Luo Min-ching's (羅敏卿) gigantic shot into the second deck of the bleachers was his 100th career home run and made him just the third player in Taiwan's baseball history to achieve such a milestone.
His homer broke a one-one tie in the fifth inning and propelled the President Lions to 4-1 victory over the Sinon Bulls.
Luo joined the President Lions on Aug. 8, 1990 and hit his first home run on Sept. 23.
Entering this season he had 98 homers to his name and hit two more in April.
The pressure, however, of reaching his 100th home-run mark provoked a long slump that lasted for almost four months -- until last night.
Facing off against Bulls starter Osvaldo Martinez, Luo hit a long shot for two runs, which gave the Lions a lead of 3-1.
Then, after Luo's massive strike in the fifth, Lin Hong-yuen (林鴻遠) got in on the action with a solo shot to left field to make the game 4-1.
Luo said during a post-match interview, "After I hit two home runs in April, the pressure started to build up as I was thinking about the 100th home run.
"Even my batting stance has changed. After months of waiting, I finally did it tonight."
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His hit snapped the Lions' streak of consecutive innings with no run scored at 23, one shy of tying their own club record set in 1990.
The victory also stopped a losing streak against the Bulls.
The Lions will next play the Brother Elephants in Taipei, while the Sinon Bulls host the Chinatrust Whales at home in Taichung.
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