“Dual wield director” who became the principal conditionally.

Mr. Toshimasa Uemura is the commander of Hamamatsu Sho and Kakegawa Nishi and has been in Koshien 7 times.

It was described as “Reversal Holy Slave” and “Miracle Holy Slave”. Seirei Christopher of Shizuoka Prefecture won the autumn Tokai tournament with a dramatic victory and was runner-up. We have secured participation in the selected high school baseball tournament next spring, which will be the first Koshien in the foundation. Director Toshimasa Uemura, who leads the team, is the director and principal of the “dual wield”. It is an existence that overturns the common sense of high school baseball.

Autumn tournament with a selection ticket for next year. Seirei Christopher repeated a match that deserved to be described as a “miracle.” In the quarter-finals of the Shizuoka Prefectural Tournament, he scored 4 points in the 8th inning to chase 3 points and won a come-from-behind victory over Shizuoka City. In the semi-final with Hamamatsu Nishi, he won a close battle 12 times and decided to participate in the Tokai tournament. In the second round of the Tokai tournament, he beat Chukyo (Gifu) with three goals in the ninth inning, chasing two points. And the finale is the semi-final with Shigakukan (Aichi). While winning 3 points in the top of the 9th inning, he turned the game over and secured his participation in the selection.

“It’s said to be a reversal sacred slave, a miracle sacred slave, and a tenacious sacred slave, but I want to play smart baseball. I want to win 10-0, but I can only play baseball like this.”

Director Uemura, who has been in office for four years, looks back on his career while laughing. In the third year of Hamamatsu Sho, he participated in the Koshien in the summer of 1975 as a player. Of the 6 games in the Shizuoka tournament, 5 games won in reverse. Of the two white stars I got at Koshien, one is a reversal goodbye. At that time, it was called “Reversal Hamamatsu”. Manager Uemura has repelled his inferiority both as a player and as a coach. I will reveal my feelings when I was driven.

“I think it can’t be helped because it’s not all that works. If you feel embarrassed, frustrated, or regretted, it will be communicated to the players. There are no outstanding players in the current team. Instead of regretting what happened, he told me to think about what to do next. Finally, don’t be afraid to lose. Life often doesn’t go the way you want. “

Coach Uemura has been standing in the sanctuary seven times in the spring and summer as a coach not only as a player but also as a coach at his alma mater Hamamatsu Sho and Kakegawa Nishi. Seen from the surroundings, it may look like “life as you want”. But it didn’t just work. Five years ago, at the age of 59, he had a third cancer.