[High School Baseball Anthems] A curated selection of moving masterpieces that color the players’ drama!
High school baseball, where young players wage fierce battles.
Because it’s featured on TV, many people probably find themselves moved to tears every year by the countless inspiring games.
In this article, we introduce tear-jerking hit songs that are sure to rekindle the emotions of high school baseball! We’ve picked a wide range of baseball-related works, including theme songs used in past tournaments and special programs, tracks from dramas and anime centered on baseball, and songs that celebrate the players’ hard work.
Take your time listening while reflecting on the players’ passion.
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[High School Baseball Songs] A Handpicked Selection of Moving Masterpieces That Color the Players’ Drama! (21–30)
rainbowTakahashi Yuu
A song by Yu Takahashi that was chosen as ABC’s 2017 summer high school baseball cheering song and as the opening theme for Nettou Koshien.
In creating “Niji” (Rainbow), Takahashi visited ballparks across the country and actually watched high school baseball games.
The feelings he gathered there are packed into this track, whose lyrics make you feel as if you’re witnessing the fierce battles of the high school players right before your eyes.
The words vividly convey the players’ joy, tears, and hopes for the future—something only Takahashi, who saw the games firsthand, could express.
If listening to the song brings to mind the players’ hard work, there’s no way you won’t be moved!
SAMURAITakkī & Tsubasa
This soul-stirring track by Tackey & Tsubasa is a powerful rock tune that seems to embody Japan’s “samurai spirit.” The passion of chasing dreams, the unbreakable bonds of comrades, and an indomitable will that never gives up all resonate through its fast-paced sound.
Released in August 2007, the song served as the image theme for Nippon TV’s “PRIDE & SPIRIT Nippon Professional Baseball 2007,” adding color to many moving games.
It’s also known as a timeless stadium anthem that whipped high school baseball’s Alps stands into a frenzy.
Brimming with fiery energy, this classic pushes forward not only the ballplayers aiming for Koshien but everyone who’s wholeheartedly devoted to something.
[High School Baseball Songs] A curated selection of moving masterpieces that color the players’ dramas! (31–40)
A Poem for YouDUFF
This is the song selected as the theme for the TV program “Minna no Koshien,” which broadcasts high school baseball highlights.
Its clear high-tone vocals and gentle, warm atmosphere create a moving mood.
The lyrics portray the journey walked together with teammates and the feelings toward the big stage they’ve always dreamed of, and just listening to it makes your heart swell.
It’s a song I want everyone with a special connection to high school baseball to hear—current players, those who were on their school’s baseball team, and dedicated fans alike.
Cheering songMAGIC OF LiFE
A track by the band MAGIC OF LiFE, which made its major debut in 2010.
It was chosen in 2019 as the high school baseball cheering song by Tochigi TV in Tochigi Prefecture, the hometown of the band’s vocalist Nobuyuki Takatsuto, the only original member.
As the title “Cheering Song” suggests, it’s filled with support for the hardworking ballplayers.
It speaks to the unseen effort and the days when you felt like giving up, and to the stage of high school baseball that you’ve reached by overcoming all those days.
No matter what happens on that stage, the days you’ve put in will lift you up—so keep going! That’s the message captured in this song.
If you laugh at the skywacci
It’s a passionate message song that says you might cry when you lose, but those tears will become hope for the future.
It’s a track by the pop-rock band wacci, released as a digital single in 2018.
It became widely loved as a baseball cheer song after it caught on for pairing high school baseball game scenes with the track on social media.
Failure and setbacks are painful, but this emotionally stirring ballad makes you want to try again and stand back up.
KoshienFukuyama Masaharu
A song produced as the NHK High School Baseball theme in 2018.
As it marked the 100th Summer Koshien, it was reportedly the first-ever theme song for NHK’s high school baseball broadcasts.
The lyrics, which seem to capture the feelings of the high school players, are set to a mid-tempo ballad.
With words packed full of seishun—the very essence of youth—it may bring tears not only to current players but also to those who once devoted themselves to high school baseball.
OmoidamaKanjani∞
A baseball that high school players pick up, soaking up so much sweat and so many tears.
This is a Kanjani Eight number that portrays the feelings packed into each and every one of those baseballs.
It was selected as the 2014 ABC Summer High School Baseball support song and the theme for “Netto Koshien.” During the tournament period, it was also used as the train approach melody at Hanshin Railway’s Koshien Station.
In the best way, it’s intense and sweaty—you can feel the players’ heat pulsing through it, and it makes your chest tighten.
What kind of dreams will these balls, filled with so many emotions—these “Omoidama”—show us?