MLB:
After winning 6 of his first 7 starts, CMW is now winless in his last 5 starts. Wang's woes for the month of May continued as he allowed 5 runs on 9 hits in 5.1 innings. The Yankees would eventually prevail in 12 innings and beat the Twins 7-6. Box
Let's hope Wang is able to turn things around in the month of June.
NPB:
The Tigers lost to the Fighters 2-1. WC Lin was 0-3 as the DH. Box
MILB:
A - Asheville won 6-4. SA Kuo is now 6-3 after allowing 2 runs on 6 hits in 6 IP (6K's, 2BB's). Box
A - Greenville won 6-2. CH Lin was 0-5. Box
A+ - Lancaster lost 7-3. CH Chiang was 1-4 with a RBI. Box
AAA - Tacoma won 9-3. YC Chen was 2-4. Box
Saturday, May 31, 2008
5/31 CPBL Scores....
CPBL:
Elephants 3 - Bulls 2: After trailing 2-0 for most of the game, Elephants 1B Chia Chia would drive in the GW run in the bottom of the ninth to help cap his team's come-from-behind win. Chia Chia, who was 1-4 with a double and the RBI, was the game's MVP.
The SP's from both sides earned a ND - as Yu-Cheng Liao allowed 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 IP (5K's, 1BB) for the Elephants and Fu-Jen Shen gave up 1 unearned run on 8 hits over 6 IP (1K, 1BB) for the Bulls. Earning the win was reliever Yung-Chieh Yeh (4-6), as he blanked the Bulls over the last 2 innings. The Bulls Chien-Fu Yang earned the loss (2-4) after allowing 2 runs (1 earned) over the final 2.1 frames.
Elephants lineup:
CF Cheng-Wei Huang 2-5
LF CYC 2-4, RBI
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 1-3
C Yi-Feng Kuo 3-4, 2B
Bulls lineup:
2B Chao-Hsing Cheng 1-4, RBI
LF Da-Hung Cheng 2-4, 3B
DH Tarzan 1-4, 2B, RBI
Bears 3 - Whales 1: Bears SP Yu-Wei Hsu earned his first win of the year (1-1) after allowing 1 run on 4 hits over 6.1 IP (4K's, 2BB's). He was the game MVP. Taking a tough loss for the Whales was starter Chang-Wei Tu (0-4). He allowed 2 runs - 1 earned on 4 hits over 6 IP (2K's, 5BB's).
Bears offense:
DH CFC 1-4
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-2, 2 BB's
1B Chung-Wei Pan 2-4, RBI
LF Hao-Chu Tseng 2-4, RBI
Whales offense:
RF Abraham Nunez was 2-4 with a RBI.
Elephants 3 - Bulls 2: After trailing 2-0 for most of the game, Elephants 1B Chia Chia would drive in the GW run in the bottom of the ninth to help cap his team's come-from-behind win. Chia Chia, who was 1-4 with a double and the RBI, was the game's MVP.
The SP's from both sides earned a ND - as Yu-Cheng Liao allowed 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 IP (5K's, 1BB) for the Elephants and Fu-Jen Shen gave up 1 unearned run on 8 hits over 6 IP (1K, 1BB) for the Bulls. Earning the win was reliever Yung-Chieh Yeh (4-6), as he blanked the Bulls over the last 2 innings. The Bulls Chien-Fu Yang earned the loss (2-4) after allowing 2 runs (1 earned) over the final 2.1 frames.
Elephants lineup:
CF Cheng-Wei Huang 2-5
LF CYC 2-4, RBI
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 1-3
C Yi-Feng Kuo 3-4, 2B
Bulls lineup:
2B Chao-Hsing Cheng 1-4, RBI
LF Da-Hung Cheng 2-4, 3B
DH Tarzan 1-4, 2B, RBI
Bears 3 - Whales 1: Bears SP Yu-Wei Hsu earned his first win of the year (1-1) after allowing 1 run on 4 hits over 6.1 IP (4K's, 2BB's). He was the game MVP. Taking a tough loss for the Whales was starter Chang-Wei Tu (0-4). He allowed 2 runs - 1 earned on 4 hits over 6 IP (2K's, 5BB's).
Bears offense:
DH CFC 1-4
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-2, 2 BB's
1B Chung-Wei Pan 2-4, RBI
LF Hao-Chu Tseng 2-4, RBI
Whales offense:
RF Abraham Nunez was 2-4 with a RBI.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Friday Scores....
CPBL:
T-Rex 8 - Lions 3: The T-Rex handed Lions starter Lou Pote his first loss of the year. Lou fell to 7-1 after giving up 5 runs on 8 hits in 7 IP (5K's, 2BB's). Earning the victory for the Rex was starter Pai-Ching Chiang. Chiang allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 5 IP (3K's, 4BB's). In picking up his first win of the year (1-0), Chiang earned game MVP honors.
T-Rex lineup:
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 2-5, 2B, RBI
LF Chuan-Chia Wang 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI's
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 0-3, RBI (Good to see him back)
3B Napoleon Calzado 1-5, RBI
2B Shih-Yang Deng 2-5
DH Wei Kao 1-1, 2 RBI's - off the bench
Lions lineup:
CF Wu-Hsiung Pan 2-3, HR #2, RBI
3B Tilson Brito 1-4, RBI
1B KC Kao 1-4, HR #6, RBI
Bears 8 - Whales 5: Bears SP Andrew Lorraine evened his record to 4-4 with 6 strong innings. More importantly, the Bears picked up a full game on the Lions in the standings. AL allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits, K'ing 4 and walking 1. Starter Yu-Chieh Shen took the loss for the Whales, giving up 4 runs in 2 IP.
Bears offense:
RF Chin-De Yu 1-3, RBI
3B Chih-Wei Shih 2-5
DH CFC 3-4, 2B, HR #6, 3 RBI's - game MVP
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 2-3, RBI
2B Chih-Tsung Chiang 1-4, HR #1, RBI
C Feng-Min Chen 1-4, RBI
RF Chien-Wei Tsai 2-2, 2B, RBI - off the bench
Whales offense:
1B Chun-Chiang Kao 0-5, RBI
OF Tai-Yong Kuo 2-3, 2B, HR #5, 2 RBI's
3B Wilton Veras 0-3, RBI
MILB:
- Missed this from a lil' while back - After struggling for most of the season, CL Lo was named the Texas League's pitcher of the week (May 5th - 11th). Lo is scheduled to start tonight against the Frisco RoughRiders.
A - Greenville won 6-3. CH Lin was 2-4 with a triple, 2 RBI's, and his 18th SB of the year. Box/Recap
A - Lakewood won 13-8. YF Lin faced 3 batters in the 7th and allowed 3 runs on 2 hits. Box
A+ - Kinston won 8-6. SW Tseng threw 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. Box
A+ - Lancaster is in a scoreless tie in the 4th. CH Chiang is currently 0-2. Box
AA - Tulsa won 6-4. CL Lo won his 3rd consecutive start - allowing 4 runs on 7 hits in 6 IP. Box
AAA - Tacoma is down 7-1 in the 6th. YC Chen is currently 2-2 with a double. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers won 9-5 over the Mets. Hu scored a run as a PR. Box
*Updated
T-Rex 8 - Lions 3: The T-Rex handed Lions starter Lou Pote his first loss of the year. Lou fell to 7-1 after giving up 5 runs on 8 hits in 7 IP (5K's, 2BB's). Earning the victory for the Rex was starter Pai-Ching Chiang. Chiang allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 5 IP (3K's, 4BB's). In picking up his first win of the year (1-0), Chiang earned game MVP honors.
T-Rex lineup:
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 2-5, 2B, RBI
LF Chuan-Chia Wang 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI's
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 0-3, RBI (Good to see him back)
3B Napoleon Calzado 1-5, RBI
2B Shih-Yang Deng 2-5
DH Wei Kao 1-1, 2 RBI's - off the bench
Lions lineup:
CF Wu-Hsiung Pan 2-3, HR #2, RBI
3B Tilson Brito 1-4, RBI
1B KC Kao 1-4, HR #6, RBI
Bears 8 - Whales 5: Bears SP Andrew Lorraine evened his record to 4-4 with 6 strong innings. More importantly, the Bears picked up a full game on the Lions in the standings. AL allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits, K'ing 4 and walking 1. Starter Yu-Chieh Shen took the loss for the Whales, giving up 4 runs in 2 IP.
Bears offense:
RF Chin-De Yu 1-3, RBI
3B Chih-Wei Shih 2-5
DH CFC 3-4, 2B, HR #6, 3 RBI's - game MVP
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 2-3, RBI
2B Chih-Tsung Chiang 1-4, HR #1, RBI
C Feng-Min Chen 1-4, RBI
RF Chien-Wei Tsai 2-2, 2B, RBI - off the bench
Whales offense:
1B Chun-Chiang Kao 0-5, RBI
OF Tai-Yong Kuo 2-3, 2B, HR #5, 2 RBI's
3B Wilton Veras 0-3, RBI
MILB:
- Missed this from a lil' while back - After struggling for most of the season, CL Lo was named the Texas League's pitcher of the week (May 5th - 11th). Lo is scheduled to start tonight against the Frisco RoughRiders.
A - Greenville won 6-3. CH Lin was 2-4 with a triple, 2 RBI's, and his 18th SB of the year. Box/Recap
A - Lakewood won 13-8. YF Lin faced 3 batters in the 7th and allowed 3 runs on 2 hits. Box
A+ - Kinston won 8-6. SW Tseng threw 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. Box
A+ - Lancaster is in a scoreless tie in the 4th. CH Chiang is currently 0-2. Box
AA - Tulsa won 6-4. CL Lo won his 3rd consecutive start - allowing 4 runs on 7 hits in 6 IP. Box
AAA - Tacoma is down 7-1 in the 6th. YC Chen is currently 2-2 with a double. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers won 9-5 over the Mets. Hu scored a run as a PR. Box
*Updated
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wei-Chu Lin Returns....
NPB:
Wei-Chu Lin made his debut with the parent club in fine fashion. Returning from off-season shoulder surgery, Lin in a PH role, was 1-1 with a double and a RBI. The Hanshin Tigers won 8-4. Box
CPBL:
Elephants 7 - T-Rex 1: Kobayashi Ryokan picked up his 5th win of the year (5-2) as he shut down the T-Rex offense. Ryokan allowed only 1 run on 7 hits in 7 IP (6K's, 0BB's). He received plenty of run support from his offense:
SS Sheng-Wei Wang 2-4
LF Chih-Yuan Chen 4-5, 2 2B's, 2 RBI's - game MVP
1B Chia Chia 1-4, RBI
C Rui-Chang Chen 1-3, 2 RBI's
2B Chiang-Ho Chen 0-3, RBI
-DH Kuan-Jen Chen was 0-4
For the T-Rex on offense:
RF Ssu-Chi Chou 2-4, 2B
LF Chih-Peng Chen 2-4
3B Napoleon Calzado 1-4, 3B, RBI
CF Yuan-Chia Chen 2-4
SS Shih-Hao Huan 3-4
MLB:
The Dodgers lost to the Mets 8-4. HC Kuo pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief of starter Brad Penny. Box
MILB:
A - Greenville won 7-5 in 10. CH Lin was 0-3 with 2 BB's. Box
A - Lansing lost 3-1. CH Cheng threw a scoreless 9th inning - K'ing 2. Box
A+ - Lancaster is tied at 2 in the 5th. CH Chiang is currently 0-2. Box
*Updated
Wei-Chu Lin made his debut with the parent club in fine fashion. Returning from off-season shoulder surgery, Lin in a PH role, was 1-1 with a double and a RBI. The Hanshin Tigers won 8-4. Box
CPBL:
Elephants 7 - T-Rex 1: Kobayashi Ryokan picked up his 5th win of the year (5-2) as he shut down the T-Rex offense. Ryokan allowed only 1 run on 7 hits in 7 IP (6K's, 0BB's). He received plenty of run support from his offense:
SS Sheng-Wei Wang 2-4
LF Chih-Yuan Chen 4-5, 2 2B's, 2 RBI's - game MVP
1B Chia Chia 1-4, RBI
C Rui-Chang Chen 1-3, 2 RBI's
2B Chiang-Ho Chen 0-3, RBI
-DH Kuan-Jen Chen was 0-4
For the T-Rex on offense:
RF Ssu-Chi Chou 2-4, 2B
LF Chih-Peng Chen 2-4
3B Napoleon Calzado 1-4, 3B, RBI
CF Yuan-Chia Chen 2-4
SS Shih-Hao Huan 3-4
MLB:
The Dodgers lost to the Mets 8-4. HC Kuo pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief of starter Brad Penny. Box
MILB:
A - Greenville won 7-5 in 10. CH Lin was 0-3 with 2 BB's. Box
A - Lansing lost 3-1. CH Cheng threw a scoreless 9th inning - K'ing 2. Box
A+ - Lancaster is tied at 2 in the 5th. CH Chiang is currently 0-2. Box
*Updated
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Senior Amateur News.....
*A change to the collegiate NT roster has been made - C Jui-Mu Chen (due to injury) has been replaced by P Po-Kai Lai.
*The men's senior amateur spring tourney concluded on the 22nd.
Taking first place: Meifu Giants
2nd: Taiwan Beer
3rd: Cooperative Bank
4th: Taipei Sports College
-The top BA went to Taipei Sports College's Sheng-Feng Tsai - he hit .441
-Taiwan Power's Chang-En Huang had the most RBI's - 24
-Chang-En Huang also hit the most HR's - he had 7 dingers
-Top ERA went to Cooperative Bank's Fan-Shuo Chen - 0.00 ERA
A few more roster notes:
*The Meifu Giants, composed of players from Chinese Culture University, included several big names - P Chia-Jen Lo, P Kai-Wen Cheng, and C Hung-Yu Lin (.345 BA - 13th best BA).
*Taiwan Beer's roster included: P Chih-Lung Huang and OF Chao-Ting Tang.
*Slugger IF Shen-Fu Tsai was on the Coop. Bank roster. He hit .333 (15th highest BA), slugged .410, and was 9th with 11 RBI's.
*Taipei Sports College also laid claim to: P Chen-Chang Lee and OF Kuo-Long Lo.
*Updated
*The men's senior amateur spring tourney concluded on the 22nd.
Taking first place: Meifu Giants
2nd: Taiwan Beer
3rd: Cooperative Bank
4th: Taipei Sports College
-The top BA went to Taipei Sports College's Sheng-Feng Tsai - he hit .441
-Taiwan Power's Chang-En Huang had the most RBI's - 24
-Chang-En Huang also hit the most HR's - he had 7 dingers
-Top ERA went to Cooperative Bank's Fan-Shuo Chen - 0.00 ERA
A few more roster notes:
*The Meifu Giants, composed of players from Chinese Culture University, included several big names - P Chia-Jen Lo, P Kai-Wen Cheng, and C Hung-Yu Lin (.345 BA - 13th best BA).
*Taiwan Beer's roster included: P Chih-Lung Huang and OF Chao-Ting Tang.
*Slugger IF Shen-Fu Tsai was on the Coop. Bank roster. He hit .333 (15th highest BA), slugged .410, and was 9th with 11 RBI's.
*Taipei Sports College also laid claim to: P Chen-Chang Lee and OF Kuo-Long Lo.
*Updated
CPBL Standings & Leaders....
