Summer National High School Baseball 4th Match Tsuruga Kehi beats Japanese Bunri to 3rd round

In the fourth game of summer national high school baseball on the 20th, Tsuruga Kehi High School in Fukui defeated Nihon Bunri High School in Niigata 8-6 to advance to the third round.

Tsuruga Kehi, who scored 1 point at a time, collected 6 hits including the timely No. 1 Higashi Tetsushin player in the attack that started from the bottom, and scored 5 points in the onslaught of batters to 6 pairs. It was a big lead of 0.

Tsuruga Kehi hit 16 hits in this game and scored additional points in the 5th and 8th innings.

Tsuruga Kehi defeated Japanese Bunri 8-6 and advanced to the third round.

In the 4th inning, the 6th grader, Seidai Tamaki, hit 14 hits, such as carrying the 12th run of the tournament to the stand, and in the 9th inning, he took 2 points with 3 hits and caught up. However, in the end, I was evaded by the opponent's pitcher relay.

Tsuruga Kehi Honda pitcher "I was relieved when I hit it"

Tsuruga Kehi High School starting pitcher Katsutoshi Honda got off the mound with 3 goals in the middle of the 6th inning, and was appointed as a relief again in the 9th inning to overcome the opponent's counterattack.

Pitcher Honda said, "In the early stages, the ball continued with a lot of strength. It was not good for me to hit a home run because I couldn't cover it after my ally made an error in the 4th inning."

Regarding the 9th inning, he recalled, "I was ready because the manager told me that I might be appointed at the end of the game. I was relieved when I shot it."

Director Tsuruga Kehi Higashi "I was worried about the adjustment of the pitchers."

Tsuruga Kehi High School coach Kohei Azuma said, "I was worried about the adjustment of the pitchers because I was about a month away from the final of the local tournament, but I was worried. Still, the attackers scored points in the early stages. I'm glad that the pitcher was sticky at the end and was able to win. "

Japanese Bunri Tanaka "I want to grow on the basis of regret"

Pitcher Haruya Tanaka, who started in the second year of Nihon Bunri High School, said, "I'm disappointed that I had 6 goals up to the second inning. The ball wasn't bad, but I got a lot of hits. I thought. "

After that, he said, "I was told to win at Koshien next year from the third grade after the match. I want to grow with regret."

Director Suzuki, Nihon Bunri "I couldn't get the momentum"

Director Takashi Suzuki of Nihon Bunri High School said, "I couldn't get the momentum because I couldn't score in one bases loaded. In the second half, I played tenacious baseball and made good moves. I want my juniors to follow suit."

Regarding the success of second-year students such as pitcher Tanaka, he said, "I think the third-year students have set a good example. I hope the second-year students will grow up and return their Koshien rent at Koshien."

Akira Watanabe, a Japanese literary player, to the extent of an old friend who declined at Corona

Akihito Watanabe, the captain of Nihon Bunri High School in Niigata, faced the first match of Koshien with the thoughts of his rivals who were on the road to Koshien due to the influence of the new coronavirus.

Nihon Bunri played the 11th summer Koshien participation, which is the largest number among Niigata prefectures.

We have been competing with Chuetsu High School, which also has 11 appearances.

Just before the first match of the local tournament, the rival was forced to decline due to a member being infected with the new coronavirus.

At Chuetsu High School, there are two players who entrust Watanabe with his thoughts on Koshien.

Hidenari Kato and Ryu Saito.

All three, including Watanabe, are from the same city.

I belonged to the same youth baseball team when I was in elementary and junior high school, and I have been working hard since I was a child.

I also participated in the national competition twice.

On the day when Chuetsu High School was decided to decline, Watanabe called the two and said, "I will do my best for Chuetsu."

From the two, we received ale saying, "I've left it up to us," "I'll ask," and "I'm already a supporter, so do your best."

In the final of the Niigata tournament, this ale also hit a full-base home run with power and grabbed Koshien participation.

The game was a painful development with 6 points leading in the early stages.

However, the team and Watanabe will not give up.

I hit 5 times in a timely manner to chase 5 points.

The team was tenacious, such as returning 2 points in the 9th inning, but it was not enough.

Watanabe said, "I wanted to win for two people. I'm sorry. Personally, I was able to play with all my strength for two people because I was able to hit it in a timely manner."

Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, two representative schools have declined to participate in this tournament.

For high school baseball players, Koshien Stadium is a stage where they fight not only with themselves but also with the thoughts of their rivals and friends who have dreamed of it.