Senbatsu High School Baseball, which opened at Koshien Stadium on the 19th.


All the athletes who attended this year's tournament entered high school after the infection with the new coronavirus spread.

Kurashiki Technical High School captain Kanta Fukushima, who took the player's oath at the opening ceremony, expressed the thoughts of the children who have been advancing while facing difficulties.

Generations who do not know the obvious

"Oath. Dreams and aspirations make life.


It's been three years since the usual everyday life was lost.


Pandemics are still happening all over the world, and many people are facing suffering and difficulties.


Still, I We have walked step by step. ”



This is the beginning of the player oath made by Kurashiki Technical High School captain Kanta Fukushima.


Fukushima and other players who are going to play baseball at Senbatsu High School this time entered high school after April when the infection of the new corona began to spread in Japan, and while being tossed by the new corona, they devoted themselves to baseball. ..



Before the spread of the infection, club activities were carried out by all members, which was commonplace, but now they are practiced in a distributed manner to avoid crowding.

He says that the frustrating days continued.


However, he continued practicing earnestly, grabbed the Senbatsu ticket, and Fukushima also assigned a major role in the player's oath.

Spin the words of the members

Fukushima asked each of the same third graders what words to put in the player's oath.

The result was this oath.



After practicing every day, teammates and teachers say they have improved day by day.


Unfortunately, the opening was postponed for one day due to the rain, but Fukushima thought positively, "Because I was assigned a major role, I want to cherish every day and make an inspirational player oath."



After dinner on the night of the 18th, I practiced in front of all the members and prepared for the performance.

3 times "thank you"

The opening ceremony was greeted.

Fukushima went up to the table with a stern look.


In fact, he was so nervous that his legs trembled.


In the two-minute oath, what impressed me was the use of the word "thank you" three times.

"Thank you for standing on the stage of Koshien" "Thank


you for playing your favorite baseball" "Thanks to

the


biggest understanding person and the family who support me"



A big applause was sent.

And Fukushima was excited.



(Kurashiki Technical High School, Captain Fukushima)


"I put the most effort into the" thank you "part for the people who supported me. I think it's a perfect score of 100."

Even in a big lead match

Kurashiki Kogyo, led by Fukushima, will play against Wakayama Higashi High School in the second game on the first day.

Although it was a fierce battle to enter overtime, he lost 7 points in the top of the 11th inning and reached the final attack while being greatly led.



And the turn at bat that came around without 2 outrunners.


Fukushima hit the base with an infield hit, saying, "I just shook the bat just because I wanted to go to base," and created an opportunity to return one point.


As sworn in, he showed how he faced difficulties.

I don't know how long the impact of the new Corona will last.

That is why Fukushima challenged Koshien with all his might, with the gratitude for playing baseball now.

That ambition must have stuck in the chests of many people.

(Koshien coverage group Shunsuke Yamada)

Captain Fukushima's player oath [full text]

"Oath. Dreams and aspirations make life.


It's been three years since the usual everyday life was lost.


Pandemics are still happening all over the world, and many people are facing suffering and difficulties.


Still, we are .

Has walked step by step. "

"By the time I stood in Koshien, I had a lot of support.


It's thanks to those people that I can play baseball now . I am


grateful to be on the stage of the sacred place Koshien.


My favorite baseball is Thank you for what you can do, and thank you for

our


greatest understanding and supportive family.　　


Thank you.


I will cherish one second.


Fighting spirit.


Friendship.


Fair play.


With the joy of standing in Koshien in my heart, I pledge to play openly without giving up until the end. "