Baseball U18 National Team coach Mabuchi of Meitoku Gijuku takes office as a new manager February 19, 20:45
Shiro Mabuchi, director of Meitoku Gijuku High School in Kochi, has been appointed as the new coach of the Japan national team under the age of 18 in baseball.
This was decided by the board of the Koyaren = Japan High School Baseball Federation held in Nishi-ku, Osaka on the 19th.
Mabuchi is 64 years old from Ehime prefecture. He was appointed director of Meitoku Gijuku in 1990, and has participated in Koshien 33 times in spring and summer.
In Koshien, he has won 51 victories, ranking in fourth place as a director, and in 2002, led to the first championship in national high school baseball in summer.
The term of the coach will be two years from the 19th, and Mr. Mabuchi said, "We will bring our fighting spirit to the forefront and challenge ourselves. We will aim for battles that will bring children dreams." Commenting.
In addition, head coach was Takashi Iwai of Hanasaki Tokuei High School in Saitama, and coach was Shosho Kosaka of Chiben Gakuen in Nara and Kimiya Higa of Okinawa Shogaku High School.
Baseball Japanese nationals aged 18 and under have a training camp in April for the Asian Championships to be held in Taiwan after summer national high school baseball, and respond to international strike strikes and wooden bats. And so on.