Hua-Ching Lin

Hua-Ching Lin (林樺慶) (Colin)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 187 lb.

• School Kainan University
• High School Kao-Yuan Technical High School

• Born October 3, 1994 in Kaohsiung City Taiwan

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Biographical Information

Hua-Ching Lin pitched in the CPBL for 7 years.

Lin pitched for Taiwan in the 2010 Asian Youth Championship. He was drafted by the EDA Rhinos in the second round of the 2013 CPBL Draft, but he refused to sign. The Lamigo Monkeys took him in the 2nd round of the 2014 CPBL Draft. He allowed one run in six innings for the Monkeys in 2014 and was 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA in the minors. He then played in the Asia Winter League. He had a 4.55 ERA in 19 games in 2015 and was 0-1 with a 6.46 ERA in 2016. In the 2017 CPBL, he had a 6-4, 5.25 record. He tied Jair Jurrjens, Fu-Te Ni and Bryan Woodall for 10th in the league in wins and was 4th in WHIP (1.40) for pitchers with 50+ IP. He fell to 3-6, 5.60 in 2018.

The right-hander made Taiwan's squad that won Bronze in the 2018 Asian Games. He was one of seven pitchers to each work one inning in a mercy rule win over host Indonesia, relieving Bo-Hao Chen in the 3rd with a 7-0 lead and a perfect game in progress. He retired Muharom on a grounder and struck out Zidney Fahmidyan before Diva Reza Fabil singled to break up the perfecto. He then recovered to whiff Rizki Ramadan. Yu-Pu Wang relieved in the 4th. He then got the start against Japan with a spot in the Gold Medal Game at stake but took the loss (5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB, 3 K) as Japan shut down the Taiwan offense; Tsung-Hao Wang relieved him that game. His 4.05 ERA for the event was actually Taiwan's second-highest; only Yuh-Siang Lin was higher.

Lin only pitched 2 games with the big club in 2019, and he allowed 9 runs in 6 1/3 innings. He even struggled in the minors in 2020, as his ERA was 8.16 in 24 appearances. The Monkeys released him, and the CTBC Brothers signed him. Lin spent his 2021 season in the minors, and he had a 5.46 ERA in 14 appearances. The Brothers released Lin after this season, and his professional career ended.

Overall, Lin was 9-12 with a 5.46 ERA, struck out 136 and pitched 235 2/3 innings in 7 seasons in the CPBL.

His repertoire consists of a fastball (peak 91 mph), forkball, change-up, slider and knuckle curve.