As of 5/28:
Standings:
1)Lions 29-13
2)Bears 21-17-2 6 GB
3)Elephants 18-19-2 8.5 GB
4)Bulls 18-22-1 10 GB
5)T-Rex 17-23-1 11 GB
6)Whales 16-25 12.5 GB
League Leaders (Top 5):
Batting Average:
1)Kuan-Jen Chen (Elephants) .368
2)Ssu-Chi Chou (T-Rex) .356
3)Chin-Feng Chen (Bears) .351
4)Long-Yi Huang (Bears) .346
5)Wu-Hsiung Pan (Lions) .345
Hits:
1)Long-Yi Huang (Bears) 62
2)Kuo-Ching Kao (Lions) 59
3)Chih-Wei Shih (Bears) 58
4)Kuan-Jen Chen (Elephants) 57
5)Chih-Yuan Chen (Elephants) 50
Home Runs:
1)Tilson Brito (Lions) 10
2)Chih-Yuan Chen (Elephants) 7
3)Long-Yi Huang (Bears) 6
4)Lien-Hung Chen (Lions) 6
5)Kuo-Ching Kao (Lions) 5
RBI's:
1)Kuo-Ching Kao (Lions) 42
2)Tilson Brito (Lions) 37
3)Kuan-Jen Chen (Elephants) 35
4)Lien-Hung Chen (Lions) 34
5)Chih-Yuan Chen (Elephants) 29
SB's:
1)Long-Yi Huang (Bears) 9
2)Sheng-Wei Wang (Elephants) 8
3)Chih-Yuan Chen (Elephants) 8
4)Hong-Sen Chu (Elephants) 7
5)Chun-Chiang Kao (Whales) 7
ERA:
1)Cory Bailey (T-Rex) 1.40
2)Chih-Chiang Chang (Lions) 2.44
3)Yu-Cheng Liao (Elephants) 2.51
4)Kobayashi Ryokan (Elephants) 2.59
5)Wen-Hsiung Hsu (Bears) 2.98
Wins:
1)Mike Johnson (Bears) 8
2)Lou Pote (Lions) 7
3)Cory Bailey (T-Rex) 5
4)Yu-Cheng Liao (Elephants) 5
5)Yueh-Ping Lin (Lions) 5
K's:
1)Wen-Hsiung Hsu (Bears) 46
2)Mike Johnson (Bears) 46
3)Kobayshi Ryokan (Elephants) 45
4)Yu-Cheng Liao (Elephants) 44
5)Steve Watkins (Whales) 43
Saves:
1)Yong-Chih Kuo (Bulls) 5
2)Chih-Wei Lin (Bulls) 5
3)Hong-Ren Huang (Whales) 4
4)Jermaine Van Buren (Bears) 2
5)Yi-Cheng Tseng (Lions) 2
Standings:
1)Lions 29-13
2)Bears 21-17-2 6 GB
3)Elephants 18-19-2 8.5 GB
4)Bulls 18-22-1 10 GB
5)T-Rex 17-23-1 11 GB
6)Whales 16-25 12.5 GB
League Leaders (Top 5):
Batting Average:
1)Kuan-Jen Chen (Elephants) .368
2)Ssu-Chi Chou (T-Rex) .356
3)Chin-Feng Chen (Bears) .351
4)Long-Yi Huang (Bears) .346
5)Wu-Hsiung Pan (Lions) .345
Hits:
1)Long-Yi Huang (Bears) 62
2)Kuo-Ching Kao (Lions) 59
3)Chih-Wei Shih (Bears) 58
4)Kuan-Jen Chen (Elephants) 57
5)Chih-Yuan Chen (Elephants) 50
Home Runs:
1)Tilson Brito (Lions) 10
2)Chih-Yuan Chen (Elephants) 7
3)Long-Yi Huang (Bears) 6
4)Lien-Hung Chen (Lions) 6
5)Kuo-Ching Kao (Lions) 5
RBI's:
1)Kuo-Ching Kao (Lions) 42
2)Tilson Brito (Lions) 37
3)Kuan-Jen Chen (Elephants) 35
4)Lien-Hung Chen (Lions) 34
5)Chih-Yuan Chen (Elephants) 29
SB's:
1)Long-Yi Huang (Bears) 9
2)Sheng-Wei Wang (Elephants) 8
3)Chih-Yuan Chen (Elephants) 8
4)Hong-Sen Chu (Elephants) 7
5)Chun-Chiang Kao (Whales) 7
ERA:
1)Cory Bailey (T-Rex) 1.40
2)Chih-Chiang Chang (Lions) 2.44
3)Yu-Cheng Liao (Elephants) 2.51
4)Kobayashi Ryokan (Elephants) 2.59
5)Wen-Hsiung Hsu (Bears) 2.98
Wins:
1)Mike Johnson (Bears) 8
2)Lou Pote (Lions) 7
3)Cory Bailey (T-Rex) 5
4)Yu-Cheng Liao (Elephants) 5
5)Yueh-Ping Lin (Lions) 5
K's:
1)Wen-Hsiung Hsu (Bears) 46
2)Mike Johnson (Bears) 46
3)Kobayshi Ryokan (Elephants) 45
4)Yu-Cheng Liao (Elephants) 44
5)Steve Watkins (Whales) 43
Saves:
1)Yong-Chih Kuo (Bulls) 5
2)Chih-Wei Lin (Bulls) 5
3)Hong-Ren Huang (Whales) 4
4)Jermaine Van Buren (Bears) 2
5)Yi-Cheng Tseng (Lions) 2
Wed. Scores...
CPBL:
Lions 5 - Bears 4 (10): In another exciting game between the league's top two teams, the Lions prevailed on Tilson Brito's GW hit in the bottom of the 10th inning. Brito had a huge night as he also hit his league leading 10th HR of the season. He was 2-5 with 4 RBI's in route to collecting game MVP honors.Both starters earned ND's as the Lions Yueh-Ping Lin allowed 4 runs on 9 hits in 6.1 IP (3K's, 0BB's) - Bears SP Wen-Hsiung Hsu gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits in 8 IP (8K's, 1BB).
Lions:
CF Sung-Hsien Yang 2-5LF Wu-Hsiung Pan 2-5
1B KC Kao 1-4, RBIDH Lien-Hung Chen 0-3
C Tai-Chi Kuo 1-1, RBI - off the benchBears:
CF Long-Yi Huang 3-4, 2B, HR #6, 2 RBI's3B Chih-Wei Shih 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI's
DH CFC 1-5, RBISS Chih-Sheng Lin 2-4
C Feng-Min Chen 2-4Elephants 7 - T-Rex 2: Rookie Chia-Min Tseng picked up his 2nd win of the year (2-3), after allowing 2 runs on 6 hits over 5 IP (4K's, 4BB's). Taking the L was T-Rex SP Willy Lebron (2IP, 8H, 6ER, 0K's, 4BB's).
Elephants: (The Chen's representin')
CF Cheng-Wei Huang 2-5, RBILF CYC (Chen) 2-5, 2B
1B Chia Chia 0-3, 2 BB'sDH Kuan-Jen Chen 4-5, RBI - game MVP
3B Jui-Chen Chen 2-4RF Huai-Shan Chen 2-3, 2B, 4 RBI's
2B Chiang-Ho Chen 1-4, RBIT-Rex:
3B Napoleon Calzado 2-4, 3BC Ko-Fan Chen 1-2, 2 BB's, 2 RBI's
NPB:
The Dragons lost 4-2. WY Chen pitched one scoreless inning. Box
MLB:
CL Hu was 0-4, extending his hitless streak to 5 games. The Dodgers lost to the Cubs 2-1 in 10. Box
Wang's next start is Saturday against the Twins.
MILB:
AAA - Tacoma is up 2-0 in the 8th. YC Chen is currently 0-4. Box
*Updated
NPB:
The Dragons lost 4-2. WY Chen pitched one scoreless inning. Box
MLB:
CL Hu was 0-4, extending his hitless streak to 5 games. The Dodgers lost to the Cubs 2-1 in 10. Box
Wang's next start is Saturday against the Twins.
MILB:
AAA - Tacoma is up 2-0 in the 8th. YC Chen is currently 0-4. Box
*Updated
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The Fukuoka Connection...
Fukuoka Daiichi High School - the history of Taiwanese kids attending this HS goes back several years - with the most famous Taiwanese alumni being Chung-Shou Yang, the Fighters #1 draft pick in 2005. LHP Heng-Hsiao Kuo was another talented prospect who until suffering a probable injury, was considered a top pro prospect.
Taitung County's Hsin-Shen jr HS will be sending 2 more baseball players to Japan for HS this year. They will be attending.............you guessed it - Fukuoka Daiichi HS. Last year, Hsin-Shen jr HS sent the top pitcher from its graduating class - RHP Hong-Chen Wang (6'3''/132 pounds/ tops out at 85 mph) to that school as well.
Hanshin Tigers OF Wei-Chu Lin attended nearby Yanagawa HS, located in Fukuoka Prefecture. Speaking of Lin, he's expected to be back in action sometime in June.
Geographically, it all makes sense as Fukuoka (southwestern part of Japan) is only several hundred miles away from Taiwan (to its north east).
Other News:
An update to this list - Samuel Fu is no longer with the White Sox organization.
Taitung County's Hsin-Shen jr HS will be sending 2 more baseball players to Japan for HS this year. They will be attending.............you guessed it - Fukuoka Daiichi HS. Last year, Hsin-Shen jr HS sent the top pitcher from its graduating class - RHP Hong-Chen Wang (6'3''/132 pounds/ tops out at 85 mph) to that school as well.
Hanshin Tigers OF Wei-Chu Lin attended nearby Yanagawa HS, located in Fukuoka Prefecture. Speaking of Lin, he's expected to be back in action sometime in June.
Geographically, it all makes sense as Fukuoka (southwestern part of Japan) is only several hundred miles away from Taiwan (to its north east).
Other News:
An update to this list - Samuel Fu is no longer with the White Sox organization.
Pitching Showdown in the CPBL.....
CPBL:
Bears 2 - Lions 1: Trailing by a run for most of the game, the Bears would rally behind the impressive performance of starter Mike Johnson and Hao-Chu Tseng's 2-run bomb in the top of the 8th, to pick up a full game on the league leading Lions.
MJ combined with reliever Jermaine Van Buren to 1-hit the Lions. MJ (he's now 8-0 on the year) allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 7 innings (while K'ing 4 and walking 9!). JB threw 2 scoreless/hitless innings, K'ing 3 and walking 1.
Earning a tough ND for the Lions was starter Wei-Lun Pan. Toot Toot threw 7 scoreless innings, allowing only 2 hits while K'ing 9 and walking 1.
Big names in the lineups:
Bears:
IF Chih-Wei Shih 2-4
DH CFC 0-4 with 2K's
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 0-3 with 1K
LF Hao-Chu Tseng 2-2, HR #2, BB, 2 RBI's - game MVP
Lions:
1B KC Kao 0-3, BB, 1K
3B Tilson Brito 0-3, BB, 1K
DH Lien-Hung Chen 0-1, 1 RBI, 3BB's, 1K
Bulls 4 - Whales 3: Bulls starter Chih-Wei Lin won his third game of the year (3-2) after allowing only 1 run on 5 hits over 6.1 IP (4K's, 2BB's). Lin was the game's MVP.
Taking the loss for the Whales was starter Steve Watkins (7IP, 8H, 4R - 3ER, 2K's, 2BB's), who falls to 3-6 on the year.
Bulls Offense:
RF Chien-Ming Chang 1-4
DH Chung-Yi Huang 1-2, RBI
3B Chih-Wei Chen 2-3, RBI
CF Chien-Rong Su 2-4, 3B, RBI
SS Chung-Nan Lin 0-3, RBI
Whales Offense:
1B Chun-Chiang Kao 2-5, 2B
3B Wilton Veras 2-3, 2B, HR #1, 2 RBI's
LF Abraham Nunez 1-1, RBI - off the bench
Other:
Here's the CPBL's remaining schedule for 2008 - the first half of the season is coming to an end on June 12th while All-Star weekend is coming up July 19th and 20th.
MLB:
CL Hu continues to struggle at the plate as he was 0-3 to drop his BA on the year to .179.
The Dodgers lost to the Cubs 3-1. Box
MILB:
A - Greenville won 8-2. CH Lin was 0-3 with 2 BB's. Box
A+ - Lancaster is down 3-0 in the 7th. CH Chiang is 0-2 at the moment. Box
AAA - Tacoma is up 3-0 in the 7th. YC Chen is currently 0-3. Box
*Updated
Bears 2 - Lions 1: Trailing by a run for most of the game, the Bears would rally behind the impressive performance of starter Mike Johnson and Hao-Chu Tseng's 2-run bomb in the top of the 8th, to pick up a full game on the league leading Lions.
MJ combined with reliever Jermaine Van Buren to 1-hit the Lions. MJ (he's now 8-0 on the year) allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 7 innings (while K'ing 4 and walking 9!). JB threw 2 scoreless/hitless innings, K'ing 3 and walking 1.
Earning a tough ND for the Lions was starter Wei-Lun Pan. Toot Toot threw 7 scoreless innings, allowing only 2 hits while K'ing 9 and walking 1.
Big names in the lineups:
Bears:
IF Chih-Wei Shih 2-4
DH CFC 0-4 with 2K's
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 0-3 with 1K
LF Hao-Chu Tseng 2-2, HR #2, BB, 2 RBI's - game MVP
Lions:
1B KC Kao 0-3, BB, 1K
3B Tilson Brito 0-3, BB, 1K
DH Lien-Hung Chen 0-1, 1 RBI, 3BB's, 1K
Bulls 4 - Whales 3: Bulls starter Chih-Wei Lin won his third game of the year (3-2) after allowing only 1 run on 5 hits over 6.1 IP (4K's, 2BB's). Lin was the game's MVP.
Taking the loss for the Whales was starter Steve Watkins (7IP, 8H, 4R - 3ER, 2K's, 2BB's), who falls to 3-6 on the year.
Bulls Offense:
RF Chien-Ming Chang 1-4
DH Chung-Yi Huang 1-2, RBI
3B Chih-Wei Chen 2-3, RBI
CF Chien-Rong Su 2-4, 3B, RBI
SS Chung-Nan Lin 0-3, RBI
Whales Offense:
1B Chun-Chiang Kao 2-5, 2B
3B Wilton Veras 2-3, 2B, HR #1, 2 RBI's
LF Abraham Nunez 1-1, RBI - off the bench
Other:
Here's the CPBL's remaining schedule for 2008 - the first half of the season is coming to an end on June 12th while All-Star weekend is coming up July 19th and 20th.
MLB:
CL Hu continues to struggle at the plate as he was 0-3 to drop his BA on the year to .179.
The Dodgers lost to the Cubs 3-1. Box
MILB:
A - Greenville won 8-2. CH Lin was 0-3 with 2 BB's. Box
A+ - Lancaster is down 3-0 in the 7th. CH Chiang is 0-2 at the moment. Box
AAA - Tacoma is up 3-0 in the 7th. YC Chen is currently 0-3. Box
*Updated
Monday, May 26, 2008
The Plot Thickens....
I posted a roster of the youth NT late last night. The team that won the recently completed youth national tourney (the Hsieh Kuo-Cheng Cup) was from Taichung - specifically Shi-Yuan jr HS and HS kids. Lefty Yu-Hung Lee is from Shi-Yuan jr HS - and he wasn't listed on the Taichung roster.
The youth NT is missing the best youth pitcher (under 16) in the country for the simple fact that the Taichung (& Shi-Yuan jr HS) head coach - Wu-Hsiung Huang got to select the youth NT. He omitted Lee from the roster because in all likelihood, Lee is headed to Japan (with the Yomiuri Giants) some time in June. This is an illustration of what J. Broder was talking about in his article regarding teams hiding players.
The youth NT is missing the best youth pitcher (under 16) in the country for the simple fact that the Taichung (& Shi-Yuan jr HS) head coach - Wu-Hsiung Huang got to select the youth NT. He omitted Lee from the roster because in all likelihood, Lee is headed to Japan (with the Yomiuri Giants) some time in June. This is an illustration of what J. Broder was talking about in his article regarding teams hiding players.
