Important Meeting

Today we had an important meeting leading up to the big tournament in Kyushu. The main boss (Mr. Oshiro) came out and congratulated the team along with achievement awards for the our manager and a few of the guys in charge of Enagic sports system. It was pretty tiring standing at the first meeting for about 40 minutes. Our second meeting was held at the players dorm and call center. This building is pretty sweet and is all manufactured distinctively for Enagic. This week is going to be pretty tough. I was told I'm right on the borderline to get into the game. I'll be the fourth pitcher for the tournament if I can maintain consistent outings out on the mound. We have a scrimmage game between ourselves on Thursday and then 2 practice games verses Bigkaihatsu on the 8th and the 10th at Cellular Stadium in Naha. This is it! Preparing for the big tournament as the number one seed. When we get to Kumamoto, we'll have two important practice games against Honda, and Mitsubishi. Looking forward to the challenge! Please pray for the Bible study this week. John 1:6-34. God bless!

Company Team Magazine

The other day after lunch, a few of the guys at the D-house and myself, went to local book store to check out the magazines. There was this company baseball issue with all the big companies in it. I thought I would check it out to see who was in it, and there we were, Enagic baseball team.

Go ahead and check my profile if you could read the small print or the Japanese. Awesome! Good stuff! Praise the Lord!

Itoman Mayor appreciation night

On Thursday night, out team was invited by the Itoman Mayor for a BBQ at Bibi beach in Itoman City. There was a lot of food along with many Itoman city officials giving encouraging speeches. We dawned our uniforms and introduced ourselves individually those who came. It was great being with the team and meeting new people.

On our way to Kyushu!

In the second game of the 81 inner city company tournament, Enagic defeated the Okinawa Electric Company in the second game of the tournament. The final score was 10-5. This ends Okiden's streak of 50 years of dominance. Meaning, this is the first time they did not qualify for this trip. As of now, Enagic is ranked the number 1 seed in Okinawa! Pretty exciting! Here are some newspaper clippings from the victory. If you look real hard, you can see I stick out like a sore thumb! It was a blessing! Looking forward to what the Lord has in store for this team!

Au Cellular Field

On Thursday, we had a game at the Au Cellular Field in Naha. This is where the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball League have their spring training. The stadium is brand new. We played BigKaihastsu, who is a local housing agency club team. We defeated them 4-1. This game comes prior to our tournament this weekend which will be held here at this stadium in Naha.

The first Bible study started later that night at the Enagic dorm. I will be posting those pics in a few weeks. 10 players came and heard the Gospel. We went over the Bible as history and started in the book of John. Please continue to pray for the hearts of these guys! I was was so blessed and blown away by the outcome. Next study is in two weeks and hopefully the guys will come week in and week out! God bless you!

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Ginowan Dome

It's Golden week this week, so, we had an indoor practice at the Ginowan Dome where the Yokohama Baystars have their spring training camp. It was a little of a lethargic day since it was monday. We went over some sign play with runners on base and threw some bullpens outside where the mounds are located. Blessed to be there! Tomorrow is another big game right here in Ginowan. God bless you!

Back in the Game

8thOn Saturday I was given the opportunity to throw in a practice game up in Ginoza. We played a double header against Meio University from Nago and Okidai from the Shuri area. Tim, Ayu, and Masaki came for their second Enagic baseball game at Ginoza Stadium. It was great to talk with them after the game. I got the call for the 7th inning in the first game against Meio. These guys are the top college team in Okinawa. The first three guys I faced, pop fly to third, ground out to 2nd, and another pop fly to third. It felt pretty good retiring the side in order. The pitching coach gave me the thumbs up to go again in the 8th. I faced the top of the order. 2 k's and a fly out to right. 6 up, 6 down. Praise the Lord. I was throwing consistently in the mid to upper eighties and feeling blessed. By God's grace I was given this opportunity to be back into the game. We're starting the baseball Bible study in 2 weeks. Please pray that these guys come to hear the Word of God and that they receive His free gift of eternal life. Yes, that's right, it's free! また、神様感謝します！！！