Thread 150104452

kyoro is fucked edition
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Games
>16:00 JST/7:00 UTC/3am US
Opening Cerimony

>17:30 JST/8:30 UTC/4;;30am US
創成館 (長崎)-小松大谷 (石川)
Sōsei-kan (Nagasaki) - Komatsu Otani (Ishikawa)
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>Stream links
https://vk.sportsbull.jp/koshien/
https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/livestream/vk/hsb/games/live
(whitelist on adblock if you have problems to load stream)

NHK G and NHKe on NHK+ (needs JP VPN)
https://plus.nhk.jp/

>Highlights/Game Replays
https://vk.sportsbull.jp/koshien/video/
https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/list/video/hsb_summer?genre=vk

>What will be game days
From August 5th until the USA night of 22nd (excluding rainout days and adding a pause day after quarter-finals and semis)

>Team list
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QbGYys9GirghbbamJA6KPV5gdBh8F5oATax5FcgSKWw/edit?usp=sharing

>bracket
https://www.flashscore.com/baseball/japan/summer-koshien/draw/
https://vk.sportsbull.jp/koshien/senshuken/schedule.html
check google doc above

>Dafuq is this tournament is about?
https://japan-forward.com/koshien-players-as-japanese-gods-why-were-crazy-about-high-school-baseball/
https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/summer-koshien-is-japan-s-biggest-baseball-tournament

https://youtu.be/g1I5PvXpvXE
https://youtu.be/EGZlablrK20
(in this above video he says that 2 extras spots comes from Osaka and Tokyo, but is Tokyo and Hokkaido)
https://youtu.be/qjQsoJlkeHI

>What is the song that they are using on broadcast
https://youtu.be/Tdy6UbgLsb0

based koshien

pfma

>>150104466
ready for two weeks of non-stop single elimination dramatic baseball?

>>150104488
two weeks without any rain delays hopefully

>>150104452 (OP)
Some storylines of this summer

>its being hot in japan hot as fuck today a city on gumma almost reached 42c for the first time on japanese story, beacuse of that koshien will have some schedule changess in schedule for first week

>it will be the last non-DH summer koshien, from senbatsu/spring koshien net year, DH+OOhtani rue may get into effect

>kyoro (hiroshima) became a topic beacuse after a polemic hiroshima final filled with a bunch of umpball, people digged up old twitter/ posts from someone that claimed some bad shit happening on school, earlie today sankei (one of biggest news papers in apan) confirmed the story, there has still talks if they wimm compeate on the tournament or not

>osaka toin lost the osaka final lol

>three desu vult teams, one of them (seuiai) had done a epic comeback from 4-0 in the regional finak to qualify into koshie

those are the nes i am aware off, people can cite more if they know

>>150104504
no rain tomorrow but some weather people had been taking that due the hot it may rain on the day after tomorroow (7), hopefuly not

opening cerimony has just begun

Seiran Taito have very unique uniforms

>>150104583
its very usual foor koshien standarts indeed, they tend to mostly use white or any otherr light color

>Naruto high

beat the zainichi school,dattebayo!

>>150104610
hello netto uyoku

>>150104610
they have no chance vs kyoto anon

the pening cerrimoony is endin

the openin game starts in 30 mins or so

NHK Preview for the opening game

>The opening game will be between Soseikan High School from Nagasaki and Komatsu Otani High School from Ishikawa.

>Soseikan's ace pitcher, Shota Morishita, started all five games in the provincial tournament and pitched consistently, allowing five runs in 35 innings with his 149 km/h/92mph fastest straight ball.

>He also scored the first run in the first inning in all of his starts. The team hopes to take the lead and take control of the game, and to defend the lead with a solid defense led by the pitching staff.

>Komatsu Otani's captain, Tadashi Tanishi, is the mainstay of the team and the mainstay of the batting lineup. He is one of the best hitters in the tournament and was the No. 3 hitter in the summer Koshien Tournament last year as a second-year player, and also participated in the training camp for Japan's under-18 national team candidates in April this year.

>In the provincial tournament, he led the batting lineup with a batting average over 50%, two home runs, and eight runs batted in, all of which were tops on the team. In the finals, Tanishi led the way in the closing stages to catch up from a three-run deficit, and he will be looking for an opportunity to win with his characteristic tenacity.

>>150104815
i wrote up my own summery oops

Soseikan (創成館) is a private school from Nagasaki Prefecture. The team has reached Koshien eight times in total, five in the summer and three in the spring. Their best performance came in Spring 2018, when they reached the quarterfinals before losing to powerhouse school, Chiben Wakayama. Their most recent appearance was last summer, where they were eliminated in the second round by Cinderella story team, Taisha. While not traditionally known for producing pro talent, Soseikan has developed three NPB players, all drafted within the past five years.

