Baseball U18 2nd league defeated in Korea Sasaki starts, but once descended September 7th 1:52

World Cup for baseball players under 18 in Korea. Japan played against Korea in the second round of the second league, and after a 10-time tie-break, they lost 4 to 5 and lost.

Japan faced runners-up South Korea in the second round of the second league, and the first of the pitchers was Ofunato High School / Yuki Sasaki, who had not yet climbed this tournament due to the influence of the blood blister that was formed in the middle finger of the right hand .

Sasaki pitched the first batter in a short goro with a straight of 153 km and gave the foreball to No.2.

After taking No. 3 on the left fly, Yuri Nagata showed his right hand to the mound.

Still, from the 4th to the 149km straight, I took the swinging strike and threw this round and got off the mound with 19 balls.

The game was scored 7 times, 0-0, and Japan scored 2 points ahead of time, Toho High School and Ninohiro Kumada.

From the 10th, the tie-break method started with no-out first and second base, and Japan scored two points.

However, the back, again, lost an error and lost 3 points, losing 4 to 5 and goodbye.

Because this tournament includes results with the opponents of the primary league that advanced to the secondary league, the results of the Japanese secondary league were 2 wins and 2 losses.

Japan will face Australia in the next game on the 7th, the final of the second league.

Director Nagata “The players did a lot”

Director Yuji Nagata of Japan said, “It was a tough game. It is my responsibility to lose. The players did well. Tomorrow, I want to do my best once again.

Sasaki Will we finish with just one inning climbing this tournament?

The biggest focus of the game against Korea was pitcher Aki Sasaki from Ofunato High School, who first climbed the tournament.

Pitcher Sasaki has continued to adjust carefully in a separate menu due to the bloody blood in the middle finger of the right hand in a send-off match with the Japanese national team on August 26.

On September 2nd, I entered the bullpen for the first time in Korea, and on the 4th, 2 days later, I was told that I was ready to throw.

There are about 50 Japanese media who are trying to cover Sasaki. Local media reporters and local baseball fans have asked the question “When is Sasaki throwing?” And “Is Sasaki more amazing than Otani?”, The interest in South Korea ’s fastest arm of 163 km is growing.

Under such circumstances, pitcher Sasaki got the opportunity to climb for the first time in the seventh game that Japan will fight. After hitting the head with a straight of 153 km in a short goro, I gave the foreball to No.2.

The incident was seen when No. 3 was shot on the left fly.

The catcher, Katsura Mizukami, told Yuji Nagata that the ball had blood.

When Nagata hurries to the mound, the pitcher's uniform is bloody, and when he asks "Is it all right", pitcher Sasaki replied, "Please let me throw one more."

According to the word, pitcher Sasaki finished this round with a straight swing from 4th to 149km and struck with an empty strike.
And it was just 19 balls.

Nagata replied, “I told the starter the day before. The person answered,“ I can go absolutely. ”And the doctor and physiotherapist gave me a go-ahead. I stayed at.

According to Takano Ren, who is in charge of public relations, the director of the Japanese high school baseball league, Masahiko Takenaka, pitcher Sasaki felt uncomfortable when practicing pitching in the bullpen before the match, and the blood blister deteriorated when throwing in the match .

Actually, pitcher Sasaki made a shoulder with a bullpen to prepare for the relief in the game against Canada on the 5th, and Mr. Takenaka said, “I don't know how many balls I threw, but I might have thrown a little too much.” .

Also, pitcher Sasaki responded to the interview with an expression that did not float after the game, and there were few words saying, “I am sorry to lose.

Regarding pitching for the remaining games of pitcher Sasaki, Nagata replied “I think it ’s difficult”.

Pitcher Sasaki attracted a great deal of attention as to what kind of pitching the overseas smasher showed at the first international tournament. It seems that it will end with a climbing of only 1 inning due to a long injury.