[Hot!] Theme Songs for High School Baseball / TV Program Theme Songs
High school baseball has a particularly large base of hardcore fans, even among baseball enthusiasts.
Even people who aren’t very interested in sports tend to hear about it a lot when the season rolls around—it’s hard to miss.
And when it comes to high school baseball, during the tournament there are daily segments and programs on sports news shows, and each year the theme songs for those programs add color to the heated battles.
Here, we’ll showcase a generous selection of program theme songs centered on high school baseball.
Enjoy everything from the hit songs that became theme songs in recent years to tracks used by local stations!
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[Hot!] Theme Songs and Program Theme Songs of High School Baseball (61–70)
Who is the one beside you?Urufuruzu
Ulfuls is a four-piece rock band that has long captivated fans with soulful vocals, funky ensembles, and songs with straightforward messages.
“Soba ni Iru no wa Dare,” included on their 8th album Eenen, was used as the ending theme for the digest documentary program Nettō Kōshien.
Its lyrics, which seem to stay close to a wounded heart, and its gentle melody may prompt you to recognize what truly matters.
It’s a lyrical number that soothes a heart that has fought to the very end.
You are the star.Sazan Ōrusutāzu
This work is characterized by a rock sound brimming with exhilaration and a melody whose powerful message strikes straight to the heart.
Released by Southern All Stars in July 2004, the song drew attention as a cheer anthem for the Athens Olympics and as a campaign song for Toyota Motor Corporation.
Created as an encouragement song for Olympic athletes and listeners alike, it instills hope for a radiant future and the courage to take on new challenges.
In 2005, it was selected as the entrance march for the 77th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, powerfully supporting high school ballplayers as they fought with courage and passion.
It’s a quintessential cheer song that resonates not only with baseball lovers, but with everyone striving toward their dreams.
PRAY.makaroni enpitsu
This is a song by Macaroni Empitsu that looks back on a radiant youth and sends cheers to those who are living theirs right now.
It was chosen as the theme song for MBS’s broadcast of the 95th Commemorative National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament.
The gentle atmosphere of the sound and the vocals that evoke smiling faces are striking, conveying a positive feeling toward youth.
The brass tones, which seem to evoke a marching band cheering from the stands, are another highlight, and both the lyrics and the overall mood express a heartfelt cheer for high school baseball.
Youthful AmigoShūji to Akira
A single that unfolds like a coming-of-age drama, portraying the friendship and conflicts of two young men.
The bittersweet feelings and burning passion of protagonists who left their hometown to chase their dreams strike a chord.
Performed by Shuuji to Akira, the song was released in November 2005 and topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
It was chosen as the entrance march for the 2006 National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament and is beloved as a rousing youth anthem that sets hearts ablaze.
It’s a warm yet fiery cheer song that celebrates the bond with a dear friend and gives you the courage to charge toward your dreams.
Gate of GloryHirai Dai
Its moving, relaxed melody is perfect for honoring the athletes’ efforts.
Singer-songwriter Dai Hirai’s “Eikou no Tobira” (“Door to Glory”) was released in 2022 as his 38th single.
That same year, it was selected as the ABC Summer High School Baseball support song and the theme for “Netto Koshien.” The lyric “The days we sweated together with our teammates will shine in this very moment” captures the spirit of high school baseball.
Win or lose, with smiles and tears—listening to it brings the players’ faces vividly to mind.
The Day the Rainbow DisappearedHata Motohiro
Singer-songwriter Motohiro Hata became known to a wide range of listeners thanks to the massive hit of his 17th single, “Himawari no Yakusoku.” Did you know that his 5th single, “Niji ga Kieta Hi,” which was used as the ending theme for the digest documentary program “Netto Koshien,” was originally written as the theme song for the film “Tsukiji Uogashi Sandaime”? The delicate ensemble of acoustic guitar and strings evokes a poignant sense of a season coming to an end.
It’s a heartfelt number that gently encourages you to take a fresh first step.
Even if, even ifRyokushokushakai
A song by Ryokuoushoku Shakai that served as the official MBS theme for the 93rd National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament in 2021.
Since some band members’ alma maters were baseball powerhouses, they created this coming-of-age cheer song by recalling “the days when we drew strength from watching them give their all.” From the conversational tone of the opening verse to the chorus’s rousing message of encouragement, it’s a track that lifts your spirits.
It’s a number that conveys the power of music—resonating not only with high school baseball players sweating it out with single-minded dedication, but with everyone who keeps striving day after day.