Key player: Shota Morishita (森下翔太) #1 is a 3rd year pitcher and the ace of Soseikan, as well as a 2025 draft candidate. Though he's quite small at around 170 cm (5'7), he preformed very well in the Nagasaki qualifiers. Morishita pitched 35 and 2/3rds innings, allowing just 3 earned runs for a 0.76 ERA, while striking out 42 and giving up 21 hits (10 of which came in the final game). In the final matchup, he pitched all 10 innings in a 4-3 tiebreak victory to lead Soseikan to Koshien.

Media ranking: B

Komatsu Otani (小松大谷) is a private school from Ishikawa Prefecture. This will be Otani's fourth appearance at Koshien, with their last appearance being summer 2024 where they made it to the 3rd round. That was also the farthest they've ever gone, with their only other 2 appearances (1985, 2021) both being first round loses. Otani narrowly won the final Ishikawa qualifier in a dramatic 10th inning tiebreak 8-7.

Key player: Tasai Tona (田西称) #5 is the captain and third baseman, as well as a prospect for the 2025 draft. He’s also played for Japan’s U-18 national team. A power hitter, Tasai has racked up 24 home runs in his high school career. In this year’s Ishikawa qualifiers, he went, 10-for-18 with 4 walks, a .556 batting average, 8 RBIs, and 2 home runs.

Media ranking: B

>>150104822
thanks for yur ownes, your ones are great a lot

not related to you, but i hope people that do those media stats last year ot better

last year was pathetic see the so-called A teams to choke easly to C/D teams lol

LOL they messed up throwing the flag from the helicopter

>>150104892
historic blunder llmao

thanfuly dude was able to fix the mistake before was too late lmao

first run scored at koshien this year

>>150105087
as you posted it souseikan turned around lol

>>150105102
yeah ohtani pulled their pitcher already, not looking good

>>150105109
they manneged too keep the game 3-1, still is a open game at least as lon ohtani can bat

when soseikan tied it up

kino night game

Soseikan win 3-1
There will be more games today starting at 7pm eastern

I just turned on the TV.
Good evening, Canada and the Brazilian brothers!
Did you enjoy the game?

>>150105438
Maybe a little bit more offence would have been good, but overall it was a fine game.

>>150105491
I see. The tournament will continue for about two weeks, so I look forward to your continued support.

>>150104815
>>150104822
>star player named Morishita Shota
Damn I didn't know they made multiple models. Sounds like a Tiger already.

>>150104452 (OP)
There were really good regional finals, some great comebacks. Hope the good games continue. Nice to see Toin out

>>150105438
yes i love koshien, had been watching for 10+ years

Damn, I fell asleep yesterday. Hopefully I'll be up today

>>150108076
missed some kino scenes

>>150108856
And this >>150104952
Kek

Today will be the first full day of Koshien. Due to record breaking heat in Japan this year, the games will be split into two parts to avoid playing in the afternoon.

EASTERN TIME
Tottori Johoku (鳥取城北) - Sendai Ikuei (仙台育英) 7 PM
Kaisei (開星) - Miyazaki Shogyo (宮崎商) 9:30 PM

MID DAY BREAK

Kanaashi Nogyo (金足農) - Okinawa Shogaku (沖縄尚学) 3:15 AM
Naruto (鳴門) - Tenri (天理) 5:45 AM

>>150109408
when helithrow works well is also kino desu

>>150110286
thanks foor the day scheduel anon, just dont forget to quote OP
>>150104452 (OP)

NHK preview of the games

>The first game will be played between Tottori Johoku High School and Sendai Ikuei High School from Miyagi, which will be participating in the tournament.
>Tottori Johoku has a strong batting lineup that scored 13 runs in the regional tournament final. The team is led by No. 1 hitter Shori Taniguchi, who hit .389 in the regional tournament, and No. 3 hitter Soto Takagaki, whose batting average exceeded 400.
>Sendai Ikuei is led by their ace left-handed pitcher, Youdai Yoshikawa. He pitches with a crisp breaking ball mixed with a powerful fastball (up to 147 km/h), and in four games at the regional tournament, he pitched 20 innings and allowed only 2 runs.
>Pitching by Yoshikawa will likely be the key to victory.

