In the 4th game of the summer national high school baseball tournament, the 4th day of the tournament, Iwate's Morioka University High School defeated Kashima Gakuen in Ibaraki 7-0 to advance to the second round.
Morioka Daisuke was attached to the 4th inning, 2 outs, 1st base and 2nd base, and 6th Junhei Hiranai hit a three-run home run to take the lead with 3 points.
In addition, 6 hits and 2 walks made 1 out bases loaded, and 4 points were added by folding with squeeze and timely hits.
Pitcher Shoshin Watanabe put out a runner, but let him hit it and shut it out, and Morioka Daisuke beat Kashima Gakuen 7-0 to advance to the second round.
Kashima Gakuen, who participated for the first time throughout the spring and summer, advanced the runners to the scoring position once, twice, four times, and nine times, but could not score points and did not win the first victory at Koshien. ..
Morioka Daisuke Hirauchi "I'm glad I was able to stop it in one shot."
Junbei Hirauchi of Morioka University High School, who hit the first three-run home run in the 4th inning, said, "I'm glad I was able to stop with one shot while I wasn't getting points. When I was able to do it and came home, my joy exploded and I shouted. I want to play baseball to overcome with a long hit in the next game. "
Director Sekiguchi with Daisuke Morioka "The strength is that you can change the flow with just one."
Seiji Sekiguchi, the coach of Morioka University High School, said, "It was a match that I wouldn't know without Hiranai's home run. I'm glad I was able to get through the pinch in the early stages."
Regarding the batting line that scored 7 points, Director Sekiguchi said, "The size of the body has grown with the number one team in history. The strength is that you can change the flow with one."
Kashima Gakuen Yabuno "Three-run home run struck and changed"
Pitcher Tetsuya Yabuno of Kashima Gakuen said, "I thought that if I could pitch as usual, I would be able to hold it down. I went into a sweet spot and hit a three-run home run, and the flow changed."
Kashima Gakuen Director Suzuki "Time has passed in no time"
Director Hiroshi Suzuki of Kashima Gakuen recalled, "The time passed in a blink of an eye. This was the result of not being able to score points with two outs at a time."
Regarding starting pitcher Tetsuya Yabuno, Director Suzuki said, "Today's pitcher Yabuno couldn't enjoy the pinch and was trying to get through quickly. I hope he will continue to do his best with this experience."