The 32 schools that will participate in Senbatsu High School Baseball, which will open at Koshien Stadium in March, will be decided on the 28th.
On the 28th, Senbatsu High School Baseball, which is celebrating its 94th anniversary, will hold a selection committee in Osaka City to decide which schools to participate in, and will be held online as a countermeasure against the infection of the new coronavirus.
Twenty-nine of the 32 participating schools were selected in the "general selection" based on the results of the district conference last fall.
▽ Hokkaido is one school,
▽ Tohoku is two schools,
▽ Kanto including Tokyo is six schools. ,
▽ Tokai 2 schools,
▽ Hokkaido Shinetsu 2 schools,
▽ Kinki, Osaka Toin High School won the Meiji Jingu Tournament, so the number of participation slots increased by 1 from the usual year, 7 schools,
▽ China and Shikoku 5 schools in total,
▽ There are 4 schools in Kyushu.
The remaining 3 schools are the "21st century frame" for schools that have overcome difficult situations and achieved good results, and of the 9 candidate schools nationwide, 1 from eastern Japan and 1 from western Japan. And one school is selected without limiting the area.
Starting at 3:00 pm, 3 schools in the "21st century frame" will be announced, followed by 29 schools in the "general selection".
Continuing from last year, which was held for the first time in two years, this year's Senbatsu High School Baseball is aiming to attract spectators in line with the government's policy, and the specific operation will be decided in the future based on the infection situation etc. is.
The tournament will start on March 18th at Koshien Stadium after a combination lottery on March 4th, and will be held on the 13th, including a two-day rest day.