Summer Koshien Iiyama Population 20,000 Supporting a small town in the mountains August 9 at 20:18

Iiyama High School became the first national high school baseball player in summer and summer. Although it was defeated in the first game, a small town with a population of about 20,000 in the mountains boiled.

Iiyama City in the north of Nagano Prefecture. Iiyama High School is the only high school in the city.

To see the players on the clear stage, Koshien was packed with 70 buses and a large cheering team of about 3000 people. People who are waiting for the opening of the Alps stand before the game can make a long line, and there are people who laugh, “Is there so many people in Iiyama?”

There were some people like this. Nao Tanaka (77) and wife Yoko (72), who live in Iiyama City, came to take 8 hours by car with her daughter and grandson.

Yoko seems to have operated on the hip joint and is walking while holding both hands, but she jokingly talked, “I wouldn't have been able to do this for a lifetime!

On the way to Koshien, such as the highway service area, he seemed to meet a lot of acquaintances, and he laughed, “Iiyama does n’t have a lot of people right now.

An alpine stand on the first base filled with a large cheering party. Every time the starting pitcher Keita Okada took one strike, the stadium boiled greatly, and in 3rd, when Okawa Riku hit the first timely hit, a loud cheer reverberated.

Still, the opponent is the 28th summer Koshien powerhouse. It is difficult to develop, such as showing off its strength and taking 10 points every 5th. In the end, we got 24 hits and lost 1:20, but the great cheering group still spoke to the end.

Pitcher Okada was grateful that “I could see the Alps cheering team well from the mound”, and Okawa also said, “It was a great encouragement.

After the game, people who came to support Iiyama City said, “Even if I got a score, I was doing my best by clenching my teeth. I got courage.” "Iiyama's pride" was heard.

Iiyama High School players boiled a small town with a population of about 20,000. I want you to go back to Iiyama city with your chest.