On the 28th, the summer national high school baseball championships were held at nine regional tournaments in Nara, Niigata, Shimane, Gifu, Yamaguchi, Fukui, Fukuoka, Hyogo, and Mie, and representative schools were decided for each.
Nara participated in the 29th consecutive spring and summer in Tenri for the first time in 5 years
In the Nara tournament, Tenri High School beat Ikoma High School 21-0 and decided to participate in Koshien in a row in the spring and summer.
Tenri took the lead in the 1st inning with a 2-point timely two-base by No. 6 Yudai Yamamura, and continued to score points, leading 10 points by the 3rd inning.
In the 4th inning, he added 6 points in the 2nd grade, Yamato Matsumoto's two-run home run, and scored 21 points with 23 hits, greatly expanding his lead.
Four pitchers, including ace pitcher Yune Minamizawa, kept Ikoma's hits to two hits and did not score until the end.
Tenri defeated Ikoma 21-0 and decided to participate in Koshien in a row in the spring and summer.
This is the 29th time that I have participated in Koshien in the summer for the first time in 5 years.
On the other hand, Ikoma advanced to the final for the first time in the 60th year of the founding, such as winning the second place in Koshien last summer in the semi-final, but it reached the first Koshien through spring and summer. did not.
According to the team, on the 27th, more than 10 athletes complained of poor physical condition such as fever, and some athletes were found to be infected with the new coronavirus, so 12 members on the bench I changed people and was facing the final.
Niigata is the 12th consecutive Japanese Bunri 3 tournament
In the Niigata tournament, Nihon Bunri High School won the Teikyo Nagaoka High School 11 times 2 to 1 by goodbye, and decided to participate in the 12th summer Koshien.
The match was a tense pitcher match, with both ace pitchers Haruya Tanaka of Nihon Bunri and Hidetoshi Ibaraki of Teikyo Nagaoka pitching well.
In the 6th inning, Nihon Bunri took the lead with an infield hit by Fumika Takahashi, who was 2 out from 3rd base to 4th. I caught up.
After that, both teams couldn't raise the winning points and entered the extended game.
Then, in the bottom of the 11th inning, Nihon Bunri attacked with 2 outs, 1st base and 3rd base with two walks, and No. 5 Seidai Tamaki hit a timely hit and won the goodbye 2 to 1.
Nihon Bunri has decided to participate in the 12th summer Koshien for 3 consecutive tournaments, with the canceled adult.
Teikyo Nagaoka was one step behind and did not participate in the Koshien for the first time.
Shimane is Hamada 12th time in 18 years
In the Shimane tournament, Hamada High School beat Iinan High School 9-4 and decided to participate in the 12th summer Koshien for the first time in 18 years.
Hamada took the lead in the batter's round of attacks, including a timely hit by No. 5 Oka Kaizen and a two-point timely hit by No. 7 Oi Kaion. I added 2 points and widened the lead to 6-0.
Hamada lost 4 points on the back, but added 2 points with a sacrifice fly in the 7th inning, and in the 9th inning, Oka's solo home run pushed Iinan out and won 9-4.
Hamada has decided to participate in the 12th summer Koshien for the first time in 18 years.
Hamada's captain, Yoshi Okaumi, said, "I'm really glad that I came to believe in my friends. At Koshien, I want to take good care of the team and play."
Gifu is the 30th consecutive prefectural Gifu commercial competition
In the Gifu tournament, Prefectural Gifu Commercial won the Teikyodaigakuji High School 11 times, 7 to 6 goodbye, and decided to participate in the 30th summer Koshien for the second consecutive tournament.
In the 8th inning, pitcher Yu Inoue was caught by Teikyodaigakuji's batting line in the 8th inning, with Gifu Commercial & Business High School leading 2 to 1, and he was defeated by 5 points at once.
Behind the scenes, Gifu Commercial & Business High School caught up with a 6-6 tie by returning 4 points with 5 consecutive hits including 2 two-base hits when the lead player, Yosuke Goto, hit the base in front of the left.
The game went into extension as it was, and in the bottom of the 11th inning, Kaito Murase, the leading batter of Gifu Commercial & Business High School, caught the sweetly entered first ball of pitcher Kosuke Suzuki of Teikyodaigakuji and hit a light-over home run 7-6. We won the goodbye and decided to participate in the 30th summer Koshien in two consecutive tournaments.
Yamaguchi is Shimonoseki International for the third time in four years
At the Yamaguchi Tournament, Shimonoseki Kokusai High School defeated Ube Technical High School 10-4 and decided to participate in Koshien for the third time in four years.
The final of the Yamaguchi tournament was a match between Ube Kogyo aiming for the first Koshien and Shimonoseki International aiming for the third Koshien for the first time in four years.
In the game, the starting pitchers of both teams pitched well, and in the 6th inning with no goals scored, Shimonoseki Kokusai took the lead with a sacrifice fly to Wright.
However, behind the scenes, Ube Technical High School made a chance to catch up with the squeeze play, and then a timely two-base to the left middle of No. 5 Tensho Nagai came out and won 2 points.
