Senbatsu High School Baseball will open at Koshien Stadium on the 18th. Restrictions on infection control measures for the new coronavirus have been relaxed, and the tournament is regaining its original form.
This year marks the 95th anniversary tournament and 4 schools will participate, four more than usual. The top results in official matches such as the district tournament last fall are summarized by division.
《Batting record》
Goals scored (average per game)
▽1st Keio (Kanagawa) 11.67
▽2nd Himi (Toyama) 9.71
▽3rd Shosha (Osaka) 9.60 ▽4th Ishibashi (Tochigi) 8.60
▽5th Nishogakusha Otsuke (Tokyo) 8.38
Team batting average
▽1st Okinawa Shogaku (Okinawa) .407
▽2nd Keio (Kanagawa) .393
▽3rd Shosha (Osaka).3848
▽4th Ishibashi (Tochigi).3846
▽5th Ryukoku Taiheian (Kyoto).380
Home runs
▽1st place Keio (Kanagawa) 15 bottles ▽2nd place Yamanashi Gakuin (Yamanashi) 10 bottles ▽3rd place Shosha (Osaka) 9
bottles ▽ 3rd place Sendai Matsudo (Chiba) 9 bottles
▽ 3rd place Koryo (Hiroshima) 9 bottles
Sacrifice hit, sacrifice fly (average per game)
▽1st Takamatsu Sho (Kagawa) 4.00▽1st Oita Sho (Oita) 4.00▽3rd Tottori Johoku (Tottori) 3.71
▽4th Hideaki (Kagawa) 3.40▽5th Yamanashi Gakuin (Yamanashi) 3.30
Stolen bases (average per game)
▽1st Joto (Tokushima) 3.00
▽2nd Hotoku Gakuen (Hyogo) 2.83
▽3rd Ogaki Hidaitaka (Gifu) 2.78
▽4th Ryukoku Taiheiyasu (Kyoto) 2.56
▽5th Sendai Ikuei (Miyagi) 2.55
Image: Last year's Senbatsu final
《Pitcher and Defensive Record》
Goals conceded (average per game)
▽1st Hotoku Gakuen (Hyogo) 1.33▽2nd Tohoku(Miyagi) 1.40
▽3rd Kendai Takasaki (Gunma) 1.63▽4th Sendai Ikuei (Miyagi) 1.73
▽5th Koryo (Hiroshima) 1.79
Mistakes (average per game)
▽1st Tsuruga Kehi (Fukui) 0.14
▽2nd Yamanashi Gakuin (Yamanashi) 0.30▽3rd Sendai Ikuei (Miyagi) 0.45
▽4th Okinawa Shogaku (Okinawa) 0.50▽4th Nishogakusha Otsuke (Tokyo) 0.50
Image: Last year's Senbatsu final