Shih-Ying Peng

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Shih-Ying Peng (彭識穎)

  • Bats Left, Throws Left
  • Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.

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Biographical Information[edit]

Shih-Ying Peng is a pitcher in the CPBL.

Peng was 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA for Taiwan when they won the 2010 World Junior Championship. He appeared in the 2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup. He was 1-0 with a 10.15 ERA for the 2015 Universiade, helping Taiwan go unbeaten. He had the team's highest ERA by far. He was 1-1 with two unearned runs in four innings in the 2015 World Port Tournament, losing to the Netherlands and beating Japan (Taiwan's lone win in five games). In the 2015 Asian Championship, Peng pitched twice for the Silver Medalists. He was rocked as the third of seven pitchers in a loss to South Korea, with three hits and three earned runs while retiring none. Against Pakistan, he worked a shutout 7th, fanning one, to wrap up a mercy rule win.

The Brother Elephants took him in the 3rd round of the 2015 CPBL Draft. He pitched 52 games in his rookie year with 8 holds, but his ERA was 8.57. Peng was 5th in appearances, 13 behind Yu-Hsun Chen). In the 2016 Taiwan Series, Peng relieved Yu-Ching Lin in the 7th inning of Game 1, but he gave up a solo shot to Yi-Chuan Lin and walked Kuo-Hui Kao before Kai-Wen Cheng replaced him. He then relieved Chung-Cheng Chiang in the 8th inning of Game 5, but he allowed 2 runs in 1/3 of an inning then Chia-Ming Tu succeeded him. The Brothers were beaten by the EDA Rhinos in 6 games.

Peng still struggled in 2017 as his ERA was 5.87 in 35 games, and he only pitched 17 games combined in the next two seasons. Since the Brothers didn't have many southpaws, Peng had 38 appearances in 2020 but he recorded a 6.45 ERA. He pitched 2 shutout innings in the 2020 Taiwan Series, and the Brothers were beaten by the Uni-President Lions in 7 games. Peng had 4 appearances in 2021, and he recorded a 4.32 ERA in 21 games in 2022. He improved to a 4.15 ERA in 23 games in 2023 while notching 5 holds.

He throws a slider, changeup and fastball (peak 88 mph).

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