27 March 2025

Senbatsu 2025 Semifinal Highlight

Aces from the Best 4 Teams - Senbatsu 2025 Semifinal
As Senbatsu Tournament quarterfinal games ended yesterday, the lineup of best 4 members already decided. Yokohama from Kanagawa, Kendai Takasaki from Gunma, Chiben Wakayama from Wakayama, and Urawa JItsugyo from Saitama. Three teams from the Kanto Slot, and one team from the Kinki Slot.

Here we got three powerhouses that already marked so many impactful records on Japanese highschool baseball history, and one newcomer that became the true darkhorse presence of this tournament.

Best 4 Highlights

Yokohama, with their notable record as the champion of Meiji Jingu Baseball Tournament last fall. Marked a total of 26 wins on their participation in Senbatsu Tournament, the last time they won Senbatsu Tournament was back in 2006. They aiming to hold the consecutive title of champions since Meiji Jingu Tournament.

Kendai Takasaki, standing still as Gunma representative for three consecutive years. Marked their appearance 8 times in Senbatsu Tournament, they are in their peak condition to hold still their position as the winner of the latest edition in 2024.

Chiben Wakayama, the mighty powerhouse that won the Summer Koshien 2021, has progressing well after their 'fallen era' since the last time they won the summer title. As they finally recorded a total of 30 wins so far since their latest victory from the quarterfinal match-up against Hiroshima Shogyo, the red knight from the Kinki empire tries up to their best effort to be able to stand still as the last Kinki representative who stood in the ground of Koshien this spring.

And among these three famously known powerhouses, there is one team that only marked their first appearance by this year in Senbatsu Tournament, yet they managed to stand up steadily against many strong teams that being anticipated in this tournament.

Not by a mere luck, but also by their collective strategies through their very own defense and offense, and has been walking through with such a big result of victory. Which then led them to the most brilliant achievement of their baseball club history, to become one of the best 4 member in Senbatsu Tournament.

That is what you called a "Darkhorse". Or we can call them Urawa Jitsugyo―a common private high school which also one of the largest private school in Saitama.

Urawa Jitsugyo: The Underrated Darkhorse

Urawa Jitsugyo baseball team
First founded in 1946 as Kunori Abacus Research School (九里珠算研究塾, Kunori Shuzan Kenkyuu Juku), later named into Urawa Jitsugyo Gakuin and then Urawa Jitsugyo Shogyo, the name finally established as Urawa Jitsugyo Gakuen High School after 1975.

Able to load for about 400 students in common studies and 240 in commercial studies, merged with 120 students from junior class, Urawa Jitsugyo can be claimed as the one of the largest private school in Saitama. In their second year of senior high, all students required to participate in a short study abroad program in Hawaii.

The baseball team itself was founded in 1975, right after the latest official name was established. The members in total is 77, consist of 73 boys and 4 girls (manager).

Right in the commemorative year of 50 years since the founding of the baseball club, they managed to participate in the Senbatsu Tournament for the first time, and that counts as their first participation in Koshien from both spring (Senbatsu) and summer tournament.

Why "Underrated Darkhorse"?

Urawa Jitsugyo's performance in Koshien
What makes me entitled them as 'The Underrated Darkhorse' was because it's really rare and unexpected to have a newcomer that comes up to best 4 so far in their very first appearance in the tournament. Another notable newcomer that able to surpass beyond first round in their very first appearance is Enagic Sports, who was able to participate in Senbatsu even though they only just founded 4 years ago. But then they got defeated by Chiben Wakayama in the second round by 4-9.

And also, most of news media gave Urawa Jitsugyo a low rank value with commonly comes up with C rank. I know that media nowadays, or even from long ago, sometimes do a bias evaluation through any subject that spreading among society. 

But to be honest, not only media but most of highschool baseball fans also didn't expected that they will survive this far in Senbatsu. So I think this is a fair situation and wonderful scenery of highschool baseball in Japan like we used to witness sometimes.

How did Urawa Jitsugyo get to Koshien so far? I've resumed all their game record since last fall in the section below. 

From Prefectural Tournament until the National Tournament

In the Saitama Fall Prefectural Tournament, they got their first win with a walk-off game by 6-5 against Saitama Heisei HS. In the second round, they called the game in 7th against Ogano HS by 7-0. In the third round, they faced Seibo Gakuen who participated as Saitama representative in Summer Koshien 2022, defeated them with a slight gap of run by 3-1. 

In the quarterfinal, they faced another tough opponent in their prefecture, Urawa Gakuin. But then, they marked such an amazing victory by shutting them out scoreless, 4-0. In the semifinal, they advancing forward after defeated Yamamura Gakuen by 4-2, and in final, they are showing no mercy as they won by 9-1 against Seibu Dai HS. 

In the Kanto Fall Tournament, they won in the first round against Utsunomiya Kogyo by 4-2. In the quarterfinal, they won a shutout game against Tsukuba Shuei by 2-0. But, in the semifinal, they lose against Yokohama by 2-3. 

And so, Urawa Jitsugyo ended their best record of Fall Tournament as best 4 team. But not only that, they also managed to participate in the Senbatsu Tournament the next year in 2025, too. And this marked their very first participation in the Koshien both Spring and Summer tournaments.

In the first round of Senbatsu, they faced one of the best 8 team from last summer, Shiga Gakuen and defeated them by 3-0. In the second round, they won another big victory against Tokaidai Sapporo by 8-2

And in the latest round of quarterfinal, they survived the tie break game against Seiko Gakuin through such an unexpected way of victory by scoring 8 runs in the 10th. They managed to advance into the semifinal as best 4 member for the first time ever, the most great achievement they recorded since the founding of their club 50 years ago.

The Immovable Ace

Ishido Souta LHP
The works of batters and fielders has been encouraging Urawa Jitsugyo team to survive until now. But then, there is one presence that has been empowering the team as the main keyman.

Ishido Souta might be the one of lefty pitcher you commonly found in any mid-class team of highschool baseball club. Since he has no overpower speed in his pitching like other powerhouse team's pitcher do, and has a slender looks that makes you think, "What's make him special among others?".

The pitching form.

As you can see in the picture above, he sure has an odd form of pitching. Highly lifting his right leg up above his waist, then giving a short pause before he delivered his pitches right from the highest release point. As odd as his opponent find it hard to give those pitches an appropriate contact to the fair zone.

His fastball averaged at 120+ km/h and topped at 131 km/h. Even though his pitch speed seems average in highschool baseball level, he able to hold an ERA record lower than 2.00 since last fall, and in this tournament he still only recorded 0.00 ERA from three games so far.