>>150110971
Tottori Johoku (鳥取城北) is a private school from Tottori Prefecture. This will be Tottori Johoku's 11th appearance at Koshien with their last appearance coming last summer where they lost in the first round. Tottori is the smallest prefecture in term of population, so qualifying out of their is not the most impressive achievement. In fact, there were only 23 schools participating in the qualification for Koshien, the smallest out of anywhere in Japan. Tottori Johoku have never made it out of the 2nd round at Koshien, and in fact they have only won 2 games at the tournament ever.

Key player: Yuto Tanaka (田中勇飛) 3rd year pitcher and 2025 draft candidate. He pitched 21⅓ innings in the qualifiers, allowing just 3 earned runs on 9 hits while striking out 26. His stats are a bit questionable since he has only pitched against other Tottori shitter teams but we'll see how he does.

Media ranking: C

Sendai Ikuei (仙台育英) is a private school from Miyagi Prefecture. Sendai Ikuei is the premier school from Miyagi, and one of the best in Japan. Ikuei have made 56 Koshien appearances easily the most in Miyagi Prefecture and one of the most out of any schools in Japan. They finally managed to win their first title in Summer 2022 after coming close many times before, their most recent appearance was in Summer 2023 where they were the runners up losing to Keio in the finals.

Yudai Kawajiri (川尻結大) is a 3rd year catcher and 2025 draft prospect known for his power and defensive skills. He’s hit 17 home runs over his high school career and has a quick pop time. In the qualifiers, he had a slightly underwhelming showing by his standards, going 5 for 16 with 5 walks, a .313 average, 2 RBIs, and no home runs.

Media ranking: A

>>150110993
Here on threads Sendai Ikuei is known by this

>>150111040
what year was this?

>>150111096
2017

koshien time

>>150111237
It will be better this year beacuse will have a few days with 2 games around morning at european time

>Osaka weather is 36°C
Holy moly. Is that why there's barely anyone in the stands?

>>150111430
yeah the weather is a factor but also it's the first round and it's 8:40am on a wednesday rn

>>150111430
They are on Nishiomiya, Hyogo, its on Great Osaka but not necessarily Osaka

Still is hot there, it is 31C right now (as >>150111448 mentioned is not even 9am yet) and max today is 35C

Overall is very hot in Japan right now, some cities in Saitama and Gumma went to 41/41.5 for the first day ever and almost hit 42C for first time ever

sendai ikuei is kinda running away with it
i liked this squeeze

>>150111566
Opposite team started to struggle a bit nut it seems that recoveted

Now its a batter if their team batting will able to catch up or not

homerun

>>150111603
first hrr of tournament for ikuei

>>150111639
it's annoying they didnt show a full replay of it

>>150111682
They seem to be a bit rough on critical production values like that.

>>150111697
could also be the pace of play, the next batter was in the box so fast.

LMAO pickled.

>>150111724
Sure, but that's a factor under their control.

>>150111724
>>150111736
ya probally is beacuse off the pace fo play, production priotizes live play over replays

still have a lot of buzz about koroyo on sociall media

>>150111864
i heard basically every starter was involved

>>150111931
it looks that people are assuming that federation has done notthing yet beacuse koroyo directoor is vice president of local hiroshima federation branch

its becoming more and more of a mess

I also heared that has some complaning about the 6th inning pause beacuse it could had been causing players to have cramps

sendai ikuei win 5-0
next game should start in 30~ mins

second game preview

Kaisei (開星) is a private school from Shimane Prefecture. They've made 14 appearances at Koshien, but like neighboring Tottori Johoku, have never advanced beyond the second round. Their last Koshien was in Summer 2017, where they lost 9–0 in the first round. In fact, you'd have to go back to Summer 2011 to find their most recent win at Koshien. Shimane, much like Tottori, is a small, rural prefecture with a small population and few schools, so qualifying isn’t as gruelling as in larger prefectures. That said, Kaisei absolutely dominated the local qualifiers this year, they won the final 26–2.

Key player: Matsumoto Shichito (松本七斗) #13 – 2nd year catcher. While it’s hard to single out a true “key player” on this squad, Matsumoto deserves credit for a massive performance in the final, going 5-for-6 with 8 RBIs in that 26–2 blowout. (especially since he's only a 2nd year)

Media ranking: C

Miyazaki Shogyo (宮崎商) is a public school from Miyazaki Prefecture, making its 10th appearance at Koshien this year. They also qualified for last summer’s tournament but were eliminated in the first round. Their best performance came way back in Summer 1964, when they reached the semi-finals. They also qualified in 2021, but were forced to withdraw before their first game after several players caught covid. Interestingly, Miyazaki Shogyo has 767 students, but 533 of them are girls, meaning there are only 234 boys to field a baseball team from. The baseball club has 53 members, so nearly a quarter of all the boys at the school are in the club.

