Coach of high prep baseball membership benched after abuse reported

A former skilled baseball participant who was managing one of many high highschool golf equipment in Japan has stepped apart after being accused of bodily abuse towards one in every of his gamers, based on sources. 

Hiroyasu Wakabayashi, 56, is the supervisor of the baseball membership at nationwide powerhouse Tokai College Sugao Senior Excessive College, often known as Tokaidai Sugao, in Tokyo’s Akiruno.

In line with sources on the college, Wakabayashi is believed to have bodily abused the participant final summer season. The member has left the varsity.

Wakabayashi hasn’t coached the membership since December, and the varsity reported the incident to the Japan Excessive College Baseball Federation by way of the Tokyo Excessive College Baseball Federation.

“We will’t reply questions concerning the particulars (of what occurred) as we have now already reported it to the Japan Excessive College Baseball Federation,” an official of the highschool stated. 

Tokaidai Sugao has performed within the spring and summer season tournaments of the Nationwide Excessive College Baseball Championship held at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture eight occasions in complete.

The membership gained the Tokyo Championship final fall and is anticipated to be invited to play on this yr’s spring match of the Nationwide Excessive College Baseball Championship.

Wakabayashi pitched for the Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Skilled Baseball after graduating from Tokai College Sagami Excessive College and Tokai College, and serving a stint at a baseball membership of Hitachi Ltd.

After retiring from NPB, he began instructing social research at Tokai College Sugao Senior Excessive College. He has been the supervisor of the varsity’s baseball membership since 2009.

Tokaidai Sugao has certified 4 occasions every for the spring and summer season tournaments of the Nationwide Excessive College Baseball Championship.

The varsity’s greatest outcomes with Wakabayashi on the helm are ending within the high eight within the spring match in 2021 and the ultimate 4 in the summertime match in 2017.

Yuki Takahashi and Shoki Katsumata, each present members of the Yomiuri Giants skilled baseball crew, performed for Tokaidai Sugao underneath Wakabayashi.