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4/3/10 Japanese High School Baseball Senbatsu Championship Recap
Posted by: | CommentsThe Japanese high school baseball Spring Senbatsu tournament championship was today.
Konan High School's Yamakawa (asahi.com)
The 2010 Japanese high school Spring Senbatsu tournament championship at Koshien Stadium in Osaka, Japan ended on a dramatic note, with Konan High School scoring 5 runs in the top of the 12th inning to win it all 10-5. Strike out master Yosuke Shimabukuro went all 12 innings giving up 8 hits, 11 strike outs, 5 walks and 3 earned runs. Catcher Yamakawa went 1 for 3 and 3B Ganeko was 1 for 6.
Nichidaisan OF Hiraiwa and DH Otsuka both homered in runs, but it was not enough. Konan SS Oshiro was 3 for 6 and Shimabukuro helped his own cause at the plate going 2 for 5. Suprising pitcher Nichidaisan’s Yamasaki got rocked by the Okinawa bats, going 11 1/3 innings giving up 11 hits, 5 walks and striking out 6 while giving up 5 runs.
Brandon Siefken has covered Japanese pro and amateur baseball since 1991. He is currently provides services to a Major League Baseball team and has been quoted in The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Japan Times, the Japan Pro Baseball Fan Handbook and Media Guide and other publications regarding Japanese baseball. Brandon has appeared on Will Carroll’s Baseball Prospectus radio show ( http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_100316_1.mp3 ) and is a regular writer for Bob Bavasi’s JapanBall.com site. Brandon has also authored several articles including “The Kuroda Index” and “Yu Darvish: A 315 Pitch Scouting Report.”
Each year Brandon publishes the “Japan Baseball News Weekly”( http://www.japanbaseballnews.com/?page_id=1543 ) newsletter with updated weekly stats for every player and weekly scouting analysis from April to October. Brandon can be contacted at brandon@japanball.com.
4/2/10 Japanese High School Baseball Senbatsu Tournament Recap
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Here is a recap of Friday’s Japanese high school baseball action at Osaka’s Koshien Stadium.
Konan High School (Okinawa) 10 - 0 Ogaki Nichidai High School (Gifu)
The big bats of Okinawa, with Dr. K in the driver’s seat was a combination too powerful for the underdog from Gifu, as Konan High School on friday punched their ticket to the championship game with Nichidaisan to be played on Saturday. Tornado thrower Yosuke Shimabukuro went 7 innings allowing only 2 hits and a walk while striking out 6. He was helped by some power in the line-up. Catcher Yamakawa was 3 for 5 with a huge shot over the right field wall of Koshien stadium 2nd inning. 3B Ganeko continued his torrid hitting going 2 for 4, and is now batting 12 for 17 in the tournament for a jaw-dropping batting average of .706.
Brandon Siefken has covered Japanese pro and amateur baseball since 1991. He is currently provides services to a Major League Baseball team and has been quoted in The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Japan Times, the Japan Pro Baseball Fan Handbook and Media Guide and other publications regarding Japanese baseball. Brandon has appeared on Will Carroll’s Baseball Prospectus radio show ( http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_100316_1.mp3 ) and is a regular writer for Bob Bavasi’s JapanBall.com site. Brandon has also authored several articles including “The Kuroda Index” and “Yu Darvish: A 315 Pitch Scouting Report.”
Each year Brandon publishes the “Japan Baseball News Weekly”( http://www.japanbaseballnews.com/?page_id=1543 ) newsletter with updated weekly stats for every player and weekly scouting analysis from April to October. Brandon can be contacted at brandon@japanball.com.
