32 Teams Announced for 61st Saga Prefecture Amateur Baseball Championship Tournament

Combination lottery at Saga Shimbun

2023/08/28 16:00

The 61st Saga Prefecture Amateur Baseball Championship Tournament (sponsored by the Saga Shimbun Company and managed by the Saga Prefecture Rubber Baseball Association) was held on the 27th at the Saga Shimbun Company in Saga City, and the opponents of the 32 participating teams were decided.

The tournament will be held for three days on September 16th, 17th and 18th at four venues, including Saga Midori no Mori Stadium in Saga City. A total of 32 teams, including 25 teams that won the preliminaries of the 13 branches of the Prefectural Rubber Baseball Federation, 6 national teams that won the preliminaries of Wakakusu, Sangyo, and the Association of Social Workers, and the Bank of Saga, which was recommended by the Prefectural Rubber Baseball Federation. Aim for the top.

At the lottery, Minoru Tanaka, sales manager of the Saga Shimbun, encouraged the players by saying, “Everyone’s play will invigorate the region and the workplace. I wish you good luck.” Tomoyuki Kihara, chairman of the prefectural rubber-ball baseball federation, said, “I’m looking forward to a hot game without injuries in a tournament full of strong players.”

Environmental science captain Kuninao Mitsuhashi, representing all participating teams, vowed to “play to give hope and energy.” (Saga Shimbun)

Kuninao Mitsuhashi, the captain of Environmental Science (Wakakusu Federation), took the player oath, pledging, “I will give hope and energy to the people who support me, and I will play brightly and freely.” (Sonkyo Kitagawa)

2023-08-28 13:51:36
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