Key player: Yukiya Hidaka (日高有希也) #3 – 3rd-year utility player and leadoff hitter. Hidaka batted an impressive .524 (11-for-21) in the qualifiers, driving in 3 RBIs. Miyazaki don't really have any notable draft candidates, they even have a few 1st year players in the lineup.

Media ranking: C

>>150112508
NHK prreview
>The second game will be played between Kaisei from Shimane and Miyazaki Shogyo from Miyazaki.
>Kaisei has the highest team batting average among the participating schools at .430. Seijun Mochida, the No. 3 hitter, hit .630 with two home runs in the provincial tournament.
>Miyazaki Shogyo is known for its traditionally strong defense. Through repeated practice for close games, they won four out of five provincial tournament matches by a single run. Catcher and captain Tomoya Mizutani leads the team.

>>150111980
Was a game rigged?

>>150112731
no it was a hazing incident
basically a bunch of seniors beat up a first year student have people are pissed

>>150112745
and* people are pissed

>>150112731
>>150112745

it starded due some shit on the finals tho
pepe dugged dirty from korooyoo and had found it

>>150112820
>>150112731
if wasnt rigging tho, it was more tha fact ump callledd more balls than strikes in a key moment of the game

>>150112820
what finals?

Hello Koshienbros

Fuck it's hot

>>150112898
hello japanbro
it's 34 degrees in nishinoyama!!

>>150112898
Ohio nippon anon. Do you have AC?

>>150112891
to quaify to summer koshien, you gotta win your prefecture/province, execpt my hokkaido, tokyo and some times osaka

>>150112898
hello anonbro
how much is in your city? i hope you are not in gumma

>>150112954
>execpt for hokkaido, tokyo and sometimes osaka
fixed

>>150112935
I live about an hour from Koshien and it's 36 here

Anyway let's go Kyoto Kokusai and Tsuruga Kehi

>>150112943
been running it 24/7 for about a month now. last electric bill was like $400

>>150112966
>hour from Koshien and it's 36 here
oof, drink some water and pocari anon, stay safe

thankfuly nishiyomia wont be that hot today

first run of the game

>>150113003
Ya gotta keep a feed open instead of open before record

The record was glitching a lot

>>150113108
yeah but its hard since they rarely show replays so its easy to miss something

>>150113147
Had you tried to check their social medias? It take sometime but they are posting

well that was a short half inning

>>150113174
i think only asahi's twitter posts them but they aren't that good, they often miss major highlights
like the home run last game wasn't posted

>>150113196
did you hear about what happened at koryo, japanbro?

>>150113218
just read a little about it now. doesn't surprise me really, the whole senpai-kohai thing can still be rigid as fuck in this country

>>150113198
They had posted actually lol
Had checked it like 10 mins ago lol

Also sportsbull has some play specific highlights just dig deep on website and you will find it

>>150113316
had found the speciic site
https://vk.sportsbull.jp/koshien/video/abc/inning/

based tie game

I'm baaaaaaack.

>>150113699
welcome back australia bro
it seems you didnt go to koshien this summer

>>150113729
Nah, shit popped up that got in my way, but shit happens, hopefully one day.

>>150113744
we have 4 games today but theres gonna be a mid day break due to the heat

okinawa shogaku will play at 4:15pm japan time

>>150113767
Thank you, leafanon. I see that Enagic isn't in the tournament, a little disappointed, but it is what it is.

>>150113779
they lost to shogaku in the okinawa finals
they still seem like a strong team

Too hot these days
Summer Koshien should end

>>150113815
Maybe if we buy enough of their water filters, they can get the funds for better training equipment.

>>150113779
>>150113815
enagic always chokes on the okinawa final idk why

>>150113831
desu they should move to october/november instead of the fall regionals

volley moved out of spring to janiary few years ago, i think baseball can do the same

when do /ourguys/ TOIN play?

>>150113888
they don't

>>150113888
they lost in the osaka finals, huge upset.
some are saying toin are wahsed

>>150113815
>>150113885
Okinawa finals? Am I missing something?

>>150113894
>>150113895
say it ain't so
must have been rigged

>>150113901
each prefecture has its own elimination tournament to decide which school goes to koshien

>>150113913
I know that, it just slipped my mind, I guess, lol. Are these also streamed?

