Pan Wu-hsiung

Infobox CPBL player
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name=Pan Wu-hsiung

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width=180px
position=Right field
team= Uni-President Lions
number=55
bats=Left
throws=Left
debutdate=March 21
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Uni-President Lions
statyear= 2007
stat1label=Games
stat1value=106
stat2label=Batting average
stat2value=0.309
stat3label=Hits
stat3value=122
stat4label=Home runs
stat4value=6
stat5label=RBIs
stat5value=50
stat6label=Stolen bases
stat6value=3
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Pan Wu-hsiung (zh-t|t=潘武雄) born March 11, 1981, is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently plays as an outfielder for the Lions, and has been constantly shifted between all three outfield positions. His nickname "Take" (pronounced TA-KEH) derives from the Japanese pronunciation of the first character of his given name.

Early life

As a native to Pingtung, Taiwan, "Take" began formal baseball training in fifth grade in his hometown elementary school, as many other Taiwanese baseball players had. [統一獅 官方網站 [http://www.uni-lions.com.tw/news_04a.asp?id=153 強棒出擊─潘武雄] ] . He was invited to attend the famed Meiho Middle School and Meiho High School (zh-t|t=美和中學), a secondary school system which has a long history in the development of baseball. He played on the baseball team during his six years in Meiho, playing in the outfield. He stated in an interview that he originally asked to become a pitcher, but was refused by the coach who instead given him a position in the outfield. [統一獅 官方網站 [http://www.uni-lions.com.tw/news_04a.asp?id=153 強棒出擊─潘武雄] ]

After graduating from Meiho, he joined "Taiwan Cooperative Bank Baseball Team, a team in Taiwan's amateur league. He entered the draft in 2004, and was selected by the Sinon Bulls in the first round. However, he and the Bulls could not reach an agreement on a contract, so he elected to return to the amateur league and waited for almost two years before entering the draft again.

Professional career

"Take" was drafted by Uni-President Lions in 2005 in the second round, and immediately reached an agreement with the Lions. He made his debut on March 21, 2006 as the starting right fielder, and struck out on his first at-bat. [中華職棒大聯盟單場明細 [http://online.cpbl.com.tw/GResult/Result.aspx?Gameno=01&pbyear=2006&Game=4# 第 4 場 例行賽 (高雄縣)] ] He played only 14 games with 40 at-bets in 2006 before injury ended his season. As a result of the limited game time in 2006, he was eligible for the Rookie of the Year award in 2007, which he won. He was able to recover before the playoffs, and subsequently hit his first career home run in the against the Sinon Bulls on October 21. [中華職棒大聯盟單場明細 [http://online.cpbl.com.tw/GResult/Result.aspx?Gameno=05&pbyear=2006&Game=1 第 1 場 季後挑戰賽 (台南)] ] His first home run in regular season came on April 10, 2007 from Macoto Cobras. [中華職棒大聯盟單場明細 [http://online.cpbl.com.tw/GResult/Result.aspx?gameno=01&pbyear=2007&game=41 第 41 場 例行賽 (台南)] ]

Between June 22 and July 5, 2008, Pan hit home runs in six consecutive games. He was named to the Chinese Taipei national baseball team for the 2008 Olympics.

ee also

*Chinese Professional Baseball League
*Uni-President Lions

References