Taiwan Professional Women's Softball League Explained

Taiwan Professional Women's Softball League
Upcoming Season:2024 Taiwan Professional Women's Softball League season
Sport:Softball
Inaugural:2016
Teams:5
Country: Taiwan
Champion:New Century Wasps (2nd title)
Most Champs:Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles (5 titles)
Tv:Sportcast
Founder:Tsai Chi-chang

Taiwan Professional Women's Softball League (TPWSL), is a women's softball league in Taiwan. The TPWSL is founded in 2016 by the Chinese Taipei Amateur Softball Association.[1]

Teams

TeamCity
Campus PangolinsTaichung City
Chinese Taipei U18Taipei City
Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan EaglesNantou County
New Century WaspsKaohsiung City
New Taipei Caesar WarriorsNew Taipei City
Taipei TFMI Bravo BearsTaipei City

Timeline

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bar:2 color:Current from:2016 till:2017 text:Nantou Eagles (2016) bar:2 color:Current from:2017 till:end text:Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles (2017–present)

bar:3 color:Current from:2016 till:2017 text:UTaipei Bravo Bears (2016) bar:3 color:Current from:2017 till:2020 text:TFMI Bulldogs (2017–2019) bar:3 color:Current from:2020 till:2022 text:Taipei TFMI (2020–2021) bar:3 color:Current from:2022 till:end text:Taipei TFMI Bravo Bears (2022–present)

bar:4 color:Current from:2016 till:2019 text:Wagor Jaguars (2016–2018) bar:4 color:Current from:2019 till:2021 text:Xinliwang Lions (2018–2020) bar:4 color:Current from:2021 till:2022 text:Taichung Tigers (2021) bar:4 color:Current from:2022 till:end text:Campus Pangolins (2022–present)

bar:5 color:Current from:2017 till:end text:New Century Wasps (2017–present)

bar:6 color:Former from:2019 till:2020 text:Chinese Taipei Youth Team (2019)

bar:7 color:Current from:2024 till:end text:Chinese Taipei U18 (2024–present)

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Stadiums

Stadiums (2024)! Stadium! Chinese! Location! Capacity
Feng-Hsin Softball Field鳳新壘球場Kaohsiung City
Fuxing Softball Stadium福興壘球場Nantou County
New Taipei City SanChong Baseball Stadium新北市三重棒球場New Taipei City1,000
Taichung International Softball Field臺中國際壘球運動園區Taichung City2,000
Xinsheng Park Baseball Field新生公園棒球場Taipei City450[2]
Youth Park Baseball Field青年公園棒球場Taipei City1,200[3]

Former stadiums

! Stadium! Chinese! Location! Capacity
Bailing Riverside Park Softball Field百齡河濱公園壘球場Taipei City
Chiayi City Municipal Baseball Stadium嘉義市立棒球場Chiayi City10,000[4]
Chin Lung Baseball Field金龍棒球場Taichung City
Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium立德棒球場Kaohsiung City2,700[5]
Wan-Shou Baseball Stadium萬壽棒球場Taichung City5,000

Champions

yearchampionrunner up
2016Nantou EaglesCaesar Warriors
2017Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan EaglesCaesar Warriors
2018Caesar WarriorsFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2019New Century WaspsXinliwang Lions
2020Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan EaglesNew Century Wasps
2021Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan EaglesNew Century Wasps
2022Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan EaglesNew Century Wasps
2023New Century WaspsFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles

Awards

MVP

seasonwinnerteam
2016Lee Ssu-ShihNantou Eagles
2017Tu Ya-TingFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2018Veronika PeckováCaesar Warriors
2019Kaisey CarsonNew Century Wasps
2020Kaisey CarsonNew Century Wasps
2021Ko Hsia-AiFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2022Ko Hsia-AiFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2023Alyson Spinas-ValainisNew Century Wasps

