Game 1

8:30 - 10:27 (2h 07m) | Attendance: 27000

Narita

Nakagawa W, 9 IP, 36 BF, 115 NP, 7 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 5 R, 3 ER.

Ogi: 4-for-5, 2 R, RBI - single to right, ground out to short, single to left, RBI single to right, infield single.

Kondo: 2-for-3, R, RBI - DP, sac bunt, single to left, RBI single to left, HBP.

Takahashi: 3-for-4, R, 2 RBI - walk, ground out to the pitcher, RBI triple to center, double to right, RBI double to left.

Kimura: 1-for-4, RBI - pop fly to pitcher on sac bunt attempt, ground out to the pitcher, RBI single to center, sac bunt, ground out to short.

Kita Otsu

Okamoto 6.2 IP, 28 BF, 82 NP, 10 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 5 R, 5 ER.

Yokoe 0.1 IP, 3 BF, 15 NP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 R, 0 ER.

Okamoto L, 2 IP, 11 BF, 21 NP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 R, 1 ER.

Kitabayashi: 1-for-3, 2 R - walk, fly out to first, ground out to the pitcher, single to center.

Yamaguchi: 3-for-4, 2 R, 4 RBI - RBI triple to right, 2-run homer to left-center, fly out to center, RBI single to left.

Kitano: 1-for-4, RBI - fly out to center, strikeout swinging, ground out to short, RBI single to left.

Note: Yamaguchi was responsible for hitting the tournament's 1,300th home run.

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Game 2

11:04 - 13:54 (2h 50m) | Attendance: 44000

Wase Jitsu

Suzuki L, 5 IP, 24 BF, 103 NP, 6 H, 8 SO, 0 BB, 3 HBP, 5 R, 5 ER.

Yagi 1.1 IP, 9 BF, 38 NP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 4 R, 4 ER.

Suzuki 1.2 IP, 11 BF, 37 NP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 HBP, 1 R, 1 ER.

Shigenobu: 3-for-4, 5 RBI - walk, walk, 2-run single to center (thrown out trying to advance to second), DP, single to left, 3-run double to left.

Manabe: 3-for-4 - walk, fly out to left, double to left, single to left, infield single (sac bunt), walk.

Onoda: 2-for-3, R - walk, triple to left-center, single to center, HBP, ground out to short.

Uchida: 1-for-1, RBI - RBI infield single (pinch-hit in the 7th for Sugai).

Fukasawa: 1-for-2, 2 R - infield single, walk, walk, fly out to center, walk.

Kanto Ichi

Shirai W, 9 IP, 48 BF, 176 NP, 14 H, 3 SO, 9 BB, 1 HBP, 6 R, 6 ER.

Yamashita: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI - strikeout swinging, 2-run homer to right, HBP, fly out to center, HBP.

Shibusawa: 1-for-3, 2 R - strikeout swinging, single to left, sac bunt, walk, ground out to third (bunt single attempt).

Ito: 1-for-4, R, RBI - ground out to the pitcher, RBI double to center, strikeout swinging, strikeout swinging, HPB.

Honma: 2-for-5, R, 4 RBI - strikeout swinging, strikeout swinging, 2-run triple to right-center, 2-run single to left, foul out to the catcher.

Haketa: 3-for-5 R, RBI - ground out to short, single to right, strikes out swinging, single to left (advanced to second on throw), RBI single to center.

Koyama: 1-for-3, 2 RBI - strikeout swinging, sac bunt, E6, 2-run sngle to left, HBP.

Note: Kanto Ichi sent 10 batters to the plate in the 7th inning.

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Game 3

14:31 - 17:08 (2h 37m) | Attendance: 42000

Hotoku Gakuen

Onishi W, 7.1 IP, 34 BF, 133 NP, 12 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 4 R, 4 ER.

Tamura 1.2 IP, 8 BF, 33 NP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 R, 0 ER.

Yashiro: 2-for-5, 3 R, RBI - ground out to short, single to right, ground out to third, single to right, ground out to second, RBI walk.

Tani: 3-for-6, 2 R, 3 RBI - ground out to the catcher (bunt), RBI single to left, single to right, 2-run double to center, ground out to first, ground out to second (everyone safe on throwing error E4, two runs score).

Nakashima: 3-for-6, 2 RBI - strikeout swinging, strikeout swinging, infield single, ground out to short, triple to right-center, 2-run single to center.

Koshii: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI - ground out to the pitcher, RBI infield single, RBI single to center, walk, fly out to left, ground out to first.

Kinoshita: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI - ground out to short, walk, strikeout swinging, RBI double to left-cneter, infield single.

Urasaki: 3-for-4, 2 R, RBI - foul out to third, sac bunt, single to center, RBI single to center, single to left.

Onishi: 2-for-2, R, RBI - single to center, RBI triple to right, sac bunt, sac bunt.

Saga Gakuen

Mineshita L, 6 IP, 30 BF, 110 NP, 12 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 6 R, 6 ER.

Yamaguchi 2 IP, 10 BF, 30 NP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 R, 2 ER.

Kouo 0.2 IP, 6 BF, 19 NP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 ER.

Mineshita 0.1 IP, 3 BF, 8 NP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 4 R, 0 ER.

G. Kitamura: 1-for-5, RBI - fly out to right, ground out to second, fly out to center, strikeout swinging, RBI single to center.

T. Shibasaki: 2-for-4, RBI - strikeout swinging, walk, ground out to short, single to left, RBI single to center.

Yamaguchi: 2-for-5, R - ground out to second, fly out to center, single to left, single to left, ground out to first.

Urase: 2-for-4, RBI - sac bunt, single to left, RBI single to left, ground out to third, strikeout looking.

Mineshita: 3-for-5, R - single to left, ground out to the pitcher, single to left, single to left, fly out to short.

Kaihara: 2-for-3, R, 2 RBI - sac fly to center, ground out to the pitcher, single to right, RBI single to left.

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Game 4

17:41 - 19:58 (2h 17m) | Attendance:

Sendai Ikuei

Tanaka L, 3.1 IP, 20 BF, 73 NP, 7 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 4 R, 3 ER.

Kimura 4.2 IP, 15 BF, 67 NP, 1 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 0 R, 0 ER.

Sanpei: 1-for-3, R, RBI - solo homer to right, walk, fly out to center, strikeout swinging.

Konan

Shimabukuro W, 9 IP, 35 BF, 141 NP, 6 H, 10 SO, 3 BB, 1 R, 1ER.

Tairiku Kuniyoshi: 3-for-3, R, RBI - single to center, single to left, single to center, walk.

Ganeko: 1-for-4, R, RBI - RBI single to right, ground out to third, strikeout looking, fly out to right.

Mekaru: 0-for-2, RBI - sac fly to center, sac bunt, ground out to short, strikeout swinging.

Yamakawa: 2-for-4 - single to right, single to right, strikeout swinging, ground out to second.

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General News and Notes

Through the first 10 days of the tournament, total attendance is 612,000.  That's up 30,000 from last season.

Tournament Notes

Narita will play Kanto Ichi.

Seiko Gakuin will play Konan.

TokaiDai Sagami will play Kyushu Gakuin.

Niigata Meikun will play Hotoku Gakuen.

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