High school baseball player Yuki Saito won the summer Koshien at the opening ceremony Minoru Waseda

The summer national high school baseball season began on the 6th at Koshien Stadium.

Before the first game after the opening ceremony, between Shizuoka's Nihon University Mishima High School and Kokugakuin Tochigi High School, Mr. Yuki Saito, who led West Tokyo's Waseda Jitsugyo to victory in the 88th tournament, played for the Nippon-Ham professional baseball team until last season. served as the first ball ceremony.

Mr. Saito, who appeared on the ground in a white polo shirt, went up to the mound while being surrounded by loud applause from the stands.

Then, when he threw the ball with no bounds, he threw the ball with a supple form just like when he was active, and again the stands erupted in a big round of applause.

After the opening ceremony, Mr. Saito said, "I think I was able to get the results of my practice. Since I entered the school, I have been preparing for this day while suffering from the corona wreck. I threw it. When I saw the baseball players fighting the opening game up close, I felt that they had a really good face.I'm glad I was able to play at Koshien again."