Xinhua News Agency, Shenzhen, November 12 th: The Youth Baseball Field has a strong cross-strait sentiment-the finals of the student baseball league on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are brilliant
Xinhua News Agency reporter Bai Yu Liang Xizhi
Shenzhen Zhongshan Park Baseball Stadium, on the first day of the fourth cross-strait student baseball league finals, Shih Hsin University played against south university of science and technology of china. Huang Chengyi, the catcher of Shixin University baseball team, hit a home run at a speed of 131 kilometers per hour. He immediately threw away the bat, cheered and ran to the first base, and touched the second and third bases, easily running to the home plate and winning a point.
"OK, gas, water (Minnan: come on, great)!" Every time they scored, the players shouted slogans to cheer for their teammates and even rushed into the stadium to celebrate.
The 4th Cross-Strait Student Baseball League Finals kicked off on November 11th, and the tournament lasted for 8 days. There are four groups in this competition: University Group, U18 Group, U15 Group and U12 Group, with 32 teams from both sides of the Taiwan Strait participating. Among them, there are 20 teams from mainland China and 12 teams from Taiwan Province, and 80 games are held in 8 days, which makes baseball fans enjoy themselves.
Huang Chengyi has been playing baseball since the second grade of primary school, and this year is the first time to participate in the cross-strait student baseball league. He greeted the players from south university of science and technology of china with boxing during the break, and took the time to communicate on the base bag. "I really enjoy competing with my peers in the mainland. In addition to serious competitions these days, I want to walk and see more with my seniors and teammates in Shenzhen and find different scenery from different perspectives." Huang Wei said.
Although a game was covered with red mud, the players’ faces were filled with smiles. "I am very happy to compete with the young people in Taiwan Province. We will play our style, play our momentum and try our best." Zhang Saichen, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering in south university of science and technology of china, said.
"It rained this morning, but now there is no water on the court. When the rain stops, the game can start immediately. This stadium is really up to standard, and it is maintained by the professional team of the Asian Games venues. You can feel the care of running the competition everywhere. " Cai Zongxian, coach of Taiwan Province Zhongyuan University baseball team, told reporters.
This is the fourth consecutive time that Cai Zongxian has taken the baseball team of Zhongyuan University to the mainland. "These years have seen the improvement of the strength of the mainland university baseball team. And we promote training by competition and keep the rhythm of competition, which also plays an important role in improving the ability of the school team. Although many of the players I have brought have graduated, they have become good friends with mainland students and are still in contact. " Cai Zongxian said.
Liu Tingkuan, the outfielder of the baseball team of China Culture University, is a sophomore majoring in journalism. He talked with his classmates in Dalian University on the bus. "I’m curious about what classes they take and what they usually like to do. We can enhance mutual interaction through the exchange of baseball skills and hobbies. " Liu Tingkuan said.
For this competition, Xu Yong, CEO of the Cross-Strait Baseball Exchange and Cooperation Committee, is full of expectations. He said: "The Fourth Cross-Strait Student Baseball League Finals is of great significance for students from both sides of the Taiwan Strait to get acquainted and build a better platform for students from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. I hope they will become good friends, partners and brothers through this competition."
A total of 840 players participated in this year’s finals. For the first time, exchange activities and competitions were interspersed, and the time for communication outside the competition was greatly increased. Players from universities, primary and secondary schools on both sides of the strait exchange skills, make friends, appreciate the pulse of development, enhance emotional harmony, and promote "a family on both sides of the strait" through baseball exchanges. (End)