Due to the rain in the summer national high school baseball, the first game was no game and the second game was canceled on the 19th.
With this, the match was postponed for seven days, and Masaharu Maeda, who is in charge of commentary on NHK's high school baseball broadcast, said, "It was my first experience and everything became a difficult tournament." ..
The summer national high school baseball tournament held at Koshien Stadium suffered from prolonged rain, and since the 9th of this month, when the game was originally scheduled to start, the game has been postponed for 7 days, and the 57th tournament in 1975. 5 days was updated for the first time in 46 years, the highest number ever.
Masaharu Maeda, who is in charge of commentary on NHK's high school baseball broadcast, said about this situation, "It was my first experience and everything became a difficult tournament."
Regarding the impact on the players, he expressed mental concern, saying, "I don't think there will be much impact on the postponement of one or two days, but the longer I feel, the less it will be." Did.
On the other hand, he pointed out that the technical part has a big influence on batting, "I can only practice indoors due to the influence of rain, and the appearance of the ball is different from the wide stadium. Practicing will lead to a match. "
On top of that, "I'm very worried about the future schedule, but the players have been working hard dreaming of playing at this Koshien, so I feel that this big stage will stop that part. With a smile on the players. I want you to play and show your strength. "