Softball Japan leagues were held in various places, and Denso's Eri Yamada, captain of the Tokyo Olympics Japan National Team, made two hits, including timely, with his skillful bat control.

The 15 players who have been nominated for the Softball Tokyo Olympics Japan National Team will participate in the national team training camp starting on the 17th of this month after repeated actual battles with the teams of the Japan League to which they belong.



Round 5 of the Japan League, which is the last before the Olympics, has been held at three locations nationwide from the 7th, and on the 8th, Denso, to which Yamada, the captain of the Japanese national team, belongs at the stadium in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, is with the Iyo Bank I played a match.



37-year-old Yamada has won numerous batting titles in the Japanese league, and has hit a batting average of 30% and 6 minutes so far this season.



Even in the game on the 8th, he hit in front of the center with one first at bat, and with four chances, he caught the in-course changing ball with his skillful bat control and hit it in a timely manner before the light.



Yamada showed an activity of 2 hits and 1 RBI in 3 at bats, and Denso won the game 3 to 1.

Yamada "Without wasting a day"

Eri Yamada of Denso, who is the captain of the Japan Women's Softball National Team following the Beijing Olympics, which won the gold medal, started the game against Iyo Bank at the 2nd center and scored 2 hits and 1 RBI in 3 at bats.



At an online press conference after the match, Yamada recalled about the two hits, "It was a tight hit, but it was a harvest that I was able to hit a ball that was not the target ball. I concentrated on the match."



For the Tokyo Olympics, he said, "I can't play against overseas teams and I don't have much time to prepare, so I want to work with the image of the opponent and a high level of awareness without wasting a day."

Kawabata "There are still more corrections"

Denso's Hitomi Kawabata, who has been nominated for the Japan Olympics in softball, started in the first match against the Iyo Bank, but ended up with no hits in four at bats.



At an online press conference after the match, Kawabata said, "I'm sorry that I can't contribute anything as an individual. There are still many corrections such as how to deal with changing balls and how to take timing," he said.



And for the Tokyo Olympics, he said, "I want to keep in mind the information of overseas athletes and prepare for my swing."