Seibu loses due to lack of youth Professional Baseball CS

For Seibu, the young players who contributed to their rise to second place in the regular season suffered. The fifth inning, chasing three points, is symbolic. Veteran Genda gave up a point on a sacrifice fly, and with two outs and runners on first and third base, second-year player Watabe, who had been moved down to ninth in the batting order, fell to the catch, and the mood for a counterattack disappeared.

Watanabe was used as number five in the first game and did not have a hit. CS ended without demodulating. With a young team with many players in their 20s, ``Everyone is new to us. I am new to myself. Under such pressure, if the first game ends in a disappointing manner, we end up trailing.'' Rookie catcher Kojima and 23-year-old Takizawa also failed to show their true potential.

It's been four years since Seibu participated in the CS, and Coach Nishiguchi said, ``Many of our players are experiencing this frustrating experience for the first time.We want to make the most of this experience next year and beyond.'' After the game, the players and coaches, who had lost their heads, headed to the left-field stands where Seibu fans were stationed to greet each other, and the stadium was filled with warm applause.