Kufu Hayate Ventures Shizuoka, who will be participating in the second-team official game of professional baseball this season, won their debut game in professional baseball by defeating Orix 1-9 in the opening game of the Western League. I couldn't decorate it.
Domestic professional baseball has been played by 12 teams for 65 years, but with the aim of expanding the base of baseball, two new teams will join the second team from this season
. Shizuoka” will be joined by “Oisix Niigata Albirex Baseball Club” in the Eastern League for a league match.
The Western League started on the 15th, with Kufu Hayate playing against Orix at their home base in Shizuoka City.
For Kufu Hayate, starting pitcher Taiki Hayakawa hit consecutive RBI hits in the second inning, giving them a two-run lead, and in the fourth inning, they were given five points in one go, including a three-run home run, and were left behind.
In the batting line, Orix starting pitcher Daiya Miyagi had seven strikeouts through the fifth inning and was limited to two hits, but in the sixth inning, second pitcher Kohei Higashi and pinch hitter Taiki Toyama made a timely hit. He hit two bases and got one point back for the team's first point.
However, they conceded a goal in the middle of the game and lost 9-1, and Kufu Hayate was unable to win the memorable opening game.
Kufu Hayate's manager Motoyuki Akahori said, ``Although we lost, we were able to take a historic step by establishing a professional baseball team in Shizuoka.We want to improve our ability to give our all, one game at a time.'' We were talking.
The Eastern League will begin on the 16th, and Oisix will face Yakult in the opening game, which will be held in enemy territory.
Pitcher Keito Takeuchi passes the national medical examination
Kufu Hayate's pitcher Keito Takeuchi, who had a unique career and joined the team from the medical school of a national university, pitched in the opening game on the 15th, and announced after the game that he had passed the national medical examination.
Pitcher Takeuchi, 24, graduated from the local Shizuoka High School, went to Gunma University School of Medicine, played on the semi-hardball baseball team, and then joined Kufu Hayate.
The 15th was the day the results of the national medical examination were announced, and it coincided with Kufu Hayate's opening game, so by the time the announcement was made at 2:00 p.m., he was the second player to take the mound.
After Pitcher Takeuchi pitched three innings and got off the mound, he learned from his parents that he had passed the exam, and he confirmed it himself on the Internet.
According to the team, this is the first time that an active professional baseball player has passed the national medical examination.
After the game, pitcher Takeuchi said, ``I'm relieved to confirm that I passed the exam once again.I want to put aside my plans to become a doctor and concentrate 100% on baseball.I think I'll have the opportunity to pitch again, so I'm going to pitch to win.'' "I want to become a professional baseball player," he said, indicating his intention to forego the dual role of being a doctor and a professional baseball player and instead pursue the challenge of playing baseball alone.