Aside from his pitching, he also never shows a decent emotions on his face or any nervous gestures when he pitches on the mound. A poker-face pitcher with an 'odd' pitching habit is truly a real deal for many batters exist in this sports. 

Will Chiben Wakayama Become The Next 'Victim'?

Urawa Jitsugyo already defeated three teams in Koshien so far, with all of them of them being a powerhouse team from their native hometown―Shiga Gakuen, Tokaidai Sapporo, and Seiko Gakuin.

Their next opponent in the semifinal is as tough as their previous opponents, or perhaps more stronger. It's Chiben Wakayama from the 'Kinki empire' we talking about.

Chiben Wakayama's ace, Watanabe Hayato
Marked 30 wins in Senbatsu Tournament record so far and 43 wins in Summer Koshien record, makes them one of the most prominent team in Japanese highschool baseball history. They also won the Summer Koshien back in 2021, but sadly, they came in despair after always being defeated in second round of national tournament three consecutive years.

But in this Senbatsu 2025, they started to push forward to their best condition as they manage to survive until semifinal so far. Their defense became more solid than last year, and their offense are getting more better after had to adapt with the new bat that decrease their contact rate.

Yet the true challenge is how to face Ishido's 'bothersome' pitches in their offense this time. Urawa Jitsugyo's previous opponents were only just fine facing their own opponent before they met Urajitsu. Not only just that, all were a powerhouse team.

The main manager of Chiben Wakayama, Nakatani Jin himself said in an interview that Ishido is truly their weakness in terms of facing a lefty that threw a 'slow' fastball. As they were also being suffered by the same type of pitcher last summer when facing Kasumigaura and lost in the second round.

He then revealed that the team has been practicing with pitcher's group trying to imitate Ishido's form and making a simulation through his pitches as a counterplan for the next match-up. Not only just by imitating, the batter lineup want to focus on Ishido's release point and trying their best to get the perfect timing to make a contact with his pitches.

Although previous teams already doing the same thing as well, Chiben Wakayama is gaining an advantage as they can learn from the previous matches, and rearrange the strategy once more to face them up in the next match-up.

Will they be the next 'victim' of Urawa Jitsugyo's unexpected high-skilled play like their previous opponents? The time will tell soon.

Defending Champions Showdown

Kendai Takasaki vs. Yokohama
The match-up between Kendai Takasaki (Gunma) vs. Yokohama (Kanagawa) is sure become one of the main feast in semifinal stage. As these representatives from Kanto region were also a defending champions from different tournaments.

Kendai Takasaki had won the latest edition of Senbatsu and ready to hold on the title once again this year with their team's massive offense rate and solid defense. In other hand, Yokohama has marked a brilliant record as the champion of Meiji Jingu Tournament last fall.

Both teams had its own advantage and superiority as powerhouses. It's really hard to imagine who will survive from this showdown, as both team did have prominent batting lineup and pitcher's rotation.

The main highlight probably will be the rotation as well. In Kendai Takasaki side, the main starter role mostly taken by Shimoshige Kenshin, a huge lefty pitcher with a sharp pitches and good control within. He has been starting the game twice on the previous games between Meitoku Gijuku and Tsuruga Kehi. Another lefty that started the game as well is Yamada Ryota, which has left a good record too in the previous game against Hanamaki Higashi.

On the righty club, they got Shimada Tsubasa as reliever, and their ace of this tournament, Ishigaki Genki. He has became a hot topic as he break the record of the fastest pitch to be thrown in Senbatsu by 155 km/h, surpassing the previous record made by Hirao Takuya (Uji Yamada) and Fujinami Shintarou (Osaka Toin) with 153 km/h.

In Yokohama side, they got this monstrous young pitcher like Oda Shoki who can throw up to 150 km/h continuously, and lefty ace Okumura Raito who also has the potential as Two-Way Player (TWP) in their team, since he often started as outfielder and bat at 7th order.

With both side having a solid lineup of defense and offense, it is difficult to see who will be the last to survive and advances to the final stage, but then it will become an exciting match-up to watch soon after this.

Which champion will survive the tough battle of powerhouses, then? The result will be clear soon...

17 March 2025

Senbatsu Tournament 2025 - Member List

Senbatsu 2024 winner, Kendai Takasaki. Photo: Number Web
I try to write down all the official team member's list which is registered in the Senbatsu Tournament this year. I got it all from both SportsNavi and Kyureki.com site which contains many general data of baseball players in Japan. Since this list is only made recently, I will start to write down first from the team who's participating on the first day then continues on the next day as well. This post will be updated frequently until all members listed in here.

Note: The list order is "Back Number" → "Name" → "Position"

Table of Contents

    Hokkaido

    Tokaidai Sapporo (東海大札幌)

    1. Yabuki Tao LHP
    2. Suzuki Kenyu C
    3. Ito Taichirou IF
    4. Yakuwa Koutarou IF
    5. Ohta Shouma IF
    6. Yamaguchi Sena IF
    7. Sakuraba Riki OF
    8. Ohta Masamune OF
    9. Ueda Shuya OF
    10. Takahashi Eita RHP
    11. Sunada Sazen RHP
    12. Ito Yuma C
    13. Fujita Haruya LHP
    14. Yamada Yuto IF
    15. Miyazaki Taichi IF
    16. Shimomura Youta IF
    17. Nagai Hiroto OF
    18. Yamamoto Eiru LHP
    19. Okamoto Rei IF
    20. Fujine Ryunosuke IF

    Tohoku

    Aomori Yamada (青森山田)

    1. Shimoyama Daikou RHP
    2. Hirasawa Ryouga C
    3. Nagahiro Toi IF
    4. Ebina Shouto IF
    5. Kikuchi Isshin IF
    6. Ito Eiji IF
    7. Kasai Hinata OF
    8. Sato Ryuki OF
    9. Sato Koushirou OF
    10. Kikuchi Touma RHP
    11. Toratani Sakunosuke RHP
    12. Funahashi Reito C
    13. Igarashi Hibiki IF
    14. Honda Zen IF
    15. Nakahara Gou IF
    16. Shibata Keita IF
    17. Nakashikiryou Runa RHP
    18. Horiuchi Yuma OF
    19. Moriyama Hinato RHP
    20. Tanaka Goushi OF

    Hanamaki Higashi (花巻東)

    1. Konno Kai RHP
    2. Takahashi Rentarou C
    3. Nitta Koushirou IF
    4. Yamazaki Chikara IF
    5. Takamagi Fuuga IF
    6. Morishita Yuho IF
    7. Chiba Ryusei OF
    8. Sato Kensei OF
    9. Takahashi Sakutarou OF
    10. Nakamura Koutarou C
    11. Asari Shouta LHP
    12. Takahashi Yuma OF
    13. Sakai Genki IF
    14. Manya Kenshin LHP
    15. Furuki Daito IF
    16. Chiba Shuhei RHP
    17. Akama Fumiya OF
    18. Nakayashiki Kensuke OF
    19. Sakagami Yuta IF
    20. Kikuchi Gakuto IF

    Disclaimer: I'm referring to SportsNavi data since it's the most accurate one. Kyureki one still got a few of members missed or perhaps unlisted from the official member list.

