The final of the Japan League final tournament for softball women was held in Fukushima City, and pitcher Yukiko Ueno and Yamato Fujita, who were also active in the Tokyo Olympics, demonstrated their strength. I did.
In the Softball Women's Japan League, the final tournament of the top five teams in the league match was held at the prefectural Azuma Stadium in Fukushima City, which was the venue for the Tokyo Olympics from the 6th.
On the 7th, the final was held by the two teams that won the final tournament, and Bic Camera, to which Japan's ace, pitcher Ueno, etc. belonged in 1st place in the league match, and Toyota Motor Corporation in 2nd place in the league match.
The game was a tense pitcher match, with the starting pitchers of both teams pitching well, with pitcher Monica Abbott, who won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the starting lineup of Toyota Motor Corporation, hitting only two hits up to five times with a powerful fastball. I did.
In the 6th inning of 0-0, Bic Camera made a chance of no-out first base and second base, and Fujita, who was active in the dual wield of throwing at the Olympics, hit a timely two-base hit and broke the equilibrium. I took the lead.
BicCamera is a 39-year-old pitcher who pitched in relief from the 5th inning, and while carrying a runner on his back, pitching with slowness and speed kept the 3rd inning to one hit and defended the lead, winning 3-0 and winning the Japan League 3 I won the championship in a row.
Ueno "Throwing with force and flexibility"
Yukiko Ueno, who managed to score no goals in the third inning with relief, said, "I was able to take in the feeling of throwing with a bend. I think I was able to pitch convincingly. I feel at ease that I was able to cross a big mountain. "
And for next season, "I don't think there will be any changes in what I do, and my playing style will not change, so I want to pitch according to the year. I want to tell you about it next season. "
Fujita "I was able to hit the sweet ball without missing it."
Yamato Fujita, who hit the first timely two-base hit in the 6th inning, said, "The starting pitcher, Abbott, was very polite and had almost no balls to hit, but he was able to hit the sweet ball without missing it. I looked back.
On top of that, he said, "At the time of the Olympics, I wasn't in good condition, so I sometimes thought I didn't like softball in a difficult year, but for the first time I felt the best in Japan."