The summer national high school baseball championship was postponed for two consecutive days due to rain, which has affected the support of the players.
Due to the rain, the summer national high school baseball championship has been postponed for two consecutive days in the first round of four games on the third day of the tournament, which was originally scheduled to be held on the 12th.
Of these, Akita's Akisakura High School, which was scheduled to participate in the first game, was scheduled to support about 500 people, including brass band students and cheerleaders, as of the 12th.
However, the weather could not be expected to recover in the future, and all but the parents and graduates who have a living base in Kansai returned to Akita on the night of the 12th.
The reason is that prolonged staying in a group may increase the risk of infection with the new coronavirus, and the school has set a waiting period of at least 3 days after returning from Koshien as its own infection control. However, if the match is further delayed, it may be difficult for the students who participated in the support to participate in future school events and preparations.
After the 14th, the number of cheers at Koshien will decrease to about 200, but the substitute players of the baseball club and the brass band club who returned to Akita will cheer at the public viewing held at the school. ..
The public relations officer, Satoshi Suzuki, who returned to Akita with the students, said, "It's a shame that the students have been preparing for Koshien even though it's difficult to get together and practice cheering. I'm sorry, but I want to send the best cheers from Akita. "
Kochi Meitoku Gijuku High School Departure by bus at 2:30 am ...
At Meitoku Gijuku High School in Kochi, which will participate in the second game on the third day of the tournament, 120 people, including members of the baseball club and kendo club, as well as faculty and staff, will be on the school bus 3 at 2:30 am on the 12th and 13th. I left the school on a platform and headed for Koshien Stadium.
However, about 4 hours after departure for both days, I arrived at the service area of Awaji Island in Hyogo prefecture, and when I was purchasing a lunch box for breakfast, I received a notice of cancellation and decided to return to school again over 4 hours. It means that it has become.
A high school teacher who is in charge of cheering said, "The students are getting tired from the early hours of the day. I'm worried about my physical condition in the future. It's a departure. "
However, on the 14th, the members of the Kendo club could not go to cheer, and the total number of cheering teams including parents and OBs is expected to decrease by about 50 from the originally planned 700.