伏木海陸運送 won the Hokushinetsu qualifying final 8-7 in a walk-off victory, securing its Japan Championship appearance for the first time in 3 years. The Japan Championship opens on the 31st at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka.
伏木海陸運送 won the Hokushinetsu qualifying final 8-7 in a walk-off victory, securing its fifth Japan Championship appearance in 3 years. Captain Komei Keikun (幸明慶勳) recorded a .667 batting average in the Hokushinetsu qualifiers and received the top batting award.
Looking back on last year's games, including the Intercity Baseball Tournament and Kyocera Dome, captain Komei Keikun (幸明慶勳) said of the team's Japan Championship appearance, "We will play the gritty baseball that is characteristic of 伏木海陸運送 and win the championship."
The Japan Championship opens at Kyocera Dome Osaka on the 31st. 伏木海陸運送 is expected to carry the tenacity it showed in the Hokushinetsu qualifiers into the main tournament.