In a must win game against Czech Republic, Team Taiwan rips 16 hits including a solo homer from captain 陳重羽 (Chen Chung-Yu), crushes Czech Republic 11 to 0 in mercy rule-shortened game at the Universiade.
Team Taiwan's 陳重羽 (Chen Chung-Yu) goes deep for a solo shot. Taiwan 9 : Czech Republic #SUTaipei2017 #Universiade #CPBL #UniLions pic.twitter.com/MSaRByQ5gC
— CPBL STATS (@GOCPBL) August 22, 2017
Team Taiwan Game 2 recap
Team Taiwan came out of the gate strong, scored 5 runs on 6 hits in the 1st inning of the game, with Uni-Lions 2017 #4 draft pick 吳桀睿 (Wu Chieh-Jui) started the Taiwanese offense with bases clearing triple. The Taiwanese team kept the pressure on Czech Republic continued with another round of rallies in the 3rd and the 6th inning, which gives Taiwan a 11 runs lead over Czech Republic into the 7th inning.
Team Taiwan's 吳桀睿 (Wu Chieh-Jui) smacks a ball deep to right field for 2 RBI triple. #SUTaipei2017 #Universiade #UniLions #CPBL pic.twitter.com/Okq4OzXyWB
— CPBL STATS (@GOCPBL) August 22, 2017
Despite having a not so impressive CPBL record (8.53 ERA, 2.03 WHIP over 38 innings). The 23-year-old CPBL rookie 陳明軒 (Chen Ming-Hsuan) did a phenomenal job, pitched 6 scoreless innings with 2 hits and 11 strikeouts.
“I told myself this is the game we must win, at the same time not trying to give myself too much stress. It’s a totally different mentality. In here (Universiade) I am pitching for the country. Credits to my teammates fire support, which make me a lot more comfortable on the mound” Said the starting pitcher 陳明軒 (Chen Ming-Hsuan) in the post-game interview.
#Fubon Guardians 陳明軒 (Chen Ming-Hsuan) solid performace today against Czech Republic with 11 strikeouts in #SUTaipei2017 #Universiade #CPBL pic.twitter.com/PaVX5yKIzN
— CPBL STATS (@GOCPBL) August 22, 2017
Upcoming Team Taiwan schedule and other news
Team Taiwan will take on South Korea on the 23rd of August. Whoever win the game will advance to the next round. LHP 林安可 (Lin An-Ko) will be the starting pitcher for Team Taiwan.
- South Korea 12 : France 0
- Japan 7 : Mexico 2 (Japan will advance to next round)
- USA 13 : Russia 3 (USA will advance to next round)
