Ipponsugi Park Baseball Stadium (Minamino) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. High school baseball stadiums from the citizens fought a fierce battle, and the retirement game of a big pitcher who was active as a professional was held, and it has shown its presence as a stadium representing the Tama area.
Opened in April 1982. The stadium is 91m long and 120m from the home base to the center fielder, which is almost the same size as the Tokyo Dome (Bunkyo Ward, 100m on both wings, 120m to the center fielder), and has a capacity of 10,30 people (1330 infield, outfield). 8700 people). It has become a hot battleground for baseball players as a venue for the West Tokyo tournament for citizens’ softball and high school baseball, and in 1985, a retirement match for Yutaka Enatsu, who was active as a pitcher in professional baseball, was held and attracted a lot of attention. I have also done it.
Strong request
According to materials related to the development project of Tama New Town, Ipponsugi Park, where the stadium is located, was originally located in the administrative area of Machida City, but it has become a park in Tama City due to subsequent changes. At that time, there was a strong demand for an official baseball stadium in Tama, so it seems that the Japan Housing Corporation (currently the UR Urban Organization), which was developing the stadium, decided to set up a stadium in the park.
Kazuya Koiso of Tama City Kenyuki Sports Partners, who is from the local area and is a former high school baseball stadium, said, “I remember being happy to play at this stadium when I was a student. Isn’t it a place that doesn’t exist? “
High utilization rate
Among the five baseball stadiums in Tama City, the facility utilization rate of the stadium is high. According to the city that manages the stadium, the stadium utilization rate (daytime) in 2020 was 50.9%, which seems to be frequently used from outside the city, which is about 20 points higher than other stadiums, and is the only one in the city. You can also use the night game.
A city official said about the future of the stadium, “We changed the city’s plan in December last year, and the policy is to change the Ipponsugi Park baseball stadium from a place to watch to a facility that is easy for citizens to use. We are planning to carry out the construction work that has been done. “
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