    Kyureki: https://www.kyureki.com/koko/81/1441/

    Seikou Gakuin (聖光学院)

    1. Oshima Teppei LHP
    2. Nihei Taichi C
    3. Kikuchi Masayoshi IF
    4. Hosoya Jou IF
    5. Inomata Hinata IF
    6. Ishizawa Ryusei IF
    7. Haga Takumi OF
    8. Takeuchi Keita OF
    9. Sakamoto Ichi OF
    10. Kanno Ren RHP
    11. Konno Youta RHP
    12. Yokoyama Kou C
    13. Numata Kouta RHP
    14. Kobayashi Kaido IF
    15. Omiya Ikumo IF
    16. Sasaki Yusei IF
    17. Endo Hayato OF
    18. Suzuki Raimu OF
    19. Takagi Sera OF
    20. Koyano Taishi LHP

    Kanto/Tokyo

    Kendai Takasaki (健大高崎)

    1. Ishigaki Genki RHP
    2. Kobori Hiroharu C
    3. Akiyama Will(?) IF
    4. Sugiyama Shoudai IF
    5. Ito Daichi IF
    6. Kato Taisei IF
    7. Tsuruoka Taichirou OF
    8. Ishida Yusei OF
    9. Kurihara Tomoki OF
    10. Shimoshige Kenshin LHP
    11. Yamada Ryouta LHP
    12. Tagami Kenshin C
    13. Takasuga Soramaru IF
    14. Makishima Youga IF
    15. Mukai Sho OF
    16. Shimada Tsubasa RHP
    17. Sato Maon OF
    18. Sato Ryuga LHP/OF
    19. Saeki Yudai OF
    20. Ishida Shouta IF

    Chiba Reimei (千葉黎明)

    1. Tashiro Keisuke RHP
    2. Kawamura Rikito C
    3. Sasaki Yusei IF
    4. Shinohara Toa IF
    5. Yamazaki Atsuya IF
    6. Yamamoto Taiga IF
    7. Hayashi Tomoki OF
    8. Iwata Kaito OF
    9. Ohashi Ren OF
    10. Mera Kouta LHP
    11. Iida Masaya LHP
    12. Tanaka Mahiro C
    13. Ito Sena RHP
    14. Iwase Shouma IF
    15. Imai Shintarou IF
    16. Oote Kaisei IF
    17. Tanaka Rikuto C
    18. Kakihana Souju LHP
    19. Iwasaki Yuya OF
    20. Iwashita Ryusuke RHP

    Yamanashi Gakuin (山梨学院)

    1. Adachi Kousuke RHP
    2. Yokoyama Yu C
    3. Komoda Haruki IF
    4. Hirano Takato IF
    5. Umemura Dan IF
    6. Manba Shouta IF
    7. Narumi Yuzuki OF
    8. Tamura Soujirou OF
    9. Miyagawa Masato OF
    10. Tsushima Haruto LHP
    11. Sugimura Taiga IF
    12. Kawamoto Kiichi C
    13. Takabayashi Hayate IF
    14. Dei Hikaru IF
    15. Sugimura Takato OF
    16. Takahashi Eito OF
    17. Bandoh Keiju RHP
    18. Fujita Sou RHP
    19. Yamagishi Toki RHP
    20. Ooishi Kouyou IF

    Urawa Jitsugyo (浦和実業)

    1. Ishido Souta LHP
    2. Nomoto Daichi C
    3. Mishima Harunosuke IF
    4. Fukaya Tomoki IF
    5. Kudo Ren IF
    6. Hashiguchi Takuma IF
    7. Sasaki Yuri OF
    8. Saito Fuuki OF
    9. Yamane Daichi OF
    10. Ono Ren OF
    11. Tayano Tatsuki OF
    12. Kumozu Kai C
    13. Hirayama Kouta C
    14. Masuhira Youta IF
    15. Ito Ryuuei IF
    16. Miyagawa Yuto OF
    17. Aoki Kan OF
    18. Tsunokuni Junya RHP
    19. Tsukada Junpei RHP
    20. Komakine Riku LHP

    Yokohama (横浜)

    1. Okumura Raito LHP
    2. Komahashi Yuki C
    3. Ono Shunsuke IF
    4. Okumura Ryouta IF
    5. Tamenaga Hikaru IF
    6. Ikeda Shouma IF
    7. Nonaka Renju OF
    8. Abe Youta OF
    9. Imamura Kisui OF
    10. Oda Shoki RHP
    11. Maeda Ichiki RHP
    12. Mishima Eishin C
    13. Yamawaki Haruhi RHP
    14. Ito Yamato OF
    15. Yamamoto Shoutarou RHP
    16. Uemura Naotarou IF
    17. Ezaka Yoshifumi OF
    18. Katayama Oosuke LHP
    19. Abe Shunta IF
    20. Hayashida Kousei IF

    Nisho Gakusha (二松学舎大付属)

    1. Oyokawa Shogo RHP
    2. Nagao Aren C
    3. Ohashi Rei IF
    4. Tsuchiya Keita IF
    5. Kumaki Ryouta IF
    6. Iriyama Yuito IF
    7. Miyamoto Shusuke IF
    8. Hanazawa Kanji OF
    9. Kai Tomaki OF
    10. Hikasa Mao OF
    11. Kawauchi Tsunade RHP
    12. Hayasaka Kenta C
    13. Imai Hiroto IF
    14. Nemoto Sentarou IF
    15. Fukuwada Keita IF
    16. Ishikawa Shoutarou IF
    17. Nakaya Takeharu OF
    18. Kodaka Ryouma LHP
    19. Sanami Kensei C
    20. Kirita Mizuki C

    Waseda Jitsugyo (早稲田実業)

    1. Nakamura Koudai LHP
    2. Yamanaka Haruto C
    3. Kunimitsu Kakeru IF
    4. Itsuki Seigo IF
    5. Kizawa Shunta IF
    6. Kawakami Shin IF
    7. Misawa Yuto OF
    8. Shiranita Koushi OF
    9. Nadamoto Rui OF
    10. Asaki Haruto RHP
    11. Nakajima Sounosuke RHP
    12. Asahi Kazuto C
    13. Masuda Kenya IF
    14. Isoda Ryouta IF
    15. Yoshikawa Souma OF
    16. NIshimura Satoshi IF
    17. Tanaka Koutarou RHP
    18. Omata Sota RHP
    19. Kinjo Shigetora IF
    20. Watanabe Yuma OF

