Senbatsu High School Baseball will have two semi-final games on the 31st.

Game 1 Tenri-Tokai University Sagami

In the first match, Tenri High School in Nara and Tokai University Sagami High School in Kanagawa will play against each other.



In Tenri, pitcher Kota Tatsu of Ace has thrown three games by himself so far, and is stable with four goals in 26 innings.



The batting line is connected mainly by No. 4 Se Chika, and so far the average of 7 points per game has been good.



On the other hand, Tokai University Sagami was shut out with 14 strikeouts when pitcher Shun Ishida, an ace pitcher who went to relief in the first and second rounds, started for the first time in the quarterfinals.



The batting line is strong against chances, and in the quarter-finals, captain Rui Otsuka covered the hole that was missed due to acute gastroenteritis with all 8 points, and with each match, the pitching is gaining momentum.



In the semi-finals, it seems that the key is which batting line will capture the opponent's pitcher first.

Game 2 Meiho-Chukyo University Chukyo

The second match is a match between Meiho High School in Oita and Chukyo University Chukyo High School in Aichi.



Meiho uses three different types of pitchers properly, and has won all three games so far with a close match within two points with a succession strategy.



Including this tournament, there is also a strong defense with only one error from the official game last fall.



Chukyo University Chukyo has been shut out in two games by ace pitcher Toru Kuroyanagi with a powerful fastball as a weapon, but at Senbatsu, the number of balls is limited to 500 or less in a week when this tournament is the first operation. In the semi-finals, only the batters who are competing when they reach 121 balls can be thrown.



On the other hand, the batting line hit 23 hits in 3 games and scored 23 points.



Chukyo University It seems that the outcome of the game will depend on whether Chukyo's batting line can help pitcher Kuroyanagi with early support, or whether Meiho can bring it to the competition that he is good at by making use of various pitchers.