On the 6th day of the National High School Baseball Championship, 4 games in the 2nd round were held at Koshien Stadium on the 11th, with Takamatsusho (Kagawa), Kyushu International University (Fukuoka), Sendai Ikuei (Miyagi), and Shimonoseki International (Yamaguchi) advancing to the 3rd round. is.
Takamatsusho beat Chosei Saku (Nagano) 14-4 with Asano’s two homers. In the Kyushu International University, which was judged to be an outbreak of the new coronavirus and two players were replaced, Kozai completed the game and won 2-1 against Meitoku Gijuku (Kochi), which was the eighth strong last year. Sendai Ikuei defeated Tottori quotient 10-0. He took 5 points in the 6th and 8th innings, and closed the ball with 5 consecutive pitches.
Shimonoseki Kokusai did not allow Tomishima (Miyazaki) to score with two pitchers, winning comfortably 5-0.
Overwhelmed by pitching
Ikuei Sendai was overwhelmed by pitching and batting. From the 0-0 6th inning with 1 out and 3rd base, Yo Saito’s left front hit and Mori’s triple over the right gave him 5 points. In the 8th inning, he added 5 points with 8 consecutive hits and pushed him away.
Tottori Sho was sealed with 2 hits, 14 strikeouts, and no score in the 5 pitchers of Sendai Ikuei, and was unable to take advantage of the good opportunities of 2 outs and 1st and 3rd base in the 8th inning, which were built by the enemy’s entanglement.
▽ Second round (first match)
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6th and 8th innings, 5 points connected to the batting line
The Sendai Ikuei batting line finally connected in the sixth inning. From 3rd base with 1 out, No. 4 Yo Saito hit the left front in a timely manner. While starting pitcher Takahashi pitched well with one hit and no runs until the fifth inning, he recalled, “I wanted to score quickly and make the pitchers easier,” as he continued to score no points with five hits.
A hit by Yo Saito blew the wind into the batting line, and from 1st and 2nd base with 1 out, Endo Nakamae’s timely hit and the loss of the game made it 3-0. Mori went over the right and tripled, and Furukawa’s squeeze added another 2 points, making this inning 5 points. I pulled the current.
The second big inning is eight times. Yo Saito got on base again with a frontal hit, and 8 hits in a row to No. 2 Sumiishi. Pinch-hitters Iwasaki and Fujii also played their part to widen the lead to 10-0.
At the Miyagi tournament, he was too conscious of winning, and the batting line lost its goodness. Based on his reflection, in batting practice after arriving in Osaka, he thoroughly performed a full swing. Director Sue said with a satisfied expression, “I felt that my condition was improving.
However, even though he won a comfortable victory, the mistake of running the base will be a material for reflection. Endo didn’t seem to be happy, saying, “I couldn’t show off the base running that I’ve been practicing so hard, so he wants to check it for the next game.”
(Saichi-ri Kitamura)
