Prince Takamado Cup 42nd All Japan School Children’s Rubber Baseball McDonald’s Tournament Competition Day 2
Sponsored by All Japan Rubber Baseball Federation, Tokyo Shimbun, etc. Sponsored by Tokyo Chunichi Sports
Pen & camera = Hideki Suzuki, Takayasu Miyamoto
A total of 16 games were played in the second round at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo. The previous year’s champions, the Nagasone Strongs (Osaka), who appeared in the second round, defeated Taga Shonen Baseball Club (Shiga), a formidable opponent who won the 38th and 39th tournaments in a row, after a close match, making it a great way to win the tournament for the 8th time. got off to a good start. In the Kanto region, Toyokami Juniors (Chiba) won two games in a row with double-digit points, and five teams entered the best 16. On the 10th, eight matches of the third round will be held at three venues including the same stadium.
Red Suns 5th year ace Issei Fujimori saved the team
The Red Suns rejoice after making it through the second round (both photos taken by Toshiki Kumazaki)
Relief 5th grade ace Fujimori Issei is standing on the mound.
In the first inning, the Red Suns (Tokyo 1), who scored 3 points in the first inning with a 2-run shot over the left middle fence by No. 4 Takumi Fujihira, added 1 point in the 2nd inning, but Matsuura Youth Baseball Club (Nagasaki) turned it around. allowed 4-5. Even so, in the 4th inning, Eisuke Kadota’s 2-run hit made it possible to reverse the game.
On the other hand, Issei Fujimori, who pitched in the first pinch and once returned to defense on the left field, pitched again from the third inning. He held down the 3rd and 4th innings, and ended the game on the time limit. Still, he didn’t change his complexion, saying, “As the sun was getting higher, it looked like it would be easy to lose sight of the ball if it was a fly ball, so I threw it thinking that it was either a whiff or a grounder.” smack. With a perfect pitch, the close game was closed.
In the bottom of the 5th inning, 1 death, Fujimori is happy to finish with a strikeout.
The left arm boasts an outstanding sense of reliability, and his batting sense as the number one hitter is also excellent, and in the first game, he got 2 hits and 1 walk in 2 at bats. “I couldn’t hit today,” he said. The dependable ace will continue to lead the team to victory.
◆Hirado Eagles ace power throw also loses
Car of Hirado Eagles who put a lot of effort
The Hirado Eagles (Kanagawa), who made their long-awaited first appearance, played a close match with the Kyokuryo Baseball Boy Scouts (Hokkaido North) in the second round, which was the first match, but lost narrowly after a close match that tangled up to the tie-break, and the national team was defeated. I didn’t get my first win.
Ace left-hander, Reimi Kuruma, pitched well against the Kyokuryo batting line, which defeated the pitching staff of the strong Joban Softball Baseball Sports Boy Scouts (Fukushima), who have won the tournament in the first round the day before. She collected powerful straights at low outer corners and did not allow slugging until she dropped out in the fifth inning due to pitching restrictions. “We didn’t have a four-ball today, so we were in good shape. Still, she looked forward, saying, “I still have a tournament (in Kanagawa), so I’ll do my best. I want to be a pitcher who can keep down zero.”
◆Yoshii Kaburoku Shonen Baseball Club tearful defeat
Yoshii Kaburoku Youth Baseball Club greets the stands after the game (Photo by Takayasu Miyamoto)
The Yoshii Kaburahoku Boys’ Baseball Club (Gunma), which appeared in the second round, played against the Mikazuki Sluggers (Saga), losing 0-5 and being eliminated in the first round.
In the game development that was preemptive in the first time and chased. Before the attack, they formed a circle and shouted, “We’re going to turn things around,” but they couldn’t score. Captain Kodai Kasahara, who is the 4th ace, said after the game, “I was going to play without regrets, but I couldn’t keep the inning pitching… It’s really frustrating.” did.
The team is in its 48th year and this is the first national competition. Manager Shinichi Sato praised the players, saying, “We have four 4th and 5th graders in the starting line-up. We’ve worked hard to get this far. Even at the national tournament, we didn’t make much of a difference with our perseverance in baseball.”
