The final of the summer national high school baseball Ishikawa tournament was held on the 26th, and Komatsu Otani High School defeated Kanazawa High School 11-3, deciding to participate in the second summer Koshien for the first time in 36 years.
The final of the Ishikawa tournament was held at the prefectural baseball field in Kanazawa, and it was a match between Kanazawa and Komatsu Otani who both won the semifinals in reverse.
Komatsu Otani took the lead with a sacrifice fly of No. 4 Masato Okuno in the first inning, and in the third inning, he expanded his lead with consecutive timely player Okuno and No. 5 Hajime Yoshida. rice field.
After that, he was narrowed down to 3 points, but in the 7th inning, Okuno's home run etc. gave him 4 points and pushed Kanazawa away.
Komatsu Otani won 11-3 and decided to participate in the second summer Koshien for the first time in 36 years.
Komatsu Otani coach Takahiro Nishino praised the players for their hard work, saying, "There were some players who got sick during the tournament, but as a result of working on the practice without looking down, I think I was able to participate in Koshien." ..