The 80th Intercity Baseball Tournament: Day 12 (Finals)
by Gen on Sep.02, 2009 @ 8:56 am, under Industrial
Finals Game @ 18:06
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
| Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Honda won it's first Intercity Championship in 13 years (2nd overall).
Hisayoshi Chono had another solid night, going 1-for-3 with a walk, and 2 RBI. Chono ended up getting the Leading Hitter Award with his .579 (11-for-19) batting average. The Hashido Award (Best Pitcher Award) went to 27-year-old Honda pitcher Rikiya Chikugawa. The Wakajishi Award (Rookie Award) went to 23-year-old righty Kota Suda (Honda).
Incidentally, Chikugawa was also nursing a bad left thigh, something he hurt during the tournament.
For those interested, here is a breakdown of their performances:
Hisayoshi Chono
| Date | Against | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 8/22 | Saginomiya | 3-for-4 |
| 8/29 | Mitsubishi Kobe | 3-for-5 |
| 8/30 | Toshiba | 1-for-3, BB, HR, RBI |
| 8/31 | NTT Higashi | 3-for-4, 2B |
| 9/1 | Toyota | 1-for-3, BB, 2 RBI |
Rikiya Chikugawa
| Date | Against | IP | AB | H | K | BB | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/22 | Saginomiya | 6.1 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 8/29 | Mitsubishi Kobe | 5.1 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 8/31 | NTT Higashi | 4.0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/1 | Toyota | 6.0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Kota Suda
| Date | Against | IP | AB | H | K | BB | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/22 | Saginomiya | 2.2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8/29 | Mitsubishi Kobe | 3.2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8/30 | Toshiba | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/1 | Toyota | 2.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
September 2nd, 2009 on 11:35 am
So did you actually go to the final game or not, then?
Chikugawa gets my official stamp of approval! I hope his leg is okay though.
Kota Suda was playing for Honda, but actually works for JFE Higashinihon… I like his quote “I hope to pitch in a JFE uniform next year”
(But I bet he’d rather be pitching in a pro uniform two years down the line if possible…)
September 2nd, 2009 on 12:20 pm
I actually couldn’t make the game. But I did watch portions of it on TV (BS1 was televising it). I really wanted to go but something came up at the last minute.