The lion corps challenges the Tohoku group’s long-cherished flag with “one battle concentrated”. Sendai Ikuei (Miyagi), who decided to participate in the 93rd Selected High School Baseball Championship (opening on March 19, Koshien) for the 14th time in a row for two years, won the Tohoku consecutive championship last fall with an overwhelming strength of 37 goals and 3 goals in 4 races. As a decoration, he is also a candidate for the championship. Like the nine pillars of the demon slaughter corps that appear in the popular anime “Kimetsu no Yaiba”, there are good players for throwing. Starting today, we will introduce nine key players of the team, entitled “Nine’s Lion Pillar”. The first is pitcher Ito Ki (2 years) of “Pitcher”. The ace-ranked leader, who controls six types of changing balls on a fastball of 147 km, has been scaled up by training this winter. Like the lion depicted on the school emblem, he is brushing his fangs for the production.

Sendai Ikuei’s “pillar”, Ito, responded to his third Koshien mound. “The condition is up.” The theme for this winter is “continue practicing from last fall.” Sweat on a weight training-centric menu, squats and deadlifts up to 140 kilometers. I thoroughly trained the lower body necessary for a pitcher. “I feel more stable from raising my foot to landing.” Ace candidate who has grown up will grab the number 1 first and face the sanctuary of spring.

Last fall, he became the driving force to win the prefectural and Tohoku tournaments with his uniform number 1. Change of holding ball Do not throw a lot of balls, but assemble mainly straight balls. He pitched in 4 games, 2 complete games (1 shutout), 4 runs, and an ERA of 1.44. “The average ball speed has increased. I can now take a straight swing,” he deepened his confidence.

There is a model for pitching. Like the adorable “love pillar” Kanroji Mitsuri that appears in “Kimetsu no Yaiba”, it is “chest kyun” in the pitching technique of Nippon-Ham Fighter Chihiro Kaneko (37). “I want to throw with the consciousness of Mr. Kaneko. If I can show the whole ball type straight, it will be hard to hit,” he said in the ideal image. Make full use of 6 types of changing balls, such as a fastball of 147 km and a split ball. “A type that strikes out instead of striking out.” It has a characteristic of pitching that can be transformed like the head family.

He made his debut in Koshien in the summer of 1st year, and pitched in the Koshien exchange game against Kurashiki Sho (Okayama) in the summer of 2nd year. Still, he tightened his feelings, saying, “There is no winning star in Koshien. Personally, I will win one first. I will cherish the first match.” “Throwing pillar” wields a good sword (throwing) toward Japan’s long-cherished wish of the Tohoku region.[Sato Satoshi]

◆ Ito Tatsuki Born August 24, 2003, from Misato Town, Akita. He started playing baseball in the Sennan East Elementary School (currently Sennan Elementary School) Sports Boy Scouts from elementary school 2, and won the national junior high school runner-up at 3 o’clock in the softball club of Hidemitsu Junior High School (Miyagi). 178 cm, 78 kg. Right-handed right-handed. The family is parents, brother and grandmother. Blood type O.