of the top concensus domestic pitchers in the CPBL. Game MVP honors went to Lion Sen Yang, who was 3-5 with 5 RBI's. Teammate Tilson Brito was 4-6 with a double and 2 RBI's, while KC Kao was 3-5 with a RBI. For the Bulls, Tarzan was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI's/Kuo-Long Hsu was 2-5 with a double and 2 RBI's/& Da-Hung Tseng was 2-4 with 2 RBI's.

Chia-Chu Chen Abbreviated AB Vid...

Chen's 1st AB vs. Redlands CA taken 8/4/07 during the Palomino World Series. Chen is the other junior NT member (the other being CL Huang) on the team's roster.

Chih-Lung Huang Warm-Up Vid....

This vid was taken 8/4/07 during the Palomino World Series in Rancho Cucamonga.
Taiwan was playing a team from Redlands, CA and had fallen behind 6-1 in the 3rd inning, before Huang came in the game to put out the fire.

8/6 News...

Amateur:
Despite losing out on one world title in the Palomino World Series, Taiwan will still get a shot at winning a title in three other categories: the LLWS, the Bronco World Series, and now the Pony League World Series. Taiwan beat Japan in the Asia-Pacific Qualifier for the Pony League World Series berth. Here is the schedule for the Pony League World Series.

Taiwan is playing Tamiami, FL in one semifinal of the Bronco World Series tonight. Check here for the results.


US MINORS:
R - The Red Sox won 6-3. CH Lin was 1-5 with his 11th SB of the season, while CH Huang was 1-4 with a RBI. Box

A ss - Williamsport won 6-3. YF Lin picked up his 1st save of the season, allowing 1 run on 1 hit over 2.1 IP. Box

A - Greenville split a doubleheader. CH Chiang was 1-4 in game 1. Box Chiang was 1-1 with a double as a PH in game 2. Box

A+ - Kinston won 6-2. Tseng picked up win #5, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits over 5 IP. Box

AAA - Vegas won 9-5. Hu was 3-5 with a double and a RBI. Box