4/1/10 Japanese High School Baseball Senbatsu Tournament Recap
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4/1/10 was the day for the semi-finals fo the 2010 Japanese high school Senbatsu turnament. Here is a recap of the action:
Koryo High School (Hiroshima) vs Nichidaisan High School (Tokyo)
Nichidaisan overcame poor pitching late in the game, but got to rest their ace pitcher and add another day to the rest due to rain as they beat Kohei Arihara, Tatsuya Maruko and Koryo to advance to the championship. It was a sloppy game in the mud, but Nichidaisan pitcher Sachiya Yamasaki did enough to get by, going 4 innings yeilding 4 hits, 3 walks and 1 K in the slop, rain and wind. Kohei Arihara felt the fatigue of going against 140 batters in 5 days, and simply broke down in the 8th inning. His final numbers were 7 1/3 IP, 13 H, 7 K, 5 BB, 7 ER. Overall in the tournament he still had good numbers, but could not hold out today. Monster 1B Tatsuya Maruko was 1 for 4 with a home run and Nichidai 2B Tsturo Ogihara was 2 for 5 with a blast over the center field wall. Here are Yamasaki and Arihara’s numbers for the whole tournament:
| Pitcher | IP | H | K | BB | ER | G | CG | SH | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Arihara | 33 2/3 | 26 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2.41 | 1.28 | 6.96 | 9.91 | 4.55 | 2.18 |
| Yamasaki | 27 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1.67 | 0.96 | 5.00 | 8.67 | 3.67 | 2.36 |
Konan High School (Okinawa) - Ogaki Nichidai High School (Gifu)
rainded out, to be played 4/2, championship Saturday 4/3 if weather permits
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Brandon Siefken has covered Japanese pro and amateur baseball since 1991. He is currently provides services to a Major League Baseball team and has been quoted in The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Japan Times, the Japan Pro Baseball Fan Handbook and Media Guide and other publications regarding Japanese baseball. Brandon has appeared on Will Carroll’s Baseball Prospectus radio show ( http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_100316_1.mp3 ) and is a regular writer for Bob Bavasi’s JapanBall.com site. Brandon has also authored several articles including “The Kuroda Index” and “Yu Darvish: A 315 Pitch Scouting Report.”
Each year Brandon publishes the “Japan Baseball News Weekly”( http://www.japanbaseballnews.com/?page_id=1543 ) newsletter with updated weekly stats for every player and weekly scouting analysis from April to October. Brandon can be contacted at brandon@japanball.com.
3/31/10 Japanese High School Baseball Senbatsu Tournament Recap
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Nichidaisan High School (Tokyo) 10 - 0 Tsuruga Kehi High School (Fukui)
Nichidaisan pitcher Sachiya Yamasaki continued his masterful pitching, tossing a complete game shut-out on Wednesday as the powerful Nichidaisan line-up bludgeoned Cinderella team Tsuruga Kehi 10-0. 1B Ogihara was 2 for 4, 3B Yokoo was 3 for 4 and Yamasaki helped his own cause going 3 for 5. Yamasaki went 9IP, 3 hits, 8 Ks and 3 walks with no earned runs. His stats for the tournament are impressive as well. In three games he has three complete games and a shut-out to his credit:
| Pitcher | IP | H | K | BB | ER | G | CG | SH | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Yamasaki | 27 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1.67 | 0.96 | 5.00 | 8.67 | 3.67 | 2.36 |
Koryo High School (Hiroshima) 5 - 1 Chukyodai Chukyo High School (Aichi)
top tournament pitchign prospect Kohei Arihara was sharp on the mound again, vaulting his Koryo High School team to the quarterfinals with a 4 hit, 2 walk, 7 strike out performance to add to his impressive tournament totals. Koryo got help from monster 1B Tatsuya Maruko, who was 2 for 5. 2B Fukuda was 2 for 3 and OF Kuramasu was 2 for 4. Chukyo pitcher Junpei Morimoto was battered by the Koryo bats early and often. Here are Arihara’s Senbatsu stats so far:
| Pitcher | IP | H | K | BB | ER | G | CG | SH | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Arihara | 26 1/3 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.68 | 0.95 | 4.45 | 10.27 | 4.11 | 2.50 |
Konan High School (Okinawa) 5 - 0 Teikyo High School (Tokyo)
Yosuke Shimabukuro, the Okinawa K Machine, was at it again. This time he threw a complete game shut-out against the tournament favorites of Teikyo High School to propel Okinawa’s Konan High School to the final four. Shimabukuro alloed 5 hits, walked 5 and “only” struck out 7, but it was good enough. Okinawa 3B Ganeko is a monster at the plate. He was 2 for 4 on Wednesday and OF Kedashiro was 3 for 4. Teikyo gave pitcher Takuro Ito a rest, starting Suzuki, but he was tagged and chased out in the 7th inning.
Ogaki Nichidai High School (Gifu) 10 - 1 Hokusho High School (Hokkaido)Another Cinderella team, Ogaki, smothered Hokkaido’s touted pitcher Matano, hammering in all 10 runs in the first 3 innings of the game. Ogaki pitcher Takuma Achira was impressive, yeilding one 1 run, 9 hits and 1 walk striking out 7 in 9 innings. Ogaki 3B Ko was 2 for 3 as was 3B Nagaoka.
