"He is the most shining star of today!" patting the shoulder of Zhang Yufeng, No.9 pitcher, China's head coach James Lefebver said with a smile: "His performance today is excellent."

In the opening match of the 2007 International Baseball Tournament staged at west Beijng's Wukesong Baseball Field on August 18, Chinese team beat French team 5-1 and got the first victory. In this match, Chinese team lost only one point, but in the seventh and eighth innings, Chinese team got some deciding points and at last won the match.
 
Commenting on this match, China's head coach James Lefebver said that the excellent performance of the pitcher was an important reason for this victory. "Our pitcher is the player with the best performance today. He gave our rival great pressure. French team also have a good pitcher, but as we get more and more familiar with this field, we won the victory at last.

Zhang Yufeng, our No.9 pitcher, was the most shining star of today. He was good at courting position and controling the speed, especially in the fifth inning, when the rival got points continuously, his steady performance gave us great encouragement. "

"Of course, our defense is also excellent, especially by our shortstop." James Lefebver said that after this match he will watch the match between Japan and Czech Republic to be played at 6 p.m..  "Japan is a formidable opponent among the other three teams, their techniques are quite advanced. Watching this match will help us prepare for our future matches, especially when we meet the Japanese team."