Koshien is back with lots of good pitchers! On the 29th, the Japan High School Baseball Federation held a remote selection committee for the 93rd Selected High School Baseball Federation (opening on March 19) and decided on 32 participating schools. “Rocket Four Tenno” that seems to heat up the Koshien tournament for the first time in three seasons. Pitcher Kenta Kozono, Wakayama City. Chukyo University Chukyo / Kyosuke Kuroyanagi, Osaka Toin / Keito Matsuura, Kosuke Sekito (all for 2 years) and other fastball players with a maximum speed of 150km.
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Kozono, the fastest 152km right arm in Wakayama City, is likely to become a national district. For the seventh time in two years at the school, he declared, “I want to suppress all throwing games. At the end, I want to gather at the summer mound.”
Manipulating 6 types of changing balls such as cut balls and two seams, he is often called as the No. 1 candidate for the draft this fall. Last fall, he pitched in three games and overwhelmed 22 times with 21 strikeouts and 1 run. Leading the team to the best four. It is a talented material that has the potential to renew the fastest 153km of Senbatsu.
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Chukyo University Chukyo’s ace Kuroyanagi is the fastest at 151 km. The ball speed is attracting attention, but the team’s victory is given top priority. “I’m often told about speed, but I want the team to throw in order to win and aim for a pitcher who can win. I definitely want to keep it at 0 points.”
Last fall, I hurt my lower back, and this winter I focused on training to train the flexibility around the hip joints and shoulder blades, with the theme of building a body that does not hurt. “I have a strong feeling that I don’t want to lose to anyone. I wish I could fight one race at a time.”
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It is the double ace of Sekito, who has the fastest 150km left arm, Matsuura, and 154km right arm, towing Osaka Toin to the top of Japan for the first time in three years.
Matsuura, who carries the ace number on his back, controls a hard ball thrown down from a height of 186 cm and a highly accurate changing ball. With the goal of being the best in Japan, “I couldn’t even go to Koshien two seniors, and the one senior (the tournament) is gone. I have the feeling that I will definitely participate and win this time. “.
The fastball sect, Sekito, has been injured and his experience points are still shallow, but Koichi Nishitani (51), who is a fastball player, admits that he has more than Matsuura. “The last year of high school baseball. We want to take the lead in our age group and achieve consecutive spring and summer championships,” and finally unveiled on the first national stage.
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