Football Hour Yamada, a public school in Teruki Goto’s alma mater, decided to participate in the Kinki’s tournament for the first time by winning a victory behind Shoshosha.

I had a shot at patience baseball. In the sixth inning, he was replaced by a solo home run against opponent No. 5, but he didn’t feel tired until the end. Rintaro Sakata, the starting pitcher who asked “if the fastest is 130km or not”, threw a loose ball, such as a vertical slider and a cut ball, against Shoshosha’s batting line. “I pitched it with the feeling of being diligent and getting it out,” he said with a tenacious 6-hit, 1-run pitch in the ninth inning. Aided by the strong back defense, he did not allow a decisive blow.

Ninth inning to chase 1 point. Due to the overthrow of the opponent, etc., it was 1 kill, 2nd and 3rd base, and 4th catcher Naon Yokota decided the game with a timely 2-point hit in the opposite direction.

The schoolyard land is used in conjunction with seven apartments. You can’t play on and off the field, and you can’t hit for free because there is a nursing home near the school. I aim when there are no people around, but I use a bamboo bat not to cross the net. In a sandbox, you can practice hitting with a metal bat only when hitting with a birdcage. Director Kyohei Kaneko smiled bitterly and said, “If you look at it, you’ll understand, but it feels like you’re playing baseball in a place like this.”

This is the first time in 26 years since Ichioka in 1994 that a public school has participated in the Kinki’s fall tournament. The commander said: “99% of the people think we will lose, so we can turn this around. There is nothing interesting about it. To be honest, I cannot keep up with this reality.” ..