球きゅう児じ

noun

young baseball player; high-school baseball player

Refers specifically to a teenager who plays baseball, most commonly a high-school baseball player. Often used in the context of the national high-school baseball tournament (甲子園).

• 彼かれは高こう校こう球きゅう児じとして甲こう子し園えんを目め指ざしている。

  As a high-school baseball player, he is aiming for Koshien.

• 球きゅう児じたちは毎まい日にち厳きびしい練れん習しゅうに励はげんでいる。

  The young baseball players train hard every day.