>>150113930
yup every single game
here is the okinawa final shogaku-enagic (for whatever reason they only save them as like 360p)
https://vk.sportsbull.jp/koshien/video/abc/localtournament_catchup/okinawa/koya107_localtournament_catchup_okinawa_2025_255250.html

>tune in
>someone is dead
what happened

>>150113952
Thank youuuuu.

rip lil nigga

>>150113895
desu i like nishitani but the new bat may made him washed

>>150113967
bat ball hit a player oof

.also
.this game is ogre sad

bro was too indecisive

comeback

TIE GAMU

HOLYSHIT IT IS HAPPENING

the hit that tied it

So it looks that if we go to T I E B R E A K, if the game go until 13:45 JST/ 0:45 US ET then will pause until around 16hrs JST due the hot

At least it looks what i saw on scoreboard

But since there a player on 3rd i guess it wont happen today

>>150114180
Spoke too soon

Time for T I E B R E A K

public school bros....

Kaisei win in tiebreak

I'm so hungry, bros. I'm gonna go deep-fry some dim sims and chips.

>>150114300
Well next game is only in circa 2 hours so you have lot of time for it lol

For me I think I will put some potato on the airfrier

Hang on a second. If there's an Okinawa tournament which determines that only one Okinawa team can make it to Koshien, how did two make it in the spring? Am I a huge chungus retard?

>>150114355
spring uses a different system where more than 1 team can make the tournament
summer is pure 1 school per prefecture (expect for tokyo and hokkaido who get 2)

>>150114379
more than 1 team per prefecture*

>>150114379
does Hokkaido get two just because it's physically larger? that's retarded, it can't be hard to have the two hokkaido regional winners just play each other.

in case you wonder why they are starting to do thsose those between games breaks and why >>150113831 posted this, this why

>>150114424
>does Hokkaido get two just because it's physically larger?
yes, i guess they think it would be hard for schools (especially public schools) to travel from hakodate to wakkanai or wherever
i actually think they should make osaka a 2 school prefecture because currently we have a 49 team tournament which means some schools get a first round bye, if it was 50 i'd be even

>>150114472
in some years they split osaka in two but only when they give extra spots for the tournament

Tokyo tournament is better than Koshien anyway. The best baseball manga (Cross Game) doesn't even get to Koshien
There's probably 50 schools in Tokyo better than the best schools in bumfuck Akita or Tottori or some shit.

I'm gonna eat my food and watch The Batman vs. Dracula while I wait for the next game.

just ordered mcdonalds on uber eats. feel bad for the delivery guy but fuck going out in this heat

anyway tell me about the next two teams, should I be rooting for akita or okinawa?

>>150114542
so why they has not maneged to win tokyo and why tokyo hasnt won koshien in 15 years whlle Akita maneged to a 2nd place?

>>150114850
doesnt have car uber eats drivers? here used to have drivers that delivered in cars

>>150114861
japan bro. uber eats is bikes and scooters. my dude was on a scooter so that's good anyway. still it's 37 degrees here now so still it's gotta suck

>>150114850
Kanaashi Nogyo (金足農) is a public school from Akita Prefecture. (Note: the school is commonly referred to as Kanano) Kanano have been to Koshien 11 times which is very admirable for a public school. Even better, they made the finals once in Summer 2018 where they lost to Osaka Toin. Their last appearance at Koshien was in Summer 2024 where they lost in the first round. Notable alumni include Yakult Swallows pitcher Yasuchika Ishiyama, as well as Kōsei Yoshida, who led the team’s 2018 Cinderella run and is the older brother of their current ace.

Key player: Daiki Yoshida (吉田大輝) #1 – 3rd year pitcher, 2025 draft candidate, and the ace of the staff. He was very dominant throughout the qualifiers, throwing 34 innings while allowing just 1 earned run for a 0.26 ERA. He gave up 20 hits and struck out 26. His brother, Kosei, pitched for Kanaashi during their 2018 run. Daiki has said he hopes to surpass his older brother.

