The final of the National High School Women's Baseball Tournament was held at Koshien Stadium for the first time, and Kobe Koryo High School in Hyogo defeated Kochi Chuo High School 4-0, winning the second victory in five years.

The National High School Women's Baseball Tournament has been held every summer in Tamba City, Hyogo Prefecture.



The 25th event started on the 24th of last month with 40 teams participating, and the first round to the semi-finals were held in the same city of Tamba as usual, and Kobe Koryo and Kochi Chuo, who have won the tournament, will be on the 23rd. We faced the final at Koshien.



The match, which started after 5 pm, was played in a 7-inning system, and after Kobe Koryo scored 2 points in 2 squeeze games, 2 outs, 2nd base and 3rd base chances of No. 1 Nobutaka Tomokazu's 2 He led 4-0 with a timely hit.



Pitcher Yui Hidaka, a second-year left-handed pitcher, pitched well with four hits up to six innings and no runs, and in the last seven innings, pitcher Aitoshi Shimano of Ace held down with three people without danger.

Kobe Koryo defeated Kochi Chuo 4-0 and won the championship for the first time in five years.



Kochi Chuo made a chance of no-out first base and third base in the 5th inning to chase 4 points, but there was not one more.

Kobe Koryo Hidaka "I want to win again here"

Hidaka, a second-year student at Kobe Koryo High School who pitched well with no runs in the 6th inning, said, "The mound of Koshien was very easy to throw and I enjoyed it. I threw it with the intention of putting out all my strength. I'm glad that I was able to win the third grade. I want to win again here. "

Kobe Koryo Shimano pitcher "continues to be the place that female athletes aim for"

Kobe Koryo High School ace, pitcher Shimano, who pitched in the 7th inning and closed the game, said, "I'm glad that I came here this summer with the goal of winning the Koshien. I was grateful to everyone who gave me this place. Each teammate felt very shining and playing lively, "said the joy of playing at Koshien Stadium.



After that, he said, "I want this Koshien to continue to be the place that female players who play high school baseball aim for. I hope that this will increase the competitive population and improve the level."

Kobe Koryo Ishihara Director Expectations for expanding the base of women's baseball

Director Koji Ishihara of Kobe Koryo High School, who won the championship, said, "I definitely wanted to go out when I decided to play the final at Koshien. I was impressed because I was aiming to win the championship at Koshien." ..



Regarding the game, he recalled, "I thought it would be possible to get 3 points. I thought that 2 times would be 2 points rather than 1 point, so I continued to squeeze. The 2 points timely after that was big."



On top of that, he said, "I hope that the realization of the final at Koshien will expand the base of women's baseball and increase the number of interested students," he said, hoping for the future development of the women's baseball world.

Kochi Chuo Ujihara "I wanted to win and sing the school song"

Kochi Chuo High School captain Manaka Ujihara, who lost and won second place, said, "I've come this far to become the best captain in Japan, but I'm disappointed to lose. I wanted to win and sing the school song."



On top of that, he said that he was able to play at Koshien, saying, "I was so happy that I forgot the painful practice I had done so far. It was a historic moment, so I asked many people to see more competitive games and tell many people about the beauty of women's baseball. I wanted it. "

Kochi Chuo Nishiuchi "The feeling that the next team will win at Koshien"

Kochi Chuo High School coach Tomohiro Nishiuchi said, "I lost because I didn't have the power. It looked normal, but I couldn't play bunts and stolen bases once or twice." I looked back.



On top of that, "I would like to praise the team that was weak at first for enduring rigorous practice and coming to the final. I want the next team to have a strong feeling that they will not only play at Koshien but also win at Koshien." I was talking.