Chung-Hei Leung

Chung-Hei Leung (梁仲熙)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 154 lb.

• Born June 22, 1995 in Hong Kong

Biographical Information

Chung-Hei Leung has pitched for the Hong Kong national team.

Leung played in the 2009 World Youth Championship, going 1 for 12 with a run and two RBI. He fielded .765 while starting at 2B for Hong Kong. He appeared in the 2011 Asian Junior Championship and 2013 East Asian Games. He allowed one hit, three walks, two wild pitches and four runs in 1 1/3 IP over two games in the 2014 Asian Games, posting Hong Kong's highest ERA; Yu-Chung Leung was next at 24.33.

He started against Japan in the 2017 Asian Championship and was roughed up for three hits, four walks, a hit batsmen and an error in the nine batters he faced; he wound up with 8 runs (6 earned) allowed with no one retired. He also relieved against the Philippines, taking over Ka-Ho Sam Leung and pitching 3 innings (4 H, 2 BB, 3 R, 6 K) before Wing-Sing Li relieved him. He had a complete game win over the Indonesian national team at the 2018 East Asian Baseball Cup, giving up six hits, two walks and two runs while fanning two.

The 23-year-old started twice in the 2018 Asian Games, losing to Bronze Medal winner Taiwan (2 1/3 IP, 8 R; relieved by Gordon Chun-Ming Chau) and Pakistan (3 1/3 IP, 5 R; relieved by Li). His 20.25 ERA was third-highest among qualifiers in the Games; only Gunawan Pandu Khallista and Haicheng Gong were higher. He tied Gong, Siraphop Nadee, Nanda Dwi Saputra and Kevin Kawin Irwin for the most losses.