Memorial Day Recaps...
CPBL:
Bulls 4 - Lions 3: Down 3-2 in the bottom of the 9th, the Bulls would respond by tying things up and then pulling ahead with SS Chung-Nan Lin's GW hit - he was 2-4 with a RBI. For his heroics, CN Lin was selected the game MVP.
Bulls starter Jose Espinal earned a ND despite an impressive performance - allowing only 1 run on 6 hits in 7 IP - to go along with 8 K's and 3 BB's. Also earning a ND for the Lions was SP Chih-Chiang Chang who gave up 2 runs on 5 hits in 7 innings of work. Earning the victory for the Bulls was reliever and NT star Chien-Fu Yang. Yang pitched a scoreless 9th, allowing 1 hit and K'ing 1 to help improve his record to 2-3 on the year.
Offensively for the Bulls:
RF Chien-Ming Chang 0-4
DH Chung-Yi Huang 2-4, 2B
3B Chih-Wei Chen 1-4, HR #2, RBI
C Chun-Chang Yeh 0-2, 2 RBI's
In the lineup for the Lions:
1B KC Kao 1-4, HR #5, RBI
3B Tilson Brito 3-3, 2B, HR #9, RBI
DH Lien-Hung Chen 1-4, 2B, RBI
2B Chin-Tien Shih 4-4
T-Rex 12 - Elephants 2: Cory Bailey is now 5-0 after allowing 2 runs on 4 hits in 6 IP (2K's, 5BB's). Taking the loss for the Elephants was Dan Core - he gave up 6 runs (3 earned) on 8 hits in 5 IP.
T-Rex in the lineup:
R Ssu-Chi Chou 2-3, RBI
LF Chih-Peng Chen 1-5, HR #1, 3 RBI's
3B Napoleon Calzado 2-4, 2B, RBI
2B Shih-Yang Deng 4-4 - game MVP
C Ko-Fan Chen 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI's
CF Chia-Hui Wu 2-3, 3 RBI's
Elephants offensivley (held to 6 hits):
CF Cheng-Wei Huang 1-5, 2B, RBI
LF CYC 1-5, 3B
1B Chia-Chia 0-1, 2 BB's, RBI
2B Chiang-Ho Chen 2-4
NPB:
The Fighters lost 4-3. CS Yang was 0-3. Box
The Lions lost 2-1. Earning a ND was MC Hsu. He started and allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 5 IP. Box
MILB:
A - Greenville lost 7-0. CH Lin was 1-3 with a walk, his 17th SB, and OF assist #4. Box
A+ - Lancaster won 5-0. CH Chiang was 1-3 with a walk and a RBI. Box
AAA - Tacoma lost 10-9. YC Chen was 2-5. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers lost to the Cubs 3-1. CL Hu was 0-1. Box
*Updated
Bulls 4 - Lions 3: Down 3-2 in the bottom of the 9th, the Bulls would respond by tying things up and then pulling ahead with SS Chung-Nan Lin's GW hit - he was 2-4 with a RBI. For his heroics, CN Lin was selected the game MVP.
Bulls starter Jose Espinal earned a ND despite an impressive performance - allowing only 1 run on 6 hits in 7 IP - to go along with 8 K's and 3 BB's. Also earning a ND for the Lions was SP Chih-Chiang Chang who gave up 2 runs on 5 hits in 7 innings of work. Earning the victory for the Bulls was reliever and NT star Chien-Fu Yang. Yang pitched a scoreless 9th, allowing 1 hit and K'ing 1 to help improve his record to 2-3 on the year.
Offensively for the Bulls:
RF Chien-Ming Chang 0-4
DH Chung-Yi Huang 2-4, 2B
3B Chih-Wei Chen 1-4, HR #2, RBI
C Chun-Chang Yeh 0-2, 2 RBI's
In the lineup for the Lions:
1B KC Kao 1-4, HR #5, RBI
3B Tilson Brito 3-3, 2B, HR #9, RBI
DH Lien-Hung Chen 1-4, 2B, RBI
2B Chin-Tien Shih 4-4
T-Rex 12 - Elephants 2: Cory Bailey is now 5-0 after allowing 2 runs on 4 hits in 6 IP (2K's, 5BB's). Taking the loss for the Elephants was Dan Core - he gave up 6 runs (3 earned) on 8 hits in 5 IP.
T-Rex in the lineup:
R Ssu-Chi Chou 2-3, RBI
LF Chih-Peng Chen 1-5, HR #1, 3 RBI's
3B Napoleon Calzado 2-4, 2B, RBI
2B Shih-Yang Deng 4-4 - game MVP
C Ko-Fan Chen 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI's
CF Chia-Hui Wu 2-3, 3 RBI's
Elephants offensivley (held to 6 hits):
CF Cheng-Wei Huang 1-5, 2B, RBI
LF CYC 1-5, 3B
1B Chia-Chia 0-1, 2 BB's, RBI
2B Chiang-Ho Chen 2-4
NPB:
The Fighters lost 4-3. CS Yang was 0-3. Box
The Lions lost 2-1. Earning a ND was MC Hsu. He started and allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 5 IP. Box
MILB:
A - Greenville lost 7-0. CH Lin was 1-3 with a walk, his 17th SB, and OF assist #4. Box
A+ - Lancaster won 5-0. CH Chiang was 1-3 with a walk and a RBI. Box
AAA - Tacoma lost 10-9. YC Chen was 2-5. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers lost to the Cubs 3-1. CL Hu was 0-1. Box
*Updated
Sunday, May 25, 2008
2008 Youth NT Roster
Upon completion of the recent national youth tourney (16 and under), an NT youth roster has been selected to participate in the Asian Youth Championships later this summer (to be held August 25th-29th in Japan).*Edited
Taiwan is the defending champion in the event - that team in 2006 included young stars Yi-Hao Lin and Rong-Hao Hsieh.
Here are the 18 young men:
Pitchers (6):
1)Wei-Di Weng (Age 16 - DOB: 2/7/1992)(RHP)(H:6'0" W:176 pounds)
2)Meng-Chieh Kan (Age 15 - DOB: 11/11/1992)(RHP)(H:5'9"W:180 pounds)
3)Wei-Yu Lai (Age 15 - DOB:5/28/1992)(LHP)(H:5'11"W:195 pounds)
4)Cheng-Han Tsai (Age 16 - DOB:3/13/1992)(RHP)(H:6'0"W:171 pounds)
5)Shun-Chang Chen (Age 15 - DOB:12/3/1992)(RHP)(H:6'0"W:172 pounds)
6)Chieh Pan (Age 16 - DOB:3/17/1992)(RHP)(H:5'9 1/2"W:139 pounds)
Catchers (2):
1)Chun-Lin Kuo (Age 16 - DOB: 2/2/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'7"W:143 pounds)
2)Ting-Lun Chang (Age 15 - DOB:12/21/1992)(B:L/T:R)(H:5'3"W:143 pounds)
Infielders (6):
1)Nian-Che Chang-Liao (Age 16 - DOB: 1/25/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'9"W:143 pounds)
2)Chun-Kai Liao (Age 16 - DOB:1/12/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'10"W:154 pounds)
3)Ching-Fu Lin (Age 15 - DOB: 11/22/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'9"W:160 pounds)
4)Shao-An Lan (Age 16 - DOB:2/7/1992)(B:L/T:R)(H:5'6"W:143 pounds)
5)Yueh-Lin Chuang (Age 15 - DOB:12/5/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'11"W:154 pounds)
6)Chien-Ting Feng (Age 16 - DOB:1/5/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'10"W:160 pounds)
Outfielders (4):
1)You-Chien Lin (Age 16 - DOB:1/23/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'9 1/2"W:154 pounds)
2)Yao-Chung Ou (Age 16 - DOB:5/15/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:6'0"W:165 pounds)
3)Rui-Lin Chang (Age 15 - DOB:6/28/1992)(B:L/T:L)(H:5'11"W:150 pounds)
4)Chia-Huang Lin (Age 15 - DOB:9/15/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'8"W:130 pounds)
In the recently completed national tourney:
OF Chia-Huang Lin had the highest BA - .586
OF Yao-Chung Ou was the top RBI man
P Meng-Chieh Kan had the most HR's - 1
Top pitcher honors went to Meng-Chieh Kan who had 3 wins and an ERA of 0.50
MVP honors went to IF Ching-Fu Lin
Taiwan is the defending champion in the event - that team in 2006 included young stars Yi-Hao Lin and Rong-Hao Hsieh.
Here are the 18 young men:
Pitchers (6):
1)Wei-Di Weng (Age 16 - DOB: 2/7/1992)(RHP)(H:6'0" W:176 pounds)
2)Meng-Chieh Kan (Age 15 - DOB: 11/11/1992)(RHP)(H:5'9"W:180 pounds)
3)Wei-Yu Lai (Age 15 - DOB:5/28/1992)(LHP)(H:5'11"W:195 pounds)
4)Cheng-Han Tsai (Age 16 - DOB:3/13/1992)(RHP)(H:6'0"W:171 pounds)
5)Shun-Chang Chen (Age 15 - DOB:12/3/1992)(RHP)(H:6'0"W:172 pounds)
6)Chieh Pan (Age 16 - DOB:3/17/1992)(RHP)(H:5'9 1/2"W:139 pounds)
Catchers (2):
1)Chun-Lin Kuo (Age 16 - DOB: 2/2/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'7"W:143 pounds)
2)Ting-Lun Chang (Age 15 - DOB:12/21/1992)(B:L/T:R)(H:5'3"W:143 pounds)
Infielders (6):
1)Nian-Che Chang-Liao (Age 16 - DOB: 1/25/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'9"W:143 pounds)
2)Chun-Kai Liao (Age 16 - DOB:1/12/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'10"W:154 pounds)
3)Ching-Fu Lin (Age 15 - DOB: 11/22/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'9"W:160 pounds)
4)Shao-An Lan (Age 16 - DOB:2/7/1992)(B:L/T:R)(H:5'6"W:143 pounds)
5)Yueh-Lin Chuang (Age 15 - DOB:12/5/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'11"W:154 pounds)
6)Chien-Ting Feng (Age 16 - DOB:1/5/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'10"W:160 pounds)
Outfielders (4):
1)You-Chien Lin (Age 16 - DOB:1/23/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'9 1/2"W:154 pounds)
2)Yao-Chung Ou (Age 16 - DOB:5/15/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:6'0"W:165 pounds)
3)Rui-Lin Chang (Age 15 - DOB:6/28/1992)(B:L/T:L)(H:5'11"W:150 pounds)
4)Chia-Huang Lin (Age 15 - DOB:9/15/1992)(B:R/T:R)(H:5'8"W:130 pounds)
In the recently completed national tourney:
OF Chia-Huang Lin had the highest BA - .586
OF Yao-Chung Ou was the top RBI man
P Meng-Chieh Kan had the most HR's - 1
Top pitcher honors went to Meng-Chieh Kan who had 3 wins and an ERA of 0.50
MVP honors went to IF Ching-Fu Lin
Wang's Winless Streak Continues....
MLB:
CMW was fortunate to earn a ND against the Mariners - he left the game in the 7th with his club trailing 5-2. Wang allowed 5 runs on 7 hits (including Ichiro's solo shot) in 6.1 IP - to go along with 2K's - Richie Sexson twice and 4 BB's. Box
The Dodgers and Cardinals are tied at 1-1 in the 3rd inning. CL Hu is currently 0-1. Box
NPB:
The Fighters won 6-4. CS Yang was 0-3. Box
The Dragons won 5-4. WY Chen threw 1 scoreless inning in relief - K'ing 2. Box
CPBL:
Lions 7 - Whales 2: Lions starter Lou Pote pitched only 2 innings before coming out of the game with a 4-1 lead. Filling in for LP was Cheng-Feng Lin, who won his first game of the year (3 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 2 K's, 2 BB's). Losing for the 5th time this year was rookie starter Min-Ching Kao. Kao allowed 4 runs (only 1 was earned) in 1.1 IP. Game MVP honors went to Lions CF Sung-Hsien Yang who was 3-4 with a triple and a RBI.
Offensively for the Lions:
LF Wu-Hsiung Pan 2-4, 2 2B's, RBI
1B KC Kao 1-5
3B Tilson Brito 0-3
DH Lien-Hung Chen 3-4, 2B, RBI
C Chih-Kang Kao 2-5, RBI
IF Tung-Yi Yang 3-5, 2 2B's
Whales Lineup (held to 4 hits):
RF Abraham Nunez 1-3, HR #3, RBI
C Chin-Shou Shih 1-4, RBI
Elephants 4 - T-Rex 3 (10): The top pick in the 2006/2007 CPBL draft, Chiang-Ho Chen earned game MVP honors after driving in the GW run in the 10th. He was 2-4 with the RBI.
Elephants Lineup:
LF CYC 0-3, 2 BB's
1B Chia Chia 1-4, 2B
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 1-3, 2 RBI's
3B Jui-Chen Chen 1-5, RBI
RF Huai-Shan Chen 2-4
T-Rex Lineup:
LF Chia-Hui Wu 2-5, RBI
DH Chuan-Chia Wang 2-5, 2B
SS Shih-Hao Huang 0-2, RBI
Other:
Informative article on the current state of scouting and competing for prospects in Taiwan - written by Twins scout Jackson Broder.
In addition to the Rangers having a presence in Taiwan, you can also add the Royals to the list of teams in Taiwan that have hired a local scout ( the Yankees are back in Taiwan).
MILB:
A - Lakewood won 13-2. YF Lin allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 2 innings of relief. Box
A - Asheville won 9-3. SA Kuo improved his record to 5-3 on the year, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits in 5 IP. Box
A - Peoria lost 3-2. HW Chen was the hard-luck loser, after allowing 2 runs on 6 hits in 6 IP. Box
A - Greenville lost 9-5. CH Lin was 0-4 with a walk and an OF assist. Box
A+ - Kinston won 11-0. SW Tseng threw 2 shutout innings. Box
A+ - Lancaster won 5-3. CH Chiang was 1-4. Box
AAA - Tacoma won 4-3. YC Chen hit HR #2 and was 2-4 with a double and a RBI. Box
*Updated
CMW was fortunate to earn a ND against the Mariners - he left the game in the 7th with his club trailing 5-2. Wang allowed 5 runs on 7 hits (including Ichiro's solo shot) in 6.1 IP - to go along with 2K's - Richie Sexson twice and 4 BB's. Box
The Dodgers and Cardinals are tied at 1-1 in the 3rd inning. CL Hu is currently 0-1. Box
NPB:
The Fighters won 6-4. CS Yang was 0-3. Box
The Dragons won 5-4. WY Chen threw 1 scoreless inning in relief - K'ing 2. Box
CPBL:
Lions 7 - Whales 2: Lions starter Lou Pote pitched only 2 innings before coming out of the game with a 4-1 lead. Filling in for LP was Cheng-Feng Lin, who won his first game of the year (3 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 2 K's, 2 BB's). Losing for the 5th time this year was rookie starter Min-Ching Kao. Kao allowed 4 runs (only 1 was earned) in 1.1 IP. Game MVP honors went to Lions CF Sung-Hsien Yang who was 3-4 with a triple and a RBI.