Thursday’s semi-final match-ups are:
Nichidaisan High School (Tokyo) - Koryo High School (Hiroshima)
Konan High School (Okinawa) - Ogaki Nichidai High School (Gifu)
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Ogaki pitcher Achira
3/30/10 Japanese High School Baseball Senbatsu Tournament Recap
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Teikyo High School (Tokyo) 3 - 2 Mie High School (Mie)
In yet another pitching duel, top pitching prospect Takuro ito of Teikyo High School and Mie High School’s Daiki Masuda faced off on Tuesday at Koshien Stadium in Osaka, Japan. Masuda held the big Teikyo bats to one run until the bottom of the 9th inning, when Teikyo SS Matsumoto got on and scored the tying run off of catcher Yasuo’s sacrifice.
In the bottom of the 10th the Teikyo bats were too much for lowly regarded Masuda, as he allowed a triple, hit a batter and a single to start off and from there 1B Naoto Shimada knocked in the winning run. Ito went 10 innings giving up 8 hits and a walk. He struck out 6 and earned 2 runs. Masuda went 9 innings yeilding 13 hits, 2 walks and 3 runs while striking out 5.
So far in the tournament, Takuro Ito has been very impressive but not striking out as many batters as one would expect:
| Pitcher | IP | H | K | BB | ER | G | CG | SH | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Ito | 19 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.89 | 0.84 | 6.16 | 7.11 | 1.42 | 5.00 |
Ogaki Nichidai High School (Gifu) 6 - 2 Osaka Toin High School (Osaka)
Ogaki pitcher Yukiya Kassai pitched his second complete game win in a row, taking out the big bats of Osaka Toin as Ogaki becomes a very unlikely final 8 team in the tournament. Ogaki OF Ando and catcher Tokimoto both had home runs. Tokimoto is hitting .429 for the tournament. Kassai is having a great tournament as seen below:
| Pitcher | IP | H | K | BB | ER | G | CG | SH | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Kassai | 19 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 6.63 | 8.53 | 2.84 | 3.00 |
Hokusho High School (Hokkaido) 5 - 4 Jiyugaoka (Fukuoka)
Highly touted pitcher Yomoya Matano was cruising through 4 innings and had a 3-0 lead when his coach inexplicably pulled from the game. His back-up promptly surrendered three runs on his first 10 pitches, putting Hokusho on the ropes. They held on, however, with hits in the bottom of the 9th from 2B Kimura and catcher Nishida. The Hokusho manager will have to think twice before thinking about pulling Matano again. Matano is having a great tournament as seen below:
| Pitcher | IP | H | K | BB | ER | G | CG | SH | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Matano | 13 1/3 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 5.41 | 10.15 | 2.71 | 3.75 |
3/29/10 Japanese High School Baseball Senbatsu Tournament Recap
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Koryo High School (Hiroshima) 2 - 1 Miyazakiko High School (Miyazaki)
Koryo High Scho, Ganekool's Tatsuya Sanda on Monday 3/29/10 (asahi.com)
After a pitching duel for 8 1/2 innings, Koryo High School’s Tatsuya Sanda knocked in the run that won the game in the bottom of the 9th, carrying Koryo to a 1-0 win. The game was a pitching duel throughout. Koryo pitcher Kohei Arihara, one of the top pro prospects in the tournament, pitched a complete game shut-out. He had a perfect game going into the 5th inning and finished 9IP 2 hits, 2 walks and 10 strikeouts. His counterpart, Tomohiro Hamada, pitched valiantly for under-matched Miyazakiko High School. Hamada ended up going 8IP, 8 hits, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts and 1 earned run. Highly regarded Koryo 1B Tatsuya Maruko was held to 1 for 4.
Chukyodai Chukyo High School (Aichi) 2 - 1 Shinko High School (Hyogo)
2009 Koshine Champion Chukyodai Chukyo High School barely got by a frisky Shinko high School team on Monday 2-1. SS Kawamoto got on and OF Ogiso knocked him in to go up 2-1 and Chukyo never looked back. The story of the game was the pitching duel between Chukyo pitcher Junpei Morimoto and the less hyped Shiko pitcher Masashi Maenaka. Morimoto went 9 innings giving up 6 hits, 3 walks and striking out 9. Maenaka was also impressive going 9 innings giving up 7 hits, 3 walks and notching 4 Ks. Chukyo will face Kohei Arihara and Koryo high School on Wednesday.
Konan high School (Okinawa) 7 - 2 Chiben Wakayama High School (Wakayama)
Chiben coach had to pick between the steady pitcher who got him through the year or the flashy youngster who tossed a shut-out in the first round. He chose the steady pitcher Yoshimoto, and it worked until he decided to put the youngster, Fujii, in the game in the 5th inning where he promptly surrendered the 2-1 lead and Chiben never recovered.
