On the 16th, the 11th day of the summer national high school baseball tournament, the remaining 3rd round 4 games were held, and the best 8 were completed, and the quarterfinal combination scheduled for the 18th was decided.

In the first game, Aichi's Aichi Meiden High School, which has scored 25 points in three games so far, and Miyagi's Sendai Ikuei High School, which has five pitchers throwing straight balls in the 140-kilogram range, will face off.



In the second game, Shogo Asano, a slugger attracting attention at this tournament who hit two home runs in the first round and increased the total number of home runs in high school to 66, will lead the batting line against Takamatsu Commercial of Kagawa, an absolute ace. Shiga's Omi High School, which has No. 4 pitcher Yoto Yamada, will play against them.



The third match will be between Osaka Toin High School, who are aiming for their third straight spring/summer title, and Shimonoseki Kokusai High School, Yamaguchi, who has hit double figures in two games in a row and has a strong batting lineup.



In the fourth match, Fukushima's Seiko Gakuin, aiming to make the best four for the first time by defeating high schools that have won Koshien championships one after another, and Keita Murakami, the younger brother of Yakult professional baseball player Munetaka Murakami, are team No. 4. Kumamoto's Kyushu Gakuin will play against each other.



The quarterfinals are scheduled to be held on the 18th with a rest day on the 17th.