Shih-Yun Lee

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Shih-Yun Lee (李詩芸)

  • Bats Left, Throws Right
  • Height 5' 2", Weight 123 lb.

Biographical Information[edit]

Shih-Yun Lee has caught for the Taiwanese women's national team for almost a decade (through 2019).

Lee was with Taiwan for the 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup. [1] In the 2012 Women's Baseball World Cup, she hit .278/.391/.278 with 4 runs in 9 games as Taiwan's main backstop; she stole 3 bases in 4 tries, fielded .950 and allowed 20 steals in 23 attempts. Only Yung-Hsin Cheng had more swipes for Taiwan though only Claudia Kranendonk allowed more steals in the Cup. [2] She batted .200/.333/.200 in the 2014 Women's Baseball World Cup, made no errors and allowed 13 steals in 14 attempts. Again, only Kranendonk gave up more steals. [3] She was 0 for 9 with 2 walks and 3 runs in the 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup but got Taiwan's lone run against the US's Marti Sementelli. She split catching with Yu-Chen Hsu that event. [4]

In the 2017 Women's Baseball Asian Cup, she was 5 for 8 with 5 runs while going 4-for-4 in steals for the Silver Medalists but Iram Khalid beat her out for All-Star catcher. She had a better average than any of the qualifiers, as Wai-Yee Vivien Cheung hit .583. [5] Lee remained very productive at the 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup, hitting .533/.677/.533 as Taiwan had their best finish yet in a Women's Baseball World Cup (Silver). She had 16 putouts, 3 assists and no errors and was catching runners better (8 SB, 3 CS). She again did not qualify for the batting title; among qualifiers, only Janiliz Rivera and Megan Baltzell had better averages and only Rivera a better OBP. In the Gold Medal Game, she was 0 for 1 and was hit by a Ayami Sato pitch before being replaced by Chi Lin in a 6-0 loss to Japan. She was named the All-Star catcher that time. [6]

Sources[edit]

  1. Taiwan Baseball Wiki
  2. 2012 Women's Baseball World Cup Final Report
  3. 2014 Women's Baseball World Cup Final Report
  4. 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup Final Report
  5. 2017 Women's Baseball Asian Cup Final Report
  6. 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup Final Report