[The Epoch Times, August 28, 2023](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Huang Xiaotang in New York) On August 27, the Taoyuan City Guishan Elementary School Little League team played against the American Southwest Texas team in the Williamsport Little League third-place game , In this event, the young Chinese player played well and defeated his opponent 10-0 4 rounds ahead of schedule to win the third place.
This is the second time in a row that the Taiwan team has won the third place in the Little League after the Taipei Fulin Elementary School Little League team last year. President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China, Vice President Lai Ching-teh, and Representative to the United States Hsiao Mei-qin sent congratulatory messages at the first time, and Zhang Lixian, deputy director of the New York Economic and Cultural Office, went to the game to present the congratulations to the young Chinese player for his good performance.
“2023 Little League World Championships” (2023 LLWS) is an international Little League tournament for 11 to 12 years old organized by the Little League Baseball (LLB), Guishan Elementary School, Taoyuan City The Little League team represented the Asia-Pacific region this year and won the first three games. The fourth game was lost to the Caribbean representative Curacao. On the 27th, it competed with the Texas Needleville Little League team in the Southwest of the United States for the third place in the world group.
Taoyuan Guishan Elementary School ace pitcher Fan Chenjun started the game on Sunday. He hit 9 strikeouts in 4 innings, allowed 4 hits and scored no points, and won the game. In addition, Fan Chenjun also once again demonstrated his excellent pitching and hitting “two-sword style” skills, swinging a 3-run home run in the third inning. This home run was his second home run in this tournament.
On August 27, 2023, Li Zhengda, the head coach of the Guishan Elementary School Little League team in Taoyuan City, Taiwan, encouraged the Little League players during the game. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) Taiwanese folks and international students from various states in the United States came to the site of the Williamsport Little League Game to cheer for the Chinese Little League team. (Provided by the New York Text Office) On August 27, 2023, in the third-place game of the Little League World Championships, starting pitcher Fan Chenjun of the Guishan Elementary School Little League in Taoyuan City hit 9 strikeouts in 4 innings, blocking the American Southwest The district represents the Texas varsity line. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) On August 27, 2023, Fan Chenjun of the Taoyuan Guishan Elementary School Little League team hit in the first inning. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) On August 27, 2023, Wu Yunxi of the Taoyuan Guishan Elementary School Little League team ran back to home plate and scored in the first inning. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
This time the Guishan Elementary School baseball team came to the United States to participate in the competition, and received enthusiastic support from overseas Chinese and academic circles in Greater New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington DC. New York Taiwan Association, Philadelphia Taiwan Association, New Jersey Taiwan Association and Pittsburgh Taiwan Association all supported The team cares a lot. During this competition, Li Guangzhang, Director of the New York Economic and Cultural Office, Zheng Rongjun, Minister of Representatives to the United States, Dr. Grace Shu, MD, PhD, US Public Health Service Advisor/General Counselor for International Affairs of the Lycoming County Government, and Counselor of the Federal Department of Health Dr. Jason Shu, MD, a member of the committee, and foreign friends have all cheered for the young Taiwanese players at the competition.
It is worth mentioning that although the Guishan Elementary School Little League team missed the World Championships, their sportsmanship was affirmed by the Little League World League. The organizer presented them with the Team Sportsmanship Award. Since then, it is the first Chinese Little League team to win the award.
Group photo of guests on August 26, 2023. Front row from left: Dr. Jason Shu, MD, member of the Advisory Committee of the Federal Ministry of Health; Steven Johnson, Chairman of the Little League World League; Dr. Grace Shu, Ding Boqiang, principal of Guishan Elementary School in Taoyuan City. The first from the left in the back row is Zheng Rongjun, Minister of the Representative Office in the United States. (Provided by Asian American Photographic Association) On August 27, 2023, Po-Chiang Ting, principal of the Taoyuan City Guishan Elementary School Little League Team, took a group photo with guests. (Dr. Jason Shu, MD), (Dr. Grace Shu, MD, PhD) (Provided by Asian American Photographic Association) On August 27, 2023, guests took a group photo outside the Williamsport Little League stadium. From left: Dr. Su Jiasheng, member of the Advisory Committee of the Federal Ministry of Health, Zhu Yizhen, Su Lihuangbo, US Public Health Service Advisor/General Counsel for International Affairs of the Lycoming County Government, Zhang Lixian, deputy director of the New York Economics and Cultural Affairs Office, and Yang Minling, director of the Educational Group of the Economics and Cultural Affairs Office. (Courtesy of Asian American Photographic Society)
The World Little League Championship was held in 1947, and the Chinese Little League team began to participate in the competition in 1968, and has repeatedly achieved excellent results. It has won the championship 17 times. Since returning to the tournament in 2003, the best result of the Chinese Little League team is the runner-up in the world group in 2009, and the third place in the world group in 2010, 2022 and 2023.
Responsible editor: Chen Wenqi
2023-08-28 11:13:15
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