Media ranking: B

Okinawa Shogaku (沖縄尚学) is a private school from Okinawa Prefecture. They're the premier team from Okinawa, having made it to Koshien 19 times, the most out of any school from Okinawa. They're one of only 2 Okinawa schools to have ever won the tournament, they did it twice in Spring. (1999 and 2008) Their most recent Koshien appearance was this past Spring where they got knocked out in the 2nd round by the eventual champions, Yokohama. They have a few NPB players most notably, 1x NPB All-Star pitcher Nao Higashihama, who plays for the SoftBank Hawks. (Actually Nao was the winning pitcher for Okinawa Shogaku when they won in Spring 2008)

Key Player: Ryosuke Sueyoshi (末吉良丞) 2026 Draft Candidate 2nd year LHP with a very strong arm. His fastball can hit 150 km/h (93 mp/h) although normally it's around 140–148 km/h (86–92 mp/h) He started 4 games in the Okinawa qualifiers and posted 29 innings, a 0.31 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, and 40 strikeouts

Media ranking: B

>>150114878
actually there are a bunch of players on kanano who had older brothers who participated in that 2018 run

>>150114878
arigato canadabro

>>150114893
Are you an American living in Japan?

i think i wont eat potato for a month oorrtwo ehhhhhhhh too muchhhh

>>150114878
here is the nhk preview
>The third game features a matchup between Akita's Kanaashi Nogyo and Okinawa Shogaku
>Kanaashi Nogyo team is led by ace pitcher Daiki Yoshida, who also competed in the Koshien last year.
>He mixes a 146 km/h fastball with a variety of breaking pitches, and in five games at the prefectural qualifier tournament, he only allowed only 3 runs in 34 innings pitched.
>The team has several younger brothers, including Yoshida, who were members of the team that finished runner-up in 2018, and they are aiming for another “Kin'nō Senpū”.
>Okinawa Shogaku is looking at their sophomore ace left-handed pitcher, Ryojo Sueyoshi. He pitched 29 innings in four games at the prefectural qualifier tournament, allowing only one run.
>it is expected to be a pitching duel between the aces of the two teams.

>>150115077
>i think i wont eat potato for a month oorrtwo ehhhhhhhh too muchhhh
Huh?

>>150115077
by the way, NHK has a feature about the region of the teams, and akita has shown a summer festival and it looks wild, they walk around with biig banboo filled ith fire lights while holding with only a single hand or the head

>>150115123
i decided to eat some airfried potato while i was out

a bit of bad decision considering i had put acidentally too much

>>150114888
it would be fun if they ended up winning it all it would brag to their older brothers lol

Let's go Okinawa let's go *clap clap clap*
Let's go Okinawa let's go *clap clap clap*
Let's go Okinawa let's go *clap clap clap*
Let's go Okinawa let's go *clap clap clap*

2018 it reminded me of that bunt walkoff that the farmboys from akita had done

i had the wbm but i think i had lost it, hopefuly someone may still have it

damn this game is going fast

>>150115024
Yep
>>150115131
Been to that festival once, it was cool. Figuratively and literally haha. Jealous of people living up north this time of year

>>150115192
>Yep
How long have you been in Japan for? You working or studying?

>>150115199
Fuck man. 25 years? I’m old, lol. Working of course

We had an actual Japan here during the Spring tourney didn't we?

>>150115213
Far out. I want to try living in Japan but since I'm not a university graduate nor do I have a high school certificate (working towards GED) I'm left with very few options. I've been mulling over opening a business, but that would require a lot more thought and planning.

>>150115219
we did, last summer too iirc
but are all the japanese flags in here the same person? i know there are multiple leafs here

>>150115219
Yeah, he was my guy. Apart from the time he told me he was going to get some beer from the convenience store and then never did.

>>150115219
He may show up later assuming it is >>150105438

btw okinawa shogaku's pitcher, ryosuke sueyoshi has 9 strikeouts through 4 innings

koshien is good and all but I would never shave my head just because of muh tradition

>>150115230
>but are all the japanese flags in here the same person? i know there are multiple leafs here
The burger in Japan is different than the Japanon we had.
Yeah there's a few different leafs and hues

>>150115259
You're Mexican, you may as well, it's not like you can look any worse. And I mean that in the least offensive way, I fuck with Mexicans.

>>150115261
>The burger in Japan is different than the Japanon we had.
i know, but i was asking if in THIS thread are all the japanese flags are the same person
>>150115259
some schools stopped forcing kids to shave their head

>>150115268
nah fuck that shit, I dont have shit hair like most of the japs, also japs can be very autistic about the most stupid shit and shaving the head is one of them, I mean it could be worse just take a look at some of the bullshit that happens in sumo

>>150115273
>some schools stopped forcing kids to shave their head
good

>>150115284
>I dont have shit hair like most of the japs
You can shit on their teeth as much as you want, but their hair? I feel like it's pretty good in general, no?

>>150115226
It’s all right. Better than living in the US, now anyway. But things can change fast, just look at the US. So who knows

The whole shaved head Mexican thing is more an LA Chicano thing desu

>>150115305
Yeah, but I'm sick of living in Australia.

