After the players from Luzheng Society and Hiroshima Comprehensive Technology left the field at the end of the match, the players of Waseda swiftly entered the inner part of Koshien. Under the urging of coach Izumi Minoru, they quickly began their pre-match warm-up.
Due to the impact of the earthquake disaster, this year's Koshien event has moved up the match times significantly to conserve energy. Even the interval times for events such as attack and defense exchanges, and pre-match warm-ups have been greatly shortened—this is a brand new experience for all players.
While the players from both teams were warming up, in the live commentary booth for the Daily News, the commentators responsible for the live broadcast of today's match also began their pre-match introduction—given that the teams are composed of entirely new second and third-year players, many viewers might not be very familiar with them, so the commentators were introducing the players of both teams.