Offensively for the Lions:
LF Wu-Hsiung Pan 2-4, 2 2B's, RBI
1B KC Kao 1-5
3B Tilson Brito 0-3
DH Lien-Hung Chen 3-4, 2B, RBI
C Chih-Kang Kao 2-5, RBI
IF Tung-Yi Yang 3-5, 2 2B's
Whales Lineup (held to 4 hits):
RF Abraham Nunez 1-3, HR #3, RBI
C Chin-Shou Shih 1-4, RBI
Elephants 4 - T-Rex 3 (10): The top pick in the 2006/2007 CPBL draft, Chiang-Ho Chen earned game MVP honors after driving in the GW run in the 10th. He was 2-4 with the RBI.
Elephants Lineup:
LF CYC 0-3, 2 BB's
1B Chia Chia 1-4, 2B
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 1-3, 2 RBI's
3B Jui-Chen Chen 1-5, RBI
RF Huai-Shan Chen 2-4
T-Rex Lineup:
LF Chia-Hui Wu 2-5, RBI
DH Chuan-Chia Wang 2-5, 2B
SS Shih-Hao Huang 0-2, RBI
Other:
Informative article on the current state of scouting and competing for prospects in Taiwan - written by Twins scout Jackson Broder.
In addition to the Rangers having a presence in Taiwan, you can also add the Royals to the list of teams in Taiwan that have hired a local scout ( the Yankees are back in Taiwan).
MILB:
A - Lakewood won 13-2. YF Lin allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 2 innings of relief. Box
A - Asheville won 9-3. SA Kuo improved his record to 5-3 on the year, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits in 5 IP. Box
A - Peoria lost 3-2. HW Chen was the hard-luck loser, after allowing 2 runs on 6 hits in 6 IP. Box
A - Greenville lost 9-5. CH Lin was 0-4 with a walk and an OF assist. Box
A+ - Kinston won 11-0. SW Tseng threw 2 shutout innings. Box
A+ - Lancaster won 5-3. CH Chiang was 1-4. Box
AAA - Tacoma won 4-3. YC Chen hit HR #2 and was 2-4 with a double and a RBI. Box
*Updated
Saturday, May 24, 2008
5/24 Scores.....
CPBL:
Bulls 10 - Bears 4: Bulls starter Wen-Ping Yu collected his 5th win of the year (5-1), defeating Chih-Chia Chang, who remains winless at 0-2. Yu, the game MVP, allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in 6 IP (5K's, 1BB). Chang on the other hand, allowed 6 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits in 3.2 IP (0K's, 4BB's). In a rare feat, the two teams combined to hit 4 triples in the game.
Offensively for the Bulls:
RF Chien-Ming Chang 2-4, 2 RBI's
2B Chao-Hsing Cheng 1-4, RBI
LF Da-Hung Cheng 2-5, 3B, 3 RBI's
1B Chung-Yi Huang 1-4, 3B, RBI
DH Kuo-Long Hsu 2-4, 2B
SS Chung-Nan Lin 2-3, 2 RBI's
In the lineup for the Bears:
DH CFC 2-4, 3B, RBI
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-4, HR #3, 2 RBI's
C Feng-Min Chen 2-4, 3B
Elephants 8 - T-Rex 0: Elephants starter Kobayashi Ryokan shutout the T-Rex for 6 innings, allowing 5 hits to go along with 4 K's and 3 BB's to improve his record to 4-2. He was selected the game MVP. T-Rex SP Chien-Fu Chen fell to 2-6 after allowing 3 runs on 4 hits over 2.2 IP.
Elephants in the lineup:
2B Hong-Sen Chu 2-4
LF CYC 2-4, 2B, RBI
1B Chia Chia 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI's
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI's
RF Huai-Shan Chen 1-3, HR #1, 2 RBI's
The T-Rex were held to 5 hits collectively. RF Ssu-Chi Chou managed two of those hits - he was 2-4 with a double.
NPB:
CS Yang was 0-3 with 2 K's as the Fighters won 11-1. Box
MILB:
A - Greenville lost 4-2. Back in CF, CH Lin was 1-4 with a walk. Box
A - Lansing won game 2 of a doubleheader 4-2. Earning a ND was CH Cheng. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in 4.2 IP. Box
A+ - Lancaster won 2-0. CH Chiang was 0-3. Box
AA - Tulsa won 7-3. Earning his 3rd win of the year was CL Lo. Despite serving up 2 HR's, Lo allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 6 IP. Box
AAA - Tacoma is losing 8-4 in the 8th. YC Chen has committed his 7th error of the season, but is currently 2-3 at the plate. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers are down 4-0 in the 6th. CL Hu is currently 0-2. Box
Wang will get another chance to show his wares on national television as his 10 AM Pacific start against the Mariners will be aired on TBS.
*Updated
Bulls 10 - Bears 4: Bulls starter Wen-Ping Yu collected his 5th win of the year (5-1), defeating Chih-Chia Chang, who remains winless at 0-2. Yu, the game MVP, allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in 6 IP (5K's, 1BB). Chang on the other hand, allowed 6 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits in 3.2 IP (0K's, 4BB's). In a rare feat, the two teams combined to hit 4 triples in the game.
Offensively for the Bulls:
RF Chien-Ming Chang 2-4, 2 RBI's
2B Chao-Hsing Cheng 1-4, RBI
LF Da-Hung Cheng 2-5, 3B, 3 RBI's
1B Chung-Yi Huang 1-4, 3B, RBI
DH Kuo-Long Hsu 2-4, 2B
SS Chung-Nan Lin 2-3, 2 RBI's
In the lineup for the Bears:
DH CFC 2-4, 3B, RBI
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-4, HR #3, 2 RBI's
C Feng-Min Chen 2-4, 3B
Elephants 8 - T-Rex 0: Elephants starter Kobayashi Ryokan shutout the T-Rex for 6 innings, allowing 5 hits to go along with 4 K's and 3 BB's to improve his record to 4-2. He was selected the game MVP. T-Rex SP Chien-Fu Chen fell to 2-6 after allowing 3 runs on 4 hits over 2.2 IP.
Elephants in the lineup:
2B Hong-Sen Chu 2-4
LF CYC 2-4, 2B, RBI
1B Chia Chia 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI's
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI's
RF Huai-Shan Chen 1-3, HR #1, 2 RBI's
The T-Rex were held to 5 hits collectively. RF Ssu-Chi Chou managed two of those hits - he was 2-4 with a double.
NPB:
CS Yang was 0-3 with 2 K's as the Fighters won 11-1. Box
MILB:
A - Greenville lost 4-2. Back in CF, CH Lin was 1-4 with a walk. Box
A - Lansing won game 2 of a doubleheader 4-2. Earning a ND was CH Cheng. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in 4.2 IP. Box
A+ - Lancaster won 2-0. CH Chiang was 0-3. Box
AA - Tulsa won 7-3. Earning his 3rd win of the year was CL Lo. Despite serving up 2 HR's, Lo allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 6 IP. Box
AAA - Tacoma is losing 8-4 in the 8th. YC Chen has committed his 7th error of the season, but is currently 2-3 at the plate. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers are down 4-0 in the 6th. CL Hu is currently 0-2. Box
Wang will get another chance to show his wares on national television as his 10 AM Pacific start against the Mariners will be aired on TBS.
*Updated
Friday, May 23, 2008
2008 Collegiate NT Preliminary Roster
In preparation for the 2008 World University Baseball Championships (to be held July 17th - 27th in the Czech Republic), a preliminary roster has been formed. This list will later be pared down to 22 when the competition begins.
Pitchers (10):
1)Kai-Wen ChengPitchers (10):
2)Chia-Jen Lo
3)Wen-Yang Liao4)Ko-Chien Lin
5)Chih-Lung Huang6)Hung-Cheng Lai
7)Yu-Chi Hsiao8)Wai-Ren Cheng
9)Fan-Shuo Chen10)Cong-Hsuan Tseng
Catchers (3):
1)Jui-Mu Chen2)Chun-Chieh Wang
3)Kun-Sheng LinInfielders (8):
1)Kuo-Min Lin2)Chih-Hsiang Lin
3)Chih-Pei Huang4)Hsien-Hsien Yang
5)Te-Lung Yu6)Ming ? Tsai
7)Hang Hsu8)Yi-Chuan Lin
Outfielders (6):
1)Min-? Chen2)Wei-Chung Wang
3)Keng-Wei Lin4)Yuan-Chin Chu
5)Sheng-Feng Tsai6)Chih-Yao Chan
Alternates:
1)Yu-Cheng Chung2)Chung-Yi Lin
3)Wen-Yu Wu4)Chih-Hsien Yeh
*Players in Bold demarcate those under consideration for the Olympic NT roster.
SCHEDULE:
The team will depart for the US and play in several exhibition games from June 8th - July 2nd.
The International Baseball Series will take place June 20-22 in Millington, TN.
The NT will then play the US collegiate NT 6 times from June 25 - 30 in both South Carolina and North Carolina.
From July 4th - 14th, the team will participate in the Haarlem Baseball Week Tournament in the Netherlands as a final tuneup before the 4th World University Baseball Championships commence. At the HBW tourney, Taiwan is scheduled to face:
7/4 - vs. Japan
7/6 - vs. the Netherlands
7/7 - vs. Cuba
7/10 - vs. USA
7/11 - vs. the Netherlands Antilles
*Players in Bold demarcate those under consideration for the Olympic NT roster.
SCHEDULE:
The team will depart for the US and play in several exhibition games from June 8th - July 2nd.
The International Baseball Series will take place June 20-22 in Millington, TN.
The NT will then play the US collegiate NT 6 times from June 25 - 30 in both South Carolina and North Carolina.
From July 4th - 14th, the team will participate in the Haarlem Baseball Week Tournament in the Netherlands as a final tuneup before the 4th World University Baseball Championships commence. At the HBW tourney, Taiwan is scheduled to face:
7/4 - vs. Japan
7/6 - vs. the Netherlands
7/7 - vs. Cuba
7/10 - vs. USA
7/11 - vs. the Netherlands Antilles
60 Man Preliminary NT Training Roster for the Olympics....
Pitchers (30):
1)Chin-Hui Tsao (Royals)
2)Po-Hsuan Keng (Blue Jays)
3)Po-Yu Lin (White Sox)
4)Sung-Wei Tseng (Indians)
5)Hong-Wen Chen (Cubs)
6)Chih-Hung Cheng (Blue Jays)
7)Yen-Feng Lin (Phillies)
8)Chin-Lung Lo (Rockies)
9)Wei-Yin Chen (Dragons)
10)En-Yu Lin (Eagles)
11)Ming-Chieh Hsu (Lions)
12)Si-Yo Wu (Marines)
13)Chien-Ming Chiang (Giants)
14)Kevin Huang (Bears)
15)Yueh-Ping Lin (Lions)
16)Chih-Chia Chang (Bears)
17)Wei-Lun Pan (Lions)
18)Chien-Fu Yang (Bulls)
19)Yu-Cheng Liao (Elephants)
20)Fu-Te Ni (Whales)
21)Wen-Hsiung Hsu (Bears)
22)Chi-Wei Lin (Bulls)
23)Chun-Nan Lai (T-Rex)
24)Feng-Hua Lee (Bears)
25)Yu-Chieh Shen (Whales)
26)Chen-Chang Lee (Amateur)
27)Ko-Chien Lin (Amateur)
28)Chia-Jen Lo (Amateur)
29)Kai-Wen Cheng (Amateur)
30)Yu-Chi Hsiao (Amateur)
Catchers (5):
1)Chun-Hsiu Chen (Indians)
2)Chun-Chang Yeh (Bulls)
3)Feng-Min Chen (Bears)
4)Chih-Chang Kao (Lions)
5)Kun-Sheng Lin (Amateur)
Infielders (14):
1)Chih-Hsien Chiang (Red Sox)
2)Yen-Wen Kuo (Reds)
3)Chin-Lung Hu (Dodgers)
4)Yung-Chi Chen (Mariners)
5)Chung-Shou Yang (Fighters)
6)Tu-Hsuan Lee (Hawks) - ID'd as Ping-Yen Lee on the blog before
7)Kuo-Ching Kao (Lions)
8)Tai-Shan Chang (Bulls)
9)Cheng-Min Peng (Elephants)
10)Sheng-Wei Wang (Elephants)
11)Ming-Jen Kuo (T-Rex)
12)Chih-Wei Shih (Bears)
13)Chih-Sheng Lin (Bears)
14)Yi-Chuan Lin (Bulls)
Outfielders (11):
1)Kuo-Hui Lo (Mariners)
2)Che-Hsuan Lin (Red Sox)
3)Wei-Chu Lin (Tigers)
4)Chin-Feng Chen (Bears)
5)Long-Yi Huang (Bears)
6)Wu-Hsiung Pan (Lions)
7)Chia-Hsien Hsieh (T-Rex)
8)Chih-Yuan Chen (Elephants)
9)Cheng-Yu Chung (Bears)
10)Chien-Ming Chang (Bulls)
11)Chih-Yao Chan (T-Rex)
Here's the Olympic Baseball Schedule.
Taiwan's opponents:
8/13 - vs. the Netherlands
8/14 - vs. Japan
8/15 - vs. China
8/16 - vs. Cuba
8/18 - vs. South Korea
8/19 - vs. USA
8/20 - vs. Canada
*Updated
1)Chin-Hui Tsao (Royals)
2)Po-Hsuan Keng (Blue Jays)
3)Po-Yu Lin (White Sox)
4)Sung-Wei Tseng (Indians)
5)Hong-Wen Chen (Cubs)
6)Chih-Hung Cheng (Blue Jays)
7)Yen-Feng Lin (Phillies)
8)Chin-Lung Lo (Rockies)
9)Wei-Yin Chen (Dragons)
10)En-Yu Lin (Eagles)
11)Ming-Chieh Hsu (Lions)
12)Si-Yo Wu (Marines)
13)Chien-Ming Chiang (Giants)
14)Kevin Huang (Bears)
15)Yueh-Ping Lin (Lions)
16)Chih-Chia Chang (Bears)
17)Wei-Lun Pan (Lions)
18)Chien-Fu Yang (Bulls)
19)Yu-Cheng Liao (Elephants)
20)Fu-Te Ni (Whales)
21)Wen-Hsiung Hsu (Bears)
22)Chi-Wei Lin (Bulls)
23)Chun-Nan Lai (T-Rex)
24)Feng-Hua Lee (Bears)
25)Yu-Chieh Shen (Whales)
26)Chen-Chang Lee (Amateur)
27)Ko-Chien Lin (Amateur)
28)Chia-Jen Lo (Amateur)
29)Kai-Wen Cheng (Amateur)
30)Yu-Chi Hsiao (Amateur)
Catchers (5):
1)Chun-Hsiu Chen (Indians)
2)Chun-Chang Yeh (Bulls)
3)Feng-Min Chen (Bears)
4)Chih-Chang Kao (Lions)
5)Kun-Sheng Lin (Amateur)
Infielders (14):
1)Chih-Hsien Chiang (Red Sox)
2)Yen-Wen Kuo (Reds)
3)Chin-Lung Hu (Dodgers)
4)Yung-Chi Chen (Mariners)
5)Chung-Shou Yang (Fighters)
6)Tu-Hsuan Lee (Hawks) - ID'd as Ping-Yen Lee on the blog before
7)Kuo-Ching Kao (Lions)
8)Tai-Shan Chang (Bulls)
9)Cheng-Min Peng (Elephants)
10)Sheng-Wei Wang (Elephants)
11)Ming-Jen Kuo (T-Rex)
12)Chih-Wei Shih (Bears)
13)Chih-Sheng Lin (Bears)
14)Yi-Chuan Lin (Bulls)
Outfielders (11):
1)Kuo-Hui Lo (Mariners)
2)Che-Hsuan Lin (Red Sox)
3)Wei-Chu Lin (Tigers)
4)Chin-Feng Chen (Bears)
5)Long-Yi Huang (Bears)
6)Wu-Hsiung Pan (Lions)
7)Chia-Hsien Hsieh (T-Rex)
8)Chih-Yuan Chen (Elephants)
9)Cheng-Yu Chung (Bears)
10)Chien-Ming Chang (Bulls)
11)Chih-Yao Chan (T-Rex)
Here's the Olympic Baseball Schedule.
