Seiryo Okugawa pitcher joins the World Cup U18 team All members will join August 25 16:03
Ishikawa Seiryo High School pitcher Yoshinobu Okugawa, who won second place in national high school baseball in summer, joined the Japanese national team training camp for the World Cup under the age of 18.
Japan's representatives are playing in a camp in Tokyo for the World Cup under 18 years of age, which will open in Korea on 30th of this month.
The pitcher Okugawa from Seiryo and runner-up Shinnosuke Yamase, who won the runner-up in the summer Koshien, fought until the final on the 22nd of this month, so they joined the team from 25th.
Pitcher Okukawa moved the body for the first time in three days since the final of Koshien, so after getting a massage on the feet and hips for about three hours, he was preparing the condition without using a ball such as light running.
Between practice, there was also a scene where Iwate Ofunato High School, the fastest of 163 km, chatted with pitcher Aki Sasaki.
Since Okugawa is one of the teams who participated in the Asian Championship last year, Director Yuji Nagata said, “I want to convey my experience from last year and become a mental pillar.”
Pitch Okugawa “I want to gradually improve my condition”
“I still feel tired, but I feel like I can move my body. I want to improve my condition gradually. Last year's Asian Championship I feel frustrated and I want to get results to return the debt. "
Pitcher Sasaki “Meeting and tightening the atmosphere”
Iwate Ofunato High School pitcher Aki Sasaki said about the pitcher Okugawa who joined on the 25th. I was feeling. ”