White ball girls are lively! Saitama Astraea won the girls professional baseball / Jingu Stadium once a year.

On the previous day "God Swing" · Ami Inamura appeared!

7月16日（日）で行われた川口市営球場での埼玉アストライア対京都フローラの試合には“神スイング”としてネット上で話題になり、プロ野球全12Ami Inamura, aiming for the start ceremony at the team, appeared in the pre-game event and made a knock to visitors.



"Since I do not usually knock, I was able to have a valuable experience and it was good because I said that" Female professional baseball fans were more fun ".

But I heard that there is no starting ball type, I feel comfortable. Because it is nervous after all because it is a start ball formula, preparation for the heart is necessary. "

埼玉アストライア公認“神サポーター”に就任して初めてとなる昨年の開幕戦での始球式では暴投、今年の開幕戦は体調不良により欠席だっただけに次回のリベンジ登板にも期待したい。  


On this day the players wore a limited uniform "Saitama ★ Star uniform" by the players.

Actually, in the game of Kawaguchi municipal stadium in July wearing "Saitama ★ Star uniform", last year, last year and two years running over the fence home runs have jumped out.

It was Mr. Tomiya Kayano who showed a good relief with pinch of out batted out on this day that I released one of the year ago. He is also active in both sides as a valuable super subs player this year.

Although the game did not come out of the home run, Chihiro Sato played out the two-time time lease base of the final and home Astraea won the victory 5-3.



左から萱野選手、中島監督、佐藤選手  

Record the largest audience recruitment for unitary box office. Guests excite the venue.

And greeted on July 17, the game at the Jingu Stadium once a year.

Saitama Astraea is a young sister of Shingo Kawabata, younger sister Yoshiro Yamaguchi, who is the top batting leader of the group in 2015. Yuki is also the younger sister of Yoshinori, and she is also one of the best batters of the league, who has won the top three hitter again.

The Yakult fans, who rushed to support them, were also seen in the stands to see their success.

Also on this day entitled "Saitama Astraea Cap Toss Challenge", a challenge to the Guinness world record of the number who hats all at once was also done.

Although we did not reach the target of 10,000 people, we did not achieve record, but we are mobilizing 7,812 spectators who are the most popular games for women's professional baseball alone.


 キャップトスの瞬間    （撮影：森田直樹）

As a guest, Yakult's mascot · Kuro Tsuburo, one of Japan's leading voice actors who came for the second consecutive year, Mr. Koichi Yamadera, a TV program for children in the morning! (TV Tokyo series) MC · Hanae Natsuki appeared.

Old and new old star! MC gathered, wearing a uniform of number 08, named after the familiar greeting "OHA!" In the program, made a star presentation.


 左から仮面女子リーダー・桜のどかさん、猪狩ともかさん、川端選手、加藤選手   (Photograph: Naoki Morita)

ライブで会場を盛り上げたのは“最強の地下アイドル”仮面女子。メンバーで埼玉出身の西武ファンである猪狩ともかさんは「もしまた来年キャップトスチャレンジなどがあるなら、私たちももっと力になれるようになりたいです。」と今後もアストライアを応援していく姿勢を見せた。 試合はフローラのミスにも助けられながら打線が繋がったアストライアが10-1で勝利している。  

Legend of a girls professional baseball showed regret tears

Flora's starter Mika Konishi is a two-sword player who has been leading the league since he was a female professional baseball player, playing a role as a fielder while also performing starting and relief as a pitcher.

In addition to winning numerous personal titles, in 2011 it also releases the first-class homerun to launch a memorable league. However, on this day I went down with 2/3, 5 goals on once. 


Konishi pitcher who was not the original pitch (photography: Naoki Morita)

"I strongly believe that it is a waste that it is a waste in many games in which the customers are in. Because the support of the flora side was magnificent, I was throwing it with the shoulder, but it was a disappointing result I could not do anything, so it ended so it is very toothy.I am sorry for my fans. "

遠くを見つめながらそう語る彼女の目から熱いものが溢れ出る。 これほどまでに目の前の1試合に強い想いとこだわりを持つことこそ、彼女が長くエースとして君臨し続ける“女子プロ野球界のレジェンド”たる所以だろう。  

Ace and victory by the return of Ace and the new captain

Isozaki who won the Monthly MVP of June in three without winning after returning, although the start of Astraea was late at the end of the surgery. He made a game with 6 runs in a single run and was chosen as the heroine (the player who played the most part of the day) raising the 4th victory.