    Tokai

    Tokohadai Kikugawa (常葉大菊川)

    1. Sato Daisuke LHP
    2. Machida Toshiki C
    3. Tachibanaki Chikara IF
    4. Sato Takara IF
    5. Imaizumi Kouzou IF
    6. Suzuki Rui IF
    7. Aoki Touma OF
    8. Ogawa Hiroto OF
    9. Kodama Ichiru OF
    10. Tanaka Tasuku IF
    11. Omura Kouki LHP
    12. Yamamoto Kouki C
    13. Terazawa Tasuku C
    14. Yamauchi Shuhei IF
    15. Ishida Rushian IF
    16. Kawahara Itsuki IF
    17. Iguchi Hinata LHP
    18. Nakada Shouki OF
    19. Matsukawa Hyu OF
    20. Okeda Subaru RHP

    Shigakukan (至学館)

    1. Ozaki Haruma RHP
    2. Iguchi Mutsutake C
    3. Sakashita Kotarou IF
    4. Mutou Shunki IF
    5. Murai Hisanori IF
    6. Funahashi Kouta IF
    7. Nagaya Terumasa OF
    8. Nishikawa Issa OF
    9. Yamamoto Ayumu OF
    10. Kato Reo LHP
    11. Isomura Reo RHP
    12. Kawano Souta C
    13. Yasui Ryoku IF
    14. Kinoshita Daisuke IF
    15. Tomohara Riku IF
    16. Matsumoto Naoya OF
    17. Hattori Koumei IF
    18. Takayanagi Rui RHP
    19. Mizuno Takato IF
    20. Urano Atsuya OF

    Ogaki Nichidai (大垣日大)

    1. Taninokuchi Kakeru LHP
    2. Nishikawa Haruto C
    3. Fujino Shu IF
    4. Yamazaki Tomoki IF
    5. Katano Akito IF
    6. Ohashi Yuto IF
    7. Nohara Kazuma OF
    8. Yamaguchi Seinosuke OF
    9. Kaihara Daichi OF
    10. Nakano Shouma RHP
    11. Ota Minami RHP
    12. Matsui Itta C
    13. Matsuka Yushi OF
    14. Ito Ryusei IF
    15. Funahashi Ten OF
    16. Mori Kanata IF
    17. Takeoka Daiki IF
    18. Mori Ryousuke OF
    19. Nakano Manato OF
    20. Nakamura Kousuke LHP

    Hokushin'etsu

    Japan Aviation Ishikawa (日本航空石川)

    1. Hachiya Takuma RHP
    2. Ohashi Eito C
    3. Kinoshita Sanehito IF
    4. Kitagawa Ren IF
    5. Nagai Shuta IF
    6. Namatame Yu IF
    7. Yoshida Tokito OF
    8. Takahashi Koushi OF
    9. Sugano Kyousuke OF
    10. Nagai Kousei RHP
    11. Honishi Masanori RHP
    12. Fujimoto Shoudai C
    13. Fukuhara Yuto IF
    14. Oikawa Renji IF
    15. Kimura Haruto IF
    16. Yamakawa Sena IF
    17. Totsuka Haruto OF
    18. Tanaka Taketo IF
    19. Tasaka Kousei OF
    20. Suzuma Taichi C

    Tsuruga Kehi (敦賀気比)

    1. Kanda Hyuga LHP
    2. Kobayashi Takuto C
    3. Uekaseda Ryuki IF
    4. Shimizu Kouga IF
    5. Hasegawa Hiryu IF
    6. Okabe Hyuma IF
    7. Iwasaki Riku OF
    8. Kawamura Towa OF
    9. Ohtani Ruki OF
    10. Igakko Riichi RHP
    11. Higashikawa Taiki RHP
    12. Kurokawa Harumichi C
    13. Sato Masutatsu OF
    14. Miyamoto Ryuga OF
    15. Morita Katsuki OF
    16. Konishi Taishin OF
    17. Oguro Shunki OF
    18. Murakumo Shugo C
    19. Dan Taiki OF
    20. Yamamoto Ryuki RHP

    Kinki

    Shiga Gakuen (滋賀学園)

    1. Nagasaki Renta RHP
    2. Ono Kotarou C
    3. Akimitsu Taichi IF
    4. Nakamatsu Shouta IF
    5. Yoshimori Soushin IF
    6. Fujikawa Kousei IF
    7. Kinjo Ginjiro OF
    8. Kawabata Koitaro OF
    9. Fujimoto Kiyoto OF
    10. Tsuchida Yuki RHP
    11. Mori Musashi RHP
    12. Ohta Haruto C
    13. Fujisawa Ryo OF
    14. Morita Haruto LHP
    15. Amuro Rin RHP
    16. Nakatani Sakutarou IF
    17. Takaya Fuga OF
    18. Nishi Ginji IF
    19. Ishida Hiroto IF
    20. Higashida Shuji IF

    Shiga Tandai Fuzoku HS (滋賀短大付属)

    1. Sakuramoto Hiromu LHP
    2. Okubo Reia C
    3. Kanto Shougo IF
    4. Mori Shinya IF
    5. Oka Haruki IF
    6. Kitajima Sakutarou IF
    7. Kinoshita Daichi OF
    8. Iizuka Yuto OF
    9. Mine Yuta OF
    10. Nakai Shougo RHP
    11. Shiba Shunpei RHP
    12. Iizuka Aoto C
    13. Yokoyama Kensei RHP
    14. Takemoto Yuto IF
    15. Nishikawa Haruki IF
    16. Sakamoto Itsuki IF
    17. Kurata Kazuki OF
    18. Kato Ryunosuke OF
    19. Uesaka Ryouhei IF

    Toyodai Himeji (東洋大姫路)

    1. Sakashita Ren RHP
    2. Kuwabara Oora C
    3. Kimura Souta IF
    4. Watanabe Takumo IF
    5. Watanabe Yuta IF
    6. Takahata Kazuki IF
    7. Shiratori Hiyama OF
    8. Fushimi Shouichi OF
    9. Mimura Kousei OF
    10. Suenaga Koudai LHP
    11. Kinoshita Youta RHP
    12. Minematsu Koudai C
    13. Matsumoto Aoi LHP
    14. Moroto Haruka OF
    15. Kawaguchi Yu OF
    16. Takekuni Kyuma IF
    17. Moriyama Kishin OF
    18. Shiroshita Yuto RHP
    19. Sasaoka Souki OF
    20. Imaishi Saku IF