Konan 3B Ganeko continued swinging a blistering bat, going 5 for 5 and lifting his tournament average to .889 as Konan High School pounded Chiben Wakayama High School 7-2 on Monday. Highly touted pitching prospect Yosuke Shimabukuro was shaky, but still managed to strike out 11 batters and allowed only 2 runs to one of the most potent line-ups in Japan. Shimabukuro held the Chiben bats of 1B Yamamoto and catcher Michibata in check all day. Konan will face the winner between Teikyo and Mie.
Japan Baseball News Weekly Issue #3 Out On Monday
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Japan Baseball News Weekly issue 3
Issue #3 of the Japan Baseball News Weekly newsletter ( http://www.japanbaseballnews.com/?page_id=1543 ) goes out to subscribers on Monday, 3/29/10. In this issue subscribers will find:
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Brandon Siefken has covered Japanese pro and amateur baseball since 1991. He is currently provides services to a Major League Baseball team and has been quoted in The New York Times, Bloomberg, the Japan Pro Baseball Fan Handbook and Media Guide and other publications regarding Japanese baseball. Brandon has appeared on Will Carroll’s Baseball Prospectus radio show and is a regular writer for Bob Bavasi’s JapanBall.com site. Brandon has also authored several articles including “The Kuroda Index” and “Yu Darvish: A 315 Pitch Scouting Report.”
Each year Brandon publishes the “Japan Baseball News Weekly”( http://www.japanbaseballnews.com/?page_id=1543 ) newsletter with updated weekly stats for every player from April to October. Brandon can be contacted at brandon@japanball.com.
3/28/10 Japanese High School Baseball Senbatsu Recap
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Hokusho High School (Hokkaido) 2 - 0 Akitasho High School (Akita)
Hokusho pitcher and nation high school prospect Tomoya Matano was stellar Sunday, pitching a complete game shut-out and striking out 10 in the process to vault Hokusho to the next round of the 2010 Senbatsu high school tournament. Matano helped his own cause at the plate, going 2 for 3 with a home run in the 1st inning. Outfielders Abe and Nodate were both 2 for 3 in the win. Matano gave up only 5 hits and 1 walk in the win.
Hokusho pitcher Matano was solid on Sunday
Tsuruga Kehi High School (Fukui) 7 - 5 Hanasaki Tokuharu High School (Saitama)
Hanasaki pitching ace Gomyo got rocked for 7 runs by surprising Tsuruga Kehi High School from Fukui on Sunday after tossing a complete game shut-out in the first round. 1B Hayashi and 2B Okuno who both went 2 for 4 in the win helped the run supply by starting off with hits in the second inning. Tsuruga Kehi putcher Okubo went 6 2/3 innings and gave up 6 hits, 4 walks and 2 runs striking out 1. Tsuruga Kehi will play again on Wednesday.
Nichidaisan High School (Tokyo) 3 - 1 Koyo High School (Wakayama)
Nichidaisan SS Yoshizawa had the go ahead RBI in the 2nd inning and 3B Yoko chipped in going 2 for 4 as Tokyo’s Nichidaisan High School got away from persistant 21st Century invite school Koyo. Koyo stunned one of the tournament top teams Kaisei High School in round 1 and almost stunned the work by going to round 3. But Nichidaisan pitcher Sachiya Yamasaki was on his game, going 9 innings scattering 6 hits 2 walks and striking out 8. He surrendered only one run. Yamasaki is having a nice tournament as seen by the following numbers.
| Pitcher | IP | H | K | BB | ER | G | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Yamasaki | 18 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | 1.11 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 4.00 | 2.25 |
3/27/10 Japanese High School Baseball Senbatsu Recap
Posted by: | CommentsOsaka Toin High School (Osaka) 9 - 2 Tokaidai Boyo High School (Chiba)
Osaka Toin 1B Nishida belts an RBI in the 2nd inning Saturday (Asahi.com)
Osaka Toin pounded Tokai Boyo on Saturday 9-2. Toin catcher Emura was 2 for 4 and pitcher Fukumoto was solid going 7 innings giving up 5
| Team | Pitcher | IP | H | K | BB | ER | G | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Osaka Toin | Fukumoto | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.29 | 1.43 | 6.43 | 3.86 | 6.43 | 0.60 |
| Team | Pitcher | IP | H | K | BB | ER | G | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Tokaidai Boyo | Nagatomo | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8.89 | 2.22 | 13.33 | 2.22 | 6.67 | 0.33 |
| Team | POS | Player | AB | H | BA | HR |
| Osaka Toin | OF | Ichikawa | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 |
| Osaka Toin | 2B | Hirohata | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 |
| Osaka Toin | C | Emura | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 |
| Osaka Toin | OF | Fujita | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 |
| Osaka Toin | 1B | Nishida | 4 | 3 | .750 | 0 |
| Osaka Toin | OF | Yamaashi | 5 | 3 | .600 | 0 |
Ogaki Nichidai High School (Gifu) 3 - 2 Kawashima High School (Tokushima)
1B Takada knocked in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Ogaki Nichidai squeeked by 21st Century invite school Kawashima High School. Takada ended the game 1 for 4, SS Kojima was 2 for 3 and pitcher Kassai went all 10 innings giving up 6 hits, 4 walks and K-ing 12 batters. Ogaki faces Osaka Toin in the next round.
