Upcoming season or competition: 2024 TPWSL season | |
| Sport | Softball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Tsai Chi-chang |
| First season | 2016 |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Country |  Taiwan |
| Most recent champion(s) | New Century Wasps (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles (5 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | Sportcast |
| Official website | softball |
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]
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| Campus Pangolins | Taichung City |
| Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles | Nantou County |
| New Century Wasps | Kaohsiung City |
| New Taipei Caesar Warriors | New Taipei City |
| Taipei TFMI Bravo Bears | Taipei City |
Current teamFormer team
Xinsheng Park Baseball Field
| Stadium | Chinese | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Taipei City SanChong Baseball Stadium | 新北市三重棒球場 | New Taipei City | 1,000 |
| Feng-Hsin Softball Field | 鳳新壘球場 | Kaohsiung City | |
| Fuxing Softball Stadium | 福興壘球場 | Nantou County | |
| Taichung International Softball Field | 臺中國際壘球運動園區 | Taichung City | 2,000 |
| Xinsheng Park Baseball Field | 新生公園棒球場 | Taipei City | 450 [2] |
| Youth Park Baseball Field | 青年公園棒球場 | Taipei City | 1,200 [3] |
| 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 City | 10,000 [4] |
| Chin Lung Baseball Field | 金龍棒球場 | Taichung City | |
| Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium | 立德棒球場 | Kaohsiung City | 2,700 [5] |
| Wan-Shou Baseball Stadium | 萬壽棒球場 | Taichung City | 5,000 |
| year | champion | runner up |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nantou Eagles | Caesar Warriors |
| 2017 | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles | Caesar Warriors |
| 2018 | Caesar Warriors | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2019 | New Century Wasps | Xinliwang Lions |
| 2020 | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles | New Century Wasps |
| 2021 | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles | New Century Wasps |
| 2022 | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles | New Century Wasps |
| 2023 | New Century Wasps | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| season | winner | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Nantou Eagles |
| 2017 | Tu Ya-Ting | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2018 | Veronika Pecková | Caesar Warriors |
| 2019 | Kaisey Carson | New Century Wasps |
| 2020 | Kaisey Carson | New Century Wasps |
| 2021 | Ko Hsia-Ai | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2022 | Ko Hsia-Ai | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2023 | Alyson Spinas-Valainis | New Century Wasps |
| season | winner | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lin Su-Hua | Nantou Eagles |
| 2017 | Tu Ya-Ting | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2018 | Lin Su-Hua | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2019 | Kaisey Carson | New Century Wasps |
| 2020 | Kaisey Carson | New Century Wasps |
| 2021 | Ko Hsia-Ai | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2022 | Tsai Chia-Chen | New Century Wasps |
| 2023 | Alyson Spinas-Valainis | New Century Wasps |
| season | winner | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Yang Min-Chen | Caesar Warriors |
| 2017 | Tu Ya-Ting | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2018 | Not awarded | |
| 2019 | Sierra Hyland | Xinliwang Lions |
| 2020 | Kaisey Carson | New Century Wasps |
| 2021 | Not awarded | |
| 2022 | ||
| 2023 | Alyson Spinas-Valainis | New Century Wasps |
| season | winner | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Shih Chia-Ching | Nantou Eagles |
| 2017 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2018 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2019 | Su Yi-Hsuan | Caesar Warriors |
| 2020 | Chen Chia-Yi | Caesar Warriors |
| 2021 | Chen Shih-Ting | New Century Wasps |
| 2022 | Ko Chia-Hui | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2023 | Shen Chia-Wen | New Century Wasps |
| season | winner | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Nantou Eagles |
| 2017 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2018 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2019 | Lu Hsueh-Mei | New Century Wasps |
| 2020 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2021 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2022 | Chen Chia-Yi | New Taipei Caesar Warriors |
| 2023 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| season | winner | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Nantou Eagles |
| 2017 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2018 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2019 | Lu Hsueh-Mei | New Century Wasps |
| 2020 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2021 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2022 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2023 | Lee Ssu-Shih | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| season | winner | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lai Meng-Ting | Nantou Eagles |
| 2017 | Lai Meng-Ting | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2018 | Reina Nomura | Caesar Warriors |
| Chiang Ting-En | ||
| Lai Meng-Ting | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles | |
| Lin Yi-Ying | New Century Wasps | |
| 2019 | Shen Chia-Wen | New Century Wasps |
| 2020 | Chiang Ting-En | Caesar Warriors |
| 2021 | Chang Chia-Yun | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2022 | Chiang Ting-En | New Taipei Caesar Warriors |
| 2023 | Chiang Ting-En | New Taipei Caesar Warriors |
| season | winner | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lin Ying-Hsin | UTaipei Bravo Bears |
| 2017 | Tu Ya-Ting | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2018 | Veronika Pecková | Caesar Warriors |
| 2019 | Sierra Hyland | Xinliwang Lions |
| 2020 | Kelly Barnhill | Xinliwang Lions |
| 2021 | Lin Ying-Hsin | Taipei TFMI |
| 2022 | Ko Hsia-Ai | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2023 | Kelly Barnhill | New Taipei Caesar Warriors |
| season | winner | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tseng Hsin-Chang | Nantou Eagles |
| 2017 | Tseng Hsin-Chang | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2018 | Lin Te-Lung | Caesar Warriors |
| 2019 | Wu Chia-Jung | New Century Wasps |
| 2020 | Tseng Hsin-Chang | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2021 | Tseng Hsin-Chang Chiang Tzu-Ling | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2022 | Chang Ning-En Huang Hui-Wen | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2023 | Fu Ping-Ching Su Chih-Jung | New Century Wasps |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| season | winner | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Hikari Kondo | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2018 | Veronika Pecková | Caesar Warriors |
| 2019 | Wu Chia-Yen | New Century Wasps |
| 2020 | Chiu An-Ju | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2021 | Ho Yi-Fan | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
| 2022 | Ko Hsia-Ai | Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles |
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