In the second game on the second day of the summer national high school baseball tournament, Aichi’s Aikodai Meiden High School defeated Ishikawa’s Seiryo High School 14-2 to advance to the second round.
In the first inning, Aiko Daimeiden scored five points, including a chance for the bases loaded with no outs, and No. 4, Kuuki Yamada, hit the first two points in a timely hit.
In the following two innings, Aiko Daimyo’s electric batting line added two points, and when the bases were loaded, No. 7 Mino Tohi hit a timely two base that wiped out the runners and took 10 points by the second inning.
Aiko Daimeiden’s captain and ace pitcher Kahisa Arima started the pitcher and threw up to 8 innings, scoring 11 hits but only 2 runs.
In the 9th inning, pitcher Noriaki Iwase, the eldest son of Hitoki Iwase, who was active as a suppressor in professional baseball and Chunichi, scored 0 points and Aiko Daimeiden beat Seiryo 14 to 2 to advance to the second round.
On the other hand, Seiryo’s starting ace, Margard Maiki Kian, was attacked in the beginning and left the mound in the middle of the first inning.
The batting line had runners every time, but they couldn’t connect to the score.
Aiko Daimeiden Director Kurano “I was surprised at the unexpected power of the players”
After that, the batting line did not slow down their attacks and scored 13 points by the 4th inning. I was surprised by the unexpected power of the players,” he said with a smile.
Regarding pitcher Kakuhisa Arima, who threw up to the 8th inning, while there was an accident where he cramped his leg, he said, “Since Mr. Seiryo doesn’t let me take outs easily, I’m wondering where to replace Arima or let him go to the end. Even if there was an accident, he would say, ‘I can go all the way,’ so I said, ‘Go as far as you can go.’ He threw well.”
Aiko Daimeiden captain Arima pitcher “Demonstrate more than our own power”
On top of that, he said, “I think it will be difficult to score a lot like today, so I want to create a rhythm from defense and connect it to offense.”
Aiko Daimeiden Mino Player “My classmate who died in June will watch over me”
In addition, Mino defended the outfield with the glove of Katsuto Seto, a classmate and baseball member who died in June this year.
Regarding the reason, he said, “When I’m in a pinch, I feel like I’m going to fight together. I think he’s watching over me.”
Also, during the game, Mino looked up at the sky and raised his fist towards the sky to convey his gratitude to Mr. Seto when he got on base or returned home.
Mino said, “I want to tell Seto who is watching from the sky, ‘Thank you for letting me hit.'”
