96th High School Baseball Invitational Tournament Day 11 Final Hotoku Gakuen 2-3 Takasaki Health and Wellness Otakasaki (March 31, 2024 Koshien)
Senbatsu High School Baseball Day 11
Photo by Sponichi
The final was held and last year’s runner-up, Hotoku Gakuen (Hyogo), lost 2-3 to Takasaki Health and Welfare University Takasaki (Gunma), finishing the spring in second place for the second year in a row.
In the first inning, from 1st and 2nd base with 2 outs, outfielder No. 5 Yasuki Yasui (3rd year) takes a full swing on a high fastball thrown by starting pitcher Kendai Takasaki Genki Ishigaki (2nd year), a right-handed pitcher with a velocity of 93 mph. It was a timely double down the right field line. He added his second goal as his opponent’s shot was blocked.
For Hotoku Gakuen, starting pitcher Hiroki Asamaru (3rd year) pitched a complete game with one run in the quarterfinal game against Osaka Toin. They were tied in the first inning and managed to take the lead in the third inning.
They played good defense time and time again, keeping their shoulders up and preventing runs from the 4th inning on, but were unable to take the lead.
Yet, in the 9th inning, the stadium was abuzz with his courageous baserunning. 2 outs in 9th inning, down 1 run. When No. 9 pinch hitter Takuma Sadaoka (3rd year) got on base, Shigehisa Nishikawa (3rd year) came in as a pinch runner. The next batter, Hashimoto, ran furiously to second base on the second pitch and stole second base with a head slide. After the game, manager Ohsumi said, “(Nishikawa) had the green light,” and said he let Nishikawa decide to steal a base, and revealed that he told him, “Go to the third pitch. If it goes out , it’s my responsibility.” Ta.
Since the game would have been over if he had walked out, many people on the Internet commented, “It’s not a normal feat to steal a base with two outs as a runner in a losing situation,” “Stealing a base in that situation is It was shocking” and “It took a lot of courage.” There were many comments like “Wow,” “I was in awe,” and “I got goosebumps.”
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