High School Baseball: Kamimura Gakuen vs Sano Nichidai at Koshien
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Two Japanese high school baseball teams played a big game. The teams were Kamimura Gakuen and Sano Nichidai. Kamimura Gakuen is from Kagoshima. Sano Nichidai is from Tochigi.
The game was part of the summer Koshien tournament. Koshien is a very famous high school baseball event in Japan. This was the second round of the tournament.
Sano Nichidai chose a young player to start the game. His name is Oki Zaki Tsubasa. He is only in his second year of high school. The coach picked him because he throws the ball in a special way. He is a left-handed pitcher.
The team's coach is named Mugikura. He said Oki Zaki has a lot of energy. He also said Oki Zaki's throw moves in a special path.
A player from Kamimura Gakuen also spoke before the game. He is a catcher on the team. He comes from Yashiro city in Kumamoto. He talked about his strong feelings before the big game.
Vocabulary5 words
- Koshien
- a big, famous baseball event for high schools in Japan
- start
- to begin playing in a game
- left-handed
- using the left hand to throw or write
- energy
- power to do things with strength
- catcher
- a player who catches the ball in baseball
Quiz
Answer key
1. Kamimura Gakuen and Sano Nichidai 2. Pitcher 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Two Japanese high school baseball teams played a big game. The teams were _____ and _____.
The game was part of the summer _____ tournament. This was the _____ round of the tournament.
Sano Nichidai chose a young player to _____ the game. His name is _____.
The coach picked him because he throws the ball in a special way. He is a _____ pitcher.
The team's coach is named _____. He said Oki Zaki has a lot of _____.