[Epoch Times October 31, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Zhan Yiling reported from Hualien, Taiwan) The first Taiwanese team to play in the Koshiyuan Baseball Stadium in Japan, the legendary aboriginal baseball team in Hualien, “NOKO Nenggao Group”, has been established for a century. The Hualien County Athletic Association held the No. 2 National Baseball Invitational Tournament. A total of 57 teams competed in 7 stadiums. At the Hualien Dexing Baseball Stadium, baseball teams from all over the country gathered to compete and compete.
The Nenggao Cup Baseball Tournament is held every summer during the summer vacation. This year it encountered an epidemic and was postponed to October 29th to November 2nd. The opening ceremony was held on the 31st at the Hualien County Baseball Stadium. This time there is the top 8 Pumen Middle School in the country. The baseball team competed in the ceremony. The Huaren Junior High Baseball Team performed at the opening ceremony. Players held up the banner of “Following Dreams, Competing in Hualien” to kick off the game.
Lin Guixing, a native of Hualien, organized the “Takasago Baseball Team” in the 1920s. It was made up of all the natives of Hualien. The team was successful in Taiwan and caused a sensation at the time. Later, the team was officially led and renamed “Nenggao League”. In 1925, the expedition to Japan became even more famous, and Neng Gao Tuan became the first Taiwanese baseball team to set foot on the Koshien Stadium.
To commemorate this historic team that represents Taiwan and the indigenous people of Taiwan, the Hualien County Government has begun to allocate funds since 2017, and invites Taiwan’s third-tier baseball team to play in Hualien, the birthplace of this legendary team. , Not only to witness history, but also to make friends with the ball.
Hualien Xu Zhenwei said in a speech that the Nenggao Baseball Tournament carries the history of baseball from the past to the present. With the Hualien County Nenggao Cup National Three-level Baseball Invitational Tournament, I hope that baseball enthusiasts from all over Taiwan can feel the Hualien people’s passion for baseball. , Children with baseball dreams can thrive in the field of baseball, inherit the NOKO team spirit, become the light of Hualien, the light of Taiwan, and continue to shine in the baseball field.
Wang Jinde, chairman of the Hualien County Sports Association, said that the social group will be added this year to allow adults to play off the court. Up to 7 courts can be played at the same time. People and parents are welcome to come to Hualien to cheer for the players. .
This year coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Nenggao Group. It not only combines tourism and tourism companies to offer a number of discounts and discounts to the third-level teams participating in the event, but also provides local souvenirs or Dongdamen night market vouchers to reward the players, so that people from all over the world The players and coaches feel at home. They will also receive a commemorative towel and a commemorative round T for the 100th anniversary of participating in this event.
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