Sunny Bank Cup Youth Baseball Tournament: Taichung Achieves Consecutive Victories, Secures Pony League Representation, Ye Lei Named MVP
In the Sunny Bank Cup Youth Baseball Tournament, Taichung City defeated Taoyuan City 4-3 to achieve consecutive championships. This victory secured their representation for the Pony League Asia-Pacific tournament, and player Ye Lei was named MVP. The head coach vows for further improvement.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Ching-wen, New Taipei, 12th) In the Sunny Bank Cup Youth Baseball Tournament, Taichung City today competed against Taoyuan City for the championship. Taichung City's player Ye Lei delivered a strong starting performance, pitching 4.2 innings with only 1 run allowed, earning him the MVP title. He led the team to a 4-3 victory, securing consecutive championships and the right to represent the Pony League Asia-Pacific region. Head coach Lan Wen-chuan humbly stated that further improvement is needed.
The 115th Sunny Bank Cup National Youth Baseball Championship serves as this year's domestic selection tournament for the 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.
In today's championship game, the Taichung City team faced the Taoyuan City team. Taoyuan's starting pitcher had issues early on, and Taichung scored first in the top of the 1st inning with a hit-by-pitch walk, a wild pitch, a walk, and a ground ball. Taoyuan tied the score in the bottom of the 3rd inning.
The Taichung City team's offense reignited in the top of the 4th inning. After one out, Ye Lei hit a single, and then scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice bunt and an error. Tseng Kai-hsiang hit a triple to add another run, and then scored the team's fourth run on another error.
The Taoyuan City team's lineup was suppressed by Taichung City's starting pitcher Ye Lei, and they didn't score again until the bottom of the 6th inning. Facing Taichung City's relief pitcher Chen Chang-jui, they strung together hits and benefited from an opponent's fielding error to score 2 runs, but their offense didn't continue, leading to a loss.
Head coach Lan Wen-chuan stated that Taoyuan is a very strong team, and in games, it comes down to who seizes scoring opportunities, which increases the chances of winning. He noted that Taichung scored 3 runs in the 4th inning, widening the gap slightly, and that some of those runs involved opponent errors. The crisis in the bottom of the 6th was crucial, and fortunately, they managed to stop the bleeding in time.
Lan Wen-chuan said that Taichung was the lucky side today, but Taoyuan is a very strong opponent. "Luck was on our side, and the kids fought hard," he emphasized, adding that he was very happy to win, but there are still shortcomings that need to be refined and improved, which is the attitude a baseball player should have.
Taichung City's Ye Lei started today, pitching 4.2 innings, giving up 5 hits, striking out 2, and allowing 1 earned run to earn the win. He helped the team achieve consecutive championships and was selected as the tournament MVP for the second consecutive time. Scouts measured his fastest pitch at approximately 138 km/h.
Ye Lei self-assessed that he pitched well in the first half of today's game. Last year he played in the LLB Junior League, but he also followed the Pony League Youth Baseball Tournament, feeling that the Pony League's intensity is higher, and he hopes to challenge it. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150512
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(Central News Agency reporter Hsieh Ching-wen, New Taipei, 12th) In the Sunny Bank Cup Youth Baseball Tournament, Taichung City today competed against Taoyuan City for the championship. Taichung City's player Ye Lei delivered a strong starting performance, pitching 4.2 innings with only 1 run allowed, earning him the MVP title. He led the team to a 4-3 victory, securing consecutive championships and the right to represent the Pony League Asia-Pacific region. Head coach Lan Wen-chuan humbly stated that further improvement is needed.
The 115th Sunny Bank Cup National Youth Baseball Championship serves as this year's domestic selection tournament for the 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.
In today's championship game, the Taichung City team faced the Taoyuan City team. Taoyuan's starting pitcher had issues early on, and Taichung scored first in the top of the 1st inning with a hit-by-pitch walk, a wild pitch, a walk, and a ground ball. Taoyuan tied the score in the bottom of the 3rd inning.
The Taichung City team's offense reignited in the top of the 4th inning. After one out, Ye Lei hit a single, and then scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice bunt and an error. Tseng Kai-hsiang hit a triple to add another run, and then scored the team's fourth run on another error.
The Taoyuan City team's lineup was suppressed by Taichung City's starting pitcher Ye Lei, and they didn't score again until the bottom of the 6th inning. Facing Taichung City's relief pitcher Chen Chang-jui, they strung together hits and benefited from an opponent's fielding error to score 2 runs, but their offense didn't continue, leading to a loss.
Head coach Lan Wen-chuan stated that Taoyuan is a very strong team, and in games, it comes down to who seizes scoring opportunities, which increases the chances of winning. He noted that Taichung scored 3 runs in the 4th inning, widening the gap slightly, and that some of those runs involved opponent errors. The crisis in the bottom of the 6th was crucial, and fortunately, they managed to stop the bleeding in time.
Lan Wen-chuan said that Taichung was the lucky side today, but Taoyuan is a very strong opponent. "Luck was on our side, and the kids fought hard," he emphasized, adding that he was very happy to win, but there are still shortcomings that need to be refined and improved, which is the attitude a baseball player should have.
Taichung City's Ye Lei started today, pitching 4.2 innings, giving up 5 hits, striking out 2, and allowing 1 earned run to earn the win. He helped the team achieve consecutive championships and was selected as the tournament MVP for the second consecutive time. Scouts measured his fastest pitch at approximately 138 km/h.
Ye Lei self-assessed that he pitched well in the first half of today's game. Last year he played in the LLB Junior League, but he also followed the Pony League Youth Baseball Tournament, feeling that the Pony League's intensity is higher, and he hopes to challenge it. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150512
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