Taiwan's opponents:
8/13 - vs. the Netherlands
8/14 - vs. Japan
8/15 - vs. China
8/16 - vs. Cuba
8/18 - vs. South Korea
8/19 - vs. USA
8/20 - vs. Canada
*Updated
Friday Scoreboard....
CPBL:
Bears 10 - Bulls 4: Andrew Lorraine picked up his third win of the year (3-4) after allowing 2 runs on 10 hits over 7 IP (2K's, 0BB's). Taking the loss for the Bulls was starter Mike Connolly who allowed 6 ER in 1/3 of an IP. Bears SS Chih-Sheng Lin picked up game MVP honors after a very productive night at the plate - he was 3-5 with 4 RBI's.
Other Bears in the lineup:
3B Chih-Wei Shih 2-5
DH CFC 3-5, 2 2B's, 2 RBI's
LF Hao-Chu Tseng 3-5, 2 RBI's
C Feng-Min Chen 2-5
Offensively for the Bulls:
RF Chien-Ming Chang 1-4
2B Chao-Hsing Cheng 3-5
LF Da-Hung Chen 2-4
1B Chung-Yi Huang 1-4, RBI
3B Chih-Wei Chen 2-5, RBI
SS Chung-Nan Lin 2-4
LF Tarzan 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI's - off the bench
Lions 6 - Whales 3: Yueh-Ping Lin improved his record to 5-0 on the year after allowing 3 runs (2 ER) on 2 hits over 6 IP (7K's, 5BB's). Whales starter Chang-Wei Tu lost his 3rd game of the year after giving up 5 runs on 5 hits over 1.1 IP.
Offensively for the Lions:
LF Wu-Hsiung Pan 2-3, 3B, BB
OF Fu-Hao Liu 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI's - game MVP
1B KC Kao 0-3, RBI
3B Tilson Brito 1-4, HR #8, 2 RBI's
DH Lien-Hung Chen 1-4, 2B
The Whales were held to 3 hits by Lin and his 2 relievers.
NPB:
The Fighters won 1-0 over the Dragons. CS Yang was 0-1 with a BB and an error. Box
MILB:
A - Greenville lost 6-5. CH Lin made his return, going 3-5 at the plate. He was strictly a DH tonight. Box
AAA - Tacoma lost 10-7. YC Chen was 0-5 with 3 K's. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers are down 2-0 in the 5th to the Cards. CL Hu is currently 0-1. Box
*Updated
Bears 10 - Bulls 4: Andrew Lorraine picked up his third win of the year (3-4) after allowing 2 runs on 10 hits over 7 IP (2K's, 0BB's). Taking the loss for the Bulls was starter Mike Connolly who allowed 6 ER in 1/3 of an IP. Bears SS Chih-Sheng Lin picked up game MVP honors after a very productive night at the plate - he was 3-5 with 4 RBI's.
Other Bears in the lineup:
3B Chih-Wei Shih 2-5
DH CFC 3-5, 2 2B's, 2 RBI's
LF Hao-Chu Tseng 3-5, 2 RBI's
C Feng-Min Chen 2-5
Offensively for the Bulls:
RF Chien-Ming Chang 1-4
2B Chao-Hsing Cheng 3-5
LF Da-Hung Chen 2-4
1B Chung-Yi Huang 1-4, RBI
3B Chih-Wei Chen 2-5, RBI
SS Chung-Nan Lin 2-4
LF Tarzan 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI's - off the bench
Lions 6 - Whales 3: Yueh-Ping Lin improved his record to 5-0 on the year after allowing 3 runs (2 ER) on 2 hits over 6 IP (7K's, 5BB's). Whales starter Chang-Wei Tu lost his 3rd game of the year after giving up 5 runs on 5 hits over 1.1 IP.
Offensively for the Lions:
LF Wu-Hsiung Pan 2-3, 3B, BB
OF Fu-Hao Liu 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI's - game MVP
1B KC Kao 0-3, RBI
3B Tilson Brito 1-4, HR #8, 2 RBI's
DH Lien-Hung Chen 1-4, 2B
The Whales were held to 3 hits by Lin and his 2 relievers.
NPB:
The Fighters won 1-0 over the Dragons. CS Yang was 0-1 with a BB and an error. Box
MILB:
A - Greenville lost 6-5. CH Lin made his return, going 3-5 at the plate. He was strictly a DH tonight. Box
AAA - Tacoma lost 10-7. YC Chen was 0-5 with 3 K's. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers are down 2-0 in the 5th to the Cards. CL Hu is currently 0-1. Box
*Updated
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Thursday Scores....
CPBL:
Whales 6 - T-Rex 2: Whales SP Yu-Chieh Shen improved his record to 3-4 after throwing 5.2 shutout innings, giving up 5 hits while K'ing 3 and walking 2. Game MVP - Whales OF Tai-Yong Kuo smacked his 4th HR of the year and was 2-4 with 2 RBI's.
Other Whales in the lineup:
DH Carlos Villalobos 2-4, 2B, HR #4, RBI
RF Abraham Nunez 1-4, RBI
1B Chia-Hsien Tseng 2-3, BB
C Yi-Wei Lee 0-3, RBI
T-Rex offensive contributors:
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 0-4, RBI
RF Ssu-Chi Chou 2-3, 2 BB's
CF Yuan-Chia Chen 2-4
C Ko-Fan Chen 2-4
2B Shih-Yang Deng 2-2, RBI - off the bench
MILB:
A+ - Lancaster won 6-3. CH Chiang was 1-3 with a double, a BB, and 2 RBI's. Box
A+ - High Desert is tied up at 1 in the 5th. KH Lo is currently 1-3. Box
MLB:
CMW is scheduled to pitch Sunday.
*Updated
Whales 6 - T-Rex 2: Whales SP Yu-Chieh Shen improved his record to 3-4 after throwing 5.2 shutout innings, giving up 5 hits while K'ing 3 and walking 2. Game MVP - Whales OF Tai-Yong Kuo smacked his 4th HR of the year and was 2-4 with 2 RBI's.
Other Whales in the lineup:
DH Carlos Villalobos 2-4, 2B, HR #4, RBI
RF Abraham Nunez 1-4, RBI
1B Chia-Hsien Tseng 2-3, BB
C Yi-Wei Lee 0-3, RBI
T-Rex offensive contributors:
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 0-4, RBI
RF Ssu-Chi Chou 2-3, 2 BB's
CF Yuan-Chia Chen 2-4
C Ko-Fan Chen 2-4
2B Shih-Yang Deng 2-2, RBI - off the bench
MILB:
A+ - Lancaster won 6-3. CH Chiang was 1-3 with a double, a BB, and 2 RBI's. Box
A+ - High Desert is tied up at 1 in the 5th. KH Lo is currently 1-3. Box
MLB:
CMW is scheduled to pitch Sunday.
*Updated
Another MLB Signing?.....& CL Huang Update.........
The Atlanta Braves are rumored to have signed a kid out of Taiwan, their second foray into the island since signing RHP Chen-En Hung in 2006.
Catcher Meng-Hsiu Tsai, who recently turned 18 (DOB: 5/13/1990), has been scouted by Jeremy Chu and Phil Dale. The kid stands 6'0 tall and weighs ~194 pounds. He bats and throws righty. Tsai attends the National Tainan Marine & Fishery Senior Vocational School. He is a good defensive catcher with an average arm but below average hitting technique.
*Edited
*In other news, last year's junior NT star pitcher - Chih-Lung Huang's current asking price is $300K per agent Jerry Sung.
Catcher Meng-Hsiu Tsai, who recently turned 18 (DOB: 5/13/1990), has been scouted by Jeremy Chu and Phil Dale. The kid stands 6'0 tall and weighs ~194 pounds. He bats and throws righty. Tsai attends the National Tainan Marine & Fishery Senior Vocational School. He is a good defensive catcher with an average arm but below average hitting technique.
*Edited
*In other news, last year's junior NT star pitcher - Chih-Lung Huang's current asking price is $300K per agent Jerry Sung.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Prospect Watching.....
In addition to the Junior World Championships this summer, we'll have a lot to look forward to with the the Little League and Pony international competitions. Despite the intense media coverage given to the LLWS by ESPN and ABC nowadays, the Pony organization's competition should be the one we pay more attention to when it comes to identifying future talent.
Take a look at the big names who've participated in the LLWS vs. Pony Baseball over the past 20 years:
1989 - Ming-Chieh Hsu (Seibu Lions) LLWS runner-up
1990 - Chin-Feng Chen (ex-LA Dodgers) LLWS champs
1991 - Wei-Chu Lin (Hanshin Tigers) LLWS champs
1996 - Chih-Hung Cheng (Toronto Blue Jays) LLWS champs
1996 - Chao-Kuan Wu (ex-Seattle Mariners/Cleveland Indians) LLWS champs
2000 - Che-Hsuan Lin (Boston Red Sox) Pony (11-12) champs
2000 - Sheng-An Kuo (Colorado Rockies) Pony (13-14) champs
2000 - Ching-Lung Lo (Colorado Rockies) Pony (13-14) champs
2005 - Yao-Wen Chang (Seattle Mariners) Pony (13-14) champs
2005 - Tzu-Kai Chiu (Cincinnati Reds) Pony (17-19)
2007 - Yu-Hung Lee (Yomiuri Giants) Pony (13-14)
2007 - Chia-Chu Chen (Boston Red Sox) Pony (17-19) runner-up
*Updated
Notice a trend? The most talented players from Taiwan are now participating in the Pony Baseball organization. Perhaps RHP Chao-Min Wang from last year's LLWS squad can continue to develop his game and buck the current trend; but the glory days of seeing dominant teams from Taiwan in the LLWS are over.
Take a look at the big names who've participated in the LLWS vs. Pony Baseball over the past 20 years:
1989 - Ming-Chieh Hsu (Seibu Lions) LLWS runner-up
1990 - Chin-Feng Chen (ex-LA Dodgers) LLWS champs
1991 - Wei-Chu Lin (Hanshin Tigers) LLWS champs
1996 - Chih-Hung Cheng (Toronto Blue Jays) LLWS champs
1996 - Chao-Kuan Wu (ex-Seattle Mariners/Cleveland Indians) LLWS champs
2000 - Che-Hsuan Lin (Boston Red Sox) Pony (11-12) champs
2000 - Sheng-An Kuo (Colorado Rockies) Pony (13-14) champs
2000 - Ching-Lung Lo (Colorado Rockies) Pony (13-14) champs
2005 - Yao-Wen Chang (Seattle Mariners) Pony (13-14) champs
2005 - Tzu-Kai Chiu (Cincinnati Reds) Pony (17-19)
2007 - Yu-Hung Lee (Yomiuri Giants) Pony (13-14)
2007 - Chia-Chu Chen (Boston Red Sox) Pony (17-19) runner-up
*Updated
Notice a trend? The most talented players from Taiwan are now participating in the Pony Baseball organization. Perhaps RHP Chao-Min Wang from last year's LLWS squad can continue to develop his game and buck the current trend; but the glory days of seeing dominant teams from Taiwan in the LLWS are over.
5/21 Scoreboard...
CPBL:
T-Rex 13 - Whales 0: dmedia starter Cory Bailey combined with reliever Leovildo Pargas on a 4-hit shutout of the CT Whales. CB allowed 4 hits over 7 IP while K'ing 3 and walking none - he was elected the game MVP.
Steve Watkins (3-5 on the year) started and took the loss for the Whales, allowing 7 runs (6 earned) on 9 hits in 6 IP (6K's, 5BB's).
Whiles the Whales had nothing to write home about offensively, the T-Rex managed 16 hits led by:
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 3-5, 2B, HR #1, RBI, BB
DH Chuan-Chia Wang 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI's, 2 BB's
1B Wei Kao 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI's
C Ko-Fan Chen 2-5, 2 2B's, 2 RBI's
reserve CF Chia-Hui Wu 1-2, 2B, RBI
A+ - Kinston won 13-2. SW Tseng allowed 2 runs on 2 hits (including a HR) in 2 innings of relief. Box
A+ - High Desert is up 6-3 in the 6th. KH Lo is currently 1-3. Box
A+ - Lancaster is down 5-1 in the 5th. CH Chiang is currently 0-2 and has committed his 14th error of the year. Box
AAA - Tacoma lost 3-2. YC Chen was 0-3 with error # 6 on the year. Box
T-Rex 13 - Whales 0: dmedia starter Cory Bailey combined with reliever Leovildo Pargas on a 4-hit shutout of the CT Whales. CB allowed 4 hits over 7 IP while K'ing 3 and walking none - he was elected the game MVP.
Steve Watkins (3-5 on the year) started and took the loss for the Whales, allowing 7 runs (6 earned) on 9 hits in 6 IP (6K's, 5BB's).
Whiles the Whales had nothing to write home about offensively, the T-Rex managed 16 hits led by:
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 3-5, 2B, HR #1, RBI, BB
DH Chuan-Chia Wang 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI's, 2 BB's
1B Wei Kao 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI's
C Ko-Fan Chen 2-5, 2 2B's, 2 RBI's
reserve CF Chia-Hui Wu 1-2, 2B, RBI
NPB:
The Fighters won 4-3. CS Yang was 1-3. Box
A+ - Kinston won 13-2. SW Tseng allowed 2 runs on 2 hits (including a HR) in 2 innings of relief. Box
A+ - High Desert is up 6-3 in the 6th. KH Lo is currently 1-3. Box
A+ - Lancaster is down 5-1 in the 5th. CH Chiang is currently 0-2 and has committed his 14th error of the year. Box
AAA - Tacoma lost 3-2. YC Chen was 0-3 with error # 6 on the year. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers are up 4-2 over the Reds in the 5th. CL Hu is currently 1-2 with a RBI. Box
*Updated
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Tuesday Scores...
NPB:
The Fighters won 6-3. CS Yang was 0-3 with an error. Box
The Dragons lost 6-1. WY Chen allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits in 2/3 of an inning. Box
CPBL:
Bulls 2 - Lions 1: Coming off the bench late in the game, DH Tarzan blasted a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 9th to propel his team to a W over the league leaders. For his heroics, he was selected the game MVP (1-1 with 2 RBI's). It was the prolific slugger's first HR this season.
Both team's starters put up impressive performances, although each of them earned a ND: Lions starter Chih-Chiang Chang allowed 1 run on 7 hits over 8 IP (2K's, 3BB's) while Bulls SP Jose Espinal gave up 1 unearned run on 5 hits over 8 IP (6K's, 3BB's).
The Lions' big three each collected a single:
1B KC Kao 1-4
3B Tilson Brito 1-3, BB
DH LH Chen 1-3, BB
MLB:
CL Hu is currently 0-2 as the Dodgers lead the Reds 2-0 in the 7th. Box
MILB:
A - Asheville won 10-2. SA Kuo won his 4th game of the season, allowing 2 runs on 10 hits over 8 IP. Box
A - Peoria won 10-6 in 10. HW Chen started and earned a ND. He allowed 5 runs on 5 hits in 6 IP. Box
A - Lakewood lost 3-1. YF Lin threw 2.2 shutout/hitless innings in relief. Box
AAA - Tacoma is up 7-1 in the 7th. YC Chen is currently 0-3. Box
The Fighters won 6-3. CS Yang was 0-3 with an error. Box
The Dragons lost 6-1. WY Chen allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits in 2/3 of an inning. Box
CPBL:
Bulls 2 - Lions 1: Coming off the bench late in the game, DH Tarzan blasted a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 9th to propel his team to a W over the league leaders. For his heroics, he was selected the game MVP (1-1 with 2 RBI's). It was the prolific slugger's first HR this season.
