Peach Ape catcher Song Jiaxiang.

(Photo by reporter Liao Yaodong)

[Reporter Lin Youchen/Taichung Report] Song Jiaxiang, an 18-year-old big catcher who is highly anticipated by the coaching staff, played against CITIC Brothers as a guest at InterContinental in today's opening match. He was paired with Xinyang Investment Vidal in the starting lineup. The overall performance earned the head coach Zeng Haoju 100 points.

Song Jiaxiang said that the overall situation was not much different from what he had imagined when he first started squatting and catching.

He said: "I was with the team at the Taiwan competition last year. I knew there were a lot of fans. Just focus on the moment when you are on the court. I am very happy, but it's okay to be nervous. Before the game, I watched the opponent's hitter report."

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Song Jiaxiang said that he was in charge of the whole game. Before the game, he communicated with Vidal and confirmed the code, and reminded each opponent's hitters to be careful about the missed shots with body movements.

However, in the 9th inning, Hao Jin, the patron saint of Lotte, caused a slight crisis due to infield hits and mistakes. Song Jiaxiang also admitted that he was a little too hasty at the moment, and did not reach a consensus on the distribution of the ball.

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