2025 Draft News
The former captain of Kakegawa Nishi High School (Shizuoka) participated in Koshien for the first time in 26 years this summer and contributed to the team’s first win in 60 years.Shuhei SuzukiIt has been revealed that a second baseman (3rd year) has passed the recommended school entrance exam for Ritsumeikan University’s Faculty of Letters, a powerhouse in the Kansai Student Baseball Federation. Despite being small at 166 cm, the craftsman who supported the team with solid defense and leadership has vowed to make a leap forward in a new world in the Kansai region.
“Starting here” A new challenge at a prestigious Kansai school
After receiving the news that I was accepted into Ritsumeikan University,Shuhei SuzukiThe player said, “It starts here. I’m determined to do it.”He expressed his enthusiasm for playing for the Kansai team, which boasts a total of 40 championships, including winning the league this fall. He is a strong team that won runner-up at this fall’s Meiji-Jingu Tournament, and will be competing in a tough regular competition.
At 166 cm and 66 kg, he is not a large physique, but as a second baseman, he shows solid and agile play, and is reliable as a player who is reliable in hitting hits.He also participated in Koshien last summer, and with his solid defense, contributed to the first Koshien victory in 60 years. He also led the team as captain this year.
My goal is to be on the Japanese university national team, and I aim to compete on the world stage despite my small stature.
My goals at university are clear. Aiming to be on the “Japan University National Team,” he says, “I wanted to do it at a high level.Everyone has a high level of self-awareness, and I can grow as a person.”He explains why he chose Ritsumeikan University. In addition, he will play at Ritsumeikan University from Kakegawa Nishi, and as captain of Yamaha, he hopes to become the best in Japan this fall.Takumi OmotoHe is a catcher and is one year his senior and is attending Ritsumeikan University.Yasunori HoriguchiThere is also a catcher, and there is an environment where he can fit in with the team.
Suzuki, who is petite at 166 cm tall, has a goal to become a player who, despite being short (163 cm), played for the Samurai Japan national team in his third and fourth years of university and was drafted third by Hiroshima in this year’s draft.Sei KatsutaHe is a player (Kinki University) and says he doesn’t want to lose to the big guys. He is “confident” in his defense as a second baseman, and “I want to show off my sensitivity.” His first goal is to earn a regular position at university.
“After graduation, I want to play in the working world,” he said, and although he probably wants to play for Yamaha like Omoto, he first went to Jingu, the sacred place of university, and “I want to be on the stage of the university’s Koshien tournament.”
Shuhei Suzuki Profile
- full name: Shuhei Suzuki
- Affiliation: Kakegawa Nishi High School (3rd year)
- course: Ritsumeikan University (Kansai Student Baseball Federation)
- Birthplace: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture (graduated from Hamamatsu Nanbu Junior High and Hamamatsu Minami Little Senior)
- position: Infielder (second baseman)
- Throwing: Right pitch, left hit
- Height/weight: 166cm、66kg
- Main features and achievements: With his solid defense and captaincy, the former captain led Kakegawa Nishi to their first Koshien appearance in 26 years and their first victory in 60 years. 50m dash 6 seconds 1. My goal is to represent Japan as a university.
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Kakegawa Nishi contributed to 1st win at Koshien last summer Osamu Suzuki passed Ritsumeikan University – Sponichi Shizuoka edition paper
