Final countdown to Taipei 2017 Universiade
There’s only 31 days until the opening of Universiade 2017 baseball tournament (20-29th August). CTBA (Chinese Taipei Baseball Association) have released the final 22-man roster which made up by some of the top Taiwanese talents under the age of 23.
The squad also comes with an All-Star coaching team with well-experienced Manager 郭李建夫 (Kuo Lee Chien-Fu), batting coach Tommy Cruz, pitching coach 康明杉 (Kang Ming-Shan), and coach 林宗毅 (Lin Tsung-Yi) who was part of the Gwangju 2015 Universiade gold medal squad.
Gwangju 2015 Universiade game: Korea vs Taiwan highlight
Universiade 2017 management team
| Coach Team | Name | # |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | 郭李建夫 (Kuo Li Chien-Fu) | 88 |
| Coach | 余浩奕 (Yu Hao-Yi) | 38 |
| Coach | 康明杉 (Kang Ming-Shan) | 70 |
| Coach | Tommy Cruz | 3 |
| Coach | 林宗毅 (Lin Tzung-Yi) | 33 |
| Coach | 邱敏舜 (Chiu Min-Shun) | 13 |
| Coach | 李軾揚 (Li Shih-Yang) | 51 |
| Athletic Trainer | 蔡豐謜 (Tsai Fung-Yuan) | |
| Athletic Trainer | 陳俊綺 (Chen Chun-Chi) | |
| Management | 王裕盛 (Wang Yu-Sheng) |
Universiade 2017 team Taiwan’s roster
As for the players, the 22-man roster is quite appealing as some already have professional experiences and being forced by CTBA to participate in this tournament. We’ll have quick brief on those players below.
- 蘇智傑 (Su Chih-Chieh) who was the 2016 CPBL #1 overall draft. Who recently just qualified himself with enough plate appearance (205PA) to compete in the CPBL individual stats leader board. Su is now ranked #3 in batting average (.374) and #2 in the wRC+ (160) and expect to lead the team Taiwan batting lineup and show the rest of the world how good he can hit.
- Catcher 張閔勛 (Chang Ming-Hsun) & pitcher 陳明軒 (Chen Ming-Hsuan) are still earning their tickets to the CPBL top team roster, so far both of them are in the farm team waiting for the opportunity to be call up.
Apart for the CPBL rookies, there are also some freshmen that was recently drafted by CPBL teams, including 4 from Uni-Lions, 2 from Lamigo, and 1 from Fubon/ Chinatrust. The 2017 Universiade game will be their last tournamanet as amateur before turning pro. You can also refer to our 2017 CPBL draft analysis for further information about them.
| POS | NAME | # | T/B | CM | KG | University | CPBL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 呂彥青 (Lu Yen-Ching) | 15 | L/L | 176 | 70 | National Taiwan University of Sport | |
| RHP | 施子謙 (Shih Tzu-Chien) | 45 | R/R | 183 | 97 | National Taiwan University of Sport | *Uni-Lions |
| RHP | 江國豪 (Chiang Kuo-Hao) | 12 | R/R | 178 | 75 | National Taiwan University of Sport | |
| LHP | 林安可 (Lin An-Ko) | 22 | L/L | 184 | 90 | Private Chinese Culture University | |
| RHP | 吳俊杰 (Wu Chun-Chieh) | 72 | R/R | 187 | 80 | Kainan University | |
| RHP | 吳承諭 (Wu Chen-Yu) | 31 | R/R | 181 | 86 | Kainan University | |
| RHP | 李子揚 (Li Tzu-Yang) | 41 | R/R | 180 | 95 | National Taiwan University of Sport | |
| RHP | 吳丞哲 (Wu Cheng-Che) | 18 | R/R | 180 | 92 | Fu Jen Catholic University | *Lamigo |
| RHP | 陳明軒 (Chen Ming-Hsuan) | 85 | R/R | 180 | 82 | Kainan University | Fubon |
| C | 張閔勛 (Chang Min-Hsun) | 86 | R/R | 177 | 80 | Private Chinese Culture University | Lamigo |
| C | 吳松勳 (Wu Sung-Hsun) | 27 | R/R | 175 | 95 | Kainan University | |
| IF | 蘇智傑 (Su Chih-Chieh) | 32 | R/L | 180 | 85 | Private Chinese Culture University | Uni-Lions |
| IF | 吳桀睿 (Wu Chieh-Jui) | 11 | R/R | 170 | 85 | Kainan University | *Uni-Lions |
| IF | 陳重廷 (Chen Chung-Ting) | 37 | R/R | 181 | 81 | Private Chinese Culture University | *Uni-Lions |
| IF | 張皓緯 (Chang Hao-Wei) | 6 | R/R | 177 | 78 | Private Chinese Culture University | |
| IF | 林立 (Lin Li) | 83 | R/R | 180 | 78 | National Taiwan Sport University | *Lamigo |
| IF | 陳麒源 (Chen Chi-Yuan) | 2 | R/R | 175 | 75 | Kainan University | |
| IF | 范國宸 (Fan Kuo-Chen) | 10 | R/R | 184 | 95 | National Taiwan University of Sport | *Fubon |
| OF | 陳重羽 (Chen Chung-Yu) | 1 | R/R | 183 | 83 | National Taiwan Sport University | *Uni-Lions |
| OF | 王正棠 (Wang Cheng-Tang) | 53 | R/L | 177 | 80 | National Taiwan University of Sport | |
| OF | 岳東華 (Yue Tung-Hua) | 58 | R/L | 180 | 78 | Kainan University | *Chinatrust |
| OF | 施冠宇 (Shih Kuang-Yu) | 34 | R/R | 183 | 95 | Private Chinese Culture University |
(Player with * means they were picked in the 2017 CPBL mid-season draft)
Players highlights
Pitchers
Lin An-Ko 3IP with 8SO in 2016 CPBL Winter League
Lu Yen-Ching with 3 consecutive SO in Universiade practice game
Two-way player Shih Tzu-Chien (Max 145kph and bat in U23 tournament)
Chen Ming-Hsuan 5SO highlight with max speed 147kph in 2017 CPBL farm game
Fielders
Su Chih-Chieh 2016 CPBL HR highlight
Chen Chung-Yu batting footage
Wang Cheng-Tang batting highlights
Yue Tung-Hua incredible diving catch in 2017 Taiwan vs USA NCAA All-Star exhibition
