I talk about last year's New York Baseball state championship.
One week later, we had a state championship. The first team which was Honeoye played against Keio. This game was so easy to win because we got 9 runs soon. So we relaxed and we won this game. The score was 9-1. We thought the next game would be a problem because we laced Fort Plain High School which was the school that beat us. We hoped to beat Fort Plain because we can get revenge, but they lost against Thomas Edison! We could not get revenge on them. However, our goal was getting the state championship. We forgot about Fort Plain. We prepared for the next game.
About 3 hours later, the state finals started. We went to bat first. At first, each team did not get a score. Our pitcher and Thomas Edison’s pitcher were very good, so it was not easy to get a score. But in the 3th inning, we attacked. The coach cheered up before our batting. He said ‘We have to win this game. We practiced every day for this time!’ and our motivation rose. First, Yuki Toriyama hit a base hit and the next batter who is Kenta Miyoshi hit a base hit too. Next, Shun Oritachi tried to lay down a sacrifice bunt then the opponent did not field the bunt and we had the bases loaded. Next was me. I thought I have to hit now. I concentrated. I hit the first pitch then the ball hit the left-field wall. We got 3 runs at a burst. Then score was 3-0. When our batting was over, score was 6-0. We kept defending. And in last inning, we got 2 outs soon. We were convinced we could win, and then own pitcher got a strike out! We became state champions! We screamed and jumped! The coaches did too. Becoming a state champion was the first time for Keio since the time Keio Academy was built. This is my best memory. I will not forget this in my life.
When the seniors left this school [This means graduated baseball team too.], they called my name as a captain. I felt I had to lead teammates but I was very happy. Becoming a captain was a big responsibility to keep the team as one. I have to think about everything for the team. For example, I have to think about the schedule of the team, the work-out schedule of every player, and tell the coaches how players are doing and how players’ bodies are doing. It is a big responsibility but it is worth doing it. I am looking forward to continue this job as a captain of the Keio baseball team.
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good luck for baseball!
nagai....
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