Taipei: Zhongshan Junior High School was part of a Taichung team that won the PONY League World Series in the United States on Wednesday, marking a second junior baseball title in the U.S. for Taiwan within four days. This remarkable achievement came after the school secured a Junior League Baseball World Series victory on Sunday.
According to Focus Taiwan, the Wednesday triumph in the Pony division, which is for players 14 and under, was achieved with a composite team primarily comprising players from Zhongshan Junior High School alongside the Taichung City United Team. Representing the Asia-Pacific Zone, the Chinese Taipei team had demonstrated an impressive performance in the Asian regional circuit, defeating teams from the Philippines, Guam, Hong Kong, and South Korea.
In a thrilling match on Wednesday, Taichung overcame the championship host area champions, team Washington County, at the Lew Hays PONY Field in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Despite an early setback, the Taiwan team secured a 6-4 victory, effectively countering the host team’s homefield advantage.
The success story extends to Sunday, where Zhongshan Junior High School clinched the 2025 Junior League Baseball World Series Game title for athletes aged 12-14 at Michigan’s Heritage Park. The team achieved an 8-1 victory over the Vine-Ingle Little League team from Macon, Georgia, which represented the southeast region of the U.S.
The Taiwan Little League Baseball Association (TLLB) highlighted this victory as the Taichung school’s fourth junior league title, following previous wins in 2014, 2015, and 2022. The association acknowledged the school’s excellent performance since the domestic trials bracket in April, where the team defeated competitors from Taiwan and other Asian countries to earn the right to represent the Asia-Pacific region in the 2025 Junior League Baseball World Series.
In addition to these victories, the TLLB announced Taiwan’s participation in the 2025 Little League Baseball World Series for players aged 10-12, scheduled for August 13-24. Taipei’s Tung-Yuan Little League team is set to play its first game against the El Swing Perfecto Little League team from Mexico at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Little League International Complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
The TLLB has invited all Taiwanese baseball fans to support the young athletes by tuning into the game through Taiwan’s sports channels on TV and streaming services such as YouTube at 1 a.m. Friday, considering the 12-hour time difference between Pennsylvania and Taiwan.