Konan Nine Secures Quarter-Finals Spot with Dramatic Goodbye Win over Fukushima

[Fukushima – Konan]Konan Nine celebrates with a goodbye win to advance to the quarter-finals

▽ 3rd round Konan 5-4 Fukushima (10th extension tie break)

Konan beat Fukushima by goodbye after an extension. In the 7th inning, Konami turned the game around with Sato’s left front hit from 2nd and 3rd base with 1 out. In the tenth inning, Sato stepped on the home of the final while the bunt invited a bad throw. Fukushima scored first and caught up with Suwa’s timely hit in the ninth inning, but could not win.

Don’t miss a mistake and survive at once 10th extended Konan’s Sato

Konan shook off Fukushima after the 10th tie-break. Konan’s No. 4 Issei Sato, who stepped on the home of Sayonara, said, “We were able to win with everyone’s power,” citing the comprehensive strength of last summer’s second-place school and seed school as the reason for the victory.

The final stage was reached with a somewhat pushed development, such as allowing the preemptive in the fourth inning. It was Sato’s blow that changed the tide. In the 7th inning, with 1 out and 2nd and 3rd base, he hit a straight ball with a low outside angle to the front left with a compact swing. I succeeded in reversing by returning two people.

In the 10th inning, which was caught up and greeted, he rushed into the home base at once during the opponent’s bad throw, and survived with a head sliding. He shared the joy of victory with his comrades.

With his teammates, he always shares a sense of attacking as a team, saying, “Don’t be weak, let’s all score goals.” The main gun, who takes pride in being the “connecting number 4”, emphasized his words, “I chose Konan to participate in Koshien at a public school. I will fulfill my role next time.”

■ Captain Fukushima’s Danhara pitches and hits full rotation

Fukushima took the lead twice over last summer’s runner-up, Konan, and showed the tenacity to temporarily catch up in the last-minute ninth inning. Captain Sousuke Danhara (3rd year), who hit the frontrunner in the fourth inning, said with tears in his eyes, “I thought I would definitely win. It’s frustrating.” He pitched as second in the seventh inning. Even though he had an accident that tripped his leg, he put his strength into the close game. He said, “Everyone on the team called out to me, so I was able to hold on. I really want to thank my teammates.”

2023-07-20 15:36:58
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