Next month, the members of the Japanese national team that will participate in the World Cup under 18 years old in baseball to be held in the United States have been announced. person was chosen.
The Baseball World Cup for under-18s has been postponed since last year due to the new coronavirus, and will be held next month in Florida, USA.
Takanoren = The Japan High School Baseball Federation announced on the 22nd that 20 members will participate in the tournament.
The members were selected from players who participated in Koshien in the spring and summer of this year, and as a pitcher, the ace of Sendai Ikuei High School in Miyagi, who won the summer Koshien, Tsubasa Furukawa, and Omi High School in Shiga, who entered the best 4, were captains. Seven people were selected, including pitcher Yosho Yamada, who was pulled as.
As a fielder, Asano, captain of Takamatsu Commercial in Kagawa and hit three home runs in the summer Koshien, catcher of Osaka Toin, Shion Matsuo, and Shin Nakai, who led Shimonoseki International High School in Yamaguchi to the runner-up. 13 players were selected.
The selected players will have a training camp in Tokyo from the 28th of this month and will depart for the United States on the 5th of next month.