Both team's starters put up impressive performances, although each of them earned a ND: Lions starter Chih-Chiang Chang allowed 1 run on 7 hits over 8 IP (2K's, 3BB's) while Bulls SP Jose Espinal gave up 1 unearned run on 5 hits over 8 IP (6K's, 3BB's).
The Lions' big three each collected a single:
1B KC Kao 1-4
3B Tilson Brito 1-3, BB
DH LH Chen 1-3, BB
MLB:
CL Hu is currently 0-2 as the Dodgers lead the Reds 2-0 in the 7th. Box
MILB:
A - Asheville won 10-2. SA Kuo won his 4th game of the season, allowing 2 runs on 10 hits over 8 IP. Box
A - Peoria won 10-6 in 10. HW Chen started and earned a ND. He allowed 5 runs on 5 hits in 6 IP. Box
A - Lakewood lost 3-1. YF Lin threw 2.2 shutout/hitless innings in relief. Box
AAA - Tacoma is up 7-1 in the 7th. YC Chen is currently 0-3. Box
Monday, May 19, 2008
Monday 411....
CPBL Standings:
1)Lions 26-10
2)Bears 19-15-2 6 GB
3)Elephants 15-18-2 9.5 GB
4)T-Rex 15-19-1 10 GB
5)Whales 15-21 11 GB
6)Bulls 14-21-1 11.5 GB
OTHER:
The Taiwanese junior NT will play in a series of warmup matches prior to the onset of the World Championships.
The team is scheduled to arrive in Canada on July 14th and will then play:
1)July 15 - vs. Canada
2)July 16th - vs. Thunder Bay & Canada (double-header)
3)July 17th - vs. Canada
4)July 18th - vs. Canada
5)July 19th - vs. Canada
6)July 21st - vs. USA
7)July 22nd - vs. Canada
8)July 23rd - vs. USA
Here's the official site of this year's Championships in Edmonton, Canada.
We'll know more about Taiwan's roster in June after the national tourney.
MILB Scores:
A - Lansing lost 5-1. In his second game back from the DL, CH Cheng took the L, allowing 4 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits in 3.1 IP. Box
A+ - High Desert lost 5-3. KH Lo was 0-3. Box
A+ - Lancaster is losing 7-5 in the 7th. CH Chiang is currently 1-3. Box
AAA - Tacoma is down 5-1 in the 8th. YC Chen is currently 2-3. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers and Reds are tied at 5 in the 6th. CL Hu is currently 0-2. Box
*Updated
1)Lions 26-10
2)Bears 19-15-2 6 GB
3)Elephants 15-18-2 9.5 GB
4)T-Rex 15-19-1 10 GB
5)Whales 15-21 11 GB
6)Bulls 14-21-1 11.5 GB
OTHER:
The Taiwanese junior NT will play in a series of warmup matches prior to the onset of the World Championships.
The team is scheduled to arrive in Canada on July 14th and will then play:
1)July 15 - vs. Canada
2)July 16th - vs. Thunder Bay & Canada (double-header)
3)July 17th - vs. Canada
4)July 18th - vs. Canada
5)July 19th - vs. Canada
6)July 21st - vs. USA
7)July 22nd - vs. Canada
8)July 23rd - vs. USA
Here's the official site of this year's Championships in Edmonton, Canada.
We'll know more about Taiwan's roster in June after the national tourney.
MILB Scores:
A - Lansing lost 5-1. In his second game back from the DL, CH Cheng took the L, allowing 4 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits in 3.1 IP. Box
A+ - High Desert lost 5-3. KH Lo was 0-3. Box
A+ - Lancaster is losing 7-5 in the 7th. CH Chiang is currently 1-3. Box
AAA - Tacoma is down 5-1 in the 8th. YC Chen is currently 2-3. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers and Reds are tied at 5 in the 6th. CL Hu is currently 0-2. Box
*Updated
Sunday, May 18, 2008
CMW's Forgettable Night....
MLB:
On prime time television, the Mets routed the Yankees and handed CMW his second loss of the season. Wang allowed 7 runs (including a HR) on 6 hits in 7.2 innings - he also had 1 K and 3 BB's. The Mets won 11-2. Box
CL Hu was 0-3 as the Dodgers lost to the Angels 10-2. Box
MILB:
A - Greenville won 13-5. CH Lin was 0-2 before leaving the game in the 4th. Box
A+ - Lancaster won 7-6. CH Chiang walked in his only PA. Box
AA - Tulsa won 9-5. CL Lo won his 2nd game of the year after allowing 1 run on 4 hits in 5 IP - he also had 5K's and 2BB's. Box
AAA - Tacoma lost 4-2. YC Chen was 1-4 with a RBI. Box
NPB:
MC Hsu won his first NPB game since 2006 as the Seibu Lions beat the Eagles 7-3. Hsu started and threw 7.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits - he had 0 K's and 6 BB's. Box
The Fighters won 4-3. CS Yang was 0-3. Box
On prime time television, the Mets routed the Yankees and handed CMW his second loss of the season. Wang allowed 7 runs (including a HR) on 6 hits in 7.2 innings - he also had 1 K and 3 BB's. The Mets won 11-2. Box
CL Hu was 0-3 as the Dodgers lost to the Angels 10-2. Box
MILB:
A - Greenville won 13-5. CH Lin was 0-2 before leaving the game in the 4th. Box
A+ - Lancaster won 7-6. CH Chiang walked in his only PA. Box
AA - Tulsa won 9-5. CL Lo won his 2nd game of the year after allowing 1 run on 4 hits in 5 IP - he also had 5K's and 2BB's. Box
AAA - Tacoma lost 4-2. YC Chen was 1-4 with a RBI. Box
NPB:
MC Hsu won his first NPB game since 2006 as the Seibu Lions beat the Eagles 7-3. Hsu started and threw 7.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits - he had 0 K's and 6 BB's. Box
The Fighters won 4-3. CS Yang was 0-3. Box
Sunday CPBL Scoreboard....
CPBL:
Elephants 5 - Bulls 1: The starting pitchers from both teams gave strong performances, although both players earned ND's. Elephants SP Yu-Cheng Liao threw 6 innings, allowing 1 ER on 5 hits (3K's, 2BB's). For the Bulls, Wen-Ping Yu allowed 1 unearned run on 5 hits in 5 IP (3K's, 3BB's).
In the end, the bullpen for the Bulls faltered - as reliever Ming-Jin Tsai took the loss.
Offensively for the Elephants:
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 2-5, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI's - game MVP
LF CYC 1-4, 2B, RBI
1B Chia Chia 2-3, 2B, 2BB's
RF Huai-Shan Chen 0-5, RBI
At the plate for the Bulls:
SS Chung-Nan Lin 2-3, 3B, HR #1, RBI
RF Chien-Ming Chang 0-3
Bears 14 - Whales 3: Mike Johnson improved his record to 7-0 after holding the Whales to 3 runs on 8 hits over 6.1 innings. MJ also had 6 K's and 5 BB's.
Whales rookie starter Min-Ching Kao took his 4th loss of the year (3.1 IP, 6 R (4 ER), 9 H, 1 K, 2 BB's).
In the lineup for the Bears:
CF Long-Yi Huang 2-6, 2B, 2 RBI's
2B Chin-De Yu 3-5, 2 RBI's
3B Chih-Wei Shih 3-4, RBI
DH CFC 2-4, HR #5, 1BB, 4 RBI's
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 2-5, 3 RBI's - game MVP
1B Chung-Wei Pan 2-5, 2B, RBI
Producing for the Whales:
CF Tai-Yong Kuo 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI's
reserve 2B Shui-Yin Lin 2-3, RBI
Elephants 5 - Bulls 1: The starting pitchers from both teams gave strong performances, although both players earned ND's. Elephants SP Yu-Cheng Liao threw 6 innings, allowing 1 ER on 5 hits (3K's, 2BB's). For the Bulls, Wen-Ping Yu allowed 1 unearned run on 5 hits in 5 IP (3K's, 3BB's).
In the end, the bullpen for the Bulls faltered - as reliever Ming-Jin Tsai took the loss.
Offensively for the Elephants:
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 2-5, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI's - game MVP
LF CYC 1-4, 2B, RBI
1B Chia Chia 2-3, 2B, 2BB's
RF Huai-Shan Chen 0-5, RBI
At the plate for the Bulls:
SS Chung-Nan Lin 2-3, 3B, HR #1, RBI
RF Chien-Ming Chang 0-3
Bears 14 - Whales 3: Mike Johnson improved his record to 7-0 after holding the Whales to 3 runs on 8 hits over 6.1 innings. MJ also had 6 K's and 5 BB's.
Whales rookie starter Min-Ching Kao took his 4th loss of the year (3.1 IP, 6 R (4 ER), 9 H, 1 K, 2 BB's).
In the lineup for the Bears:
CF Long-Yi Huang 2-6, 2B, 2 RBI's
2B Chin-De Yu 3-5, 2 RBI's
3B Chih-Wei Shih 3-4, RBI
DH CFC 2-4, HR #5, 1BB, 4 RBI's
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 2-5, 3 RBI's - game MVP
1B Chung-Wei Pan 2-5, 2B, RBI
Producing for the Whales:
CF Tai-Yong Kuo 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI's
reserve 2B Shui-Yin Lin 2-3, RBI
Saturday, May 17, 2008
The Pipeline to Japan Continues....With Yu-Hung Lee
YH Lee 
Another top young pitching prospect from Taiwan is heading to Japan. Following in the footsteps of phenom Yi-Hao Lin, lefty Yu-Hung Lee will reportedly join the Yomiuri Giants after his jr. HS graduation in June.
Lee, who plays at Shi-Yuan jr. HS, was the star for Taiwan during last year's Pony League World Series. The Puerto Rican PWS coach paid Lee the highest compliment possible when he said that Lee was a future major leaguer. Just like Yi-Hao, Lee who tops out ~ 86 mph, had his deal negotiated by his jr HS coach Wu-Hsiung Huang and Taiwan PE College head coach Hua-Wei Lin. Lee reportedly received a ~$100K signing bonus.
Here's YH Lee's site. The 15 year old (DOB: 2/22/93) lists himself as 6'0" tall and 175 pounds.
*UPDATED
Sat. Scores...
CPBL:
T-Rex 11 - Lions 5: The T-Rex won on the strength of LF Hung-Yuan Lin's big night at the plate. The game MVP was 4-4 with his 2nd HR of the year and 3 RBI's. Other T-Rex players at the plate: SS Ming-Jen Kuo was 2-4 with a RBI/ RF Ssu-Chi Chou was 2-6 with a double, his 3rd HR of the year and 4 RBI's/ DH Chuan-Chia Wang was 2-4/ 3B Napoleon Calzado was 4-5 with his 1st HR of the year and a RBI/ C Ko-Fan Chen was 3-5 with a double and a RBI/ 2B Shih-Yang Deng was 2-5 with a double and a RBI.
Reliever Hsien-Chih Chang picked up the W for the Rex - improving his record to 2-3. He threw 3.2 shutout innings, allowing 1 hit to go along with 5 K's and 1 BB.
Lions starter Greg Wiltshire fell to 0-2 on the season after giving up 4 runs on 9 hits in 2.2 innings of work.
The big 3 in the Lions lineup: 3B Tilson Brito was 0-4/ 1B KC Kao was 1-5 with a RBI/ DH Lien-Hung Chen was 3-5 with 2 RBI's.
Whales 9 - Bears 7: Whales reliever Yu-Chan Liu won his 3rd game of the year after allowing 1 run on no hits over 4 IP - to go along with 3 K's and 4 BB's. He was selected the game MVP. Giving Liu plenty of run support were: 3B Chun-Chiang Kao who hit his 2nd HR of the year and was 2-5 with a double and 3 RBI's/ CF Tai-Yong Kuo who hit his 3rd HR of the year and was 4-5 with a triple and a RBI/ DH Abraham Nunez who was 0-4 with a RBI/ 1B Chia-Hsien Tseng who was 1-3 with a double and a RBI/ reserve SS Chun-Hsiung Lu who was 1-1 with 2 RBI's.
For the Bears, Chih-Chia Chang made his 2nd start for the team and earned a ND. He allowed 4 runs - 2 earned on 6 hits in 6.1 IP - to go along with 0 K's and 3 BB's. Producing runs for the Bears were: 3B Chih-Wei Shih who was 2-4 with a double and a RBI/ DH CFC who was 1-3 with a double and a RBI/ LF Hao-Chu Tseng who was 0-2 with a RBI/ C Feng-Min Chen who was 1-3 with a double and a RBI/ OF Cheng-Yu Chung was 1-3 with a double and a RBI.
NPB:
The Fighters lost 3-2. CS Yang was 0-3 with 2K's and an error. Box
The Dragons lost 10-7. WY Chen threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers beat their crosstown rival - the Angels 6-3. Pitching in relief of CH Park, HC Kuo picked up his 3rd win of the year after throwing 4 shutout innings (K'ing 4, walking none). CL Hu was 0-3. Box/Recap
MILB:
A - Lakewood lost 5-2. YF Lin allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 2 innings of relief. Box
A+ - Kinston won 5-1 in game 2 of a doubleheader. SW Tseng threw 2 innings of relief, allowing 1 run (a HR) and 2 hits. Box
A+ - Lancaster lost 11-10. CH Chiang was 1-4 with his 4th HR of the year, a BB, and a RBI. Box
A+ - High Desert is down 5-2 in the 5th. KH Lo is currently 0-2 and has committed his 3rd error of the year. Box
AAA - Tacoma is down 4-3 in the 5th. YC Chen is currently 0-2. Box
T-Rex 11 - Lions 5: The T-Rex won on the strength of LF Hung-Yuan Lin's big night at the plate. The game MVP was 4-4 with his 2nd HR of the year and 3 RBI's. Other T-Rex players at the plate: SS Ming-Jen Kuo was 2-4 with a RBI/ RF Ssu-Chi Chou was 2-6 with a double, his 3rd HR of the year and 4 RBI's/ DH Chuan-Chia Wang was 2-4/ 3B Napoleon Calzado was 4-5 with his 1st HR of the year and a RBI/ C Ko-Fan Chen was 3-5 with a double and a RBI/ 2B Shih-Yang Deng was 2-5 with a double and a RBI.
Reliever Hsien-Chih Chang picked up the W for the Rex - improving his record to 2-3. He threw 3.2 shutout innings, allowing 1 hit to go along with 5 K's and 1 BB.
Lions starter Greg Wiltshire fell to 0-2 on the season after giving up 4 runs on 9 hits in 2.2 innings of work.
The big 3 in the Lions lineup: 3B Tilson Brito was 0-4/ 1B KC Kao was 1-5 with a RBI/ DH Lien-Hung Chen was 3-5 with 2 RBI's.
Whales 9 - Bears 7: Whales reliever Yu-Chan Liu won his 3rd game of the year after allowing 1 run on no hits over 4 IP - to go along with 3 K's and 4 BB's. He was selected the game MVP. Giving Liu plenty of run support were: 3B Chun-Chiang Kao who hit his 2nd HR of the year and was 2-5 with a double and 3 RBI's/ CF Tai-Yong Kuo who hit his 3rd HR of the year and was 4-5 with a triple and a RBI/ DH Abraham Nunez who was 0-4 with a RBI/ 1B Chia-Hsien Tseng who was 1-3 with a double and a RBI/ reserve SS Chun-Hsiung Lu who was 1-1 with 2 RBI's.