| Prefecture | Team | Pitcher | IP | H | K | BB | ER | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Gifu | Ogaki Nichidai | Kassai | 10 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.40 | 10.80 | 3.60 | 3.00 |
| Tokushima | Kawashima | Higashitani | 9 2/3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.88 | 1.15 | 6.56 | 5.63 | 3.75 | 1.50 |
Jiyugaoka High School (Fukuoka) 4 - 2 Tokaidai Sagami High School (Kanagawa)
In the upset of the tournament, little-regarded Jiyugaoka knocked off tournament favorite Tokai Sagami and their #1 pitching prospect Shinta Hifumi. Hifumi was lackluster, never showing any flash of the hype he received int he months leading up to the tournament. Jiyugaoka broke the 1-1 tie open in the 8th inning, with most of the damage brought on by 1B Sotono and OF Koga, who each went 2 for 4.
| Team | Pitcher | IP | H | K | BB | ER | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Tokaidai Sagami | Hifumi | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.25 | 6.75 | 7.88 | 4.50 | 1.75 |
| Jiyugaoka | Ono | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 1.22 | 9.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
3/26/10 Japanese High School Baseball Senbatsu Recap
Posted by: | CommentsAfter two days of rained out games, the Japanese High School Senbatsu Spring tournament was under way again Friday. Here is a recap of the action.
Konan high school 2B Kuniyoshi slides into home on Friday 3/26/10. asahi.com
Konan High School (Okinawa) 4 - 1 Kanzei High School (Okayama)
Okinawa K-Master Yosuke Shimabukuro was stellar again, racking up 14 strikeouts in 9 innings going the distance as Okinawa’s Konan High School trampled Okayama’s Kanzei High School Friday. Shimabukuro, the hottest pitcher in Japan, last struck out 18 when he played at Koshien Stadium in 2009. He also allowed 0 earned runs in his last 40+ innings. Shimabukuro walked no batters Friday but gave up 10 hits. He got run support from 2B Kuniyoshi who was 2 for 5 and 3B Ganeko who went 3 for 4. Konan has a tough match-up with Chiben Wakayama next on March 29th. Yosuke Shimabukuro was featured in a scouting profile in issue #1 of the Japan Baseball News Weekly newsletter, seen here http://www.japanbaseballnews.com/?page_id=1543
| Pitcher | IP | batters | H | K | BB | ER | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Shimabukuro | 9 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 10.00 | 14.00 | 0.00 | INF |
Teikyo High School (Tokyo) 3 - 2 Kobe Int’l High School (Hyogo)
Tournament favorite Teikyo High School was down 2-0 in the 8th inning and things looked bleak as they were being stuffed Kobe pitcher Ken Okamoto, one of the best in the country. The Kobe coach then inexplicably switched pitchers and Teikyo prompty took the lead and 2nd year phenom pitcher Takuro Ito held on after a rough start to win the game. Things will actually get easier for Teikyo next as they face the light bats of Mie High School.
| Team | Pitcher | IP | batters | H | K | BB | ER | G | ERA | WHIP | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Teikyo | Ito | 9 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 0.78 | 5.00 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 4.50 |
| Kobe Int’l | Okamoto | 6 2/3 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.36 | 1.52 | 8.18 | 5.45 | 5.45 | 1.00 |
Mie High School (Mie) 6 - 5 Imabari Nishi (Ehime)
In the lesser match-up of the day, Mie High School beat Imabari Nishi in 10 innings off of a single by catcher Kato who was 1 for 4 on the day. It was a game full of bunts and poor base running. Mie pitcher Masuda was off to a horrible start and settled down, ending up giving up 6 hits, 3 walks and 8 Ks in 9 innings pitched. Mie now faces a stiff test in the next round with Teikyo High School waiting for them.
