2019.01.23
On January 19 (Saturday), 2019, the “SOLATO Baseball School,” supervised by Coach Kawahara of the Ehime Mandarin Pirates and sponsored by Taiyo Oil, was held in the indoor arena at Matsuyama Central Park (Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture). Previously instruction during the baseball school was mainly given by players of the Ehime Mandarin Pirates, but on this occasion, the instruction was given in a direct and full-fledged manner by Junichi Kawahara , who is currently serving as the coach of the Ehime Mandarin Pirates.
A total of 87 children from junior high school baseball teams in Ehime Prefecture participated in the baseball school on this occasion. The students started with basic catching and throwing, and then during pitching practice for pitchers, Coach Kawahara provided personal instruction. The participants had serious expressions on their faces as they received instruction from Coach Kawahara, who was previously a star player of the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball team. While the time was limited, the baseball school was a fruitful event, and the students and players had many smile-filled exchanges.
Going forward, Taiyo Oil will continue to present sports schools for children as part of its regional contribution activities.
Event outline
Date and time
January 19 (Saturday), 2019
Venue
Sports Arena, Matsuyama Central Park (625-1 Ichitsubo Nishimachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture)
Numbers of participants
87 participants on 8 teams
Day’s schedule
9:30 Speech by Shinji Nakayama, Chief of General Affairs Department, Taiyo Oil Co., Ltd.
9:35 Stretching and Warm-up
9:50 Instruction begins with fielders staying inside and pitchers going outside
(students are split up into groups based on fielding position to work on particular skills)
11:30 Remarks by Coach Kawahara, Ehime Mandarin Pirates at closing ceremony
11:35 Commemorative photograph
11:40 End
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Opening ceremony
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Scene from batting practice
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Scene from fielding practice
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Scene from instruction for pitchers