The first base Alpine seat of Kimotsu agriculture, local people rushed to cheer for a lot, dyed the team color purple.
About 250 teachers and students have been staying in Kansai since 17th when Yokohama (South Kanagawa) broke through the third round. Tsutomu Watanabe, 55, said "It's a dream that Akita's agricultural high school will be able to fight 100 times in the final of the tournament!
Keisuke Shindo, 36, who came to the Koshien in the summer of 1998 and spring in the same school OB, knew that the alma mater had entered four and stopped working quickly and came over with his family. "In Akita all the sports papers at convenience stores are sold out, because no one is watching the game on TV, there is no one in town, I have been able to run the car for 14 or 15 hours even though I could stay." Tears did not stop after the game. "I want you to achieve the first victory of Tohoku in this momentum"
Mr. Minoru Kikuchi, 51, a nursing care worker in Akita City, cheered for support at Koshien since 1984 when he was a student of Kimotsu Agriculture. Departing Akita at 5 p.m. on 19th, enter Osaka around 0 midnight. "I want you to fight patiently with this momentum you've won."
34 years ago I entered four at first appearance. Masumi Kuwata from PL School (Osaka) who threw on the legendary ball ceremony of the day lost homer in the reverse hit. I also watched Kimonosaki's battery at that time from the Alps seat. Mr. Kawasaki Nagaya (51) who was a catcher said, "Mr. Kuwata throws and our uniform is in the bat, I feel something like fate." About the activities of the juniors, "It's a miracle, a miracle, I narrowed my eyes as I follow the game." Mr. Hirofumi Mizusawa (52) who was a pitcher said "I'm proud of what I have come up to."
In the local Akita city there was public viewing in the city center, about 950 people came. When the victory was decided, the call "golden farm" echoed through the streets and people's smile began to burst.