Yang Hsin Cup Youth Baseball: Su Jing-en's Go-Ahead Hit, Good Logic Leads to Increased Catching Role as Utility Player
In the Yang Hsin Cup Youth Baseball Tournament, Taipei City's "best utility player" Su Jing-en came off the bench in the latter half of the game to hit a go-ahead single, helping his team defeat Kaohsiung City 3-2. Su has increased his catching practice, with coach Dai Zi-yao praising his clear mind and good logical thinking skills.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Ching-wen, New Taipei, 4th) In the Yang Hsin Cup Youth Baseball Tournament, Taipei City team's "best utility player" Su Jing-en came off the bench in the latter half of the game to hit a go-ahead single, helping his team defeat Kaohsiung City 3-2. Su Jing-en has increased his catching practice, and coach Dai Zi-yao praised him for his clear mind and good logical thinking skills.
The 115th Yang Hsin Bank Cup National Youth Baseball Tournament kicked off today. In their first preliminary match today, the Taipei City team faced the Kaohsiung City team. Taipei City was trailing 1-2 after 5 innings. In the top of the 6th, Tseng Yi-cheng's crucial triple tied the score, and with two outs, Su Jing-en hit a timely single, bringing in the go-ahead run and helping his team secure the victory.
Su Jing-en started from the bench today, making a crucial hit in the latter half of the game. He had 1 at-bat, hitting 1 single, contributing 1 RBI, which was the winning RBI, and then took over catching until the end of the game.
Coach Dai Zi-yao stated that Su Jing-en, a second-year junior high student, is the team's "best utility player." In his first year of junior high, he mainly played second base, shortstop, and pitcher, but last year, he reminded the players that catchers also need to practice, as practicing an additional position allows for more flexible coaching arrangements.
Dai Zi-yao said that there were fewer catchers brought to this tournament, and Su Jing-en is the team's main pitcher and main catcher. In the first game, he let him start from the bench and also gave him the opportunity to observe his senior teammates on the field, praising Su Jing-en for his clear mind and excellent logical thinking skills.
Su Jing-en revealed that he had been practicing catching since elementary school, but the proportion of second base, shortstop, and pitcher was still higher. Knowing that he needed to increase his catching duties, he wanted to work hard to complete them. He admitted that blocking balls as a catcher is a more difficult part, and sometimes he can't react in time, but his senior teammates and coaches would remind him.
Regarding the crucial at-bat with a runner on third in the 6th inning today, Su Jing-en said he didn't think much, just focused on doing what he could, and the result came naturally. He was still very happy to hit the go-ahead single.
Su Jing-en participated in the Yang Hsin Cup Youth Baseball Tournament last year as a first-year junior high student. He said that last year's participation felt like learning, and this year he has more experience, has grown taller and stronger, and really wants to fight with his teammates for the Pony League representative spot to realize his dream of playing abroad. Su Jing-en also mentioned that he noticed Japanese professional player Shota Morishita during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) and admires his hitting. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150504
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Ching-wen, New Taipei, 4th) In the Yang Hsin Cup Youth Baseball Tournament, Taipei City team's "best utility player" Su Jing-en came off the bench in the latter half of the game to hit a go-ahead single, helping his team defeat Kaohsiung City 3-2. Su Jing-en has increased his catching practice, and coach Dai Zi-yao praised him for his clear mind and good logical thinking skills.
The 115th Yang Hsin Bank Cup National Youth Baseball Tournament kicked off today. In their first preliminary match today, the Taipei City team faced the Kaohsiung City team. Taipei City was trailing 1-2 after 5 innings. In the top of the 6th, Tseng Yi-cheng's crucial triple tied the score, and with two outs, Su Jing-en hit a timely single, bringing in the go-ahead run and helping his team secure the victory.
Su Jing-en started from the bench today, making a crucial hit in the latter half of the game. He had 1 at-bat, hitting 1 single, contributing 1 RBI, which was the winning RBI, and then took over catching until the end of the game.
Coach Dai Zi-yao stated that Su Jing-en, a second-year junior high student, is the team's "best utility player." In his first year of junior high, he mainly played second base, shortstop, and pitcher, but last year, he reminded the players that catchers also need to practice, as practicing an additional position allows for more flexible coaching arrangements.
Dai Zi-yao said that there were fewer catchers brought to this tournament, and Su Jing-en is the team's main pitcher and main catcher. In the first game, he let him start from the bench and also gave him the opportunity to observe his senior teammates on the field, praising Su Jing-en for his clear mind and excellent logical thinking skills.
Su Jing-en revealed that he had been practicing catching since elementary school, but the proportion of second base, shortstop, and pitcher was still higher. Knowing that he needed to increase his catching duties, he wanted to work hard to complete them. He admitted that blocking balls as a catcher is a more difficult part, and sometimes he can't react in time, but his senior teammates and coaches would remind him.
Regarding the crucial at-bat with a runner on third in the 6th inning today, Su Jing-en said he didn't think much, just focused on doing what he could, and the result came naturally. He was still very happy to hit the go-ahead single.
Su Jing-en participated in the Yang Hsin Cup Youth Baseball Tournament last year as a first-year junior high student. He said that last year's participation felt like learning, and this year he has more experience, has grown taller and stronger, and really wants to fight with his teammates for the Pony League representative spot to realize his dream of playing abroad. Su Jing-en also mentioned that he noticed Japanese professional player Shota Morishita during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) and admires his hitting. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150504
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