Chiben Wakayama defeats Yokohama and advances to the finals, semi-finals of the 108th National High School Baseball Championship

(20th, 108th National High School Baseball Championship Semi-finals Chiben Wakayama 7-1 Yokohama)

Chiben Wakayama directly attacked Yokohama's right-hand man, Shoki Oda. In the third inning, trailing by one point, No. 2 Yusei Arai gets on base with a strong hit to second base, and No. 3 Yota Imoto connects with a hit to the left field. No. 4 Yamada Rintora hit a double that passed through the third base line to tie the score, and the following Ryusei Kusumoto perfectly caught a 152kmh fastball and sent it into the right field seats for the winning three runs.

Yokohama took the lead in the first inning with Kei Kawakami's hit to the center, taking advantage of an opportunity created by the opponent's first mistake of the tournament. However, after being hit by a pitch and with one out and the bases loaded, he was unable to close the game. It wasn't easy for Oda, who was in his first year of middle school after pitching a shutout on 123 pitches.

Wakayama team advances to the finals for the 14th time

This is the first time in five years since the 103rd (2021), which Chiben Wakayama won. By prefecture, they are tied for second place after Osaka, who had the most 19 times, and tied for second place with Kyoto.

Yokohama Shuntomo Ono Infielder

Captain. "Yokohama is the only place where I can play under tremendous pressure. I made the right choice in choosing this high school and it has given me a lot of confidence."

Yokohama/Director Hiroaki Murata

"That's just to say that our opponent was strong. We were able to create a big inning, and our defense, which didn't allow us to concede points, made the difference."