▽ 2nd round
◆Jingu Stadium◆
Nagasone Strongs (previous year winner)
００３０１０｜４
０００１０１｜２
Taga Boys Baseball Club (Shiga)
(Leaders) Kanta Yamaguchi, Koshiro Okada, Yamaguchi-Okada, Yamaguchi, Okada
(Multiple) Tsutsui Haruka, Murai Yucheng – Ishida Osamu
Home run Yuma Izawa, Ishida (multiple)
Higashi 16-chome Flippers (Hokkaido South)
３０１０１０｜５
０００２２０｜４
Osato Sharks (Okinawa)
(East) Reito Sagara, Yuto Yamamoto, Sagara, Yamamoto-Raito Matsuda
(University) Satoon Oshiro, Takuto Oshiro-Masataka Nakamura
Home run Matsuda, Yoto Tanaka (16)
Itayanagi Wild Eagles (Aomori)
１２５０１２｜１１
４７００１ｘ｜１２
Echizen New Heroes (Fukui)
(Board) Sho Kasai, Riku Ren Touchi – Tochiuchi, Kasai
(Koshi) Yusei Sakaguchi, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Souma Yamamoto-So Yamamoto, Shomu Yonezawa
Home run Yonezawa (Vietnam)
AKT Joto Baseball Corps (Ehime)
０３０１３｜７
２０２１０｜５
Little Giants (Shizuoka)
(time out 5 times)
(A) Kouma Tsubosaka, Kanomu Watanabe, Tetsuo Aono-Ryusei Kasahara, Tsubosaka
(i) Shoto Inaba, Daichi Shimizu-Rikuto Hiyoshi
Home run Tsubosaka (A) Taiga Watanabe (R)
◆ Toei Komazawa Stadium ◆
Toyokami Juniors (Chiba)
２１３４０３｜１３
００００００｜０
Kanda Blue Rays (Mie)
(Yutaka) Yukiyasu Tsuneda, Rikuto Watanabe, Kodai Kaneda, Ikudai Toyokura-Masaya Yabuuchi
(God) Ryoma Matsushita, Kotaro Akiyoshi, Hinoki Ito-Yohito Tsuji
Kizu Super Reds (Kyoto)
０１００３０｜４
２００００3x｜５
Iwase Dragons (Toyama)
(Thursday) Yasuhito Watanabe, Daiki Ikoma-Yusuke Koma
(Rock) Gensei Hachimachi, So Morita, Hachimachi, Rintaro Yasuda-Shomei Kurumatani
◆Ota Stadium◆
Red Sands (Tokyo 1)
３１０２０｜６
２３０００｜５
Matsuura Boys Baseball Club (Nagasaki)
(time out 5 times)
(l) Shota Fujiyama, Issei Fujimori, Fujiyama, Hajime Fujimori-Shota Komagata
(Matsu) Wataru Suetake, Torataro Matsuura-Reiki Kosaka
Home run Takumi Fujihira (Les)
Asahiryo Baseball Boy Scouts (Hokkaido North)
０２００２０９｜１３
２００２００２｜６
Hirado Eagles (Kanagawa)
(Tie break 7 times)
(Asahi) Yudai Takiguchi, Taichi Yasukaga, Takenari Maeda-Maeda, Hideto Oka
(Hiragana) Reimi Kuruma, Yuuki Hata, Haruto Tomita and Yasunari Takada
Home run Haruhito Unjou (Asahi)
◆Fuchu Citizen’s Stadium◆
Fukagawa Giants (Tokyo 2)
０１０４２１｜８
００００００｜０
Mihama Boys Baseball Club (Wakayama)
(Deep) Minoru Tsuchida, Masatoshi Senoo, Ryusei Kawamoto-Shintaro Sakamoto
(Beauty) Shoshin Kitade, Takenobu Matsumoto, Takayo Jofu – Kanemi Matsushita
Home run Kawamoto (deep)
Miho Baseball Club (Tottori)
００００００｜０
２０５００ｘ｜７
Mito Rays (Ibaraki)
(Beauty) Takehiro Yamamoto, Shotaro Hirano, Soji Washimi-Rito Murao
(Wednesday) Kanta Tomita, Kiichi Saito, Yodai Tomita and Souma Ouchi
Home run Ouchi (Wednesday)
◆Onoji Park Ballpark◆
Miyazaki Takakuro Sports Boy Scouts (Miyazaki)
２００１００｜３
３２０１０ｘ｜６
Kumagaya Green Town (Saitama)
(Palace) Ryui Takami, Keisuke Imamura – Shuya Sata
(Bear) Ritsu Satomi – Raimu Shihoda
Tokitsu Baseball Club (Gifu)
１０１３００｜５
１０４１０ｘ｜６
Wakiichi Lagoon West Baseball Boy Scouts (Akita)
(Saturday) Akio Ikemoto, Hayato Watanabe-Rensuke Suzuki
(Aside) Seira Harada, Shinya Amano, Koichiro Suzuki-Rusei Kato
Home run Amano (side)
◆Inagi Central Park Ballpark◆
Yamashiro Club (Yamanashi)
００００４ ｜４
５４４５3x｜２１
Hara Club (Hiroshima)
(time out 5 times)
(Mountain) Ritsu Fukasawa, Narimu Mochizuki – Rikuhito Fujita
(Hara) Kimura, Yuto Usui, Daisuke Ishii – Ishii, and Hakuto Kinbayashi
Home run Keita Tarumi, Kinbayashi, Ishii (Hara)
Nakajo Blue Impulse (Ishikawa)
１１１００３｜６
００００００｜０
Hataoka Sports Boy Scouts (Yamaguchi)
(Middle) Hattori Cheng, Xiang Keishirou – Xiang, Hattori
(Flag) Takamura Mio, Guan Tian Lingying-Fujii Soda
Home run Hattori (middle)
◆S&D Akishima Stadium◆
Mikazuki Sluggers (Saga)
２０２０１０｜５
００００００｜０
Yoshii Kaburahoku Youth Baseball Club (Gunma)
(3) Riku Onizaki, Naoto Kamura and Atsunori Hashimura
(Yoshi) Kodai Kasahara, Ouji Iino – Iino, Kasahara
Moriyama Boys (Aichi)
００００００｜０
００３３０ｘ｜６
Shinya Stars (Osaka)
(Guardian) Daisho Funayama, Daishi Ukai – Ryunosuke Kawai
(New) Ren Ueno, Dan Shiotani-Kotaro Yamamoto
(Tokyo Chunichi Sports)
