The 95th Selected High School Baseball Tournament will begin on March 18 at Koshien Stadium. From Kyoto, Ryukoku Daiheian, which is 115 years old, will challenge the Koshien for the first time in four years, and Hikone Sogo, which is 15 years old, will challenge Koshien for the first time in spring and summer. We followed the path until both schools grabbed the right to participate in Koshien and the team now.
“There are many mistakes,” “Where do you throw the ball?” During the knock practice, the coaches’ voices echoed at Ryukoku Daiheian’s exclusive stadium. The players took off their hats, straightened their postures, and listened to the voice. There was a tense atmosphere on the ground.
“I always ask the players whether they are putting their heart into it,” said Hidehiko Harada, who has been in office for 30 years. 115 years since the founding of the department. The total number of Koshien spring and summer appearances is 76, the most in the country, and the number of wins is 103, which is the second highest. The players, who worked hard with a sense of tension and practiced abundantly, and acquired sophisticated play, have built such a glorious history. Harada emphasizes the sincerity and courtesy of facing baseball seriously.
A sense of rigor and tension is the foundation of traditional schools.However, recently “Shinpu” (Director Harada)
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