At the summer national high school baseball Fukushima tournament, Seiko Gakuin, which was aiming to participate in Koshien 14 times in a row, which is the highest number in history, lost to Konan High School 1 to 5 in the quarterfinals on the 20th.
Seiko Gakuin caught up with a successful home steal from 2nd out 3rd base in the 8th inning to chase 1 point.
However, the back, Konan, was overtaken by 4 points and lost 1 to 5.
Seiko Gakuin has won the summer national high school baseball Fukushima tournament for 13 consecutive years and has participated in Koshien, and this tournament has participated 14 times in a row, which is the largest number in history after last year's tournament was canceled. I was aiming for it.
After the match, Seiko Gakuin coach Tomoya Saito said, "It's a record that there is a break somewhere. The summer tournament is always tough, so I don't think it's natural to win. It was a good team, so I managed to win to the top. I'm sorry I wanted to do it. "
The record of consecutive appearances in summer national high school baseball
The record of consecutive participation in national high school baseball in the summer was 14 times at the former Wakayama Junior High School and the current Kirikage High School, from the 1st tournament in 1918 to the 14th tournament in 1933.
Since the 89th tournament in 2007, Seiko Gakuin in Fukushima has continued to participate 13 times in a row, which is the largest number since the end of the war. I did, but it didn't happen.