For the Bears, Chih-Chia Chang made his 2nd start for the team and earned a ND. He allowed 4 runs - 2 earned on 6 hits in 6.1 IP - to go along with 0 K's and 3 BB's. Producing runs for the Bears were: 3B Chih-Wei Shih who was 2-4 with a double and a RBI/ DH CFC who was 1-3 with a double and a RBI/ LF Hao-Chu Tseng who was 0-2 with a RBI/ C Feng-Min Chen who was 1-3 with a double and a RBI/ OF Cheng-Yu Chung was 1-3 with a double and a RBI.
NPB:
The Fighters lost 3-2. CS Yang was 0-3 with 2K's and an error. Box
The Dragons lost 10-7. WY Chen threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers beat their crosstown rival - the Angels 6-3. Pitching in relief of CH Park, HC Kuo picked up his 3rd win of the year after throwing 4 shutout innings (K'ing 4, walking none). CL Hu was 0-3. Box/Recap
MILB:
A - Lakewood lost 5-2. YF Lin allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 2 innings of relief. Box
A+ - Kinston won 5-1 in game 2 of a doubleheader. SW Tseng threw 2 innings of relief, allowing 1 run (a HR) and 2 hits. Box
A+ - Lancaster lost 11-10. CH Chiang was 1-4 with his 4th HR of the year, a BB, and a RBI. Box
A+ - High Desert is down 5-2 in the 5th. KH Lo is currently 0-2 and has committed his 3rd error of the year. Box
AAA - Tacoma is down 4-3 in the 5th. YC Chen is currently 0-2. Box
Friday, May 16, 2008
Friday Lowdown....
CPBL:
Lions 13 - T-Rex 3: The Lions' Lou Pote is still undefeated on the year with a 7-0 record. The game's MVP allowed 3 runs on 8 hits in 8 IP (7K's, 1BB). Backing Pote's strong start were: CF Feng-Pin Hsu who was 2-6 with 3 RBI's/ 2B Sen Yang was 0-3 with a RBI/ LF Tai-Chi Kuo was 2-4 with a RBI/ 1B KC Kao was 2-5 with 2 doubles/ 3B Tilson Brito hit his 7th HR of the year and was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI's/ DH Lien-Hung Chen was 2-4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI's/ RF Nai-Wen Cheng was 3-4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI's/ SS Tung-Yi Yang was 3-5 with a double and a RBI.Offensively for the T-Rex: RF Ssu-Chi Chou was 2-4 with a triple/ SS Min-Jen Kuo was 2-4 with a RBI/ DH Hung-Yuan Lin was 2-4/ 3B Napoleon Calzado was 0-2 with a RBI/ C Hao-Jan Huang was 1-2 with a RBI.
For the Bulls in the lineup: RF Chien-Ming Chang was 0-3/ DH Tarzan was 0-4 with a RBI/ 1B Chung-Yi Huang cracked his 1st HR of the year and was 1-4 with a RBI.
NPB:
The Fighters won 10-3. CS Yang was 2-5 with a RBI. Box
MLB:
CMW is scheduled to face Oliver Perez and the Mets on Sunday - ESPN will broacast the game.
MILB:
A - CH Lin had a rough night - he was hitless in 5 AB's, was CS, and committed his 5th error of the year. Greenville won 5-4. Box
NPB:
The Fighters won 10-3. CS Yang was 2-5 with a RBI. Box
MLB:
CMW is scheduled to face Oliver Perez and the Mets on Sunday - ESPN will broacast the game.
MILB:
A - CH Lin had a rough night - he was hitless in 5 AB's, was CS, and committed his 5th error of the year. Greenville won 5-4. Box
A+ - Lancaster is up 9-2 in the 8th. CH Chiang is currently 3-5 with a double and 4 RBI's. Box
A+ - High Desert is up 9-5 in the 7th. KH Lo is currently 0-2 with a walk and his 7th SB. Box
AAA - Tacoma is up 8-4 in the 9th. YC Chen hit his 1st HR of the year and is 1-5 with 2 RBI's. Box
*Updated
Thursday, May 15, 2008
The Word on Chien-Chih Fang....
CC FangIn a follow up to an earlier post on top HS senior pitching prospects, Taitung PE HS Sr. RHP Chien-Chih Fang is now a WMG client. He is rumored to have drawn some interest from the Minnesota Twins.
5/15 Games...
CPBL:
T-Rex 1 - Bears 0: T-Rex pitcher Cory Bailey was outstanding in his start on Thursday, earning game MVP honors. CB blanked the Bears over 8 innings, allowing only 4 hits while K'ing 6 and walking 3. He improved his record to 3-0. Earning the tough loss for the Bears was starter Andrew Lorraine. AL allowed only 1 run on 7 hits over 6 IP (2K's, 1BB) as his record fell to 2-4 on the year.
T-Rex shortstop Shih-Hao Huang was 3-3, driving in the lone run of the game. Teammate 1B Wei Kao was 2-3.
DH CFC collected one of the team's 4 hits - he was 1-3. SS CS Lin was 1-4.
Bulls 5 - Whales 1: Jose Espinal won his second game of the year (2-1) after allowing 1 run on 6 hits in 6 IP (6K's, 3BB's). Taking the L for the Whales was starter Steve Watkins. SW allowed 5 runs on 7 hits in 6 IP (2K's, 3BB's) - he's now 3-4 on the year.
Backing JE's strong start was game MVP Da-Hung Cheng. He was 3-4 with a triple and 4 RBI's. As for Cheng's battery-mates: DH Tarzan was 1-4/ 2B Chia-Hao Chang was 2-3/ 1B Chung-Yi Huang was 0-4 with a RBI.
Offensively for the Whales: LF Tai-Yong Kuo was 2-5 with a double/ CF Jen-Chieh Hsu was 1-3 with a RBI/ RF Carlos Villalobos was 2-4 with a double.
NPB:
The Fighters won 6-5. CS Yang was 2-4. Box
MILB:
A - SA Kuo took his 3rd loss of the year as the defense behind him committed 4 errors. Kuo allowed 4 runs (2 earned) on 8 hits in 5.1 IP. He falls to 3-3 on the year. Box
A - Peoria lost 3-1. HW Chen took the loss (0-2) despite throwing a 1-hitter over 5 innings. He allowed 3 runs to score as his 3 BB's came back to haunt him. Chen also had 5 K's. Box
A - Greenville lost 2-1. CH Lin was 0-4. Box
A+ - Lancaster is up 3-2 in the 6th. CH Chiang is currently 2-2 with 2 doubles and a walk. Box
A+ - High Desert is up 3-1 in the 5th. KH Lo is 2-2 with his 6th SB of the year - he also has been CS twice in the game. Box
AAA - Tacoma is down 5-2 in the 7th. YC Chen is currently 0-2. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers beat the Brewers 7-2. CL Hu was 0-1. Box
*Updated
T-Rex 1 - Bears 0: T-Rex pitcher Cory Bailey was outstanding in his start on Thursday, earning game MVP honors. CB blanked the Bears over 8 innings, allowing only 4 hits while K'ing 6 and walking 3. He improved his record to 3-0. Earning the tough loss for the Bears was starter Andrew Lorraine. AL allowed only 1 run on 7 hits over 6 IP (2K's, 1BB) as his record fell to 2-4 on the year.
T-Rex shortstop Shih-Hao Huang was 3-3, driving in the lone run of the game. Teammate 1B Wei Kao was 2-3.
DH CFC collected one of the team's 4 hits - he was 1-3. SS CS Lin was 1-4.
Bulls 5 - Whales 1: Jose Espinal won his second game of the year (2-1) after allowing 1 run on 6 hits in 6 IP (6K's, 3BB's). Taking the L for the Whales was starter Steve Watkins. SW allowed 5 runs on 7 hits in 6 IP (2K's, 3BB's) - he's now 3-4 on the year.
Backing JE's strong start was game MVP Da-Hung Cheng. He was 3-4 with a triple and 4 RBI's. As for Cheng's battery-mates: DH Tarzan was 1-4/ 2B Chia-Hao Chang was 2-3/ 1B Chung-Yi Huang was 0-4 with a RBI.
Offensively for the Whales: LF Tai-Yong Kuo was 2-5 with a double/ CF Jen-Chieh Hsu was 1-3 with a RBI/ RF Carlos Villalobos was 2-4 with a double.
NPB:
The Fighters won 6-5. CS Yang was 2-4. Box
MILB:
A - SA Kuo took his 3rd loss of the year as the defense behind him committed 4 errors. Kuo allowed 4 runs (2 earned) on 8 hits in 5.1 IP. He falls to 3-3 on the year. Box
A - Peoria lost 3-1. HW Chen took the loss (0-2) despite throwing a 1-hitter over 5 innings. He allowed 3 runs to score as his 3 BB's came back to haunt him. Chen also had 5 K's. Box
A - Greenville lost 2-1. CH Lin was 0-4. Box
A+ - Lancaster is up 3-2 in the 6th. CH Chiang is currently 2-2 with 2 doubles and a walk. Box
A+ - High Desert is up 3-1 in the 5th. KH Lo is 2-2 with his 6th SB of the year - he also has been CS twice in the game. Box
AAA - Tacoma is down 5-2 in the 7th. YC Chen is currently 0-2. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers beat the Brewers 7-2. CL Hu was 0-1. Box
*Updated
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Wed. Scores...
CPBL:
Lions 10 - Elephants 3: Lions starter Chih-Chiang Chang improved his record to 4-2 after allowing 3 runs on 5 hits in 7 IP (4K's, 3BB's). He received plenty of run support from: 2B Sen Yang who was 1-5 with a double and 2 RBI's/ 1B KC Kao who was 3-6 with a RBI/ 3B Tilson Brito who was 1-5 with a RBI/ DH Lien-Hung Chen launched his 6th HR of the year and was 3-4 with a RBI/ C Chuang-Hsun Tu was named game MVP after he was 3-4 with 2 RBI's at the plate/ SS Tung-Yi Yang was 2-5 with a RBI/ LF Sung-Hsien Yang came off the bench and was 1-3 with a RBI.
For the Elephants, rookie Chia-Min Tseng took the loss (1-3 on the year), allowing 7 runs (4 earned) over 4 IP (6K's, 3BB's).
Offensively for the Elephants: 2B Hung-Sen Chu was 1-4 with a RBI/ DH CYC was 0-4 with a RBI/ LF Kuan-Jen Chen was 2-3/ 3B Jui-Chen Chen was 1-4 with a RBI/ C Rui-Chang Chen was 2-4 with a double.
Whales 5 - Bulls 4 (10): Whales 2B Yi-Min Wang drove in the GW run (he was 1-4 with a RBI) on a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning. He was elected the game MVP. Pitching well for the Whales was starter Chang-Wei Tu, but he earned a ND. Tu allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits in 6 IP (3K's, 3BB's).
Other Whales in the lineup: 1B Chia-Hsien Tseng hit HR # 2 and was 3-5 with 2 RBI's/ RF Abraham Nunez hit his 2nd HR of the year and was 1-5 with a RBI/ LF Tai-Yong Kuo was 1-5 with a double and a RBI.
For the Bulls, starter Fu-Jen Shen also earned a ND despite allowing 3 runs on 7 hits in 5 IP (2K's, 4BB's).
Offensively for the Bulls: LF Da-Hung Cheng was 2-4 with a RBI/ DH Tarzan was 1-5/ 1B Chung-Yi Huang was 2-2 with a RBI and 3 walks/ 3B Chih-Wei Chen was 1-5 with 2 RBI's.
NPB:
The Dragons won 4-1. WY Chen threw 1.1 scoreless innings, K'ing 2. Box
The Fighters won 4-3. CS Yang was 1-4. Box
MC Hsu made his seasonal debut with the parent club. The Lions won 11-4. Hsu threw a scoreless 9th inning. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers rallied to beat the Brewers 6-4. CL Hu was 1-3. Box
Looks like CH Park will claim the start this Saturday.
MILB:
A - Greenville won 1-0. CH Lin was 1-4. Box
A+ - High Desert lost 7-2. KH Lo was 1-3. Box
A+ - Lancaster is losing 2-0 in the 8th. CH Chiang is currently 0-3. Box
*Updated
Lions 10 - Elephants 3: Lions starter Chih-Chiang Chang improved his record to 4-2 after allowing 3 runs on 5 hits in 7 IP (4K's, 3BB's). He received plenty of run support from: 2B Sen Yang who was 1-5 with a double and 2 RBI's/ 1B KC Kao who was 3-6 with a RBI/ 3B Tilson Brito who was 1-5 with a RBI/ DH Lien-Hung Chen launched his 6th HR of the year and was 3-4 with a RBI/ C Chuang-Hsun Tu was named game MVP after he was 3-4 with 2 RBI's at the plate/ SS Tung-Yi Yang was 2-5 with a RBI/ LF Sung-Hsien Yang came off the bench and was 1-3 with a RBI.
For the Elephants, rookie Chia-Min Tseng took the loss (1-3 on the year), allowing 7 runs (4 earned) over 4 IP (6K's, 3BB's).
Offensively for the Elephants: 2B Hung-Sen Chu was 1-4 with a RBI/ DH CYC was 0-4 with a RBI/ LF Kuan-Jen Chen was 2-3/ 3B Jui-Chen Chen was 1-4 with a RBI/ C Rui-Chang Chen was 2-4 with a double.
Whales 5 - Bulls 4 (10): Whales 2B Yi-Min Wang drove in the GW run (he was 1-4 with a RBI) on a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning. He was elected the game MVP. Pitching well for the Whales was starter Chang-Wei Tu, but he earned a ND. Tu allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits in 6 IP (3K's, 3BB's).
Other Whales in the lineup: 1B Chia-Hsien Tseng hit HR # 2 and was 3-5 with 2 RBI's/ RF Abraham Nunez hit his 2nd HR of the year and was 1-5 with a RBI/ LF Tai-Yong Kuo was 1-5 with a double and a RBI.
For the Bulls, starter Fu-Jen Shen also earned a ND despite allowing 3 runs on 7 hits in 5 IP (2K's, 4BB's).
Offensively for the Bulls: LF Da-Hung Cheng was 2-4 with a RBI/ DH Tarzan was 1-5/ 1B Chung-Yi Huang was 2-2 with a RBI and 3 walks/ 3B Chih-Wei Chen was 1-5 with 2 RBI's.
NPB:
The Dragons won 4-1. WY Chen threw 1.1 scoreless innings, K'ing 2. Box
The Fighters won 4-3. CS Yang was 1-4. Box
MC Hsu made his seasonal debut with the parent club. The Lions won 11-4. Hsu threw a scoreless 9th inning. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers rallied to beat the Brewers 6-4. CL Hu was 1-3. Box
Looks like CH Park will claim the start this Saturday.
MILB:
A - Greenville won 1-0. CH Lin was 1-4. Box
A+ - High Desert lost 7-2. KH Lo was 1-3. Box
A+ - Lancaster is losing 2-0 in the 8th. CH Chiang is currently 0-3. Box
*Updated
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
5/13 Scoreboard....
CPBL:
Bears 12 - T-Rex 3: Bears SP Wen-Hsiung Hsu improved his record to 4-1 as the bats behind him gave him plenty of run support. Hsu allowed 3 runs on 7 hits in 5.2 IP (2K's, 2BB's). Offensively for the Bears: CF Long-Yi Huang earned game MVP honors after he went 4-5 with a double and a RBI at the plate/ 3B Chih-Wei Shih was 2-4 with a double and 3 RBI's/ 1B Gary Burnham was 1-3 with a RBI/ DH CFC was 3-4 with a double and a RBI/ IF Chin-De Yu was 1-5 with 2 RBI's/ 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang, coming off the bench was 2-4 with a double and 3 RBI's/ reserve 1B Chung-Wei Pan was 1-1 with a RBI.
