... ended a nerve-wracking waiting for the last two teams that had not yet took the field and outlined the framework for a final knockout round, offering the first two the second round match. HOKUSHŌ (Hokkaido) 2
AKITA SHO (Akita) 0
The northern derby proved to be a real bridge for the "handyman" Matano Tomoya ( photo left), and fourth ace batsman high school Hokushō , imposing physique (186 cm x 80 kg), large technical skills and therefore already in the crosshairs of the scouts half of Japan. Matano has not only received a coat leaving your clubs dry red and white, but has even beaten a splendid homerun by two points on his first turn at the plate. Rounding out the top ten performance strikeouts and allowed five valid. The highlight, needless to say, in the first part of the last shot, with the Akita Shō attack that could put two runners on first and third without allowing eliminated. But Matano was again reminded that this was to be his game and gradually shut down the opponent's hopes of a comeback. As expected the
Hokushō decided to stake everything on this little gem that could give him more satisfaction. Provided that failure has not, because once he fell, the collapse of the team is almost automatic.
other side of the grid has been a traumatic start to Suda, the ace of Akita Shō, already in the first inning was forced to turn around, looking in disbelief and the dejected, to see the ball when he flew out of the rival the diamond (left). The battle went on, showed a superb on the mound, with the two rivals who have never given the impression to give to the opponent. A curious detail: On the scoresheet at the end of meeting states that the thrower of the AK is not even once managed to eliminate the opponent strikeouts, also concendendo ball for two bases and two dead ball. This was the classic Utara toru picchingu , "a pitcher who prefers to be counting on help from his lawyers argue that forcing the rather improbable jumps.
After reaching the knockout stages in the editions of Senbatsu 1980, 2004 and 2006, this year the Akita Sho is forced to surrender in the first round: the last time he happened in 1961, well 49 years ago ...
And this was the last game of the first round. From now on, start the second round that reward winners with the entry in the " besuto EITO " (best eight), as they say here raping the poor English. I'm happy for the
Hokushō of victory and his all-rounder Matano, since the second round next Tuesday to meet with "my" Jiyūgaoka , resize team expert in the one-man-team (true Hifumi kun?).
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Second round: Tsurugi KEHI (Fukui) 7
HANASAKI TOKUHARU (Saitama) 5
to decide the best debut of the first eight best of this year there could be. The Tsuruga Kehi is reconfirmed tough team and sent home after the quoted Tenri of Nara, is able to resize a solid team like Tokuharu Hanasaki, led by the mighty pitcher "Nessie" Gomyō (photo left). The game in a nutshell: the Tsuruga manages to escape, then relaxes allowing the opponent to come close. Then scoured at the right time, leaving him with absolutely nothing in his hand, and many regrets.
Actually, come to the sixth round on the outcome 6 to 0 for the boys of Fukui, no clue would presage a possible comeback of Hanasaki. But kami the Koshien is specialized in organizing dramatic reversals on the edge of the impossible and was about to do it well this time. With five total points scored in the sixth and eighth innings the lineup dellla Hanasaki really gave the impression of putting salt on the tail of the prey, taking advantage of two situations bases full and no one deleted. Good for him, the coach of Tsuruga had the brilliant idea of \u200b\u200balternating his boys on the mound (also the "fake! Launchers), until it is able to find pulse with a sufficient concentration and firm enough to bring home the game. Speaking of pitchers of Tsuruga: the encounter with the Tenri victorious in the first round was the runner Takahara, who was not even in training today (accident? Fatigue? Mah ...). Today it happened to Okubo, good until the seventh inning , then slightly fatigued. Then it was the turn of the brief period of Gumisawa , who a week ago had been used with good results as an closer. But he soon realized that today was not his day: 3 points awarded too easily eighth inning allowed the Hanasaki lead to one length of the gray-striped. It 'was then the turn of the number 18 Shirasaki, which has plugged the hole with difficulty, not without allowing opponents to the riders to fill all the pillows. But in the end, with the support of an excellent defense, the breathless Shirasaki managed to bring home the bread. The sigh of relief came in just Gomyō's ace, who has sent the last ball long in the open but then was intercepted outside the center Nishikiori.
