Liu Chi-hung's Defense Reassures Coaching Staff, Walk-Off Homer Gesture Carries Meaning for Teammates
Wei Chuan Dragons' Liu Chi-hung excelled in both offense and defense in extra innings, making two crucial defensive plays to prevent runs and hitting a walk-off home run. Manager Yeh Chun-chang expressed confidence in Liu Chi-hung's defense, while Liu Chi-hung signaled to his teammates to take it "slowly."
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(CNA reporter Hsieh Ching-wen in Taipei on the 5th) The CPBL's Wei Chuan Dragons' Liu Chi-hung performed excellently in both offense and defense today, making two critical defensive plays in extra innings to prevent runs. Head coach Yeh Chun-chang frankly stated that in critical situations, he always hopes the ball will be hit to Liu Chi-hung. In the bottom of the 11th, Liu Chi-hung hit his first career walk-off home run, a two-run shot that helped his team secure a victory. Liu Chi-hung, in turn, encouraged his teammates to take it one game at a time.
The Dragons hosted the CTBC Brothers at the Taipei Dome today. The two teams were deadlocked at 3-3 after nine innings. The Dragons' Liu Chi-hung made two brilliant defensive plays in the top of the 10th and 11th innings, helping the team prevent potential runs and keeping the Brothers from scoring in extra innings. In the bottom of the 11th, he hit a walk-off two-run homer, his first career walk-off in a CPBL regular season game, helping his team secure a 5-3 victory.
Dragons' head coach Yeh Chun-chang stated that Liu Chi-hung's defense has always been an area the coaching staff has great confidence in, even to the point of hoping that in critical situations, the ball would be hit to Liu Chi-hung. Although errors are inevitable, he believes Liu Chi-hung has the ability.
The Dragons are currently leading the standings in the first half of the season. Yeh Chun-chang said that although the current performance is good, he also feels the pressure on the players, as everyone wants to win. He hopes everyone can enjoy this pressure, believing it will bring growth to the players.
Regarding his defensive performance in extra innings, Liu Chi-hung said that he focused on the field and tried to help the team get outs. As for hitting his first career walk-off home run in a CPBL regular season game, Liu Chi-hung said he focused on the strike zone and kept pace with the pitcher, believing that things would unfold naturally.
After hitting the home run, Liu Chi-hung first gestured "slowly" to his teammates. He explained that the season is still long, and they should win each game day by day. Since they won today's game, they should prepare well for tomorrow's game.
Liu Chi-hung also mentioned that today's extra-inning victory was also due to everyone's efforts, but compared to the walk-off home run in the previous championship series, today's was just one game in the regular season. (Editor: Lin Shu-hui)1150505
The Dragons hosted the CTBC Brothers at the Taipei Dome today. The two teams were deadlocked at 3-3 after nine innings. The Dragons' Liu Chi-hung made two brilliant defensive plays in the top of the 10th and 11th innings, helping the team prevent potential runs and keeping the Brothers from scoring in extra innings. In the bottom of the 11th, he hit a walk-off two-run homer, his first career walk-off in a CPBL regular season game, helping his team secure a 5-3 victory.
Dragons' head coach Yeh Chun-chang stated that Liu Chi-hung's defense has always been an area the coaching staff has great confidence in, even to the point of hoping that in critical situations, the ball would be hit to Liu Chi-hung. Although errors are inevitable, he believes Liu Chi-hung has the ability.
The Dragons are currently leading the standings in the first half of the season. Yeh Chun-chang said that although the current performance is good, he also feels the pressure on the players, as everyone wants to win. He hopes everyone can enjoy this pressure, believing it will bring growth to the players.
Regarding his defensive performance in extra innings, Liu Chi-hung said that he focused on the field and tried to help the team get outs. As for hitting his first career walk-off home run in a CPBL regular season game, Liu Chi-hung said he focused on the strike zone and kept pace with the pitcher, believing that things would unfold naturally.
After hitting the home run, Liu Chi-hung first gestured "slowly" to his teammates. He explained that the season is still long, and they should win each game day by day. Since they won today's game, they should prepare well for tomorrow's game.
Liu Chi-hung also mentioned that today's extra-inning victory was also due to everyone's efforts, but compared to the walk-off home run in the previous championship series, today's was just one game in the regular season. (Editor: Lin Shu-hui)1150505