The summer national high school baseball Oita tournament was held in Oita City on the 24th, and Meiho High School defeated Oita Maizuru High School 12-3 and decided to participate in Koshien for the second consecutive year.
Meiho scored 5 points at a time with the timely hit of No. 8 Taichi Makino in the 1st inning, and scored 11 points by the 3rd inning to grasp the flow of the game.
Starting pitcher Kaito Sakamoto showed a good pitch that he couldn't even step on the second base until the fifth inning, and suppressed the opponent's hitting line.
On the other hand, Maizuru Oita scored 3 points in the 6th inning with a timely hit by captain No. 4 Kyoshiro Kai, but after that he could not score and Meiho won 12 to 3 for the second consecutive year. I decided to participate in the 8th summer Koshien.
Taichi Makino of Meiho said, "I was able to give back because I was supported by many people. At Koshien, I want to play baseball in my own way and liven up Oita."