Tokai University Sugo defeated Nihon Daizo and won the championship for the first time in six years. Starter Shunya Honda (2nd year) and Seiya Fukuhara (1st year), who are the left arm starters, are friends who form a battery for the Japan U15 National Team. Honda, who waved his arm at Fukuhara, hit a good pitch with 1 hit, 1 run and 7 strikes in the seventh inning. Two old acquaintances joined forces to secure their fourth Senbatsu ticket almost certainly.

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He also wanted to build a battery in high school. Honda invited Fukuhara, a year younger, to the same room during the Japan U15 representative activity. “I’m going to Koshien in Sugo, but you should come too.” That word becomes reality.

A form of pitching that turns his back to the batter once and shoots from the instep. Standing inside the battalion, he continued to attack Nihon Daizo’s left-handed batters, who had taken action against the outside angle ball. According to Fukuhara’s analysis, “There is an angle. The left hitter sits on the field even in the middle. Even if you hold him in the middle, he gets stuck.” I didn’t stop moving until I pushed in, and threw it into Fukuhara’s glove, which was roughly set, with a mental margin that he was good in the middle.

Honda still relies heavily on the role of his wife in the same room and says, “I’m leaving leadership.” Believing the best, he kept waving his arms and allowed just one punch. I also measured my fastest 143km. “It was the best. It’s 100 points,” he said.

Invite the third year students to go to the same high school and participate in Koshien. The driving force to fulfill the wish is said to be support from the environment. “I’m consciously looking at the stands. I can’t play a terrible game.” Senbatsu from next spring is preparing for the event with an audience. Show off the best pitch with the new animation style.[Katsuhiro Yumoto]