[Epoch Times, August 15, 2022](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Chen Jianlin in Taoyuan, Taiwan) Taoyuan Mayor Zheng Wencan went to Lotte Taoyuan Baseball Stadium on the morning of the 15th to attend the “Taoyuan Strongest Future Star Competition Press Conference”. (2022) Entering the 2nd “Taoyuan Strongest Future Star Competition”, a total of 8 teams participated, including: National Sports University (Taiwan Beer), Kainan University (Taiwan CNPC), Taipei City University, Universal University of Science and Technology (Leetbo Biotechnology) and other 4 university teams; and 3 formed baseball teams including the Cooperative Jinku Baseball Team, Ernst & Young Fresh Things Baseball Team, and Taoyuan City Baseball Team; plus the Youth Baseball United Team with Pingzhen High School as the main body.
The 8 teams will play the 16 games of the future stars first, and the first place can enter the competition to challenge the professional baseball team Lotte Momoji Second Army and compete for the final championship. In addition, the future star champion will receive a reward of 200,000 yuan, the runner-up will receive 100,000 yuan, and the winner of the hegemony competition will receive another 100,000 yuan. It is hoped that with the concept of “baseball farm”, Taoyuan grassroots baseball will connect with professional baseball and discover more Multi-potential rookie player.
Zheng Wencan pointed out that last year (2021) Taoyuan held the first “Taoyuan’s Strongest Future Star Competition” which was quite successful. This year, the event will expand to invite two teams from Cooperative Treasury and Ernst & Young to participate. All 8 teams are strong, and the event is bound to be more exciting. We hope that the future star farm game of professional baseball will become a feature of Taoyuan. I also hope that each team will exert its best strength to make friends with the ball and strive to pursue the dream of baseball.
Zheng Wencan also talked about the recent achievements of baseball at all levels in Taoyuan, including: Lotte Taoyuan won the championship in the first half of the “2022 Chinese Major League Baseball” in July, and hopes to win the annual championship in one fell swoop; Pingzhen High School baseball team In recent years, he has played invincible players all over the world. Last year, he won three consecutive championships in the “Black Panther Flag National High School Baseball Competition”; the Taoyuan City Baseball Team won the championship in the “2022 City Baseball Competition”.
Taoyuan Sports Director Zhuang Jiajia said that “Taoyuan’s Strongest Future Star Competition” is designed with the concept of “baseball farm”. Ball skills, show the strength of Taoyuan baseball, activate the connection of baseball at all levels, and welcome friends who love baseball to come and cheer. ◇
Editor in charge: Chang Ying
