Mr. Chu......and Sat. Happenings....

Yuan-Chin Chu

Photos courtesy of Goldpanners.com

Well, Y.C. Chu was at it again on Friday night for the Panners. With some observers claiming that the slight OF with great speed and a lefty bat reminded them of Ichiro, Chu let none of that hype get to his head, as he managed to go 3-6 with a RBI and a run scored. The Panners won their ABL opener 16 - 3. Recap/Box/PlaybyPlay

Sat. Minors:
In AA, Jacksonville won big, 10-0. Hu broke out of a mini-slump with a 2-4 effort with a walk and 2 runs scored. Box

In A+ ball, Inland Empire won a close game 1-0. Chen continued his hot hitting ways with another 3-4 night and his 21st SB of the night. Box
Promote the kid already!

In SS-A ball, Everett won a tight game 4-2. Both Wu and Lo started for the Aquasox - Wu at DH, and Lo in LF; they were also back to back in the lineup - 5th and 6th respectively. Wu was 0-4 while Lo was 1-4 with a SB and a run scored. Box
For more coverage on Lo, check out these 2 sites that cover the Mariner farmhands exclusively:
Mariner Minors
Prospect Insider:Entry 1, Entry 2

In rookie ball, the Red Sox lost a one run game. Chiang and Lin DNP, while Huang started at 3B and got his first hit of the season. He managed to go 1-4. Box

***Updated: Y.F. Lin made his organizational debut for the Phillies in the GCL. He pitched 1 inning in relief, giving up 0 runs on 1 hit, with 1 walk and 1 K. Box

Sat. News....

In Japan, after getting recalled by the parent club, Tigers OF W.C. Lin made his bid for more PT. Filling in for Shane Spencer, Lin played in RF and cranked 2 HR's - his first two of the season - today! Lin was 2-4 and drove in 4 runs. That was the difference in the game as Hanshin won 5-1 over Orix.

US Minors:
Hu went 1-4 in his team's 1-0 loss.

Chen went 0-3 with 2 walks, a RBI, and a run scored. He was also caught stealing in his team's 4-3 win.

Lansing lost to South Bend 4-2, but Keng managed to pitch 3 scoreless innings in relief.


Alaska:
Chu continued his multi-hitting ways in Friday's 6-0 win for the Goldpanners. Read more here.
Box/PlaybyPlay
More on Chu:
Member of the 2004 junior NT - was voted "All-Star" OF at the 2004 World Baseball Championships - had highest BA on his team, including teammate - BoSox signee Chih-Hsien Chiang. Stats from 2004 World Championships.
Member of the 2005 senior NT - faced off against former USC and NYY first-round pick Ian Kennedy. Read more here.

Pipeline to Alaska....

P Sung-Wei Tseng and IF Sheng-Wei Wang got a good jump start here. Both players participated last year in the Alaska Baseball League with the Anchorage Bucs. In fact, you could say that Tseng used his time spent in Alaska (he was All-ABL in 2005) to help springboard himself to the top of the amateur list in Taiwan. Following in their footsteps are two young Taiwanese pitchers:
Po-Yu Lin: RHP 6'1" 215 pounds 19 years old - DOB:9/16/86
& Cheng-Luong Luo: LHP 5'11" 170 pounds 19 years old - DOB:3/7/87

Lin was the ace of the 2004 junior NT. At the time he was clocked at a high of 92 mph. He went 1-1 in the tourney with his loss coming to the US 2-1. Check the rest of his stats from 2004 here.

Luo was one of the better pitchers on the 2005 junior NT. He had an outstanding performance in Taiwan's 2006 spring amateur tourney.

The 2006 Bucs played on Saturday, and Po-Yu Lin was dominant, going 5 innings, giving up 1 earned run, and K'ing 9. He earned his first win of the season.

Luo pitched 1 inning on Friday in a relief role and gave up 2 hits, 1 run, and 2 walks, with 0 K's.


Four other collegiate Taiwanese players will be joining the Alaska GoldPanners, also in the Alaska Baseball League.
The 4 players are:
1)RHP Chia-Yi Mia
2)RHP Chen-Hsien Wu
3)SS Shao-Bai Lan
4)OF Yuan-Chin Chu

CAL LEAGUE NEWS:
Yung-Chi Chen was selected to the Cal-league All Star team and will represent IE at 2B. *UPDATED and EDITED