Kuei-Shan Elementary Returns(b)|『威廉波特，我们回来了！

Aware of how badly his players wanted to play on infield clay of their own, Chen took to scooping up a fistful after playing at an opponent's diamond. Win or lose, and no matter how important the game, he did it every time. It was his way of bolstering team spirit. He stored the clay from each game in a separate glass jar. For each win, the jar marked a happy memory. For each loss, it served as a reminder that there was more work to be done.

In 2009, the hopes of a nation rested on KSES as the first Little League team from Taiwan to reach the Williamsport finals in 13 years. The team ended up losing the championship game six to three to a team from Chula Vista, California. The boys cried their eyes out as they grabbed a fistful of clay from the pitching mound to take back home, where it would serve as a symbol of their determination to return to Williamsport and avenge the loss. Fans watching on TV in Taiwan were deeply struck by the poignancy of the moment.

While they fell short of the championship, KSES did turn in an outstanding performance. The Kuei-Shan Township Office built a baseball diamond atop a reclaimed landfill site, and the central government's Sports Affairs Council appropriated funds to help the school to convert basketball courts into a baseball infield. Head coach Lee exclaimed with pride, "The boys earned all these things through hard work!"

The ability of the KSES team to go from start-up to world fame in just 10 years is truly a remarkable achievement. In Little League, you find Taiwan baseball at its unadulterated best. Here, you find no odds makers, no money riding on the outcome, and no infighting or backstabbing. It's all about pure love of the sport.

深知孩子们对红土地的渴望，陈正博也以『搜集红土』做为激励球员的策略，只要带队出外比赛，无论胜负或是比赛规模大小，他一定想办法带一把球场的红土回家，其后再用玻璃瓶分装收藏。赢球时是最佳纪念，输球时则能提醒自己再接再励。

2009年，龟山少棒队背负着国人的期许，进军久违 13年的威廉波特世界少棒冠军赛，最后却以 3比 6 引恨败给美西队，小国手们个个哭到伤心欲绝，却仍不忘在赛后挖一把投手丘的红土带回家，作为誓言重返威廉波特『报仇』的信物。画面传回台湾，让电视机前的球迷为之揪心不已。

当年龟山少棒队虽未捧回冠军，但他们着实交出了出色的成绩单。乡公所特别将乡内废弃的垃圾掩埋场整修成棒球场，体委会也拨款补助学校，将篮球场改建为棒球场的内野。『这完全是孩子们用苦练的汗水争取得来的礼物！』龟山少棒总教练李政达语带骄傲地说。

龟山少棒队从默默无闻到名扬海外的十年轨迹是一项了不起的成就。少棒是台湾棒球运动中最纯粹的角落。没有角头势力的介入，也无利益计算或是勾心斗角的尔虞我诈，只有发自内心热爱棒球的初衷。