Smoking Hanasaki the problems created by the win-win situations in the last two times (bad jokes with a bases full and no deleted, failed squeeze with bases full and one deleted) was soon dispelled and what remained was only regret for a comeback that seemed very close at hand. Disappointed but not too Mr. Iwai (photo left), coach Hanasaki the bespectacled: "Under of 6 i started my last I taught him how to fly and we came one step from the sensational comeback. There is regret for the result but the boys can not say anything. To lose like that, when it seemed to have pocketed the comeback, it really hurts, do not hide it. They have gone very well, very focused, they did what we wanted to do until the sixth round. At the end are two points detachment that decide the game, we could also make the last three game, instead going home with empty-handed. I am confident, because if my kids play with the spirit shown in the last four innings, I think they'll meet again next summer. "
Second round: NICHIDAISAN (Tokyo West) 3
KOYO (Wakayama) 1
The Nichidaisan confirms its role as favorite and bending strength of the amazing Koyo, Senbatsu team invited to the last minute. Honestly I expected more from slugger of Tokyo, during the first day had impressed critics and audiences points burying the unfortunate pitcher of Yamagata Chūō (14 points, nineteen of which 11 are valid long -> article).
Instead, thanks to the excellent shape of the pitcher opponent Fujita, a "little guy" all grit and balls slider (left), one of the three hitters most powerful lineup of the tournament ( the other two are those of the Wakayama Chiben el 'Ō saka Toin) remained entangled its internal trajectories limited them to three miserable punticino. In addition, a margin of only two held until the end meant that the game remained relatively unknown until the last inning .
watched the calm with which the left-handed pitcher of Nichidaisan Sachiyo Yamazaki (left) faced opponents. Evidently his lineup infuses a lot of confidence and above all the guarantee to recover in the short term the result. In other words it seems that almost always had the certainty of having to pay the bare minimum for any mistakes on the mound . An aside about this guy that I consider humanly exceptional child of art, from a family devoted to baseball (the father of former professional Giants in the eighties, his older brother with the owner of Saitama Gakuen Seib Senbatsu finalist 2008), three years ago, while going to enroll in superiors, he was diagnosed with a suspected brain tumor. Very much not being able to play more baseball ... this is a matter of life or death. Fortunately Sachiyo overcomes surgery (six hours under the knife ...) and the subsequent recovery. So he enrolled in high school and, thanks to massive doses of additional training to catch up, not only fails to align with teammates, but also to carve out the role of pitcher a team owner in the competitive Nichidaisan. " To be happy enough for me to play baseball and I hope that those who are suffering what I suffered I can see me play at Koshien. If I did I, then we will do the too." Hats off.
With the elimination of Koyo Wakayama ends the adventure of the three invited this year. Whatever the case, except that Kadena has given a crash without even realizing it, if the level of fighting the so-called " team of inexperienced" is this, then in July of facing skills summer really popping. And, in case Specifically, after three decades in the darkness and anonymity, years of mere sidebars to the newspaper reported score and nothing more, the legend of the Koshien Koyo winner of the 1939 and 1940 (then the school was named Kais) could start thanks to these guys!
Here is the complete program of the second round, including just two games played: 28 March 2010
(11:30) Tsuruga Kehi - Hanasaki Tokuharu 7-5
(14:00) Nichidaisan - Koyo 3 - 1
March 29, 2010
(09:00) Koryo - Miyazaki Kogyo ★ ★
(11:30) shink ō Gakuen - Ch ū ky ō from Ch ū ky ō ★ ★ ★
(14:00) Konan - Chiben Wakayama ★ ★ ★ ★
March 30, 2010 (09:00) Teikyo - Mie ★ ★ ★
(11:30) o says T o in - Ōgaki Nichida i ★ ★ ★ ★
(14:00) Jiy ūgaoka - Hokushō ★ ★ ★
Also, thanks to the simple mechanism by which the tournament is organized, it is already possible to combine the two winners of the first two quarter-final . They will face each other in the first game of the quarterfinals scheduled for next Wednesday, last day of March, at 8:30 (!) Of the day: March 31, 2010
- quarterfinals
(08: 30) Tsuruga Kehi - Nichidaisan ★ ★ ★
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