Hanamaki Higashi High School

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Jul 29, 2019

Controversy surrounding high school ace Roki Sasaki stirs up familiar debate

by Jason Coskrey

Ofunato High School was inundated with calls after its loss in the final of the Iwate Prefectural tournament on Thursday. But it wasn't a stream of commiserations and condolences pouring in — there were around 150 calls on the day of the school's 12-2 loss ...

Baseball Jul 25, 2019

Ofunato High School pitcher Roki Sasaki's shot at summer glory ends on bench

Hard-throwing high school pitcher Roki Sasaki, who is being heavily scouted by major league clubs, stayed on the bench to avoid injury as his team was eliminated from contention for a prestigious national title on Thursday. Sasaki, who threw a pitch at 160 kph on ...