The final of the Intercity Baseball Tournament for adult baseball was held at Tokyo Dome, and ENEOS in Yokohama City defeated Tokyo Gas in Tokyo 5-4, winning the 12th victory for the first time in nine years.
This year, the 93rd Intercity Baseball Tournament final was a match between ENEOS, which aims to win the 12th victory, which is the highest number in history, and Tokyo Gas, which aims to win the tournament in a row.
In the game, ENEOS chased 4 points in the 6th inning, 1 out, 2nd base and 3rd base, 5th Hirobumi Watarai's three-run home run, and 6th Takeshi Maruyama and 8th Makoto Kozuzawa's solo home run, scoring 5 points at once. And reversed.
The third pitcher, Akira Nagashima, who pitched from the middle of the 5th inning, showed a good relief to keep the smashing Tokyo Gas hitting line up to 7 innings, and ENEOS beat Tokyo Gas 5-4.
ENEOS is the 12th victory for the first time in 9 years.
The defeated Tokyo Gas led in the 5th inning with Kenjiro Kusunoki's third-run home run, which was 4-0 at one point, but the pitchers couldn't keep up.
This tournament 4HR Takateru Tokai "I will do my best to win again"
Takateru Tokai, who hit four home runs in this tournament in his second year of high school, said about the three-run home run in the final, "I wanted to take the plunge and bring the flow to the team, so I'm glad I hit it again. I can win again. I'll do my best, "he said with a smile.
Director Hideaki Okubo "Woke up the miracle"
ENEOS coach Hideaki Okubo said about the three home runs in the six innings, "I thought it would be possible if the hitting lines were connected, but the meeting hit well, and Maruyama and Kozuzawa, who were suffering from this tournament, often He did it. I was wondering if something like this really happened, and the players caused a miracle, "he said with tears.