Changjiang Daily Wuhan Client, June 20th (Reporter Zhang Lin) On the afternoon of June 19th, after two weeks of fierce battle, the 2022 MLB CUP Youth Baseball Open Spring Tournament Wuhan Station was held at Hanyang Parrot River Beach E The Tiger Baseball Softball Club has come to an end. Nearly 300 young players from 17 teams from primary and secondary schools and clubs across the city were divided into four age groups to compete.
A young player hits the ball with a bat during the game. Photo by reporter Zhang Lin
In the end, the Hubei Ehu team playing at home became the big winner. Not only did they win the championships in the U12 and U8 groups, many players also won awards including the best player and best pitcher. Personal award. Optics Valley Liuxiaolexing won the U10 group championship, and the U6 group champion was the HANLIONS FUN team.
A young player hits the ball with a bat during the game. Photo by reporter Zhang Lin
Cui Lin, head coach of Hubei Ehu Club, said that this competition has been held for two times. This year, a total of 17 teams and about 300 people participated in the competition in four age groups, which is far larger than the first one. Baseball and softball is still an emerging fashionable sport in Wuhan. Since its official introduction to Wuhan in 2018, it has been developing well, with tens of thousands of young people currently participating.
As the number of participants increases, the level of Wuhan baseball and softball competitions is also getting higher and higher. From the initial class leagues and school-level leagues, Wuhan now has two city-level baseball and softball leagues in spring and autumn every year. At most, there are more than 30 participating teams and more than 1,000 people participating. Baseball has also become a competition event in the Provincial Games, Municipal Games, and Municipal Youth Games.
Cui Lin said: "Currently, there are about 20 primary schools, 4 middle schools, and 10 universities offering baseball and softball classes in Wuhan. Our main popularization and promotion work now focuses on primary and secondary schools and colleges and universities. We hope that more people will participate in the future This sport allows you to truly understand and enjoy the unique charm of baseball. "
[Editor: Deng Laxiu]
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