Chukyo University Chukyo One character written on the ace mound of professional attention August 12 19:30

Hiroto Takahashi, the ace of Chukyo Univ. Chukyo, who threw the extra 10 times by himself and led the team to victory.

The right arm of the professional attention was actually writing the letters on the mound's plate before the match.

It was 149 pitches that I threw along with one character that puts my thoughts toward my friends who fought together.

Strongest generation aiming for three crowns

This year's team, including pitcher Takahashi, has many players who have been in the official game since their junior high school days, and has set the goal of finishing the official game undefeated when the new team was formed.

As the word says, he won the Aichi Prefecture Games and Tokai Games in autumn, and won the Meiji Shrine Games.

It started off smoothly, and it was considered to be a candidate for winning this year's Senbatsu.

However, Sembat was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus.

In addition, the summer Koshien was canceled and the team's goals disappeared.

Thanks to the fellows I felt in Corona

Days when I couldn't practice and couldn't meet my friends.

Takahashi said, “I realized that I could play baseball with my friends and the cooperation of many people. If I can play baseball with this team, I would like to show my gratitude to my friends who have fought together. I thought which was "

keenly aware of the Takahashi pitcher with the day-to-day until now was not a natural, then, to powerful pitching in their own tournament of the organizer was decided Aichi Prefecture, the team played to win and won the eight matches.

Thoughts on all third-year students that Ace carried

Chukyo Univ. Chukyo, who got into Koshien by continuing the “undefeated official game” that he set up when the new team was formed.

Pitcher Takahashi, who started in a one-game exchange match, crouched down after finishing his first pitching practice on the mound, and wrote "heart" on the plate with the index finger of his right hand.

With some of my friends quitting baseball at the end of this match, I put in the thought that "all three graders will fight in one heart."

Takahashi pitched from the 1st time to 152km and got up without a goal. ..

He threw ten extra pitches with a spirited pitching, and the team also defeated Chiben Gakuen with good-bye and finished the official game with 28-0.

Pitcher Takahashi said, "If I didn't have the feeling to write that letter and fight with the whole team, I think I was hit by the opponent. Everyone gave me strength." I was delighted.

The right arm, who is desperate for the future, revealed that after the match, the option is to post a professional aspiration after the match, while continuing to the basics.

I'm looking forward to the next stage, pitcher Takahashi, who has had a special summer and got an irreplaceable companion.

(Koshien coverage group reporter Yasuko Fukushima)