Yu-Cheng Chung (01)

Yu-Cheng Chung (鍾宇政)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 183 lb.

• School National Taiwan College of Physical Education
• High School Shin Min High School

• Born December 25, 1973 in Shanua, Tainan Taiwan

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Biographical Information

Yu-Cheng Chung pitched in the Olympics and the CPBL.

Chung played for the Taiwanese national team that won a Silver Medal in the 1991 Asian Championship to win a spot in the 1992 Olympics. He went 2-1 with a 5.25 ERA in the 1991 Intercontinental Cup, leading Taiwan in wins despite their highest ERA (almost 3 points higher than Chien-Fu Kuo Lee's 2.39). He tied for 4th in the event in wins, one behind Dae-sung Koo, Leonardo Tamayo and Epifanio Pérez.

The teenager was the only pitcher for Taiwan in the Barcelona Olympics to appear just one time. He came in in the 3rd inning against Spain, relieving Ming-Hung Tsai with a 10-0 lead. He struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing two hits (to Juan Salmeron and Javier Diez) and hitting one batter (Miguel Pariente) before Wen-Po Huang took over in the 5th of what would be a 20-0 rout. Those would be the only Spanish hits of the day and the only hit batter; they wouldn't draw any walks either. He was Taiwan's youngest player in the event, more than two years younger than Huang, who was next.

Chung helped Taiwan win a Bronze at the 1993 Asian Championship. After that, he battled problems on the mound. He had a brief pro career with the Brother Elephants, allowing two hits and no runs in two innings in 2000 after they drafted him in the fourth round of the 2000 CPBL Draft. He then became a coach. He was head coach of Chiayi University and has been credited for his development of pitchers Fu-Te Ni, Che-Yi Su and Wei-Hua Lee. He also coached for Taiwan in the 2003 Baseball World Cup.

Sources

• Taiwanese Baseball Wiki
• Defunct IBAF site