    Tenri (天理)

    1. Shimobo Riku RHP
    2. Ishii Shouta C
    3. Ito Tatsuya IF
    4. Kanemoto Sanyu IF
    5. Tomita Shoutarou IF
    6. Akahani Kouki IF
    7. Ishiguro Teruyoshi OF
    8. Yoshida Taiki OF
    9. Nagasue Shunya OF
    10. Sakai Taisei RHP
    11. Matsumura Kouta RHP
    12. Toyoda Ryuto C
    13. Seto Kiryu IF
    14. Taniura Arata C
    15. Nagao Ryouta RHP
    16. Higashiguchi Shun IF
    17. Honda Shouma OF
    18. Hayashida Tenma OF
    19. Hashimoto Ohsuke LHP
    20. Maeda Shouta OF

    Ichi Wakayama (市和歌山)

    1. Doi Genjirou RHP
    2. Kawabe Kenshin C
    3. Inoue Zensei IF
    4. Arimoto Yuma IF
    5. Morimoto Kentarou IF
    6. Kishigami Yuichirou IF
    7. Tsujimaru Yuki OF
    8. Tsumoto Mizuki OF
    9. Ishiyama Hiroto OF
    10. Nakatani Yamato RHP
    11. Niwa Ryousuke RHP
    12. Imamura Sena LHP
    13. Tsuji Kazuto IF
    14. Yamamoto Takemi IF
    15. Minamigawa Yamato IF
    16. Harada Shu OF
    17. Nakamura Ryutarou IF
    18. Yabuuchi Kaei OF
    19. Kojima Rikuto OF
    20. Umeda Taiki C

    Chiben Wakayama (智辯和歌山)

    1. Watanabe Hayato RHP
    2. Yamada Ritora C
    3. Arai Yuki IF
    4. Kurokawa Rintarou IF
    5. Shimizu Hiromu IF
    6. Ohtani Kaia IF
    7. Nakamura Tomomasa OF
    8. Fujita Kazuha OF
    9. Fukumoto Seiya OF
    10. Yamashita Kouhei OF
    11. Miyaguchi Ryuto RHP
    12. Idomoto Hinata C
    13. Yamada Mareto IF
    14. Kusumoto Ryusei IF
    15. Matsumoto Kotarou IF
    16. Kawahara Sho IF
    17. Oku Yudai OF
    18. Tanaka Ibuki RHP
    19. Nakai Tohto RHP
    20. Wakai Shouji RHP

    Chugoku

    Yonago Shoin (米子松蔭)

    1. Niizato Noa RHP
    2. Sougo Shunri C
    3. Satani Tomoki IF
    4. Okazaki Arata IF
    5. Kushiro Takuto IF
    6. Tanaka Yuta IF
    7. Sugiyama Eito OF
    8. Yamauchi Shoudai OF
    9. Yatagai Kouta OF
    10. Sakamoto Kaname RHP
    11. Shima Shu OF
    12. Ueda Reo OF
    13. Fujimoto Hiroto OF
    14. Sugimoto Kai IF
    15. Terasaki Kousei IF
    16. Nagahata Eito OF
    17. Shimamura Souya RHP
    18. Ida Souta OF
    19. Watanabe Yuhi OF
    20. Goto Asato OF

    Hiroshima Shogyo (広島商業)

    1. Omune Kazuki RHP
    2. Kataoka Ryousuke C
    3. Oda Kento IF
    4. Nishimura Ginji IF
    5. Shouda Ryousuke IF
    6. Nakamoto Takushi IF
    7. Nagoshi Takanori OF
    8. Sanda Keishin OF
    9. Kan Taichi OF
    10. Tokunaga Hiroto LHP
    11. Kataoka Toraji LHP
    12. Yanai Akito C
    13. Nagatani Ayumu IF
    14. Sueda Ryouei IF
    15. Yoshitomokou Hiroto IF
    16. Fujita Ryouhei IF
    17. Yamamoto Kenta IF
    18. Tabe Issa IF
    19. Koike Ryoutarou IF
    20. Yamada Ryouya RHP

    Shikoku

    Takamatsu Shogyo (高松商業)

    1. Suekane Shunki RHP
    2. Izumi Shouta C
    3. Kohara Kento IF
    4. Kishino Daiju IF
    5. Karato Taiga IF
    6. Yamada Keisuke IF
    7. Takagi Hayato OF
    8. Takafuji Kaito OF
    9. Tachibana Tomohiro OF
    10. Yukiume Naoya RHP
    11. Takahashi Tomoharu RHP
    12. Tsutsui Haru RHP
    13. Baba Shunsuke IF
    14. Suekane Yutarou C
    15. Kawada Kenta C
    16. Nishimura Shugo IF
    17. Perry Joey OF
    18. Takagaki Masamune IF
    19. Miyazaki Yuta OF
    20. Suzuki Haruto RHP

    Meitoku Gijuku (明徳義塾)

    1. Ikezaki Anjirou LHP
    2. Satoyama Fuma C
    3. Haoka Takuya IF/RHP
    4. Inoue Rui IF
    5. Tsuzuki Koutarou IF
    6. Ikeda Yuji IF
    7. Yamada Shoutarou OF
    8. Fujimori Kaito OF
    9. Matsui Raito OF
    10. Hayami Satoshi OF
    11. Yamamoto Asahi RF
    12. Sogabe Raiya OF
    13. Oka Kenshin IF
    14. Nomoto Kenshin C
    15. Hirata Ryudai IF
    16. Nakanishi Shunta C
    17. Hirai Riku RHP
    18. Yamada Koretomo OF
    19. Tamiya Ryoutarou RHP
    20. Inoue Iori IF

    Kyushu

    Nishi-Nippon Tandai Fuzoku HS (西日本短大付属)

    1. Nakano Rui RHP
    2. Yamashita Kouki C
    3. Sato Jin IF
    4. Yuyama Jinta IF
    5. Ogawa Kouhei IF
    6. Inoue Reo IF
    7. Yasuda Yuki OF
    8. Oku Hayato OF
    9. Saito Daisuke OF
    10. Yamaguchi Kousei RHP
    11. Fukuzaki Kenshi RHP
    12. Ueno Shouta C
    13. Nishioka Kouzou IF
    14. Sonohara Kanta IF
    15. Tabuchi Takeru IF
    16. Fujimoto Shingen IF
    17. Yokoo Soujirou RHP
    18. Hirose Yuzuki IF
    19. Hara Ryouta LHP
    20. Kajihara Yuya RHP

    Yanagigaura (柳ヶ浦)

