Shih Chih-wei

Infobox CPBL player
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name =Shih Chih-wei


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position =Infielder
team =La New Bears
number =6
bats =Right
throws =Right
debutdate =March 4
debutyear =2004
debutteam =La New Bears
statyear =May 2008
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value =.287
stat2label =Hits
stat2value =512
stat3label =Home run
stat3value =3
stat4label =Runs batted in
stat4value =173
awards =
*CPBL Rookie of the Year (2004)
*CPBL Golden Glove Award (2004)
*CPBL Golden Glove Award (2006)
teams =
*La New Bears (2004ndash)

Shih Chih-wei (zh-tpw|t=石志偉|p=Shí Zhìwěi|w=Shíh Chìh-wěi; born August 14, 1977) is a Taiwanese baseball player for the La New Bears. He played for the amateur Taiwan Cooperative Bank baseball team before being drafted by the La New Bears of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).

Early life

Shih Chih-wei was born in Alishan, Chiayi County, to a aboriginal family of Tsou tribal ancestry. [cite press release|url= http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2007/new/dec/22/today-sp6.htm|title= 鄒族之光石志偉 返鄉會學弟妹|date= 2007-12-22|accessdate= 2008-05-28|publisher= Liberty Times|language= traditional Chinese] He has been playing baseball since elementary school and graduated from the Taipei Physical Education College.

A member of the Taiwan Cooperative Bank baseball team, Shih was chosen to play in the 2003 World Port Tournament as a member of the national team. [cite press release|url= http://210.58.102.66/2003/05/12/10889-1453503.htm|title= 荷蘭港口杯／棒協選訓會　選出中華隊名單|publisher= Epoch Times|date= 2003-05-12|accessdate= 2008-05-28|language= traditional Chinese]

Professional career

Shih was drafted by professional team La New Bears in 2004. In his professional debut, he got his first career base hit against the Brother Elephants. His first career home run took place in Chengching Lake Baseball Field and was an inside-the-park home run. [cite web|url= http://www.cpbl.com.tw/Personal_Rec/Homerun_personal.aspx?Role=1&pno=A032|title= 《全壘打》明細|work= Chinese Professional Baseball League|accessdate= 2008-05-31]

He became the first player from the team to receive a monthly Most Valuable Player award. [cite press release|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2004/06/06/2003174024|title= Shih Chih-wei gets honor|date= 2004-06-06|accessdate= 2008-05-30|publisher= Taipei Times] Though a rookie, Shih was selected to play in the 2004 CPBL All-Star Game as starting third baseman. [cite press release|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2004/07/17/2003179380|title= Jonathan Hurst to pitch for Team Red in All-Star Game|date= 2004-07-17|accessdate= 2008-05-30|publisher= Taipei Times]

Along with teammate Lin Chih-sheng, the two are often referred to as the "Sheng-Shih Connection," [cite press release|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2004/10/15/2003207055|title=Bears on the rampage after lackluster start|publisher=Taipei Times|date=2004-10-15|accessdate=2008-05-26] which is derived from glove puppet film "Legend of the Sacred Stone" (Wade-Giles: Shèng-shíh Ch'uán-shuō). The two players played in the CPBL Future All-Star Game, which is a game with professional rookies playing against amateurs, and had a combined 7-for-8 performance. [cite press release|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2004/07/18/2003179516|title= Rookies give amateurs a lesson in how to get hits|date= 2004-07-18|accessdate= 2008-05-30|publisher= Taipei Times] As a result of his performance in 2004, he received the CPBL Rookie of the Year Award, becoming the first player of the Bears to receive this honor. Shih was also given the CPBL Golden Glove Award at second base.

In 2006, Shih got the Golden Glove Award at third base. He was the first player of the Bears to receive the award twice.

Career statistics

References

External links

* Career statistics from [http://www.cpbl.com.tw/Personal_Rec/pbat_personal.aspx?Pno=A032 CPBL] zh icon
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