[Rigid baseball]Tokyo Big6 Baseball 2022 Spring League Match 1st Week Waseda 2nd Round Same card consecutive wins for the first time in 3 seasons! In the early stages, the development that allowed the lead was reversed by a tenacious attack, and the points were won! – Sports Hosei

War criticism

In the opening round yesterday, he won Waseda University and fought for the second consecutive win in the opening round with the same momentum.

The starting lineup is Kenta Ozaki (Ca 3 = Shiga Gakuen). Until last year, he pitched mainly as a middle reliever, but this year he pitched as a starting pitcher for the second race of the season. He couldn’t control the ball, and he had two goals in three innings, which left him with a problem.

Yuhiro Makoto (Ho 3 = Joso Gakuin), who went up to the mound after Ozaki from the 4th inning, took 3 strikeouts with a calm pitch even though he pitched for the first time, survived to the 6th inning without any runs, and leaned toward the opponent. Bring back the flow.
The wall that went up to the mound from the fourth time

In the 6th inning to chase 2 points, Shuta Miyazaki (4 = Tenri), who was in the lead, returned 1 point with a home run that jumped into the left wing seat, and when he got out of the opponent’s misstep with that momentum, he died 5 times. With a timely infield hit by Sota Imaizumi (Law 3 = Chukyo University Chukyo), he caught up with the tie.

Miyazaki, who hit a home run since the spring of 2020

In the 7th inning, he added one point during the opponent’s missteps and succeeded in winning.

9th inning. Hosei, who wants to push Waseda out, hits the bottom of the 9th inning with a two-point lead with a valuable first home run by Yuta Umisaki (Sentence 4 = Sakae Saitama) who entered the defense from the middle.
Deputy general Umisaki finally hit his first home run in his fourth year.

From the 7th inning, Riku Taketomi (3 = Nihon Univ. Fujisawa), who was the third pitcher on the pitch, held down the Waseda batting line while matching the changing ball around the straight around 140km. However, he was hit by a home run in the 9th inning, Shimakawa, and was one point behind. The runner was still on the third base and a tie was reached, but in the end he struck out the opponent captain Takuya Nakagawa and grabbed the opening two consecutive wins.

Hosei won a come-from-behind victory with its tenacious attackers and pitchers. Expectations for the Hosei Warrior, who made the best start to win the championship for the first time in four seasons, are only growing.

(Article: Mei Takahashi, Photo courtesy of Hosei University Baseball Club)

Close-up: Yuhiro Haga

Hosei University decorated the opening card with two consecutive victories. It is no exaggeration to say that the second-placed Yuhiro Makoto (Law 3 = Joso Gakuin) helped to win.

This game started with the starting lineup, Kenta Ozaki. Ozaki made a good fight, but the ball control was not decided and he dropped out with 2 runs in the 3rd inning. No more runs were allowed for the victory, and in such a situation, the name of the 塙 was announced in 2nd place.

He was suddenly appointed as an executive at the first pitch in the league game, but he didn’t feel any tension as he said, “I was excited.” Show off. He hits Waseda at a good tempo with a bullish pitch that attacks from the first pitch. Did Hosei’s good throw draw the flow? Hosei University scored two goals in the top of the 6th inning, including a home run by Shuta Miyazaki (Tenri 4 = Tenri), and returned to 2-2.

The flow seemed to be completely headed for Hosei University, but the biggest crisis came in the bottom of the sixth inning. Kenta Nomura hit a double on the left and was killed on the second base. However, even in the scene of one-stroke reversal, the pitching of the wall did not collapse. I wondered if the result of throwing it in the winter came out. I threw it bullishly, and when I struck out the pinch hitter, Daime Matsuki, with a strikeout, Taichi Inde also struck out. I overcame the crisis with a spirited pitch. After that, Hosei turned to the top of the 7th inning and became the first victory in the league match.

Hosei pitchers who were anxious because of the absolute absence of ace. The pitching of the wall that raised his first white star was a powerful way to dispel such anxiety.

(Written by Natsuki Higashi, Photo courtesy of Hosei University Baseball Club)

Player interview

Captain Saito Daiki