Peng makes history
The Brother Elephants' first baseman Peng Cheng-min (
The record was previously held by American Jay Kirkpatrick, the Sinon Bulls first baseman who reached the milestone in 1998. Kirkpatrick needed 23 games and 102 at bats to reach 10 home runs, and went on to set the single-season home run with 31.
Peng went on a tear last month, hitting .455 with six home runs and a .556 on-base percentage. He was named the hitting MVP for the month, the seventh time he has won the award in his career and the first time in the last two years.
Chan wins in straight sets
Taiwanese tennis player Chan Yung-jan (詹詠然) defeated Japan's Ai Yamamoto 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday at the US$50,000 (NT$1.66 million) International Tennis Federation tournament in Gifu, Japan.
Chan is seeded first, and will next play Akiko Yonemura for a chance to advance to the quarter-finals. Chan's doubles partner, Chuang Chia-jung (莊佳容), is not participating in the tournament because she has returned to Taiwan to take part in the National College Games, which officially begin tomorrow.
This year's games are being hosted by the Taipei Physical Education College, with events for the 11 sports being held at seven locations around the Taipei City area.
Two sports began early, with the first round of the golf competition commencing on Tuesday at the North Bay Golf and Country Club in Shimen Township (石門), while the table tennis begins today at Hsinjhuang Stadium.
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