This summer's national high school baseball tournament, which will be held at Koshien Stadium, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary since its opening, will begin on August 7th and will be played over a 17-day schedule, including rest days.
This decision was made by the Japan High School Baseball Federation and other organizations at a tournament management committee meeting held in Osaka on the 9th.
The tournament will be held at Koshien Stadium, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary on August 1st this year, and will begin on August 7th, including the final day of the third round, the quarterfinals, and a three-day rest day the day after the semifinals. It will be held for 17 days.
If all goes well, the final will be held on August 23rd.
The number of games per day and game start times are still being adjusted.
Also, the combination lottery will be held on August 4th.
As usual, 49 representative schools that won the regional tournament will participate in the tournament.
On the other hand, this year's Senbatsu High School baseball game will begin on the 18th of next month and will be held for 13 days, including two rest days.
Takanoren recognizes ``2-dan motion''
Starting this year, the Japan High School Baseball Federation will relax the rules and allow so-called "two-step motions," such as pitchers raising and lowering their feet twice when pitching.
Regarding the "two-stage motion," the official baseball regulations were revised in 2018, and it is now allowed in professional baseball, adult baseball, and college baseball, but in high school baseball, batters are at a disadvantage because the number of matches is small due to the tournament system. The ball was still classified as a ``foul pitch,'' as there was a risk that it would result in a ``foul pitch.''
The Takanoren held a rotating board meeting by the 9th, and from this year onwards, the rules were relaxed and approved.
The Takanoren explained, ``The number of pitchers throwing with two-step motion in professional baseball and other games is increasing, and many high school students are also using it as a reference, so we thought it would be better to adapt the standards to other categories of baseball.'' Masu.
In addition, there was previously no limit on the number of times catchers and others went to the mound alone during a game to call out to the pitcher, but from this year, with the aim of shortening game time, It is now limited to one time.
In addition, at a rotating board meeting, the Takanoren decided to send a total of 5 million yen in support funds to the three Kounoren in Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama prefectures, which were severely damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.