    1. Sugimoto Tsubasa LHP/OF
    2. Mako Haruto C
    3. Okada Rui IF
    4. Shimabukuro Kai  IF
    5. Sakuragi Akira IF
    6. Kameyasu Ayuta IF
    7. Shibuya Jin OF
    8. Tabara Koutarou OF
    9. Miyagi Kai LHP
    10. Miyahara Taiga RHP
    11. Yotsuya Yuito RHP
    12. Kouda Ryouga C
    13. Yamamoto Taku IF
    14. Kobayashi Daichi IF
    15. Araki Ryuto IF
    16. Yamamoto Ichika IF
    17. Matsuoka Kansuke OF
    18. Imamura Reiya OF
    19. Uehara Shouya OF
    20. Onodera Haruto C

    Kyureki: https://www.kyureki.com/koko/122/2018/ 
    Sportsnavi: https://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/hsb_spring/teams/20068/memberlist?kind=b

    Enagic Sports (エナジックスポーツ)

    1. Kudaka Hayate LHP
    2. Yamashiro Kanta C
    3. Isa Eita IF
    4. Rukai Eeman IF
    5. Taira Shougo IF
    6. Nakamura Shudai IF
    7. Tomimori Kyouta OF
    8. Sunagawa Seigo OF
    9. Fukumoto Rui OF
    10. Tsukayama Kiyokirou LHP
    11. Chibana Kou RHP
    12. Higa Haruto C
    13. Yamanoha Shu RHP
    14. Miyazato Kouhei C
    15. Miyagi Hitto OF
    16. Iha Taiki IF
    17. Sakaguchi Ryuma IF
    18. Miyazato Tanoshi OF
    19. Seragaki Ichiryu LHP
    20. Teruya Anan OF

    Okinawa Shogaku (沖縄尚学)

    1. Sueyoshi Ryousuke LHP
    2. Yamakawa Taiga C
    3. Arakaki Mizuki IF
    4. Higa Taito IF
    5. Adaniya Haruku IF
    6. Makishi Takuto IF
    7. Ahagon Yu OF
    8. Miyagi Taisei OF
    9. Ginoza Eimu OF
    10. Arakaki Yuito RHP
    11. Minei Shunsuke C
    12. Tabuchi Soushirou OF
    13. Shiradou Seikyou IF
    14. Tanaka Ayato IF
    15. Iha Makito IF
    16. Ohshiro You RHP
    17. Taba Tetto RHP
    18. Tamanaha Ho IF
    19. Yamashiro Hiromu OF
    20. Kudaka Daigo LHP

    21st Century Slot Representatives

    Iki HS (壱岐)

    1. Urakami Shugo RHP
    2. Iwamoto Atsuya C
    3. Hidaka Ryouma IF
    4. Yasuhara Shouya IF
    5. Nakagami Jin IF
    6. Yamaguchi Rento IF
    7. Shimamura Kooshi OF
    8. Konishi Ohnosuke OF
    9. Yamauchi Rai OF/RHP
    10. Kubota Sora OF
    11. Komatsu Ohsuke RHP
    12. Tsujimura Haruto C
    13. Maeda Souta IF
    14. Matsunaga Ryuken IF
    15. Hisata Kai IF
    16. Taguchi Seijirou IF
    17. Uemura Ginta OF
    18. Tsujita Takato OF
    19. Nishigata Hyu OF
    20. Nakamura Shou IF

    Yokohama Seiryo (横浜青陵)

    1. Naito Dai RHP
    2. Takayama Daichi C
    3. Yamatoji Yugo IF
    4. Shindo Taisei IF
    5. Hatano Issa IF
    6. Hasegawa Yuto IF
    7. Yamamoto Kouta OF
    8. Obara Haruto OF
    9. Uchida Youta OF
    10. Nishida Gou LHP
    11. Matsushima Ayumu RHP
    12. Tatara Yoritaka C
    13. Ota Ryuki IF
    14. Ninomiya Hayate IF
    15. Minami Yuto IF
    16. Yoshida Takaya RHP
    17. Akatsuka Yuto OF
    18. Fujiwara Akito OF
    19. Yoshizawa Subaru OF
    20. Tsuji Ryouta RHP

    Senbatsu Tournament 2025 - A Full Guide

    Senbatsu Tournament. Photo: Baseball Online
    Tomorrow, the annual Spring Koshien tournament will be back again for this year! Fyi, Spring Koshien or commonly known as Senbatsu Tournament is an invitational tournament that is dedicated for all highschool baseball players around Japan, who want to get the chance playing in Koshien even though they hardly can qualified to participated in the Summer Koshien.

    This tournament held annually like Summer Koshien, around March. Usually, the total of participants of this tournament is consisted around 32 schools from around Japan, but that's regarding to each year's regulation (in commemorative year, the participant usually increasing up to 36 schools). And for this year, it's 32 schools who will participated in the Senbatsu Tournament soon.

    Let's jump into the important point first, here's a quick & full guide for this year's Senbatsu Tournament!

    Also Read This: Senbatsu 2025 Team Member's Name List

    Table of Contents

      Introduction

      For a guide, all the participants on this Senbatsu are from 32 schools (36 in the commemorative year) selected by three main categories:

      1. General Slots (一般選考枠, Ippan Senkō Waku)
      2. Meiji Jingu Special Slot (明治神宮大会枠, Meiji Jingu Taikai Waku)
      3. 21st Century Slot (21世紀枠, Nijū-Isseiki Waku)

      1. General Slots

      General slots are the category which representative chosen from schools that selected based on their performance in the fall tournament, at least ranked better than best 16. Each region have different number of representatives.

      • Hokkaido → 1
      • Tohoku → 3
      • Kanto + Tokyo → 4 + 2 (+1 from Meiji Jingu Slot)
      • Tokai → 3
      • Hokushinetsu → 2
      • Kinki → 6
      • Chugoku → 2
      • Shikoku → 2
      • Kyushu → 4

      Hokkaido Representative (1)

      • Tokaidai Sapporo - First time in 10 years, the 7th times in Senbatsu.

      Tohoku Representatives (3)

      • Aomori Yamada (Aomori) - Two years in a row, the 4th times in Senbatsu.
      • Hanamaki Higashi (Iwate) - First time in 3 years, the 5th times in Senbatsu.
      • Seikou Gakuin (Fukushima) - First time in 3 years, the 7th times in Senbatsu.