>>150115306
dunno about the LA only thing but I had a taco friend who had to leave the kunt because his family had the opportunity to live in arizona or texas, dont remember which one and in less than 6 months my friend had the cholo look kek, shaved head, mustache and everything

this game has been an absolute pitchers duel

>>150115332
Kek that's funny.
I suppose it's a Southwest US thing these days. None of the Mexicans I know (East Coast) look like that at all

>>150115330
Australia doesn't seem like that bad a place to live

>>150115344
Need someone to SCOR SOME FACKIN RUNS

>>150115344
1 hit 1 error

>>150115349
Don't get me wrong, there are definitely a lot of good things about Australia, but it's getting more expensive and dangerous every day, and it doesn't help that our government refuses to actually punish anyone outside a slap on the wrist. I don't see a future for myself in Australia, there's nothing for me here.

Another hit

>>150115393
>it's getting more expensive and dangerous every day
so is Japan, lol. not as dangerous yet but with more immigration on the horizon increases in crime, etc. are pretty much inevitable

okinawa shogaku get their first hit in the 7th inning

and we have a run, finally

Kanaanshi bros....

>>150115409
>more immigration on the horizon
Yeah, I heard that JET is going to start accepting Indians. R.I.P. My condolences.

I knew we'd win.

>>150115409
>so is Japan, lol.
Also, I know, but at least you can still afford to live by yourself in Japan, that's impossible in Australia, I'll never be able to live by myself.

okinawa bros, we fucking won! (well, not yet)

how suddenly everyone started talking about hairw lol

also koshien looks more filled now, it looks that people wanted to check the night session more than morning (proobally due the heat)

>>150115440
>I heard that JET is going to start accepting Indians
yeah, that's gonna be interesting. I give it two weeks before multiple indian ALTs get busted for trying to see their students bobs and vagene

kanano player strikes out on a check swing with a runner on 3rd

>>150115489
What was he thinking?

It really is too easy.

>>150115512
okinawa shogaku advance

F forr farm boys

>>150115512
>What was he thinking?
probably something in japanese....

final game of the day will be
Naruto (鳴門) - Tenri (天理)
will start in 30-45 mins

>>150115560
tenri is lame, they're always in there. let's go naruto

>>150115560
Naruto is my favourite anime, so I'm going for them.

>>150115562
the school is also affiliated with some weird cult/new religion shit if that bothers you lol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenrikyo

>>150115577
oh nice, another reason to hate them. fuck all those stupid cults in this country

That cut out of the interview was so random

>>150115577
its kinda a type of shintoism/buddism than a usual cult desu

at elast i had not heared any bad things about them

also fun fact Tenri city is the only city in japan that have a religion-based name

so it has more ccompany-related cities than religious city in japan

Naruto (鳴門) is a public school from Tokushima Prefecture. Naruto are currently the strongest school from Tokushima, considering the fact that they are a public school this is all the most impressive. Tokushima is a strange Prefecture as the strongest schools historically were always public rather than private. As for Naruto, they have been to Koshien 24 times and have even won once albeit all the way back in Spring 1951. Their most recent appearance was a 1st round loss in Summer 2022. Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher and 2024 NPB All-Star, Kono Ryuo, went to this school.

Key player: Tomoto Hashimoto (橋本朋來) #8 - 3rd year pitcher, ace of the staff. He pitched 21 innings in the qualifiers, allowing just 1 earned run on 9 hits while striking out 22. He's not considered a draft candidate.

Media ranking: C

Tenri (天理) is a private school from Nara Prefecture. A stereotypical powerhouse, Tenri has made it to Koshien 57 times and has won three times (Summer 1986, 1990, and Spring 1997). They have been remarkably consistent in qualifying for Koshien, attending regularly since the 1950s. Their most notable player is likely NPB Hall of Fame member Hiromitsu Kadota. The school is also controlled by the Tenrikyo cult/new religion (depending on your interpretation) which is pretty funny.

Key player: Shotaro Tomita (冨田祥太郎) #4 3rd year power hitting 2nd baseman. He had an impressive showing at the qualifiers, hitting 4 home runs in 5 games. He went 7-17 overall with 9 RBIs.

Media ranking: B

>>150115654
nhk preview
>The fourth game will be between Naruto from Tokushima and Tenri from Nara.
>For Naruto, attention is on batter 4, Soma Inayama, who has a batting average over .400 in provincial tournament, and batter 5 Tomoki Hashimoto, who hit .500 and will wear the number 1 jersey at Koshien. The key to scoring lies in whether they can get runners on base ahead of these two.
> For Tenri, the offensive core is the leadoff duo of Shota Tomita, who hit four home runs in five provincial tournament games, and Tatsuya Ito, who batted .556. Their abilities to get on base will be crucial.

