Opening Win in Bronco Baseball....

*Taiwan defeated Japan 5-0 in the opening game of the Asia-Pacific regional tourney in the Bronco division of Pony baseball.   Shih-Peng Chen (pictured above) started and threw a CG shutout, giving up 4 hits while K'ing 5 over 7 innings.  The lefty was clocked at a high of 73 mph.




*The collegiate NT finished 2-6 in the Netherlands.  IF Po-Ting Hsiao led all hitters with a .500 BA and a .571 OBP.  He was second in slugging (.583).  P Wen-Yang Liao had the most K's in the tourney (14) and was 5th in ERA (1.12).
Team's final stats.



*The junior NT's warmup match with the USA was rained out yesterday.  The team was scheduled to play the Twin Cities High School All-Stars today and will play the Canadian junior NT tomorrow.

Brief Updates....

Well, I'm still away from home, so I'll try to keep this brief.



*The boys looked good in their opening win (16-0) at the LLWS versus Germany on Friday.
Box
Recap



*Congrats to the boys from Taitung County for their PWS championship run - impressive when you consider how they won 5 in a row after losing their opening game.


*The youth NT earned a bit of redemption by beating Japan on Saturday. They will now face South Korea for 5th place in the tourney.


*Kai-Nan University LHP Hua-Wei Lo has returned from a tryout at the Yokohama BayStar camp without receiving a contract offer.

*Agent Chien-Chen Chen (Eric Chen) is trying to sign Kai-Nan University LHP Yi-Ming Tsai (incoming freshman) as a client, receiving help from Kai-Nan University head coach Chien-Fu Kuo-Lee ('92 Olympic star). Tsai, who is 6'4'' 190 pounds with an 85-87 mph fb, previously received interest from New York Yankees scout Ken Su. Tsai has had elbow surgery in the past.

*Agent Jack Fan reportedly held a showcase in Taichung on 8/20 for RHP Po-Cheng Chi, who has recently recovered from biceps tendonitis and a leg infection; Cultural University RHP Kuo-Yu Lin; RHP Wen-Yang Liao; and OF Min-Tzu Chen.

*Red Sox minor leaguer Che-Hsuan Lin earned two awards in the best tools category (as voted upon by league managers in the Class A Carolina League): Best Defensive OF and Best OF Arm.