Senbatsu High School Baseball will have two semi-final games on the 30th.
None of the four teams in the semifinals have hit a home run, but they have racked up points with attacks that incorporate mobility and tricks. Additionally, they have won with solid defense, with an average of less than one error per game.
We will tell you more about the 4 teams, including how they have fared so far.
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◆1st match: Seiryo (Ishikawa) x Takasaki Health and Welfare Otakasaki (Gunma)
◇This tournament data for both teams
◆2nd match: Chuo Gakuin (Chiba) x Hotoku Gakuen (Hyogo)
◇This tournament data for both teams
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◆1st match: Seiryo (Ishikawa) x Takasaki Health and Welfare Otakasaki (Gunma)
◇This tournament data for both teams
◆2nd match: Chuo Gakuin (Chiba) x Hotoku Gakuen (Hyogo)
◇This tournament data for both teams
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◆1st match: Seiryo (Ishikawa) x Takasaki Health and Welfare Otakasaki (Gunma)
[Seiryo]
Seiryo is the first Ishikawa prefecture team to advance to the top four in Senbatsu.
Their batting lineup is characterized by their mobility, and they stole nine bases, the most among the four teams that advanced to the semifinals. Five players recorded stolen bases, and the team's quickest catcher, Seiya Nomi, bravely aimed for the next base, including a double steal and a third steal.
Outfielder Mikihiro Nakajima, uniform number 13, has become a regular player, with five hits and a batting average of .556, while second-year pitcher Toda, uniform number 18, has become a regular player, with five hits and a batting average of .556. Pitcher Keisei showed his depth in pitching and batting, with two hits and a shutout without any walks in the quarterfinals.
[Kendai Takasaki]
Kendai Takasaki has conceded only 1 goal in 3 games, and the 2nd year students have an outstanding sense of stability.
Pitcher Ryugetsu Sato, a left-handed pitcher who started all three games, pitched 19 innings without giving up a run, using a unique form that takes a big step toward first base, as well as angular fastballs and sharply curved breaking balls. Genki Ishigaki, a right-handed pitcher who takes the mound as a reliever, has maintained his lead with a powerful fastball in the low 140km range.
In addition to the aggressive base running that is synonymous with the team, the batting lineup shines, and in the quarterfinals, No. 4 Haruto Hakoyama had three hits, including a timely three-base hit directly against the left field fence, and three RBIs, making him a top-ranked batting lineup. is showing signs of recovery.
If they advance to the finals, they will be the first team to compete in spring and summer, and the first Gunma prefecture team to compete in Senbatsu in 69 years, since Kiryu High School in 1955.
◇This tournament data for both teams
[Seiryo]
▽1st round 4-2 Tanabe
▽2nd round 3-2 Hachinohe Gakuin Kosei
▽Quarterfinals 5-0 Hikaru Anami
▼Scores (average per game): 4
▼Team batting average: .247
▼Slugging: 3 (0 home runs) )
▼Sacrifice hits: 5
▼Stolen bases: 9
▼Goals conceded (average per game): 1.33
▼Mistakes: 2
[Kendai Takasaki]
▽1st round 4-0 Gakuho Ishikawa
▽2nd round 4-0 Meiho
▽Quarterfinals 6-1 Yamanashi Gakuin
▼Scored (average per game): 4.67
▼Team batting average: .276
▼Slugging: 3 (home runs) 0)
▼Sacrifice hits: 6
▼Stolen bases: 1
▼Goals conceded (average per game): 0.33
▼Mistakes: 2
◆2nd match: Chuo Gakuin (Chiba) x Hotoku Gakuen (Hyogo)
[Chuo Gakuin]
Chuo Gakuin won their first Koshien victory throughout the spring and summer in the first round and rode the momentum to advance to the top four.
The batting lineup has the highest team batting average and average points per game among the four teams that advanced to the semi-finals, and is characterized by an aggressive attack.
Shogo Aoki, the No. 1 player with a batting average of 60% and 7 RBIs, has 5 of his 6 hits being extra-base hits, showing great adaptability to the new standard metal bat with reduced rebound, and improving his batting lineup. It's being towed.
On the pitching staff, Shinta Sosa, who plays shortstop, took the mound as a reliever after the middle of the three games in all three games and maintained the lead with his powerful fastballs.
If they advance to the finals, they will be the first Chiba Prefecture team to do so in five years, since Narashino High School in 2019.
[Hotoku Gakuen]
Hotoku Gakuen made it to the top four for the second year in a row, following last year's runner-up finish after making it through a tough block featuring strong schools that have won at Koshien.
The pitching staff is rock-solid, with the captain and stable pitcher Ayumu Maki, who both experienced last year, and pitcher Hiroki Asamaru, who has a powerful fastball.
Pitcher Maki gave up 1 run in 8 innings in the second round, which was the team's 100th game at Koshien in the spring and summer, and pitcher Asamaru completely shut down Osaka Toin High School's core in the quarterfinals, pitching a complete game with 1 run allowed. .
The defense, led by sophomore Niyuma, second-year player Junpei Yamaoka, and shortstop Yuki Hashimoto, has created a rhythm with solid defense, making just one error in three games.
◇This tournament data for both teams
[Chuo Academy]
▽1st round 7-1 Endurance
▽2nd round 7-6 Uji Yamada Commercial
▽Quarterfinals 5-2 Aomori Yamada
▼Scored (average per game): 6.33
▼Team batting average: .317
▼Slugging: 8 (0 home runs) )
▼Sacrifice hits: 8
▼Stolen bases: 4
▼Goals conceded (average per game): 3
▼Mistakes: 3
[Hotoku Gakuen]
▽1st round 3-2 Aiko Daimyoden
(10th overtime tie-break walk-off win)
▽2nd round 6-1 Joso Gakuin
▽Quarterfinals 4-1 Osaka Toin
▼Score (average per game): 4.33
▼ Team batting average: .283
▼Slugging: 1 (0 home runs)
▼Sacrifice hits: 7
▼Stolen bases: 6
▼Goals allowed (average per game): 1.33
▼Mistakes: 1
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