Heebthong Krissada

, is a Thai baseball pitcher. Heepthong is listed as 5'9" tall (175 cm) and 159 pounds (72 kg). He pitched for Thailand national baseball team in the 2006 Asian games which was held in Doha,Qatar. His fastball can reach approximately 142~144km/h(about 88.2~89.5MPH) with good command. In addition, he throws great slider.

Biography

Heebthong's father is Japanese while his mother is Thai. He went to Japan and began his baseball career when he studied in primary school. When he studied in Uedanishi high school(上田西高等学校), he became the ace and won the best 4 in the Nagano prefecture. He entered Asia University after graduating from high school. He became famous in the 2006 Asian games while he pitched for Thailand. He pitched 3 games(1 win 2 loses) in this tournament and led all pitchers with 23 strikeouts.