At the plate for the T-Rex: RF Ssu-Chi Chou was 1-4 with a RBI/ DH Hung-Yuan Lin was 2-5 with a double/ CF Yuan-Chia Chen was 2-4/ 1B Wei Kao was 1-3 with a RBI/ C Ko-Fan Chen was 0-3 with a RBI.
Lions 11 - Elephants 10 (12): Despite committing 6 errors in the field, the Lions pulled out an extra inning win to help maintain their 5 game lead over the Bears. Game MVP honors went to Lions 2B-RF Sen Yang who drove in the GW run in the top of the 12th. Yang was 3-7 with 2 RBI's. Other Lions of note in the lineup: OF Tai-Chi Kuo was 1-4 with 3 RBI's/ 1B KC Kao was 2-7 with a double/ 3B Tilson Brito was 2-6 with 2 doubles/ DH Lien-Hung Chen was 2-6 with a RBI/ SS Tung-Yi Yang was 3-6 with 3 RBI's/ CF Feng-Pin Hsu was 2-5 with a RBI/ reserve LF Wu-Hsiung Pan was 1-1 with a RBI.
Both opposing starters earned ND's: for the Lions, Yueh-Ping Lin allowed 5 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits in 6 IP (1K, 2BB's) - for the Elephants, Dan Core pitched 5.1 innings, allowing 5 runs (3 earned) on 9 hits (4K's, 2BB's).
Offensively for the Elephants: LF CYC was 2-6 with a double, a triple, and a RBI/ DH Kuan-Jen Chen was 4-6 with 2 RBI's/ C Rui-Chang Chen was 2-4 with 3 RBI's/ reserve C Jui-Chen Chen was 1-1 with a double and 2 RBI's.
MLB:
CMW earned a ND against the Rays despite allowing only 1 run on 7 hits over 7 IP. He can thank Godzilla for the ND as he was in line to take the loss as Rays starter Edwin Jackson pitched a gem, shutting out the Yanks over 7 innings. Matsui's solo shot in the top of the ninth tied things up and helped send the game into extra innings. Despite the lack of run support, Wang lowered his ERA to 2.90. The Yankees lost 2-1 in 11 innings. Box/Recap 1 - Recap 2
The Dodgers lost 5-3 to the Brewers. CL Hu was 0-3. Box
HC Kuo may start this weekend against the Angels.
NPB:
CS Yang was 0-3 as the Fighters lost 8-2. Box
MILB:
AAA - Tacoma won 4-1. YC Chen was 0-4. Box
AA - Tulsa lost 7-4. CL Lo fell to 1-6 on the year after allowing 6 runs (5 earned) on 9 hits - including 2 HR's in 5.2 IP. Box
A+ - Lancaster lost 2-1. CH Chiang was 0-4. Box
A+ - Kinston lost 5-4. SW Tseng was charged with a blown save and the loss after allowing 2 runs on 3 hits - including a HR in 3 IP. Box
A+ - High Desert is down 7-2 in the 8th. KH Lo is 0-2. Box
A - Greenville won 3-2 in 11. CH Lin was 1-4 with his 16th SB of the season. Box
*UPDATED
Bears 12 - T-Rex 3: Bears SP Wen-Hsiung Hsu improved his record to 4-1 as the bats behind him gave him plenty of run support. Hsu allowed 3 runs on 7 hits in 5.2 IP (2K's, 2BB's). Offensively for the Bears: CF Long-Yi Huang earned game MVP honors after he went 4-5 with a double and a RBI at the plate/ 3B Chih-Wei Shih was 2-4 with a double and 3 RBI's/ 1B Gary Burnham was 1-3 with a RBI/ DH CFC was 3-4 with a double and a RBI/ IF Chin-De Yu was 1-5 with 2 RBI's/ 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang, coming off the bench was 2-4 with a double and 3 RBI's/ reserve 1B Chung-Wei Pan was 1-1 with a RBI.
At the plate for the T-Rex: RF Ssu-Chi Chou was 1-4 with a RBI/ DH Hung-Yuan Lin was 2-5 with a double/ CF Yuan-Chia Chen was 2-4/ 1B Wei Kao was 1-3 with a RBI/ C Ko-Fan Chen was 0-3 with a RBI.
Lions 11 - Elephants 10 (12): Despite committing 6 errors in the field, the Lions pulled out an extra inning win to help maintain their 5 game lead over the Bears. Game MVP honors went to Lions 2B-RF Sen Yang who drove in the GW run in the top of the 12th. Yang was 3-7 with 2 RBI's. Other Lions of note in the lineup: OF Tai-Chi Kuo was 1-4 with 3 RBI's/ 1B KC Kao was 2-7 with a double/ 3B Tilson Brito was 2-6 with 2 doubles/ DH Lien-Hung Chen was 2-6 with a RBI/ SS Tung-Yi Yang was 3-6 with 3 RBI's/ CF Feng-Pin Hsu was 2-5 with a RBI/ reserve LF Wu-Hsiung Pan was 1-1 with a RBI.
Both opposing starters earned ND's: for the Lions, Yueh-Ping Lin allowed 5 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits in 6 IP (1K, 2BB's) - for the Elephants, Dan Core pitched 5.1 innings, allowing 5 runs (3 earned) on 9 hits (4K's, 2BB's).
Offensively for the Elephants: LF CYC was 2-6 with a double, a triple, and a RBI/ DH Kuan-Jen Chen was 4-6 with 2 RBI's/ C Rui-Chang Chen was 2-4 with 3 RBI's/ reserve C Jui-Chen Chen was 1-1 with a double and 2 RBI's.
MLB:
CMW earned a ND against the Rays despite allowing only 1 run on 7 hits over 7 IP. He can thank Godzilla for the ND as he was in line to take the loss as Rays starter Edwin Jackson pitched a gem, shutting out the Yanks over 7 innings. Matsui's solo shot in the top of the ninth tied things up and helped send the game into extra innings. Despite the lack of run support, Wang lowered his ERA to 2.90. The Yankees lost 2-1 in 11 innings. Box/Recap 1 - Recap 2
The Dodgers lost 5-3 to the Brewers. CL Hu was 0-3. Box
HC Kuo may start this weekend against the Angels.
NPB:
CS Yang was 0-3 as the Fighters lost 8-2. Box
MILB:
AAA - Tacoma won 4-1. YC Chen was 0-4. Box
AA - Tulsa lost 7-4. CL Lo fell to 1-6 on the year after allowing 6 runs (5 earned) on 9 hits - including 2 HR's in 5.2 IP. Box
A+ - Lancaster lost 2-1. CH Chiang was 0-4. Box
A+ - Kinston lost 5-4. SW Tseng was charged with a blown save and the loss after allowing 2 runs on 3 hits - including a HR in 3 IP. Box
A+ - High Desert is down 7-2 in the 8th. KH Lo is 0-2. Box
A - Greenville won 3-2 in 11. CH Lin was 1-4 with his 16th SB of the season. Box
*UPDATED
Monday, May 12, 2008
Monday Scoreboard...
CPBL:
T-Rex 3 - Elephants 1: T-Rex SP Chien-Fu Chen earned game MVP honors after shutting down the Elephants offense for 6.2 innings. He allowed 1 unearned run on 6 hits, while K'ing 3 and walking none. He's now 2-5 on the year.
Earning a ND for the Elephants was starter Jung-Yi Huang. He allowed 1 run (also unearned) on 6 hits in 5 IP (1K, 0BB's).
Despite the well pitched game by both teams, the game also featured a combined 5 errors by the two teams.
Driving in the lone run of the game was T-Rex 1B Wei Kao - he was 1-3 with a RBI. Other T-Rex in the lineup: CF Yuan-Chia Chen was 3-4 with a double/ SS Ming-Jen Kuo was 2-4/ RF Ssu-Chi Chou was 2-3.
The Elephants were held to 6 hits - all singles. Slugger LF CYC was 0-4.
CURRENT CPBL STANDINGS:
1)Lions 23-9
2)Bears 17-13-2 5 GB
3)Elephants 13-16-2 8.5 GB
4)T-Rex 13-17-1 9 GB
5)Bulls 13-18-1 9.5 GB
6)Whales 13-19 10 GB
MILB:
AAA - Tacoma won 6-4. YC Chen was 2-4. Box
A+ - High Desert is down 3-1 in the 5th. KH Lo is currently 0-2. Box
A - Greenville lost 5-0. CH Lin was 0-4 with a walk. Box
A - Lakewood lost 7-5. YF Lin took the L in relief after allowing 1 run on 3 hits in 1 IP. Box
*Updated
T-Rex 3 - Elephants 1: T-Rex SP Chien-Fu Chen earned game MVP honors after shutting down the Elephants offense for 6.2 innings. He allowed 1 unearned run on 6 hits, while K'ing 3 and walking none. He's now 2-5 on the year.
Earning a ND for the Elephants was starter Jung-Yi Huang. He allowed 1 run (also unearned) on 6 hits in 5 IP (1K, 0BB's).
Despite the well pitched game by both teams, the game also featured a combined 5 errors by the two teams.
Driving in the lone run of the game was T-Rex 1B Wei Kao - he was 1-3 with a RBI. Other T-Rex in the lineup: CF Yuan-Chia Chen was 3-4 with a double/ SS Ming-Jen Kuo was 2-4/ RF Ssu-Chi Chou was 2-3.
The Elephants were held to 6 hits - all singles. Slugger LF CYC was 0-4.
CURRENT CPBL STANDINGS:
1)Lions 23-9
2)Bears 17-13-2 5 GB
3)Elephants 13-16-2 8.5 GB
4)T-Rex 13-17-1 9 GB
5)Bulls 13-18-1 9.5 GB
6)Whales 13-19 10 GB
MILB:
AAA - Tacoma won 6-4. YC Chen was 2-4. Box
A+ - High Desert is down 3-1 in the 5th. KH Lo is currently 0-2. Box
A - Greenville lost 5-0. CH Lin was 0-4 with a walk. Box
A - Lakewood lost 7-5. YF Lin took the L in relief after allowing 1 run on 3 hits in 1 IP. Box
*Updated
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Mother's Day Cheer.....
NPB:
The Fighters won 4-3. CS Yang was 0-3. Box
CPBL:
Bulls 5 - T-Rex 3: Wen-Ping Yu improved his record to 4-1 with a game-MVP outing against the T-Rex. Yu allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in 7 IP to go along with 9 K's (and no walks).
Taking the loss for the T-Rex was Hsien-Chih Chang. He allowed only 1 earned run (5 total runs) on 6 hits in 5 IP (3K's, 1BB) to fall to 1-3.
Backing Yu's strong start were: DH Tarzan who was 2-5 with a double and a RBI/ CF Hua-Wei Tseng who was 2-4 with a RBI/ C Chun-Chang Yeh who was 1-4 with a RBI/ and 2B Chia-Hao Chang who was 3-4 with 2 RBI's.
Offensively for the T-Rex: DH Chuan-Chia Wang was 3-4 with a triple/ 1B Wei Kao was 1-3 with 2 RBI's/ C Ko-Fan Chen was 1-3 with a double and a RBI.
Bears 8 - Lions 5: Bears starter Mike Johnson picked up win #6 (he's undefeated so far) after allowing only 3 runs on 8 hits in 7 IP (2K's, 1BB). Greg Wiltshire earned a ND for the Lions (5IP, 7H, 3ER, 2K's, 3BB's).
Giving MJ plenty of run support were: 3B Chih-Wei Shih who was 2-5 with a triple and a RBI/ 1B Gary Burnham was 1-4 with a RBI/ DH CFC was 1-3/ SS Chih-Sheng Lin was 1-4 with a double/ LF Hao-Chu Tseng hit his 1st HR of the year and was 1-2 with a RBI/ 2B Chin-De Yu was 3-3 with a double and a RBI/ C Feng-Min Chen was 0-4 with a RBI/ RF Chien-Wei Tsai was 2-2 with a triple and 2 RBI's.
At the plate for the Lions: LF Kan-Lin Huang was 3-5/ RF Tai-Chi Kuo hit HR #4 and was 2-4 with 2 RBI's/ 1B KC Kao was 2-4 with a RBI/ 3B Tilson Brito was 1-4 with 2 RBI's/ DH Lien-Hung Chen was 1-4.
MILB:
AAA - Tacoma won 4-1 in game 1 of a doubleheader. YC Chen was 0-4. Box
In game 2, YC Chen was 0-3 as Tacoma won 3-2. Box
A+ - High Desert won 10-7. KH Lo was 2-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI's, while committing his 2nd error of the season. Box
A+ - Lancaster lost 5-0. CH Chiang was 0-4 with error #11. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers lost to the Astros 8-5. CL Hu was 0-3 with a walk and a RBI. HC Kuo pitched the last 1.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits. Box
With today's game being rained out, CMW's start against the D-Rays has been moved back to Tuesday.
The Fighters won 4-3. CS Yang was 0-3. Box
CPBL:
Bulls 5 - T-Rex 3: Wen-Ping Yu improved his record to 4-1 with a game-MVP outing against the T-Rex. Yu allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in 7 IP to go along with 9 K's (and no walks).
Taking the loss for the T-Rex was Hsien-Chih Chang. He allowed only 1 earned run (5 total runs) on 6 hits in 5 IP (3K's, 1BB) to fall to 1-3.
Backing Yu's strong start were: DH Tarzan who was 2-5 with a double and a RBI/ CF Hua-Wei Tseng who was 2-4 with a RBI/ C Chun-Chang Yeh who was 1-4 with a RBI/ and 2B Chia-Hao Chang who was 3-4 with 2 RBI's.
Offensively for the T-Rex: DH Chuan-Chia Wang was 3-4 with a triple/ 1B Wei Kao was 1-3 with 2 RBI's/ C Ko-Fan Chen was 1-3 with a double and a RBI.
Bears 8 - Lions 5: Bears starter Mike Johnson picked up win #6 (he's undefeated so far) after allowing only 3 runs on 8 hits in 7 IP (2K's, 1BB). Greg Wiltshire earned a ND for the Lions (5IP, 7H, 3ER, 2K's, 3BB's).
Giving MJ plenty of run support were: 3B Chih-Wei Shih who was 2-5 with a triple and a RBI/ 1B Gary Burnham was 1-4 with a RBI/ DH CFC was 1-3/ SS Chih-Sheng Lin was 1-4 with a double/ LF Hao-Chu Tseng hit his 1st HR of the year and was 1-2 with a RBI/ 2B Chin-De Yu was 3-3 with a double and a RBI/ C Feng-Min Chen was 0-4 with a RBI/ RF Chien-Wei Tsai was 2-2 with a triple and 2 RBI's.
At the plate for the Lions: LF Kan-Lin Huang was 3-5/ RF Tai-Chi Kuo hit HR #4 and was 2-4 with 2 RBI's/ 1B KC Kao was 2-4 with a RBI/ 3B Tilson Brito was 1-4 with 2 RBI's/ DH Lien-Hung Chen was 1-4.
MILB:
AAA - Tacoma won 4-1 in game 1 of a doubleheader. YC Chen was 0-4. Box
In game 2, YC Chen was 0-3 as Tacoma won 3-2. Box
A+ - High Desert won 10-7. KH Lo was 2-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI's, while committing his 2nd error of the season. Box
A+ - Lancaster lost 5-0. CH Chiang was 0-4 with error #11. Box
MLB:
The Dodgers lost to the Astros 8-5. CL Hu was 0-3 with a walk and a RBI. HC Kuo pitched the last 1.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits. Box
With today's game being rained out, CMW's start against the D-Rays has been moved back to Tuesday.
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