En-Yu Lin

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En-Yu Lin (林恩宇 Lin En Yu), born March 25, 1981 in Tainan City, Taiwan, is a Taiwanese baseball pitcher. He played for the Chinese Professional Baseball League's (CPBL) Macoto Cobras in 2005 and 2006 and joined NPB's Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles after CPBL's 2006 season ended. He throws a variety of different pitches and has a fastball speed up to 151 km/h (94 mph), and is a member of the Taiwan national baseball team in the 2004 Olympics, 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2006 Intercontinental Cup.

Contents 1 Personal Information 2 CPBL Records 3 Achievements 4 See also

[edit] Personal Information

Height: 188CM (6'2")
Weight: 82KG (180lb)
Bats/Throws: R/R

[edit] CPBL Records

Season	Team	G	IP	W	L	ERA	K
2005	Macoto Cobras	31	167.2	12	8	1.72	152
2006	Macoto Cobras	31	202.2	17	8	1.73	209

[edit] Achievements

• In his first 2005 CPBL season Lin won the following awards: rookie of the year, best nine players on the field, and the annual most valuable player.
• Lin pitched the first historical ball in World Baseball Classic history on March 3, 2006, at the Tokyo Dome (Taiwan vs. South Korea).
• In the 2006 CPBL season, Lin set the record of achieving most strike outs in a single season in the CPBL history (209K in 202.2 innings), as well as led in wins and earned run average.

[edit] See also

• Taiwan national baseball team
• List of the Taiwan national baseball team squad at the 2006 Asian Games
• List of the Taiwan national baseball team squad at the 2006 World Baseball Classic