Shimonoseki Kokusai caught up with a sacrifice fly in the 8th inning, which was led by 3 to 4 and 1 point in the 7th inning. I hit the Lee base and won 3 points.
Shimonoseki Kokusai continued to hit the line, and this time, they scored 7 points in the onslaught of batters and pushed them out, deciding to participate in the Koshien in the summer for the first time in 4 years with 10-4.
Shimonoseki International captain Setora Yamashita said, "At one point, we were able to play our own baseball, although there were some difficult situations to chase after. We want to fight for the best 8 or higher at Koshien."
Fukui participated in Tsuruga Kehi 4th consecutive tournament 11th consecutive spring / summer
In the Fukui tournament, Tsuruga Kehi High School beat Hokuriku High School 8-4 and decided to participate in Koshien in a row in the spring and summer.
In the 3rd inning, Tsuruga Kehi concentrated 3 hits to take the lead, but Hokuriku also returned 1 point with a timely hit from 2nd base, 2nd base to 3rd, Kajioka.
Tsuruga Kehi scored an additional point in the 5th inning with a timely hit by No. 4 Kamika Seta, and due to the opponent's defensive turmoil, he added 5 points at a stretch and pushed Hokuriku away.
Hokuriku scored in the 5th and 9th innings, but couldn't catch up, and Tsuruga Kehi won 8-4, deciding to participate in Koshien in a row in the spring and summer.
Tsuruga Kehi's participation in the summer Koshien is the 11th time in four consecutive tournaments, with the canceled adult.
Fukuoka is attached to Kyushu International University and participates in the 8th consecutive spring and summer for the first time in 6 years
At the Fukuoka tournament, Kyushu International University High School beat Chikuyo Gakuen 1-0 and decided to participate in Koshien in a row in the spring and summer.
This is the 8th time to participate in Koshien in the summer for the first time in 6 years.
The finals held at Kitakyushu Municipal Stadium came to an end with both starting pitchers Yumai Ikeda and Eisho Kiguchi of Chikuyo Gakuen, who are attached to Kyushu International University, giving no points to their opponents.
Then, in the 8th inning, Kyushu International University had a chance of 2 outs and 2nd base, and Kentaro Shirai, who participated in the middle, hit a timely two base in the middle left and broke the equilibrium.
Pitcher Ikeda, who is attached to Kyushu International University, hit three hits at Chikuyo Gakuen with good pitching and closed the ball without any runs.
Kyushu International University has won 1-0 against Chikuyo Gakuen and decided to participate in Koshien in a row in the spring and summer.
This is the 8th time to participate in Koshien in the summer for the first time in 6 years.
Hyogo participated in the company for the first time
In the Hyogo tournament, the company high school won the Kobe International University High School 14 times, 6 to 3, and decided to participate in Koshien for the first time in the summer.
The final held at Hotto Motto Field Kobe in Suma-ku, Kobe was a match between Kobe International University, which aims to participate in Koshien for the second consecutive tournament, and a company that aims to participate in Koshien for the first time in the summer.
In the second inning, in the scene of 2 outs and 2nd base, the 7th player, Rinpei Shibamoto, took the lead with a timely three-base over the center.
After catching up with the tie in the third inning, Kobe International University chasing after, won one point while the third player missed the hit ball of No. 4 captain Yuu Matsuo.
After that, when the company caught up, both teams did not give up and entered the extension with a tie of 2 to 2, and from the 13th inning, they entered a tiebreaker that started attacking from no-out first base and second base.
And in the 14th inning, the company won 3 points, including 1 out, 2nd base, 3rd base, 3rd baseman, Uraku Fukutani, who hit the timely in front of the light.
The company decided to participate in the summer Koshien for the first time by winning 6 to 3 in a pinch of the back's no-out full base.
Kenshiro Goto, the captain of the company, said, "First of all, I have worked hard to win the Hyogo tournament, so I am full of joy and pain. Since it is a" defensive company, "I will protect one by one at Koshien. I want to take a chance. "
Mie is the 14th consecutive Mie 2 tournament
In the Mie tournament, Mie High School defeated Tsu Commercial 11-6 and decided to participate in Koshien for the 14th time in two consecutive tournaments.
Mie made a chance with 1 out 1st base and 3rd base in the 1st inning, and when the 4th Okoshi player took the lead with a timely hit, he added 1 point each in the 3rd and 4th innings, expanding the lead to 3-0.
On the other hand, Tsu Commercial returned 1 point in the 5th, 3rd, and Yamamoto's timely hits, but the pitchers collapsed in the 8th and 9th innings, and 8 points were taken in Mie, and it was pushed out to 11 to 1. rice field.
Tsu Commercial showed tenacity in the back in the 9th inning and returned 5 points, but it was not enough.
Mie won 11 to 6 and decided to participate in Koshien for the second consecutive year for the 14th time.
Takaya Usami, captain of Mie High School, said, "The bench and stand have become one, and all the members have won the Koshien. At Koshien, I want to do my best with each win."