Taiwan Professional Women's Softball League

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Taiwan Professional Women's Softball League
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Softball current event.svg 2024 Taiwan Professional Women's Softball League season
Sport Softball
Founded2016;8 years ago (2016)
Founder Tsai Chi-chang
First season 2016
No. of teams5
Country Flag of the Republic of China.svg 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.tw

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]

Contents

Teams

TeamCity
Campus Pangolins Taichung City
Chinese Taipei U18 Taipei 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

Timeline

Taiwan Professional Women's Softball League

Current teamFormer team

Stadiums

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Feng-Hsin
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Fuxing
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SanChong
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Taichung
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Xinsheng Park
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Youth Park
Locations of the 2024 Taiwan Professional Women's Softball League stadiums

Stadiums (2024)
StadiumChineseLocationCapacity
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 City 1,000
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]

Former stadiums

StadiumChineseLocationCapacity
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

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
2016 Lin Su-Hua Nantou Eagles
2017Tu Ya-TingFu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2018 Lin Su-Hua Fu-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
2019 Sierra Hyland Xinliwang 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
2019 Lu Hsueh-Mei New 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
2019 Lu Hsueh-Mei New 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
2016 Lai Meng-Ting Nantou Eagles
2017 Lai Meng-Ting Fu-Tian-Fu Chia-Nan Eagles
2018Reina NomuraCaesar Warriors
Chiang Ting-En
Lai Meng-Ting Fu-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
2019 Sierra Hyland Xinliwang Lions
2020Kelly Barnhill Xinliwang 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

seasonDPPC1B2B3BSSOFOFOF
2016Chen 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)
2017Chen 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)
2018Lee 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)
2020Lin 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)
2022Pan 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)
2023Pan 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

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

Finals MVP

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

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