Sendai Ikuei Coach Praised for Kind Words at Koshien
Listen to the story
Sendai Ikuei is a high school baseball team in Japan.
The team played in the Koshien tournament. Koshien is a famous baseball event for high schools.
The team's coach gave an interview after a game. He spoke with respect about the other team.
Many people online liked his words. One person wrote, 'I want to keep listening to him.'
Sendai Ikuei also has its first female team member. Her name is Yotsuha Hoshi. She works as a manager for the team.
A manager helps the team but does not play. Yotsuha's father was a professional baseball player before.
Yotsuha was happy on the bench when the team reached the final 16 teams.
In one game, a player named Tayama scored an important run. Tayama is the team's cleanup hitter. This means he often hits after strong players.
His run helped the team stay in the game.
Vocabulary10 words
- Koshien
- a famous baseball competition in Japan
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- respect
- being polite and kind to someone
- member
- a person who is part of a group
- manager
- a person who helps a team but does not play
- professional
- doing something as a paid job
- bench
- the seat where team players sit during a game
- final 16
- the last 16 teams in a competition
- run
- one point scored in baseball
- cleanup hitter
- a strong player who bats fourth in baseball
Quiz
Answer key
1. His respectful words 2. She is the first female team member 3. Tayama
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Sendai Ikuei is a high school baseball team in _____.
The team played in the _____ tournament.
The team's _____ gave an interview after a game.
He spoke with _____ about the other team.
One person wrote, 'I want to keep _____ to him.'
The team also has its first female team _____.
Her name is _____ Hoshi.
She works as a _____ for the team.
Her father was a _____ baseball player before.
In one game, Tayama scored an important _____.