The final of the Summer National High School Baseball Championship in Osaka was held on the 1st, and Osaka Toin High School beat Kokoku High School 4 to 3 by goodbye, deciding to participate in the 11th summer Koshien for the first time in 3 years.
The final of the Osaka tournament was a match between Osaka Toin aiming for the summer Koshien since 2018, which achieved the second consecutive victory in the spring and summer, and Kokoku aiming for the third victory for the first time in 46 years.
In the match, Osaka Toin took the lead in the 3rd inning, with No. 4 Asahi Hanada's timely three-base, and ace pitcher Keito Matsuura pitched well with 2 hits and 1 goal in the 8th inning.
Even so, Kokoku chased 2 points in the 9th inning, attacking pitcher Matsuura and making a chance with 2 hits. It was made.
Behind the scenes, Osaka Toin, who was caught up, had a chance of 2 outs and 3rd base, and captain No. 3 Ryoma Ikeda hit a timely hit in front of the left and won the goodbye 4-3.
Osaka Toin is the 11th participation in Koshien in the spring and summer for the first time in 3 years.
On the other hand, Kokoku won the semi-final by defeating Riseisha, which won the national championship in the previous tournament 14 times, in a tiebreaker, but did not reach the victory for the first time in 46 years.