49th Amateur Baseball Japan Championship (29th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)
○NTT East 6-0 Matsugen Minoshima●
Although the result was disappointing, it left a lasting impact.
Matsugen Minoshima won the All Japan Club Championship and aimed for their long-awaited first victory. Manager Tadahiro Nishikawa sent rookie right-hander Kanta Okuda to the starting mound for the first round against NTT East, a prestigious corporate team.
“I want to see how far my fastball can go.”
True to his “pledge” made before the tournament, he fired up his engines from the start. The first pitch was a fastball of 150km/h, which is tied for my fastest pitch…