      Kanto-Tokyo Representatives (7)

      • Kendai Takasaki (Gunma) - Three years in a row, the 8th times in Senbatsu.
      • Urawa Jitsugyo (Saitama) - First time.
      • Chiba Reimei (Chiba) - First time.
      • Nisho Gakusha (Tōkyo) - First time in 2 years, the 8th times in Senbatsu.
      • Waseda Jitsugyo (Tōkyo) - First time in 8 years, the 22nd times in Senbatsu.
      • Yokohama (Kanagawa) - First time in 6 years, the 17th times in Senbatsu.
      • Yamanashi Gakuin (Yamanashi) - Four years in a row, the 8th times in Senbatsu.

      Tokai Representatives (3)

      • Tokohadai Kikugawa (Shizuoka) - First time in 2 years, the 6th times in Senbatsu.
      • Shigakukan (Aichi) - First time in 8 years, the 2nd times in Senbatsu.
      • Ogaki Nichidai (Gifu) - First time in 2 years, the 6th times in Senbatsu.

      Hokushin'etsu Representatives (2)

      • Japan Aviation Ishikawa (Ishikawa) - Two years in a row, the 4th times in Senbatsu.
      • Tsuruga Kehi (Fukui) - Five years in a row, the 12th times in Senbatsu.

      Kinki Representatives (6)

      • Shiga Gakuen (Shiga) - First time in 8 years, the 3rd times in Senbatsu.
      • Shiga Tandai Fuzoku (Shiga) - First time.
      • Toyodai Himeji (Hyogo) - First time in 3 years, the 9th times in Senbatsu.
      • Tenri (Nara) - First time in 3 years, the 27th times in Senbatsu.
      • Ichi Wakayama (Wakayama) - First time in 3 years, the 9th times in Senbatsu.
      • Chiben Wakayama (Wakayama) - First time in 2 years, the 16th times in Senbatsu.

      Note: There is no representative from Osaka in this Senbatsu Tournament. And this is the first time a Senbatsu Tournament didn't include any school from Osaka since 98 years ago (1927).

      Chugoku Representatives (2)

      • Yonago Shoin (Tottori) - First time in 33 years, the 2nd times in Senbatsu.
      • Hiroshima Shogyo (Hiroshima) - First time in 3 years, the 23rd times in Senbatsu.

      Shikoku Representatives (2)

      • Takamatsu Shogyo (Kagawa) - First time in 2 years, the 29th times in Senbatsu.
      • Meitoku Gijuku (Kochi) - First time in 4 years, the 21st times in Senbatsu.

      Kyushu Representatives (4)

      • Nishi-Nippon Tandai Fuzoku (Fukuoka) - First time in 38 years, the 2nd times in Senbatsu.
      • Yanagigaura (Oita) - First time in 20 years, the 3rd times in Senbatsu.
      • Enagic Sports (Okinawa) - First time.
      • Okinawa Shogaku (Okinawa) - First time in 2 years, the 8th times in Senbatsu.

      2. Meiji Jingu Slots

      This category is dedicated for only one representative who came from the same region as the winner team of the Meiji Jingu Baseball Tournament. This slot also select specially based on the team's performance in the fall tournament by JHBF (Japan Highschool Baseball Federation).

      As the winner from last year is Yokohama, each Kantō and Tōkyo region can submit one additional representative from their own region to participate in the Senbatsu Tournament this year. In this case, the chosen representatives are Yamanashi Gakuin (Kanto) and Waseda Jitsugyo (Tokyo).

      3. 21st Century Slots

      This category refers to a special category or "slot" reserved for teams that represent the ideals of the 21st century, such as sportsmanship, innovation, or overcoming challenges. Teams selected for this slot may not necessarily be the strongest but are chosen for their unique qualities or stories. Some potential names of school will be nominated first for then to be selected by JHBF later. This category offers a total of 2 slots.

      There's 9 schools that nominated for this category:

      • Hokkaido - Kushiro Kōnan HS (Hokkaido)
      • Tohoku - Kuji HS (Iwate)
      • Kanto & Tokyo - Yokohama Seiryo (Kanagawa)
      • Tokai - Nagoya Tachibana HS (Aichi)
      • Hokushinetsu - Komatsu Kogyo (Ishikawa)
      • Kinki - Yamashiro HS (Kyoto)
      • Chugoku - Ohda HS (Shimane)
      • Shikoku - Takamatsu Higashi (Kagawa)
      • Kyushu - Iki HS (Nagasaki)

      And in the meeting on 24 January, it is decided that two schools that will placed as the 21st Century Slot representatives are Yokohama Seiryo (Kanagawa) and Iki HS (Nagasaki).

      Source: https://mainichi.jp/koshien/senbatsu2025/teams/ 

      Tournament Match-up

      Next. I'll write down all the match-up from day one until final. Along with a translated match-up diagram which originally owned by NHK. I only translated it so you can easily read and understood the contents, so feel free to save it and sharing the diagram anywhere.

      PDF Link: https://shorturl.at/AJ2Tg

      Match-Up Schedule

      Day 1 (03/18) - First Round

      • 10:30 - Yanagigaura (Oita) 2 - 3 Nisho Gakusha (East Tokyo)
      • 13:00 - Hanamaki Higashi (Iwate) 10 - 2 Yonago Shoin (Tottori)
      • 15:30 - Kendai Takasaki (Gunma) 3 - 1 Meitoku Gijuku (Kochi)

      Day 2 (03/19) - First Round

      • 09:00 - Tsuruga Kehi (Fukui) 15 - 0 Shiga Tandai Fuzoku HS (Shiga)
      • 11:30 - Yokohama (Kanagawa) 4 -2 Ichi Wakayama (Wakayama)
      • 14:00 - Aomori Yamada (Aomori) 3 - 6 Okinawa Shogaku (Okinawa)

      Day 3 (03/20) - First Round

      • 09:00 - Ogaki Nichidai (Gifu) 0 - 6 Nishi-Nippon Tandai Fuzoku HS (Fukuoka)
      • 11:30 - Yamanashi Gakuin (Yamanashi) 5 - 1 Tenri (Nara)
      • 14:00 - Iki HS (Nagasaki) 2 - 7 Toyodai Himeji (Hyogo)

      Day 4 (03/21) - First Round

      • 09:00 - Hiroshima Shogyo (Hiroshima) 10 - 2 Yokohama Seiryo (Kanagawa)
      • 11:30 - Enagic Sports (Okinawa) 8 - 0 Shigakukan (Aichi) 
      • 14:00 - Chiba Reimei (Chiba) 0 - 6 Chiben Wakayama (Wakayama)

      Day 5 (03/22) - First Round

      • 09:00 - Waseda Jitsugyo (West Tokyo) 8 - 2 Takamatsu Shogyo (Kagawa)
      • 11:30 - Seikou Gakuin (Fukushima) 4x - 3 Tokohadai Kikugawa (Shizuoka)
      • 14:00 - Shiga Gakuen (Shiga) 0 - 3 Urawa Jitsugyo (Saitama)

