On the 20th, the Japan Student Baseball Association will consider disposition due to a scandal caused by a leader at Tokai University Sugo High School in Tokyo, which is likely to participate in this year's Senbatsu High School baseball.
This is what the Takano Ren = Japan High School Baseball Federation has clarified.
According to this, the Takano Ren received a report from Tokai University Sugo High School that there had been a scandal by a coach, and on the 19th, an extraordinary deliberation committee was held to confirm the facts, and apply for punishment to the Japan Student Baseball Association, which is the upper organization. decided to
Takanoren has not disclosed the specifics of the scandal, but an official told NHK that there was violence against a member of the team.
The Japan Student Baseball Association plans to hold an emergency meeting on the 20th, and the disposition of this leader will be considered.
Tokai University Sugo has participated in Koshien eight times in the spring and summer, and is a strong team that entered the top 4 in the national high school baseball in the summer of 2017.
They won the Tokyo tournament last fall, and are likely to participate in the Senbatsu High School Baseball Championship, which will open at Koshien Stadium in March this year.
A selection committee will be held on the 27th of this month to decide which schools will participate in the Senbatsu tournament.