At a joint training session for professional high school students in the West Japan area held in August last year, Ryuku Tsuchida (Ryuku / Omi → Chunichi 3rd) was knocked for a short position. Next to him is Reito Nakayama, a shortstop representing the high school baseball world (Raito / Chukyo University Chukyo → Giants 3rd).
The eyes of NPB officials were nailed to the movement of the two who were knocked in the same position. When I asked Tsuchida about Nakayama’s impression, he revealed his heart straight without humility.
“I don’t think I’m losing.”
Tsuchida’s expression, saying so, was full of defeat.
Ryuzora Tsuchida, 3rd in the Chunichi Draft, says that the selling point is defensiveTsuchida participated in Koshien as a short regular from the summer of 1st year, and has been active as a core player since then. When he became the highest grade student, he led the team as a captain.
In the practice game at the end of June last year, he hit a home run with a wooden bat and became a hot topic. Even in his own summer tournament, he stood in the at-bat with a wooden bat and couldn’t show his strength with 4 hits in 18 at bats in 5 games, but he said, “It’s a way to struggle with a wooden bat. I want to fix the bad parts, “he said positively.
Batting with 30 home runs in high school is also attractive, but Tsuchida’s selling point is his outstanding defensive ability. A splendid appearance, a wide range of defense … The appearance of playing at Koshien in the summer of 2018, which advanced to the best 8, was no longer seen as a first grader.
It is said that he does not usually use someone as a model, but the only reference in professional baseball is Sosuke Genda (Seibu). It is said that he is checking the play on video sites.
“I’m looking at how to handle a mediocre ground ball, not a difficult one. It may be better to get a difficult ground ball out, but the evaluation of defensive power may go up, but how to make a normal hit ball out I think it’s important. I’m checking each of these movements, such as how Genda-san’s legs move and how he moves his body in the front ground ball. “
From an early age, I used to play ball with my father who had baseball experience. Eventually, I wanted to fly the ball farther and throw a stronger ball, so I joined the youth baseball team. When he was in elementary school, he mainly served as a third baseman, catcher, and outfielder.
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