      Day 6 (03/23) First & Second Round

      • 09:00 - Japan Aviation Ishikawa (Ishikawa) 6 - 7 Tokaidai Sapporo (Hokkaido)
      • 11:30 - Hanamaki Higashi (Iwate) 6 - 3 Nisho Gakusha (East Tokyo)
      • 14:00 - Tsuruga Kehi (Fukui) 3 - 4 Kendai Takasaki (Gunma)

      Day 7 (03/24) - Second Round

      • 09:00 - Yokohama (Kanagawa) 8 - 7 Okinawa Shogaku (Okinawa)
      • 11:30 - Nishi-Nippon Tandai HS (Fukuoka) 11 - 5 Yamanashi Gakuin (Yamanashi)
      • 14:00 - Toyodai Himeji (Hyogo) 2 - 6 Hiroshima Shogyo (Hiroshima)

      Day 8 (03/25) - Second Round

      • 09:00 - Enagic Sports (Okinawa) 4 - 9 Chiben Wakayama (Wakayama)
      • 11:30 - Waseda Jitsugyo (West Tokyo) 4 - 7 Seiko Gakuin (Fukushima)
      • 14:00 - Urawa Jitsugyo (Saitama) 8 - 2 Tokaidai Sapporo (Hokkaido)

      Day 9 (03/26) - Quarterfinal

      • 08:30 - Hanamaki Higashi (Iwate) 1 - 9 Kendai Takasaki (Gunma)
      • 11:00 - Yokohama (Kanagawa) 5 - 1 Nishi-Nippon Tandai HS (Fukuoka)
      • 13:30 - Hiroshima Shogyo (Hiroshima) 0 - 7 Chiben Wakayama (Wakayama)
      • 16:00 - Seiko Gakuin (Fukushima) 4 - 12 Urawa Jitsugyo (Saitama)

      (03/27) Break Day

      Day 10 (03/28) - Semifinal

      • 11:00 - Kendai Takasaki vs. Yokohama
      • 13:30 - Chiben Wakayama vs. Urawa Jitsugyo

      (03/29) Break Day

      Day 11 (03/30) - FINAL

      • 12:30 - Not decided yet

      Score & Results

      Day 1 (03/18)

      Yanagigaura vs. Nisho Gakusha

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Yanagigaura 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
      Nisho Gakusha 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 3 7 2

      Hanamaki Higashi vs. Yonago Shoin

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Yonago Shoin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 1
      Hanamaki Higashi 3 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 X 10 14 1

      Kendai Takasaki vs. Meitou Gijuku

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
      Kendai Takasaki 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 1
      Meitoku Gijuku 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1

      Day 2 (03/19)

      Tsuruga Kehi vs. Shiga Tandai Fuzoku

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Shiga Tandai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
      Tsuruga Kehi 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 5 X 15 15 0

      Ichi Wakayama vs. Yokohama

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Yokohama 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
      Ichi Wakayama 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 2

      Aomori Yamada vs. Okinawa Shogaku

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Aomori Yamada 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 0
      Okinawa Shogaku0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 X 6 9 0

      Day 3 (03/20)

      Nishi-Nippon Tandai HS vs. Ogaki Nichidai

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Ogaki Nichidai 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 08 1
      Nishi-Nippon Tandai0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 X 6 9 0

      Yamanashi Gakuin vs. Tenri

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Yamanashi Gakuin 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5 9 0
      Tenri0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1

      Iki HS vs. Toyodai Himeji

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Toyodai Himeji 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 7 12 1
      Iki HS2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1

      Day 4 (03/21)

      Hiroshima Shogyo vs. Yokohama Seiryo

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Yokohama Seiryo 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 4
      Hiroshima Shogyo2 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 X 10 11 0

      Enagic Sports vs. Shigakukan

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Shigakukan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
      Enagic Sports0 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 X 8 12 0

      Chiba Reimei vs. Chiben Wakayama

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Chiben Wakayama 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 12 0
      Chiba Reimei0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

      Day 5 (03/22)

      Takamatsu Shogyo vs. Waseda Jitsugyo

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Waseda Jitsugyo 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 8 12 1
      Takamatsu Shogyo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 10 1

      Seiko Gakuin vs. Tokohadai Kikugawa

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
      Tokoha Kikugawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 6 0
      Seiko Gakuin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1x 4 9 0

      Shiga Gakuen vs. Urawa Jitsugyo

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Urawa Jitsugyo 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
      Shiga Gakuen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

      Day 6 (03/23)

      Tokaidai Sapporo vs. Japan Aviation Ishikawa

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Tokaidai Sapporo 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 12 5
      JP Aviation Ishikawa 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 11 2

      Hanamaki Higashi vs. Nisho Gakusha

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Hanamaki Higashi 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 6 0
      Nisho Gakusha 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 3

      Tsuruga Kehi vs. Kendai Takasaki

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Kendai Takasaki 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
      Tsuruga Kehi 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0

      Day 7 (03/24)

      Yokohama vs. Okinawa Shogaku

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Yokohama 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 8 11 0
      Okinawa Shogaku 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 13 3

      Yamanashi Gakuin vs. Nishi-Nippon Tandai HS

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Nishinippon Tandai HS 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 11 8 2
      Yamanashi Gakuin 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 10 1

      Toyodai Himeji vs. Hiroshima Shogyo

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Hiroshima Shogyo 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 1
      Toyodai Himeji 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 1

      Day 8 (03/25)

      Enagic Sports vs. Chiben Wakayama

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Chiben Wakayama1 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 13 1
      Enagic Sports 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 9 2

      Seiko Gakuin vs. Waseda Jitsugyo

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Seiko Gakuin 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 7 12 2
      Waseda Jitsugyo 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 2

      Urawa Jitsugyo vs. Tokaidai Sapporo

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Urawa Jitsugyo 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 8 10 0
      Tokaidai Sapporo 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 4

      Day 9 (03/26)

      Hanamaki Higashi vs. Kendai Takasaki

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Kendai Takasaki 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 9 16 0
      Hanamaki Higashi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0

      Yokohama vs. Nishi-Nippon Tandai HS

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Nishinippon Tandai HS0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
      Yokohama 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 5 9 1

      Chiben Wakayama vs. Hiroshima Shogyo

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
      Hiroshima Shogyo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
      Chiben Wakayama 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 7 9 2

      Seiko Gakuin vs. Urawa Jitsugyo

      Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
      Urawa Jitsugyo 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 12 19 0
      Seiko Gakuin 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 1

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