It was an honor to be able to practice at the Honda facility in Kumamoto. Thus far, our team has practiced on both the Nissan and Honda practice fields. It's really cool seeing a field dedicated for baseball only created directly by the company and mainly for the company team. Maybe one day we'll have an Enagic practice field? Lord willing!
We played Honda Kumamoto for our second practice game before the start of the tournament. Unfortunately, we were handed a 9-1 loss. Honda is a top team in Japan! They finished second in last years tournament losing to Mittsubishi Juko of Nagasaki.
We had a practice game against Mittsubishi Juko of Nagasaki on Tuesday. It was quite a long 3 hour drive up from Kumamoto. This stadium is called the Big N. This is wear the Softbank Hawks have their extended spring training. The game ended in a 3-3 tie. We were actually up 3-2 going into the 9th! Mittsubishi Juko won last years tournment against Honda Kumamoto.
We've been having the Bible study for about a few weeks now at the Enagic players dorm. This was the second study we had. Pastor Tim from Nago came down to help translate after Hakugaijin practice. Well, we didn't end up having the study because the guys ended up all going out for dinner. So, Tim and I were invited into one of the guys rooms to hang out and chat. It was a great opportunity to share our faith and our lives with these guys. Also, very interesting and uncommon, was to see the pitching coach was hanging out at the dorm with a few of the guys. He asked Tim and I so many questions about why we don't go out and party every night. Times like these are great since the guys get to see our character as Christians on and off the field. Please continue to pray for the Bible study that God would be the center!
This was our final practice game before heading to Kumamoto. We defeated Big Kaihatsu 4-3. Here are a few pictures of the inside of the new stadium down in Naha. It's brand new, so it's just immaculate!
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