Hoshiryo-Kokugakuin Kugayama 5th inning Kokugakuin Kugayama 1st death 2nd base, Saito hits the right front in a timely manner.Pitcher Takeuchi = at Koshien Stadium
At the 94th Selected High School Baseball Tournament, Kokugakuin Kugayama, the representative of Tokyo, defeated Hoshiryo (Ishikawa) 4-2 in the quarterfinals on the 28th to finish in the top four. For the first time in this tournament, he allowed the first goal and was chasing after, but he scored 4 points in the 5th inning and turned around. The three pitcher relays were also addicted. Captain Ueda Taiyo (3rd year) was pleased with the growth of the team, saying, “The result of fighting in one race. I am confident that I have come so far.”
Kokugakuin Kugayama’s batting line, which had been struggling with the rough ball of the opponent pitcher, caught the flow five times, chasing two points.
Makoto Saito (same) stood at bat at the opportunity of 1st and 2nd base from walks and sacrifice bunts. He missed a loose ball and was forced into a second strike, the sixth ball. Although he was swam by a loose ball again, he hit the right wing in a timely manner, which was the team’s first hit, and returned one point. In addition, the opponent’s defense was disturbed and the score was tied. Hayato Shimokawabe (same) caught a sweet ball at 2nd base and turned around with a home run.
On the other hand, in the pitching team, starting pitcher Riku Narita (same) was disturbed at the start, but he closed the second and third times to a trio. In the 4th inning, he was hit four times in a row from the first base with two deaths to the lower hitting line, but he only scored two goals. From the sixth inning, pitcher Ken Watanabe (same) goes to the mound. He was a good relief with no runs until the middle of the ninth inning, such as striking out three people with an important defense after the reversal. At the end, pitcher Shinnosuke Matsumoto (same) who pitched in the scene of first base without death suppressed the opponent’s hit line.
Director Naoki Ozaki said, “Everyone was able to embody baseball. I want to take the plunge and fight next time.” (Masashi Nishikawa)
◆ Kokugakuin Kugayama and Makoto Saito center fielder with a strong feeling (timely hit in the fifth inning)
I thought that if I didn’t hit it, I wouldn’t be able to continue. She felt strong as she tried to light the fire.
