Sunny Bank Cup Youth Baseball: Taichung's Chen Chang-Jui Dominantly Holds On, Securing Victory
Taichung City won the Sunny Bank Cup Youth Baseball Championship by defeating Taoyuan City 4-3. Left-handed pitcher Chen Chang-Jui secured the save by pitching 2.1 innings and allowing 2 runs, contributing significantly to the victory.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Ching-Wen, New Taipei, 12th) In the Sunny Bank Cup Youth Baseball Championship today, Taichung competed against Taoyuan for the title. Left-handed pitcher Chen Chang-Jui came in relief for 2.1 innings, allowing 2 runs, and timely stopped the bleeding, helping his team win 4-3 and earning a save. Chen Chang-Jui, not wanting to let the victory slip away, withstood the pressure and self-assessed that his control has improved significantly since junior high.
The 115th Sunny Bank Cup National Youth Baseball Tournament serves as the domestic selection event for this year's American PONY League (13-14 age group) Asia-Pacific Youth Baseball Tournament. The champion team will represent their county/city in the Asia-Pacific tournament, vying for a spot in the World Series.
Taichung City competed against Taoyuan City for the championship today. Taichung City's starting pitcher Yeh Lei encountered trouble after 2 outs in the 5th inning. Left-handed pitcher Chen Chang-Jui took over in relief, inducing a groundout and allowing no runs.
Chen Chang-Jui faced another crisis in the bottom of the 6th inning, giving up 2 extra-base hits in a single inning, coupled with a teammate's defensive error, resulting in 2 runs. Taoyuan narrowed the score to just a one-run difference. Chen Chang-Jui stabilized, didn't allow any more runs, and secured the victory for his team. He pitched 2.1 innings in relief, gave up 2 hits, allowed 2 runs, and earned a save.
Taichung City team head coach Lan Wen-Chuan stated that Chen Chang-Jui, a third-year junior high student, has more stable control and gradually increasing velocity, showing dominance on the mound. He also hoped that the players could gain experience through the competition against strong opponents today.
Chen Chang-Jui said that he was too careless when he encountered a crisis in the 6th inning. The coach called for a breaking ball, but he threw it into the strike zone and it was hit. He felt very nervous when the score was narrowed, thinking about the help from his family and teammates all along, and that he couldn't let the victory that was almost in hand slip away.
Chen Chang-Jui's first international competition in junior high was last year's LLB Junior League, where he noticed a significant difference in physique between foreign players and Taiwanese players, being particularly impressed by the tall and powerful American players.
Left-handed pitcher Chen Chang-Jui currently has a fastball velocity of about 133 km/h. In addition to his fastball, he also throws curveballs, sliders, changeups, and forkballs. He is more confident in pitching than hitting and hopes to further improve his physical conditioning. (Editor: Li Heng-Shan) 1150512
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Ching-Wen, New Taipei, 12th) In the Sunny Bank Cup Youth Baseball Championship today, Taichung competed against Taoyuan for the title. Left-handed pitcher Chen Chang-Jui came in relief for 2.1 innings, allowing 2 runs, and timely stopped the bleeding, helping his team win 4-3 and earning a save. Chen Chang-Jui, not wanting to let the victory slip away, withstood the pressure and self-assessed that his control has improved significantly since junior high.
The 115th Sunny Bank Cup National Youth Baseball Tournament serves as the domestic selection event for this year's American PONY League (13-14 age group) Asia-Pacific Youth Baseball Tournament. The champion team will represent their county/city in the Asia-Pacific tournament, vying for a spot in the World Series.
Taichung City competed against Taoyuan City for the championship today. Taichung City's starting pitcher Yeh Lei encountered trouble after 2 outs in the 5th inning. Left-handed pitcher Chen Chang-Jui took over in relief, inducing a groundout and allowing no runs.
Chen Chang-Jui faced another crisis in the bottom of the 6th inning, giving up 2 extra-base hits in a single inning, coupled with a teammate's defensive error, resulting in 2 runs. Taoyuan narrowed the score to just a one-run difference. Chen Chang-Jui stabilized, didn't allow any more runs, and secured the victory for his team. He pitched 2.1 innings in relief, gave up 2 hits, allowed 2 runs, and earned a save.
Taichung City team head coach Lan Wen-Chuan stated that Chen Chang-Jui, a third-year junior high student, has more stable control and gradually increasing velocity, showing dominance on the mound. He also hoped that the players could gain experience through the competition against strong opponents today.
Chen Chang-Jui said that he was too careless when he encountered a crisis in the 6th inning. The coach called for a breaking ball, but he threw it into the strike zone and it was hit. He felt very nervous when the score was narrowed, thinking about the help from his family and teammates all along, and that he couldn't let the victory that was almost in hand slip away.
Chen Chang-Jui's first international competition in junior high was last year's LLB Junior League, where he noticed a significant difference in physique between foreign players and Taiwanese players, being particularly impressed by the tall and powerful American players.
Left-handed pitcher Chen Chang-Jui currently has a fastball velocity of about 133 km/h. In addition to his fastball, he also throws curveballs, sliders, changeups, and forkballs. He is more confident in pitching than hitting and hopes to further improve his physical conditioning. (Editor: Li Heng-Shan) 1150512
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