Director Ube Shiro is also surprised by the poor performance of No. 9 on August 12 at 14:16

Ube Riki who broke through the first match at Koshien in summer for the first time in seven years. Pulling the batting line was No. 9 batter, who was not performing well at the local tournament. Behind the success that surprised the director, "I don't know baseball because of this ..."

Local tournament only 11 times at bat

No. 9 batter of Ube Ukijo is Yuhi Kawamura who protects the center. I grabbed a regular seat because I bought a wide range of defense and the speed of my feet.

However, it is Ozaki's director who takes an aggressive substitute strategy. At the Yamaguchi Tournament, Kawamura was frequently sent in front of his chances and only 11 times in 6 games. I continued playing with regret. “I was really sorry because I couldn't really hit it,” Kawamura said.

Increase regret in your heart

I want to play at Koshien for a long time. Mr. Kawamura voluntarily worked to strengthen the blow after Koshien was decided.

After completing the overall practice, he said that he continued to swing the bat silently after returning home. The number has more than 500 swings a day, more than doubled from the summer competition.

Practice the day before the 11th. Kawamura felt a certain response to the free batting ball.

“You just shake it. It's getting better little by little,” says Kawamura.

I thought about making a hit today, but ...

A match with East Uwajima. The first at-bat came twice, with two outs and one-on-two chances. Actually, at this time, Ozaki was also thinking of sending a beating as "I really want the first goal".

However, even in the early stages, no matter how aggressively director Ozaki was, he could not make that decision.

Director Ozaki "Moving the team to the momentum"

The third ball from the two-ball, Kawamura hit the fastball, left to the left. It became a timely two-base and brought valuable pre-emptive points to the team.

The bench was a great excitement, and if we were able to hit Yuhi, we would switch on all at once. Kawamura also made a timely hit at the subsequent batting, 3 hits 3 hits, and the team took 7 points with 15 hits to beat Uwajimahigashi.

After the game, Director Ozaki was spilled with a smile, saying, “It ’s a real success. “I was able to win the team with a momentum. I really did it well,” and praised Kawamura.

Ten meters away, there is a hero who seems to be shy and surrounded by reporters. The expression was filled with the joy of striking and the sense of fulfillment that kept standing on the ground until the end of the 9th inning.