Taiwan Province baseball players look at the mainland： It’s great to win the championship side by side with mainland brothers.

　　Taiwan Province Network, China, Shenzhen, December 5 (Reporter Qi Xin, Chen Wentao) "The First Cross-Strait Student Baseball League Finals" ended in Shenzhen on the 3rd of this month. There were five champions in College A, College B, Young Badminton, Young Badminton and Little Badminton, and the best of each event was also produced on the same day.

　　This competition is not only the largest single sports exchange event between the two sides of the strait so far, but also an important activity to commemorate the 30th anniversary of cross-strait exchanges. From the preliminaries, semi-finals to the finals, it attracted more than 200 baseball teams from all sides of the strait.

　　The team from north china university of technology (hereinafter referred to as "North University of Technology") and the team from Shih Hsin University met in the final of Group A, the highest university in the group, and presented a wonderful game for the audience. After more than two hours of fierce fighting, North University of Technology made a modest upset, beating Shixin University, which was strong and determined to win the championship, with a total score of 2:0.

　　"Victory has nothing to do with me."

Jiang Zhonghao, Taiwan Province coach of north china university of technology team, was interviewed by reporters after the game. (Photo by Chen Wenzhao, China Taiwan Province Network)

　　After the game, when talking about the game, north china university of technology coach Jiang Zhonghao said modestly that the victory had nothing to do with himself, but was won by the players through hard work. But in fact, the team has improved step by step for so many years, thanks to Jiang Zhonghao, who gave up his job in Taiwan Province Professional Baseball League four years ago and came to coach the mainland university team.

　　In 2014, Jiang Zhonghao, who was over 50 years old, decided to visit the mainland. At first, his goal was very simple, that is, to pass on what he had done since he was a child. Fortunately, eight special baseball students who came to North University of Technology with him in the same year achieved even greater goals with him. If it is a coincidence that Jiang Zhonghao chose to come to the mainland, then it is such a "karma meeting" that can outline the realistic picture of cross-strait exchanges from scratch, from less to more, from indirect to direct, from one-way to two-way, all-round and multi-field exchanges in the past 30 years.

　　"The competition makes us friends, and the champion makes us brothers."

Taiwan Province players Lai Guancheng (left) and Lian Tingwei (right) both played well in the competition. (Photo by Chen Wenzhao, China Taiwan Province Network)

　　Liao Guancheng from Kaohsiung and Lian Tingwei from Taipei came to North University of Technology with six other players in 2013. Because they have to practice and study at the same time, their academic system is one year longer than that of other undergraduates, but they think every year here is a valuable experience.

　　"In fact, before the start of the whole finals, we were confident to enter the finals as the first in the mainland, and we also knew that Shixin University was probably our opponent in the finals. But in the first round, we lost with a score of 6:7, which put a lot of pressure on us before the final. To be honest, before the game, we thought we had only four points to win. " Liao Guancheng told reporters: "In the end, defeating the opponent who lost to us gave us a feeling of revenge. The reason for our success is unity."

　　The unity in his mouth is based on the good relationship between mainland players and Taiwan Province players. In this champion team, eight senior Taiwan Province players have played a mainstay role, while most other mainland players are "rookies" in freshmen and sophomores. However, the dinner exchange after each training session has established a brotherly relationship between them. "We have given our baseball skills and understanding of the sport, and we are also learning from our schoolmates and understanding the culture of the mainland."

　　Wang Haoya, a batsman from North China University of Technology, is also from Taiwan Province, and he is one of the best players in this game, which was hand-picked by coach Jiang. He said: "It feels particularly good that brothers on both sides of the strait are working hard for the same goal. After each game, everyone gets together to review how today’s game is and discuss what to do in tomorrow’s game. During the discussion, everyone can make outspoken suggestions. This is what real brothers do. Baseball makes us know each other, games make us friends, and champions make us brothers. "

During the competition, the players of North University of Technology often get together to cheer each other up. (Photo by Chen Wenzhao, China Taiwan Province Network)

　　Lai Guanzhang of Shixin University sat alone on the bench after the game and looked at the opponent who celebrated on the field. I can see that he is the most unwilling one on the team. "Congratulations to the North University of Technology for winning the championship. They have this strength. But our goal is also the champion. The contest between opponents in the same level depends on improvisation and the ability to grasp opportunities. We didn’t play our due level at the critical moment, so the victory was taken away by the other side. It’s a pity, but we will definitely come back for the championship next year. "

　　这是海峡两岸学生棒球联赛的第一届，根据组委会的规定，北方工大可以保留冠军奖杯直到明年新的冠军产生，但如果可以连得三届冠军的话，就可以拿到冠军奖杯的复制品永久保存。也是因为这样的规定，北方工大的教练和球员都对明年的比赛充满了期待。

　　还有一年就要毕业的王浩亚说：“来学校这么久了，一直都想为学校留下些荣誉。可惜自己打完第二届就要退役了，希望明年再拼一年的同时，能够将带领大陆的学弟们继续提升，为第三年的比赛打好基础。”

　　江仲豪教练说：“大陆球员和台湾球员一起为北方工大捧回了这座冠军奖杯，我们明年、后年还要全力争胜，让这座奖杯永久的留在北方工大，作为我们两岸同学团结一心的见证。台湾的几个队员再过一年就要退役了，但我还会一直留在大陆执教，为提高这里的棒球水平，也为棒球运动在大陆的推广尽一份力。”

　　"We both have more than a year to graduate, which is a bit sad to say, but we are playing every game as the last one." Lai Guancheng and Lian Tingwei were a little emotional to the reporters interviewed. "Seriously, our biggest gain after these games was the championship, but the most meaningful thing was that I enjoyed the feeling that the whole team was United, which was more meaningful than the championship. We will also cherish every next game more. "

　　Sports is the common wealth of all mankind and an important part of culture. As one of the important forms of economic and cultural exchanges, sports has played and will play a very important role in promoting cross-strait exchanges and cooperation. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of breaking the isolation between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits and opening non-governmental exchanges, the successful holding of the "First Cross-Strait Student Baseball League" has also created a good start for further exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits in the future.

　　Just as Long Mingbiao, deputy director of the Taiwan Province Affairs Office of the State Council, summed up at the closing ceremony, the north china university of technology team included eight athletes from Taiwan Province and one coach from Taiwan Province. The victory of North University of Technology was the result of cross-strait cooperation, and this champion belongs to students from both sides of the strait.

　　I hope that with this competition as a starting point, students on both sides of the strait can strengthen their ties through the bridge of baseball, come and go frequently, establish a circle of friends across the Taiwan Strait, and find "great" friends. (End)