Tokyo Gas, who participated in the “92nd Intercity Baseball Tournament” final match at the Tokyo Dome on Thursday, December 9th, for the first time in three years, was the first representative of Tokyo. He defeated Ozu-cho representative “Honda Kumamoto” 6-5 and won his long-cherished first victory.
The Tokyo Gas Baseball Club has grabbed the winning flag “Black Lion Flag”, which will be awarded to the winning team as a team under the slogan “Make a change with energy!” This year. It is the 94th year since the foundation in 1927, and it is the first victory of the long-cherished desire in the 22nd participation in the Intercity Baseball Tournament.
Thank you for your warm support throughout the tournament.
Thank you for your continued support next season.
92nd Intercity Baseball Tournament Tokyo Gas Award Player
| Hashido Award (the best player award) | Hiroshi Usui Pitcher |
|---|---|
| First hitter’s reward | Kohei Sasakawa Outfielder (Batting average .417) |
| Outstanding Contestants | Hiroshi Usui Pitcher Pitcher Satoshi Sannomiya (Reinforcement player: Meiji Yasuda Life) Baba Ryusei Catcher Yuki Jibiki First baseman Yuto Soma second baseman Yuya Ishikawa Third baseman Shunsuke Onoda Outfielder Kenjiro Kusunoki Outfielder Kohei Sasakawa Outfielder Masaki Kato Designated hitter |
92nd Intercity Baseball Tournament Tokyo Gas Match Results
| schedule | Opponent | Match result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Thursday, December 2 | MIKI HOUSE (Yao City) | ○ 3-2 |
| 2nd round | December 5th (Sun) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries West (Kobe City / Takasago City) | ○ 5-1 |
| quaterfinals | December 7th (Tuesday) | ENEOS (Yokohama City) | ○ 4-3 |
| Semifinal | December 8 (water) | NTT East (Tokyo) | ○ 9-3 |
| final | Thursday, December 9th | Honda Kumamoto (Ozu Town) | ○ 6-5 |
■ Round 1-Semi-final
If you win the close battle with Miki House (Yao City) in the first round 3-2, you will gain momentum, and in the second round you will face Mitsubishi Heavy Industries West (Kobe City, Takasago City), which requires two pitchers who received draft nominations. 5-1 and victory.
In the following quarter-finals, ENEOS (Yokohama City), who lost in the quarter-finals eight years ago, was humiliated with the same score as at that time, 4-3.
In the semi-final, which advanced for the first time in five years, the pitching hit against Tokyo’s rival NTT East Japan and won 9-3.
■ Final
In the final, which will be the first stage since the foundation, 3 points were first scored by Yuto Soma’s timely hit, 2 points were added by Yuya Ishikawa’s timely hit in the 4th inning, and this tournament in the 6th inning. Kohei Sasakawa, who won the “Top Batter Award”, will add one point in the solo home run and take the initiative in the match.
Pitcher Hiroshi Usui, who won the “Hashido Award” (Best Player Award), and Pitcher Satoshi Sannomiya (Meiji Yasuda Life) who participated in the team as a reinforcement player, were connected, and pitcher Yosuke Miyatani pitched in the final round. He demonstrated the strength of the game by winning the one-point difference game in all four games up to the semi-final, and although he suffered from the striking line of Mr. Honda Kumamoto (Ozu Town) who was persistent, he finally struck out and won the first victory 6-5.
■ Final digest video
(Interview with Director Tasuke Yamaguchi, Yuto Soma, Hiroshi Usui / Award Ceremony)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyWF1ATugKs
92nd Intercity Baseball Tournament Tournament Table