Wins leader

seasonwinnerteam
2016Lin Su-HuaNantou Eagles
2017Tu Ya-TingFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2018Lin Su-HuaFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2019Kaisey CarsonNew Century Wasps
2020Kaisey CarsonNew Century Wasps
2021Ko Hsia-AiFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2022Tsai Chia-ChenNew Century Wasps
2023Alyson Spinas-ValainisNew Century Wasps

ERA leader

seasonwinnerteam
2016Yang Min-ChenCaesar Warriors
2017Tu Ya-TingFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2018Not awarded
2019Sierra HylandXinliwang Lions
2020Kaisey CarsonNew Century Wasps
2021Not awarded
2022
2023Alyson Spinas-ValainisNew Century Wasps

Batting average leader

seasonwinnerteam
2016Shih Chia-ChingNantou Eagles
2017Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2018Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2019Su Yi-HsuanCaesar Warriors
2020Chen Chia-YiCaesar Warriors
2021Chen Shih-TingNew Century Wasps
2022Ko Chia-HuiFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2023Shen Chia-WenNew Century Wasps

Homerun leader

seasonwinnerteam
2016Lee Ssu-ShihNantou Eagles
2017Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2018Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2019Lu Hsueh-MeiNew Century Wasps
2020Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2021Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2022Chen Chia-YiNew Taipei Caesar Warriors
2023Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles

RBI leader

seasonwinnerteam
2016Lee Ssu-ShihNantou Eagles
2017Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2018Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2019Lu Hsueh-MeiNew Century Wasps
2020Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2021Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2022Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2023Lee Ssu-ShihFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles

Stolen base leader

seasonwinnerteam
2016Lai Meng-TingNantou Eagles
2017Lai Meng-TingFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2018Reina NomuraCaesar Warriors
Chiang Ting-En
Lai Meng-TingFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
Lin Yi-YingNew Century Wasps
2019Shen Chia-WenNew Century Wasps
2020Chiang Ting-EnCaesar Warriors
2021Chang Chia-YunFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2022Chiang Ting-EnNew Taipei Caesar Warriors
2023Chiang Ting-EnNew Taipei Caesar Warriors

Strikeout leader

seasonwinnerteam
2016Lin Ying-HsinUTaipei Bravo Bears
2017Tu Ya-TingFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2018Veronika PeckováCaesar Warriors
2019Sierra HylandXinliwang Lions
2020Kelly BarnhillXinliwang Lions
2021Lin Ying-HsinTaipei TFMI
2022Ko Hsia-AiFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2023Kelly BarnhillNew Taipei Caesar Warriors

Coach of the year

seasonwinnerteam
2016Tseng Hsin-ChangNantou Eagles
2017Tseng Hsin-ChangFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2018Lin Te-LungCaesar Warriors
2019Wu Chia-JungNew Century Wasps
2020Tseng Hsin-ChangFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2021Tseng Hsin-Chang
Chiang Tzu-Ling
Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2022Chang Ning-En
Huang Hui-Wen
Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2023Fu Ping-Ching
Su Chih-Jung
New Century Wasps

