Koshien: Day Ten
by Gen on Aug.16, 2010 @ 11:35 am, under Summer Koshien
Game 1
8:30 - 10:00 (1h 30m) | Attendance: 29000
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Toki Sho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TokaiDai Sagami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Toki Sho
Yada L, 4 IP, 19 BF, 56 NP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 HBP, 2 R, 1 ER.
Maeda 4 IP, 14 BF, 52 NP, 2 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 1 R, 1 ER.
Ito: 1-for-1 - single to left (pinch-hitter for Miyauchi in 8th).
TokaiDai Sagami
Hifumi W, 9 IP, 32 BF, 112 NP, 1 H, 6 SO, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 0 R, 0 ER.
T. Oshiro: 1-for-4, RBI - fly out to left, fly out to right, fly out to left, RBI single to left.
Hifumi: 2-for-4, R - infield single, double to left, strikeout swinging, strikeout swinging.
Someya: 1-for-3, 2 RBI - ground out to second, 2-run single to center, strikeout swinging.
Note: Hifumi had a no-hitter going until Ito hit a single to left i n the 8th. ... Someya suffered a fracture in his right thumb during a practice game in May and almost missed the Kanagawa regional tournaments. He told reporters he was grateful for the opportunity to play and that that in turn has allowed him to play well.
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Game 2
10:45 - 12:38 (1h 53m) | Attendance: 46000
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Riseisha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Seiko Gakuin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | x | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Riseisha
Iizuka 5 IP, 21 BF, 62 NP, 6 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 2 R, 2 ER.
Taira L, 3 IP, 15 BF, 43 NP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 HBP, 3 R, 3 ER.
Yamada: 2-for-3, R, 2 RBI - walk, single to left, 2-run homer to left, fly out to right.
Seiko Gakuin
Saiuchi W, 9 IP, 32 BF, 140 NP, 5 H, 10 SO, 1 BB, 2 R, 2 ER.
Yamaguchi: 2-for-3, R - sac bunt, single to right, fly out to center, single to right.
Sanpei: 1-for-2, RBI - walk, RBI double to left, HBP, popped out to first on sac bunt attempt.
Saito: 2-for-3, R, 2 RBI - sac bunt, single to left, single to center, 2-run homer to right.
Saiuchi: 2-for-3, R, 2 RBI - fly out to right, solo homer to left, sac bunt, RBI single to left.
Note: Hoshi struck in the chest (while squaring around to bunt) with a baseball in his at bat during the bottom of the 8th inning and piggy-backed off the field. Hoshi was later diagnosed with a contusion on his left chest and will require at least a week for a full recovery.
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Game 3
13:16 - 14:59 (1h 43m) | Attendance: 34000
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Nishi Nippon TanDaiFu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Niigata Meikun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Nishi Nippon TanDaiFu
Mori L, 8 IP, 32 BF, 108 NP, 6 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 1 R, 1 ER.
Kaneko: 2-for-3 - single to left, fly out to center, sac bunt, double to center.
Niigata Meikun
Ikeda 5.1 IP, 22 BF, 82 NP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 R, 0 ER.
Kanda W, 3.2 IP, 12 BF, 43 NP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 R, 0 ER.
Tamura: 0-for-3, R - ground out to first, ground out to second, walk, ground out to third.
Urushihara: 2-for-4 - ground out to short, single to center, double off third, ground out to third.
Mato: 1-for-2, RBI - strikeout swinging, sac bunt, RBI single to left.
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Game 4
15:45 - 18:15 (2h 31m) | Attendance: 22000
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
| Kyushu Gakuin | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| Kagoshima Jitsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Kyushu Gakuin
Watanabe W, 10 IP, 44 BF, 154 NP, 15 H, 9 SO, 0 BB, 7 R, 7 ER.
Ii: 1-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI - strikeout swinging, 2-run single to right, walk, strikeout swinging, strikeout swinging, fly out to center.
Yamashita: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI - ground out to short, RBI single to left, RBI single to left, fly out to center (diving catch), failed to advance runner on sac bunt.
Hagiwara: 3-for-4, R, 1 RBI - ground out to second, RBI single to right, single to right, solo homer to right, walk.
Watanabe: 2-for-3, 2 R - single to left, walk, ground out to third, triple to left-center, sac bunt.
Shimoda: 2-for-3, R, 2RBI - sac bunt (safe on throwing error E1), fly out to center, single to left, RBI squeeze, RBI single to left.
Kagoshima Jitsu
Yokai 4 IP, 18 BF, 62 NP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 R, 1 ER.
Noda L 6 IP, 29 BF, 98 NP, 8 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 4 R, 3 ER.
Yokai: 3-for-5, R, RBI - single to right, single to right, ground out to first, fly out to second, RBI single to center.
Kawasaki: 1-for-5, R, RBI - strikeout swinging, ground out to first, fly out to center, double to right, RBI ground out to second.
Hamada: 2-for-5, R, RBI - ground out to short, single to right, ground out to short, RBI double to left-center, ground out to first.
Toyozumi: 1-for-2, R, RBI - failed to advance runner on sac bunt, RBI single to left.
Sekiyama: 2-for-5, RBI - strikeout swinging, RBI single to left, single to left (thrown out trying to stretch into a double), fly out to center, strikeout looking.
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Seems about 200 people have gone down with heat disease (heatstroke) over the first 9 days of the tournament.
