Sendai Ikuei High School in Miyagi beat Shimonoseki International High School in Yamaguchi 8-1 to win the championship for the first time.



It is the first time for the Tohoku group to win the championship throughout the spring and summer.



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About 80 people watch the game at the school building and get excited about their first win

At the school building of Sendai Ikuei High School in Miyagino Ward, Sendai City, students and teachers watched the game on a large TV and cheered on the players.



At Sendai Ikuei High School's Miyagino school building, about 80 students, teachers, and staff gathered in the cafeteria equipped with a large-screen TV, and watched the final with matching fans and towels.



Applause and cheers erupted at the venue every time Sendai Ikuei scored a goal, but when Iwasaki Ikuya hit a bases-slammed home run in the 7th inning, the cheers were particularly loud, and the students gave high fives. We shared joy.



After the game, the students swayed their towels left and right to the school song played at Koshien, and the deeply moved students wiped away their tears.



A second-year male student who supported the team said, "I'm really happy because Tohoku couldn't win during the golden foot farming. I want to thank the people of Tohoku for giving them dreams and hopes."



A third-year female student said, "I was very moved to see the moment they won the championship live. At first, I was nervous because the score was zero, but after the bases were loaded, I was able to watch it with peace of mind." was

2015 runner-up pitcher Sena Sato "Come back with your chest up"

At Sendai Ikuei High School's alps seat, Sena Sato, a former professional baseball player who played an active role as an ace, cheered when the team won the second place in 2015.



In 2015, when Sendai Ikuei reached the finals and won second place, Mr. Sato played an active role as an ace, and then played professional baseball for three years.



On the 22nd, I visited Koshien Stadium to support my alma mater, which is aiming for its first victory, and watched the game from the Alps seats on the first base side with the school's cheering squad.



When the match started, Mr. Sato said, "I came to support my juniors with a sincere desire to see them up close. When I was in the final, I couldn't enjoy the match, so I want my juniors to enjoy it. And I hope you don't give up until the end, no matter what," he sent an ale.



When the team won its first championship, he gave a high-five to his teammates who came to watch the game with him. I think everyone's ability to win and their mentality are amazing. I think they've done well for three years."



After that, he said, "I can only congratulate you. I couldn't win, so the juniors are proud. I want them to come back to Tohoku with pride."

1989 Runner-up pitcher Motoi Okoshi "Kouhai are strong"

Motoi Okoshi, who was the ace when Sendai Ikuei High School won the second place in the Koshien in the summer of 1989, and is currently in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.



Director Okoshi, who was interviewed at the baseball stadium in Shimonoseki City, where the rookie match was held, said that the final of this summer's Koshien was a match against his hometown, Shimonoseki International High School. It's a strange feeling because we know each other's coaches and teams."



Regarding Sendai Ikuei High School's fights so far, he said, ``At the time, baseball was said to be weak in Tohoku, so it was a fight to get rid of that inferiority complex. It was gone, and we were working to change history ourselves, and I felt that the juniors were very strong."



Regarding Shimonoseki International, he said, "It gave the local children a dream to go to the Koshien finals. I think it will help raise the level of baseball, so it's a huge contribution to the development of baseball in Yamaguchi." was talking

Professional baseball Rakuten Masahiro Tanaka pitcher "Thank you for your hard work until the very end"

Masahiro Tanaka, a professional baseball pitcher for Rakuten, tweeted, "Congratulations to everyone for winning. Shimonoseki International and Sendai Ikuei have spent the longest summer. Thank you for your hard work until the very end." I thanked both teams who fought the final.

Professional baseball giant Seiya Matsubara player "I'm proud"

Sendai Ikuei High School OB professional baseball giant Seiya Matsubara said through the team, "Congratulations on your first win. My own desire to be the best in Japan has become even stronger.I received a lot of strength from the performances of my juniors, so I will do my best to achieve results and aim for the best in Japan.” I am commenting.

Men's marathon Yuma Hattori "Impressed by the athletes"

Regarding Sendai Ikuei High School's first national high school baseball championship in the summer, Yuma Hattori, who participated in the Tokyo Olympic men's marathon as an alumnus of his school, tweeted, "Congratulations on your long-cherished first win. On the stage of the Koshien final. I was moved by the energetic performance of the players.