Best ten

season DP P C 1B 2B 3B SS OF OF OF
2016 Chen Chia-Yi (Warriors) Yang Min-Chen (Warriors) Lee Ssu-Shih (Eagles) Chiang Hui-Chuan (Eagles) Lin Feng-Chen (Warriors) Shih Chieh-Pei (Bravo Bears) Shih Chia-Ching (Eagles) Chou Yi-Hsuan (Jaguars) Chen Hsiao-Mei (Bravo Bears) Lee Yu-Ting (Bravo Bears)
2017 Chen Chia-Yi (Warriors) Tu Ya-Ting (Eagles) Lee Ssu-Shih (Eagles) Shih Chieh-Pei (Bulldogs) Lin Pei-Chun (Eagles) Wang Hsiao-Chien (Wasps) Lin Feng-Chen (Wasps) Chen Hsiao-Mei (Bulldogs) Lai Meng-Ting (Eagles) Lee Yu-Ting (Wasps)
2018 Lee Ssu-Shih (Eagles) Veronika Pecková (Warriors) Lin Chih-Ying (Eagles) Chen Chia-Yi (Warriors) Pan Chu-Yu (Wasps) Hua Yi-Chin (Bulldogs) Yang Yi-Ting (Eagles) Chiang Ting-En (Warriors) Yen Yi (Warriors) Huang Pei-Chen (Jaguars)
2019 Lu Hsueh-Mei (Wasps) Sierra Hyland (Lions) Lin Chih-Ying (Eagles) Shih Chieh-Pei (Lions) Ke Chia-Hui (Eagles) Lin Chia-Yu (Warriors) Su Yi-Hsuan (Warriors) Chen Hsiao-Mei (Bulldogs) Shen Chia-Wen (Wasps) Hung Yen-Tsu (Lions)
2020 Lin Chih-Ying (Eagles) Kaisey Carson (Wasps) Lee Ssu-Shih (Eagles) Chen Chia-Yi (Warriors) Ke Chia-Hui (Eagles) Ho Yi-Fan (Eagles) Lin Feng-Chen (Wasps) Chiang Ting-En (Warriors) Shen Chia-Wen (Wasps) Chen Yu-Ting (Lions)
2021 Chiang Hui-Chuan (Eagles) Weng Tzu-Ching (Warriors) Chen Shih-Ting (Wasps) Lin Chih-Ying (Eagles) Yang Yi-Ting (Eagles) Ho Yi-Fan (Eagles) Su Yi-Hsuan (Warriors) Shen Chia-Wen (Wasps) Chang Chia-Yun (Eagles) Chen Chia-Yi (Warriors)
2022 Pan Chu-Yu (Wasps) Tsai Chia-Chen (Wasps) Lee Ssu-Shih (Eagles) Lin Chih-Ying (Eagles) Lin Feng-Chen (Wasps) Teng Yu-Chen (Eagles) Liu Hsuan (Warriors) Shen Chia-Wen (Wasps) Chiang Ting-En (Warriors) Chen Yu-Ting (Pangolins)
2023 Pan Chu-Yu (Wasps) Alyson Spinas-Valainis (Wasps) Chen Shih-Ting (Wasps) Lin Chih-Ying (Eagles) Yang Yi-Ting (Eagles) Ke Chia-Hui (Eagles) Su Yi-Hsuan (Wasps) Shen Chia-Wen (Wasps) Chiang Ting-En (Warriors) Lin Pei-Yun (Bravo Bears)

Gold glove/nice play award

season IF OF
2020 Pan Chu-Yu (Wasps) Chen Yun-Ting (Warriors)
2021 Yang An-Chi (Warriors) Lin Pei-Yun (TFMI)
2022 Lan Hui-Hsien (Pangolins) Lin Pei-Yun (Bravo Bears)
2023 Su Yi-Hsuan (Wasps) Su Yu-Wen (Pangolins)

Finals MVP

seasonwinnerteam
2017Hikari KondoFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2018Veronika PeckováCaesar Warriors
2019Wu Chia-YenNew Century Wasps
2020 Chiu An-Ju Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2021 Ho Yi-Fan Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2022Ko Hsia-AiFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2023Alyson Spinas-ValainisNew Century Wasps

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic Women's Softball Professional League launched in Taiwan. World Baseball Softball Confederation. May 6, 2016. April 13, 2022.
  2. Web site: 新生公園棒球場. 全國運動場館資訊網. March 24, 2024.
  3. Web site: 青年公園 棒球場. Department of Sports, Taipei City Government Venue Booking System. March 24, 2024.
  4. Web site: 嘉義市立體育棒球場. Chinese Professional Baseball League. April 14, 2022.
  5. Web site: 高雄市立德棒球場. Chinese Professional Baseball League. April 14, 2022.