Yang Nian-xian's 5th Career Home Run is an Inside-the-Park Homer; Taitung Fights for Win at Yangshin Cup Youth Baseball
In the Yangshin Cup Youth Baseball tournament, Taitung County, after trailing by 4 runs against Changhua today, rallied with strong hitting. Yang Nian-xian hit a go-ahead inside-the-park home run in the 5th inning, contributing 2 hits and 2 RBIs, leading his team to an 8-5 victory. This marks Yang Nian-xian's 5th career home run.
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(Taipei, May 4, CNA reporter Hsieh Ching-wen) In the Yangshin Cup Youth Baseball tournament today, Taitung County faced Changhua and, after falling behind by 4 runs, rallied with strong hitting. Yang Nian-xian hit a go-ahead inside-the-park home run in the 5th inning, contributing 2 hits and 2 RBIs, leading his team to an 8-5 victory. This marks Yang Nian-xian's 5th career home run.
In the 115th Yangshin Bank Cup National Youth Baseball Championship, Taitung County's first preliminary game today was against Changhua County. Taitung County's pitcher had issues at the start, giving up 4 runs, but their confident hitting came through, scoring 1 run each in the 1st and 3rd innings. In the bottom of the 4th, with a series of hits and an error, they quickly scored 3 runs, taking a 5-4 lead.
Changhua County tied the score again in the top of the 5th. In the bottom of the 5th, Yang Nian-xian hit an inside-the-park home run, helping his team take the lead again. Taitung County then added an insurance run with walks, a sacrifice bunt, and a double by Chiu Fei-liang. In the bottom of the 6th, Yang Nian-xian added another hit, bringing in the team's 8th run.
This time, Taitung County participated in the competition as a combined team consisting of Peinan Junior High, Taitung Sports High School, Taiyuan, Xinsheng, and Taoyuan Junior High. Head coach Huang Gui-yu stated that today's starting pitcher, Sen Yong-xiang, is considered the most stable left-handed pitcher in Taitung County, but he was a bit off at the start. Fortunately, he compensated later. He continuously encouraged the players, stating that this is not the only game and hoping they can continue to adjust.
Huang Gui-yu is confident in this group of players' hitting, believing that hitting is the team's most stable aspect, and their speed is also an advantage. The pitching still needs adjustment. He noted that the opposing pitcher also performed very well today, and the Taitung County players did well in executing their offensive tactics successfully.
Third baseman Yang Nian-xian, a second-year junior high student, hit a home run, with 2 hits and 2 RBIs in the game. Huang Gui-yu stated that Yang Nian-xian was a bit constrained in his first two at-bats, but believes he will improve significantly after this game, praising Yang Nian-xian's stable defense at third base and his inherent power-hitting ability.
Yang Nian-xian is from Taitung Sports High School, and his older brother, Yang Nian-zu, is an infielder currently playing for the Wei Chuan Dragons in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He calculated that he had previously hit 4 over-the-fence home runs, making this inside-the-park home run his 5th career home run. (Editors: Chang Ming-kun) 1150504
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(Taipei, May 4, CNA reporter Hsieh Ching-wen) In the Yangshin Cup Youth Baseball tournament today, Taitung County faced Changhua and, after falling behind by 4 runs, rallied with strong hitting. Yang Nian-xian hit a go-ahead inside-the-park home run in the 5th inning, contributing 2 hits and 2 RBIs, leading his team to an 8-5 victory. This marks Yang Nian-xian's 5th career home run.
In the 115th Yangshin Bank Cup National Youth Baseball Championship, Taitung County's first preliminary game today was against Changhua County. Taitung County's pitcher had issues at the start, giving up 4 runs, but their confident hitting came through, scoring 1 run each in the 1st and 3rd innings. In the bottom of the 4th, with a series of hits and an error, they quickly scored 3 runs, taking a 5-4 lead.
Changhua County tied the score again in the top of the 5th. In the bottom of the 5th, Yang Nian-xian hit an inside-the-park home run, helping his team take the lead again. Taitung County then added an insurance run with walks, a sacrifice bunt, and a double by Chiu Fei-liang. In the bottom of the 6th, Yang Nian-xian added another hit, bringing in the team's 8th run.
This time, Taitung County participated in the competition as a combined team consisting of Peinan Junior High, Taitung Sports High School, Taiyuan, Xinsheng, and Taoyuan Junior High. Head coach Huang Gui-yu stated that today's starting pitcher, Sen Yong-xiang, is considered the most stable left-handed pitcher in Taitung County, but he was a bit off at the start. Fortunately, he compensated later. He continuously encouraged the players, stating that this is not the only game and hoping they can continue to adjust.
Huang Gui-yu is confident in this group of players' hitting, believing that hitting is the team's most stable aspect, and their speed is also an advantage. The pitching still needs adjustment. He noted that the opposing pitcher also performed very well today, and the Taitung County players did well in executing their offensive tactics successfully.
Third baseman Yang Nian-xian, a second-year junior high student, hit a home run, with 2 hits and 2 RBIs in the game. Huang Gui-yu stated that Yang Nian-xian was a bit constrained in his first two at-bats, but believes he will improve significantly after this game, praising Yang Nian-xian's stable defense at third base and his inherent power-hitting ability.
Yang Nian-xian is from Taitung Sports High School, and his older brother, Yang Nian-zu, is an infielder currently playing for the Wei Chuan Dragons in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He calculated that he had previously hit 4 over-the-fence home runs, making this inside-the-park home run his 5th career home run. (Editors: Chang Ming-kun) 1150504
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