On the 27th of the summer national high school baseball championships, representative schools for Koshien were decided at Kanagawa Gunma Hiroshima Hiroshima Ibaraki Miyazaki.
Kanagawa is Yokohama Summer is the 20th consecutive tournament
The final of the Kanagawa tournament was held, and Yokohama High School beat Tokai University Sagami High School 1-0 by goodbye.
The final of the Kanagawa tournament was held at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama City, and Yokohama High School, which has participated in Koshien in the summer 19 times, and Tokai University Sagami, who participated 11 times and won the prefectural tournament last fall, are among the strongest players. It was a showdown.
In the match, the starting pitchers of both teams, Haruki Sugiyama of Yokohama High School and Yuta Shoji of Tokai University Sagami, each made good pitches and did not score each other until the 8th inning.
In the 9th inning, Yokohama High School, which was greeted 0-0, the third player, Isshin Kishimoto, who was the first player in this inning, made a double hit to break the light line.
After that, Munehisa Hagi, who was 6th on the second base with 2 outs, hit in front of the light and scored 1 point, and Yokohama High School won the goodbye 1-0 and decided to participate in the 20th summer Koshien in 2 consecutive tournaments. I did.
After the match, captain Yuki Tamaki said, "I believed in and defended Ace Sugiyama, and I was able to keep the excellent opponent's hit line to two hits. I think it was the result of overcoming strict guidance. Many people cheered at Koshien. I want to turn it into power and fight in one victory. "
Gunma is Jutoku for the third time in 30 years
The final of the Gunma tournament was held, and Jutoku High School defeated Takasaki University of Health and Welfare Takasaki High School 6-4, deciding to participate in Koshien for the third time in 30 years.
Hiroshima is the third time in 48 years
The final of the Hiroshima tournament was held, and Eishin High School defeated Onomichi High School 9-4, deciding to participate in Koshien for the third time in 48 years.
Ibaraki is Akihide Hitachi Spring / Summer Consecutive
The final of the Ibaraki tournament was held, and Meishu Hitachi High School defeated Tsuchiura Nihon University High School 4-2 by goodbye, deciding to participate in Koshien in the summer.
Meishu Hitachi will be participating for the first time in the spring and summer, and in the summer.
Miyazaki is Tomishima for the second time in 3 years
The final of the Miyazaki tournament was held, and Tomishima High School defeated Miyazaki Nishi High School 2-0, deciding to participate in Koshien for the first time in three years.