| Breaking News |  | Monday, July 30th, 1984: Star of the Week Named in ILA
Tzu-hsia Guao would not be denied the Import League A Player of the Week Award for this past week. His consistent stroke, which produced 15 hits in 28 at-bats and a .536 average, made him the clear favorite to win the honor.
"You just go out there and do what you have to do," said Guao, "When I'm up, I try to focus and block everything else out of my mind...and have a good at-bat. I'm up there to get a hit or advance a runner, not to get caught up in the emotion of the moment. I hope I can win this award every week."
He also tallied 2 home runs, 6 RBIs and 8 runs scored.
So far this year Guao is batting .325 with 4 home runs, 16 RBIs and 17 runs scored. He has 37 hits in 114 at-bats, 5 walks and a .358 OBP.
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| Thursday, July 26th, 1984: Bunch of Base Hits for Sting Guao
After the Eugene 16-9 victory over Kinston and his 5-hit day catcher Tzu-hsia Guao told SION beat writers, "It really doesn't matter whether it's sandlot ball, high school or college ball, two hits in a game is very good...three or four hits even better...5 or more are out of sight...and if it is in pro ball...it is really something special. It will get you in the record books."
The 20-year-old player gained that distinction today at Ballpark of Jersey City with a spectacular 5 for 6 game against the Kinston Indians.
The skipper of the Sting spoke glowingly of Guao, telling SION writers, "His swing is getting there. We want him to be quick with his swing, short and compact. We want him to be patient and go the other way when he can. Tzu-hsia did that to perfection today."
T. Guao singled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, grounded out in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off R. Cotton in the 8th.
Thus far this year Guao has hit .310 with 3 home runs and 14 RBIs. He has played in 47 games and scored 14 times.
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 | Wednesday, July 25th, 1984: Eugene Befuddled and Blanked by Tada
"He's got a bunch of different arm angles and his ball was really moving," said the Eugene manager after watching Shotaro Tada of the Kinston Indians humiliate his club 8-0 in a fine 3-hit shutout.
"If I make good pitches, I'm going to get some outs," Tada said after he befuddled the Sting. "I was making good pitches the entire game."
He whiffed 6 and walked 1 in the complete game effort.
This year Tada has compiled a 7-2 record with a 1.34 ERA in 11 starts.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 5-2, .714 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 1.0 GB | | Record at home | 2-2, .500 PCT | | Record on the road | 3-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 0-0, .000 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 2-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 2-2, .500 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 3-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-2, .714 PCT | | Record in April | 5-2, .714 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .295 - 2nd in ILA | | On-Base Percentage | .361 - 3rd in ILA | | Slugging Percentage | .387 - 4th in ILA | | On-Base + Slugging | .748 - 2nd in ILA | | Runs Scored | 42 - 1st in ILA | | Hits | 77 - 2nd in ILA | | Extra-Base Hits | 16 - tied for 5th in ILA | | Home Runs | 3 - tied for 3rd in ILA | | Bases-On-Balls | 27 - tied for 2nd in ILA | | Strikeouts | 31 - 8th in ILA | | Stolen Bases | 9 - 2nd in ILA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.43 - tied for 5th in ILA | | Starters' ERA | 4.06 - 6th in ILA | | Bullpen ERA | 1.93 - 5th in ILA | | Runs allowed | 24 - 3rd in ILA | | Hits allowed | 63 - tied for 4th in ILA | | Opponents AVG | .265 - 6th in ILA | | BABIP | .300 - 6th in ILA | | Home Runs allowed | 2 - tied for 5th in ILA | | Bases-On-Balls | 28 - tied for 11th in ILA | | Strikeouts | 33 - tied for 4th in ILA |
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