Three first-round games in the 51st Japan National Industrial Baseball Championship will be played, and the starting lineups for JR West and Oji have been announced. The tournament will run from 31 October to 10 November, with all games scheduled to be streamed live for free.
The 51st Japan National Industrial Baseball Championship will be held in Osaka, with 3 first-round games scheduled for 3 November, the fourth day of the tournament. The tournament is co-hosted by The Mainichi Newspapers, the Japan Amateur Baseball Association and the City of Osaka, and includes a game between JR West (Hiroshima) and Oji (Aichi). The starting lineups have been announced, and the games are scheduled to proceed in sequence.
JR West, batting first, will field Sugimoto Ryo (杉本涼) at shortstop in the leadoff spot, Toda Koji (戸田航史) in right field batting second, Yasuda Taiki (安田大輝) at second base batting third, Doi Takumi (土居拓海) at third base batting fourth, Tamura Tsuyoshi (田村強) as the designated hitter batting fifth, Nishimura Yuito (西村唯人) in left field batting sixth, Sakurai Ryo (桜井涼) at first base batting seventh, Yasuda Keigo (安田圭吾) at catcher batting eighth, and Okura Takuya (大倉卓也) in center field batting ninth. Ito Taiki (伊藤大稀) is reported to be the pitcher.
Oji, batting second, will field Hirano Hinata (平野陽大) at first base in the leadoff spot, Yamaguchi Noyoshi (山口乃義) at second base batting second, Shibasaki Masato (柴崎聖人) in right field batting third, Yoshioka Fumiya (吉岡郁哉) in left field batting fourth, Takarajima Fumitaka (宝島史貴) as the designated hitter batting fifth, Yamanoi Ryuga (山ノ井隆雅) in center field batting sixth, Maeda Kohei (前田滉平) at third base batting seventh, Hosokawa Shohei (細川勝平) at catcher batting eighth, and Okabe Hyuma (岡部飛雄馬) at shortstop batting ninth. Mizusaki Kohei (水崎康平) is listed as the pitcher.