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Nov 06, 2024

Inoue, who was selected for the first time for the Japanese national team, started in a practice game against Hiroshima on the 5th and stopped three perfect innings. Photo capture = Japanese baseball team homepage

Yomi-ri left-hander Inoue. He took the mound in Game 4 of the Climax Series Final Stage against Yokohama and led the team to a 4-1 victory with one run in six innings. In the sixth inning, he allowed one run with a home run while playing a scoreless game with one out. Yomiuri, who had been losing three consecutive games, won his first victory thanks to Inoue's good pitching. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS

The Japanese national baseball team, 'Samurai Japan' got off to a fresh start. On the 5th, he beat Hiroshima Carp 5-0 in a practice game at Miyazaki Soken Stadium in Kyushu. The game was played until the 7th inning in line with the purpose of the Japanese national team's practice. The Japanese national team has been training at the Miyazaki camp since the 30th of last month, ahead of the 'Premier 12'. On October 28, he selected additional players except for some injured players, and Makishugo (Yokohama BayStars), who participated in the Japan Series, will join this weekend.

In the first practice game, attention was focused on left-hander Haruto Inoue (23).

This is the first time for Inoue, the fifth starter of the Yomiuri Giants. Nippon-Ham Fighters ace Ito Hiromi (27) is on the list of additional players after injuring his right foot. National team coach Hirokazu Ibata (49) selected him, who is almost a rookie, as the starting pitcher for the match against Australia on the 13th 'Premier 12'. The pitcher who threw the first full-time game of this year will start in the first round of Group B. Japan is in the same group as South Korea, Taiwan, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Australia.

He made a strong impression in his debut match for the national team. From the 1st to the 3rd inning, he handled the 1st to 9th hitters in a row. In the first inning, leadoff hitter Keisuke Sato grounded out to the pitcher, struck out Shodai Uchida 2nd, and Tamura 3rd??He grounded out to second base. In the second inning, he struck out four batters six to nine in a row after catching leadoff hitter fourth hitter Kota Hayashi on a groundout to second base and fifth hitter Shoichi Futamata on a fly ball to right field.

The second inning ended with eight pitches. No hits, five strikeouts and no runs in three innings. He threw 37 pitches and finished the scheduled three innings. In the batting lineup, Gourebayashi Gottaro (Orix Buffaloes) started as the fifth-striker and made three hits and one RBI.

Inoue said in a media interview after the game, "I was nervous, but I threw it with my usual thoughts and senses. He threw all the pitches he could throw, and to some extent, he said, "It became a ball control." He continued, `I will use my time until the first game to prepare for the best pitching. I want to learn and study a lot in the national team." Hiroshima was not the best player, but good pitching in practice games would have instilled confidence.

Gurebayashi, who hit three hits as a fifth shortstop in a practice game against Hiroshima on the 5th. The Japanese national team won 5-0. Photo capture = Japanese baseball team homepage

Japanese national team coach Ibata. Photo capture = Japanese baseball team homepage

Manager Ibata also raised his thumb. The pitch in the third inning was a hard ball to hit. I didn't have a ball in the middle because of my good control. I hope you can pitch like today in real life" he complimented.

He joined the rookie's four-designated team in 2020. I had surgery and signed a nurturing contract. He made his debut in the first team in 2022 and played 11 games-36 ⅓ innings for two years. He pitched 101 innings in 25 games this season. He burst his potential and finished with his first full-time.

He started as a bullpen pitcher and started the rotation as a fifth starter in June. He played in 15 games as a starter and 10 games as a middle pitcher, ranking fourth in the Yomiuri team with multiple wins after Tomoyuki Sugano (15 wins), Shosei Togo (13 wins), and Iori Yamasaki (10 wins).

Good pitching was impressive in the final stage of the Central League Climax Series. He started Game 4 and allowed one hit and one run in six innings. He pitched a scoreless pitch with one out in the sixth inning and hit a one-run home run. Coach Ibata also watched this game and called the national team.

Japan lifted the trophy at the 2019 Premier 12, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC). He is aiming to win four major tournaments in a row until this tournament.

In all of the previous tournaments, ace pitchers played in the opening game. Yamaguchi in the 2019 Premier 12??In the first group match against Venezuela, 4 innings

The Japanese national team has been training at the Miyazaki camp since the 30th of last month. Photo capture = Japanese baseball team homepage

He gave up five hits and one run. 'Monster Pitcher'Yamamoto Yoshinobu played in the first group match of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics against the Dominican Republic, allowing two hits and no runs in six innings, and Shohei Ohtani recorded one hit and no runs in four innings on the first day of the 2023 WBC against China.

I wonder if Inoue, who is in his fifth year as a professional, will lead the baton.

huelva@sportschosun.com

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