High school students aspiring to become a professional baseball team appeal to club scouts August 29, 16:35
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the chances of games and practice are reduced, such as the suspension of spring and summer Koshien, but an unusual joint practice event where third-year high school students aiming for professional baseball appeal to the scouts of each team at the Koshien stadium started.
The joint training session was held for the first time by the NPB=Japan Baseball Organization and the Japan High School Baseball Federation, and will be divided into East Japan and West Japan for two days each.
On the first day of the 29th, 77 people gathered at the Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, which was the venue of Western Japan, and in free batting together, Rikiya Nishino of Osaka Toin High School who participated in this month's exchange match and Chukyo Aichi. Rei Nakayama of Daichukyo High School had a sharp hit.
At the subsequent knocks for each position, one of the notable players, Ryusora Tsuchida of Omi High School in Shiga, showed a short and light movement.
The practice session was also attended by Shuhei Yamashita, a pitcher from Fukuoka Ohori High School, who threw a fastball of 153 km at the fastest, and he made adjustments such as long-distance casting for pitching at the seat batting scheduled on the 30th. It was.
The joint practice session will be held at Koshien Stadium until the 30th, and will be scheduled at Tokyo Dome for players from East Japan on the 5th and 6th of next month.