Game 1

11:01 - 13:03 (2h 02m) | Attendance: 30000

TokaiDai Sagami

Hifumi W, 9 IP, 41 BF, 153 NP, 9 H, 9 SO, 2 BB, 2 HBP, 3 R, 3ER.

Watanabe: 2-for-4, 3 R - single to right, walk, single to center, ground out to second, ground out to short.

Ijuin: 2-for-4, 2 R - sac bunt, infield single (on sac bunt), E5 (everyone safe), fly out to center, single to right.

Tanaka: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI - ground ot to first, sac bunt, E5 (everyone safe, one run scores), walk, 2-run triple to right-center.

T. Oshiro: 1-for-4, R, 3 RBI - RBI single to left, sac fly to center, RBI ground out to second, failed to advance runner on sac bunt, fielder's choice (run scores).

Hifumi: 1-for-4, R, RBI - strikeout swinging, fly out to center, pop out to the pitcher, single to left, sac fly to center.

Fukuyama: 2-for-5 - single to center, single to center, fly out to center, strikeout swinging, ground out to second.

Someya: 1-for-4, 2 RBI - ground out to first, failed to advance runner on sac bunt (thrown out trying to advance to second on bad throw), ground out to short, 2-run double to right.

K. Oshiro: 0-for-4 - strikeout swinging, ground out to second, ground out to the pitcher, ground out to short.

Ijichi: 1-for-4, R - fly out to center, foul out to the catcher, ground out to third, bunt single.

Kyushu Gakuin

Watanabe L, 6 IP, 26 BF, 73 NP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 R, 2 ER.

Otsuka 2 IP, 9 BF, 26 NP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 R, 2 ER.

Miyazaki 0.2 IP, 6 BF, 15 NP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 4 R, 4 ER.

Oyamada 0.1 IP, 1 H, 4 NP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 R, 0 ER.

Ii: 2-for-5 - single to left, strikeout swinging, ground out to second, strikeout swinging, single to center.

Hagiwara: 2-for-4 - single to right, strikeout swinging, strikeout swinging, single to center.

Sakai: 1-for-2, R, 2 RBI - sac bunt, HBP, strikeout looking, 2-run double to left-center.

Iwata: 1-for-1, RBI - RBI single to center (pinch-hitter for Shimoda in 8th).

Note: Watanabe taken out of the game after getting hit in the wrist by a comebacker to the mound in the 6th.

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Game 2

13:41 - 15:27 (1h 47m) | Attendance: 33000

Hotoku Gakuen

Tamura W, 7.2 IP, 31 BF, 106 NP, 5 H, 9 SO, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 1 R, 1 ER.

Onishi 1.1 IP, 4 BF, 16 NP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 R, 0 ER.

Yashiro: 1-for-3, R - ground out to third, sac bunt, ground out to first, single to left.

Tani: 0-for-3 - fly out to third, ground out to second, ground out to second, sac bunt.

Nakashima: 3-for-4, 2 RBI - single to left, RBI single to center, fly out to center, RBI single to right.

Koshii: 1-for-4 - ground out to second, single to left, ground out to short, DP.

Morita: 1-for-3 - ground out to short, sac bunt, single to center, ground out to short.

Urasaki: 1-for-4 - ground out to short, single to center, ground out to third, strikeout swinging.

Kinoshita: 0-for-4 - ground out to the pitcher, failed squeeze play (runner thrown out trying to score), ground out to third, strikeout looking.

Tamura: 0-for-2, R - walk, ground out to second, strikeout swinging.

Haseba: 0-for-2 - E5 (sac bunt, everyone safe), ground out to second, ground out to the pitcher.

Niigata Meikun

Ikeda L, 7.1 IP, 29 BF, 95 NP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 R, 1 ER.

Kanda 1.2 IP, 5 BF, 25 NP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 R, 0 ER.

Yamamoto: 1-for-3, R - walk, ground out to short, DP, single to right.

Tamura: 2-for-4, RBI - fly out to left, strikeout swinging, single to left, RBI single to left.

Karasawa: 2-for-3 - HBP, single to left, ground out to third, single to left.

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General News and Notes

Katsuya Nomura was in the stands for the first time this tournament.

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