"Il High School Baseball Imagination Transcendent" 150 pitches, 15K, and a left-hander of the second grade "Monster" came out→ MLB is also interested in the 'maximum speed of 148 km'

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In Koshien, the holy site of Japanese high school baseball, a "super-sized monster" that writes more than 100 years of history has appeared. Kawamoto Haruto (17), a second-year left-hander from Osaka Toin High School, is the main character. This is because he threw as many as 150 pitches at the national high school baseball tournament in Japan, which ended on the 1st, to give the team a victory.

Kawamoto started the 98th Selection High School Baseball Tournament (Spring Koshien) Chibengakuen High School at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on March 31, and led the team to a 7-3 victory after nine innings of throwing 150 pitches. It is the 10th Koshien victory in both the spring and summer competitions.

Kawamoto's pitching on the day was overwhelming. Kawamoto, who took the lead by striking out three consecutive batters at the start of the game, struck out a total of 15 strikeouts in the ninth inning against the last batter, Hayato Yagi, until he struck out swinging with a sharp fastball of 146km.

Kawamoto's final record in the final was six hits (one homer) with 15 strikeouts and three walks in nine innings, with a total of 150 pitches. According to multiple media outlets, including Japanese media Lonspo, Kawamoto's maximum arrest was recorded up to 148 kilometers. The opposing batters were helpless against the large angle fastball from the overwhelming 192cm physical and the breaking ball that fell sharply in front of the batter.

Matsui Masanori (76), who served as the organizing manager of the Yakult Swallows in the past, said on Lonspo, "I am the number one left-hander in this tournament. Despite being 192cm tall, the pitch form is not unnecessary and the release point of the ball is close to the batter's side, so the speed of feeling is much faster. With the current growth rate, it is possible up to 155km in the summer of 2027. Not only is the competition for the first place nomination of 12 NPB clubs, but it is also a talent that will lead to a scramble between Major League Baseball (MLB) and Japanese clubs."

Kawamoto also won 150 pitches in the first game of the tournament, Kumamoto High School. In other words, he showed off his "Cheol-wan" side by decorating the start and end of the competition with 150 complete throws. In four games of this tournament, he had an ERA of 1.50 with 36 strikeouts and 13 hits, eight walks and five runs (four earned runs) in 24 innings, and his average on-base allowance per inning (WHIP) was 0.88.

Kawamoto has already played for Japan at the under-15 youth baseball championship held in 2024. The world's baseball community is paying keen attention to how much more Kawamoto will evolve from the three Koshien opportunities by spring and summer 2027, including the 2026 summer tournament, which will remain until high school graduation.

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