Baseball, which most people have only seen on TV, is no longer uncommon in Lindai Town, Pinghu, Jiaxing. At the end of last year, Xujiadai Village, Lindai Town, Pinghu, Jiaxing, built the only professional baseball field in the province that meets the specifications of internatio

The Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Youth Baseball League was held at the Xujiadai Baseball Stadium. Photos by Li Xiang, Sun Xiaona, Liu Fang

Pitching, hitting, , base running... Baseball, which most people have only seen on TV, is no longer uncommon in Lindai Town, in Pinghu, Jiaxing.

At the end of last year, Jiaxing Pinghu Lindai Town Xujiadai Village built the only professional baseball field in the province that meets the specifications of international youth baseball competitions. The two campuses of Lindai Town Central Primary School have also formed two youth baseball teams of 20 to 30 people. Baseball, which is still new to city children, has been played by children in rural areas in advance.

The National Baseball Championship

will be staged at the baseball field in Pinghu Village.

Xujiadai’s baseball field has been a hit in Pinghu people’s circle of friends since it was built. Most people’s comments are: I’m so envious!

Baseball Base is located in Xujiadai Village under Lindai Town, covering an area of ​​approximately 24,000 square meters. It is built in accordance with international standards for youth competitions and includes an entrance landscape area, practice preparation area, competition court area, waterfront rest area, baseball culture exhibition area, etc. Ribbon. The construction of the

baseball base began in the first half of 2018, and it was officially unveiled at the end of last year through a Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Youth Baseball League. Currently, this is the only baseball field in the province that meets the specifications for international youth baseball competitions. In an interview with

, Feng Haopeng, a member of the Lindai Town Party Committee, told reporters that the purpose of building such a baseball field is to make everyone remember Lindai Town: "In the construction of 'beautiful countryside', we want to add some sports elements to it. Xujiadai Village The scenery is beautiful, and building a sports venue will definitely increase the popularity. The purpose of choosing baseball is to develop and create distinctive features. Although baseball is relatively niche, there are many Taiwanese and Japanese companies in the optical, mechanical, and electronic industries in Pinghu. I have the habit of playing baseball. Pinghu is close to Shanghai, and we have the opportunity to contact some baseball clubs in Shanghai and Beijing, and we think we can cooperate. The baseball stadium is currently open to local children for free training. It has become very popular. Baseball clubs from Shanghai come to play, and employees from our local foreign-funded enterprises will often come to play." Feng Haopeng also told reporters that this baseball field will host national competitions in July and August this year, and the U9 and U10 games are basically confirmed. , U12 (under 9, 10, 12 years old) National Championship.

A Beijing coach came to the village as a coach

He wanted to take the village children to the national competition

In addition to the baseball field, there are also two baseball teams in the town that are attracting everyone's attention.

The members of these two baseball teams come from the two campuses of Lindai Town Central Primary School. There are 21 members in the Xudai campus and about 30 members in the Qingxi campus. They are all boys.

Feng Haopeng said: "If the baseball team achieves good results, it can expand the influence of baseball. In addition, baseball can drive tourism and develop the local economy."

The town also invited professional baseball coaches to train the children.

Li Xuecheng is the coach of the Xudai campus baseball team. Before coming to Lindai, he was a baseball player for a professional baseball club in Beijing and has been playing baseball for 11 years. He told reporters that baseball is developing better in Beijing and Shanghai, but in other places, the gap between urban and rural children is not big.

A baseball team is to be established in the town, and the children's enthusiasm is unexpectedly high. Coach Li said that there are 40 people from his campus alone who have signed up. “After screening based on physical conditions, there are now 21 team members, basically children in grades one to four.”

“We take our training seriously! This year is over "We have been training every day since the 11th day of the first lunar month. We will practice for about three hours after school from Monday to Friday. During the break, we will have teachers to help with homework, and we will also practice on Saturdays and Sundays." , he very much hopes that this baseball team from rural areas will have the opportunity to participate in large-scale competitions, so that more children in rural areas can be exposed to and fall in love with baseball.

is different from the coach’s “big goal”. What attracts parents and children is more novelty.

Fan Jiafeng, a fourth grader, said: “I have only seen baseball in cartoons before. I heard that the school was going to have a baseball team. I couldn’t believe it, so I signed up immediately. I thought baseball was cool."

" Once the freshness wears off, training is hard after all. After practicing for the Chinese New Year for two days, I cried and said my legs hurt. I deliberately asked him, "How about you stop learning?" Unexpectedly, he said, "No, I want to learn, and I also want to participate in the competition!" ’” The mother of young team member Cao Yuhang said that participating in a formal competition on this field in front of her home has become her child’s dream.