Chin-Ling Chang Chien is the only Chinese Taipei player to have been inducted into the WBSC Softball Hall of Fame. She was elected as a member of the 2019 class and became the eighth Taiwanese -- and only player -- in the elite group of WBSC Softball Hall of Famers. This past weekend she officially received her Hall of Fame plaque and ring during a ceremony before the start of the semifinal series of the Taiwan Professional Women’s Softball League (TPWSL) between de Lions and the Wasps.
Chin-Ling Chang Chien made her debut with the senior Chinese Taipei team at the age of 15, and was the ace in the WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship 1982, played in Chinese Taipei, where the host team claimed the silver medal, the best position ever for Chinese Taipei in a softball world championship.
She retired in 1989 and was part of Chinese Taipei’s coaching staff in the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, where her team finished sixth place.
In 2019, she joined coaches Hung-Cheng Tseng and Chia-Nai Lin; umpire Fu-Hsiung (Tommy) Wang; and administrators Steeve Hsieh, Steven S.W. Huang, Yen-Liang Huang and Ho Ming-Chang as the only Taiwanese members in the WBSC Softball Hall of Fame.
TPWSL Semifinals
The Lions took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five TPWSL semifinal series against the Wasps, and are one win away from advancing to the finals of the league.
On Saturday, the Wasps won the first of the series, 8-4, led by right-handed pitcher Kaisey Carson. They scored four in the second inning and three in the third, while unleashing a 10-hit attack, to take the lead in the series.
The Lions tied the series in the afternoon, with the return of Kelly Barnhill to the league, after her participation in the Athletes Unlimited inaugural season. The Lions beat the Wasps, 3-1, in spite of being outhit 8-4.
On Sunday, the Lions grabbed crucial game 3, with a close 6-5 win. A 2-run seventh inning was not enough for the Wasps to deadlock the game, and now the Lions lead the series 2-1.
The semifinals will finish on Saturday, with the fourth and fifth games (if necessary) to be played in Taichung. The Eagles have already reserved a place in the finals and will face the winner of the semifinal.