Teaching pitchers such as Isozaki is a former professional baseball player, Takasago Tsujiuchi head coach who participated in Koshien from Osaka Miryu High School and joined the giant in the first draft. The team engages not only in the guidance of baseball but also as a staff member for attracting guests.

"The world record that I've been targeting has failed, but as a team I have been firmly attracting people towards this day.We will tighten up the issues of that part again and let the various people know about girls professional baseball I think that I would like to unite, I would like to continue playing games where the competition of girls professional baseball is full.
 
ヒロインインタビューを受ける磯崎選手（左）と楢岡選手（右）（撮影：森田直樹）   

Another heroine was Nahaoka Miwa player who recorded 3 batters 2 hits and 4 RBIs. From this year he took office as captain, pulling the team.Astraea is now in third place (lowest) echoing at the beginning of the opening, but since June he has won eight wins and three losses (as of July 20), including four consecutive wins, and is overtaking the top. What do you feel about the current team as a captain?

「私個人として（変えたこと）は特にないですが、みんな下を向かず、上がるだけという気持ちで勝ちにこだわって一戦一戦を戦っていると思います。 （キャプテンとしては）自分のことだけではなく、全体を見なければならないので、人に興味を持って気にするようにしています。

チームメイトでは私は友紀さんと一緒にいることが多いんですけど、本当に頼もしい存在ですね。 岩見（香枝）さんの存在も大きいかなと思います。私も外野から声を出しますけど、マウンドに近い内野で岩見さんが声を出してくれて盛り上がるとピッチャーも投げやすいと思います」。

最後に神宮球場での試合の感想として「楽しかったというのが一番です。こんな歓声の中でやらせてもらうことはないので。幸せでした。」と語った。   

As an entity pulling the girls baseball world

Kawabata who often defends second this year(Photograph: Naoki Morita)

Yuki Kawabata who served as a captain last year and gave that seat to Narahoka from this year. Having released an inland hit to the first bat, after that he went out in 3 bases to contribute to victory, but he seems to have not been satisfied for himself.

"I wanted to hit, although the base-base rate has risen .... I am sorry that I did not go back 10,000 more, but I was feeling good because I could play baseball in such a big cheer, and goose bumps stood Cap - Toss was also fun. 女子でもこれだけできるというのをたくさんの人に見ていただいて、野球の魅力をこれからも伝えていきたいです」。      

Yu Kato who gathered the topic as "a beautiful women's baseball player" contributed greatly to the PR of the game held this time with the dissemination ability making full use of its popularity. It is a player who can make a dedicated effort on the play side as well and is becoming a pulling female professional baseball. 


Kato who is waiting for demodulation (photography: Naoki Morita)

「みんなで頑張って集客し、皆さんに来ていただいて、たくさんの人の中で野球ができて、本当に幸せでした。 私たちが常日頃から全力でプレーをしているところを観て、元気をもらいたいという人もいると思いますし、初めて来てくださった方にもまた観たいと思ってもらえるような野球をやっていきたいなと思います」。

Kato who was losing a little bit recently. Among the teams aiming for high-ranking advancement, can you take advantage of the momentum that she can boost the stand? I think it will become one important point towards the end of the game.

There must have been a lot of people who watched girls professional baseball for the first time this time and knew their attractiveness. Can you attract such people as baseball stadiums as repeaters and be established as fans?

Also, you can not only hold the Jingu Shrine, but also provide opportunities to touch on its charm · Can you send out? The future will become more important.
A women's professional baseball who reigns at the top of the female baseball field will make up a big stage with a dream called an over-packed stand, and I hope that everyone of the white ball girls will become a longing admirer.


Photography: Naoki Morita

Saitama Astra next time home game August 4 (Friday), 5 (Saturday) @ prefectural Omiya ballpark 18 o'clock playball
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