Rintaro Sasaki hit a total of 140 home runs over his 3 years at Hanamaki Higashi, the same school where Shohei Ohtani and Yusei Kikuchi went. He played an active role for the team since his freshman year, hitting home runs at the meiji jingu tourney. In his 2nd year he played at spring koshien, and his senior year he led the team to a best 8 finish at summer koshien, eventually losing to runners up sendai ikuei 9-4. #baseball #japan #koshien #highschool #rintaro #sasaki