On the 17th, the fifth day of the summer national high school baseball tournament, there will be two games in the first round and two games in the second round.

Game 1 Osaka Toin High School vs. Tokai University Sugao High School

In the first match, Osaka Toin High School and Tokai University Sugao High School in West Tokyo will play against each other.



Osaka Toin, the Koshien since 2018, which achieved the second consecutive championship in the spring and summer, has captain Ryoma Ikeda marking 60%, 5 minutes and 4 squares in the local tournament, and the batting average of the team exceeds 40%. The batting average is active.



Tokai University Sugao, who entered the top 8 in this year's Senbatsu, was stable with a total of 6 goals in 6 games, with 5 pitchers at the local tournament centered on left-handed pitchers Shunya Honda and Kairi Sakurai. increase.

Game 2 Ohmi High School vs. Nihon University Tohoku High School

The second match is between Omi High School in Shiga and Nihon University Tohoku High School in Fukushima.



Omi's sophomore, Yosho Yamada is No. 4 in the local tournament and has two home runs.

He also serves as a pitcher and is the center of the team with one goal in advance of four games.



Nihon University Tohoku is characterized by the "daily batting line" that decides the batting order by watching the batting practice on the day of the game, and has tenacity such as deciding to participate in Koshien by winning the goodbye in the final of the local tournament.

Game 3 Attached to West Japan Junior College vs. Attached to Nishogakusha University

From the 3rd game, we will enter the 2nd round.



In the third match, Nishi-Nippon Junior College High School in Fukuoka and Nishogakusha High School in East Tokyo will play against each other.



Pitcher Oshima Hiiragi, an ace attached to Nishi-Nippon Junior College, has a characteristic of pitching by hitting with two seams and change-ups.



Pitcher Masanori Akiyama, an ace attached to Nishogakusha University, pitched in five games in the local tournament with a straight in the middle of the 140-kilometer range, and took 39 strikeouts.

Game 4 Kyoto International vs. Maebashi Ikuei High School

The fourth match is a match between Kyoto International High School and Maebashi Ikuei High School in Gunma.



Kyoto International, who participates in the spring and summer in a row, is a left-handed sophomore ace, and pitcher Rui Morishita has a straight of around 40 kilometers.



There is also momentum in the batting average, with the top four players marking a batting average of 40% or more in local competitions.



Maebashi Ikuei's captain, No. 4, Yue Fei Minagawa, has three home runs and a long hit at the local tournament.



As a team, there is one error in 6 games and a solid defense is also shining.