>>150115692
as i had mentioned nhk had done a city showcase for both cities, since sp doesnt allow for audio, i will link the direct video links instead

Tenri
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1953014470042894337/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/i0HtwzMtxKHcy4M3.mp4?tag=12

Naruto
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1953014473213788161/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/XYAGBCepT0aE4LdH.mp4?tag=12

well tenri already scored, this might b a blowout

Getting sleepy

>>150115745
these threads usually die around the final game anyway

terni's pitcher throws sidearm

>>150115771
I like this type of throw desu

Prepare for the comeback.

Way more hits in this game

Home run!

naruto home run and yet they refuse to shoe a replay

Damn, this is back and forth scoring

lol error, get fucked cult school

i love watching chink twinks play baseball

bump for 2 night

reading GO ANd GO at the moment
MCs from okayama

>>150120639
now that you mentioned, i see not many mangas that happens in okayama

so its possible we wont have games on the morning

but afternoon seems okso i think that they wont push a day considering the new split day-system ahd a slot free tt push thsoe games tomorrow witout impact the schedule

>>150120864
it looks like the first 2 games of today will be cancelled but the afternoon games will still be played

https://vk.sportsbull.jp/koshien/articles/AST864CJMT86UTQP02XM.html

Due to bad weather, the schedule was changed

Today
16:15: Tsuda Gakuen (Mie) vs Eimei (Saitama)
18:45: Asahikawa Shiho (Northern Hokkaido) vs Koryo (Hiroshima)

Tomorrow
8:00: Chiben Wakayama (Wakayama) vs Hanamaki Higashi (Iwate)
10:30: Toyo University Himeji (Hyogo) vs Seibi (Ehime)
16:15: Yokohama (Kanagawa) vs Tsuruga Kehi (Fukui)
18:45: Kochi Chuo (Kochi) vs Ayaha (Shiga)

>>150123013
I think I'll go to sleep now so I can watch the games tonight.

>>150123217
i will be awake, maybe watch some Nettoh Koshien and see if there has something intresting

At least tomorrow starts off with a banger. And with Toyodai Himeji facing off against the long-overdue return of Saibi (and their Meiho-tier school song) right after that.

Tomorrow's gonna be good.

>>150123904
>>150123217
Tonight's about if >Lolyo can avoid the chokejob lel.

>>150124477
it will be the biggest hatewatch of koshien histoy that is for sure

>>150124477
>IS THAT RAMEN? IN THE DORMS??
>AAAHHHHHH IM GOING INSANEEEE
>unzips dick

>>150125674
the worst part is that it seems accurated from the reprots

a player genuinally got mad beacuse dude wanted rest and eat cup noodles during free time once in a lffetime, or at least used it as a reason to make bullying

Tsuda Gakuen (津田学園) is a private school from Mie Prefecture. A middling sort of school, they've made Koshien a total of 6 times but have never gotten past the 2nd round. Their most recent trip to Koshien came in the summer of 2019, where they lost in the second round to eventual champions Riseisha. The school’s most notable recent alumni is Orix Buffaloes pitcher Yuito Mae, who played at Koshien in both the spring and summer of 2019. In the spring tournament, he famously threw a no-hitter through nine innings before losing in extra innings.

Key player: Kotaro Kuwayama (桑山晄太朗) is a 3rd year pitcher, the ace of the team, and a 2025 draft candidate. He was dominant in the Mie qualifiers, throwing 36 2/3 innings while allowing just 14 hits, striking out 35, and giving up only 1 earned run.

Media ranking: C

Eimei (叡明) is a private school from Saitama Prefecture. This is Eimei's first ever Koshien appearance! Although they are a private school, Saitama Prefecture is super tough to qualify from just given the large number of schools (139). This year however, all the big schools from Saitama were knocked out before the semi-finals. Every team that made it to the final four had never been to Koshien before, guaranteeing a debut appearance. Eimei isn’t known for its baseball program, in fact, the school has never produced a single professional player.

Key player: Key player: Hayato Masubuchi (増渕隼人) 3rd year starting pitcher. While not seen as a draft prospect, he played a big role in the qualifiers, pitching 26 innings and allowing just 2 earned runs for a solid 0.69 ERA. He gave up 15 hits and struck out 14.


Media ranking: B

from the articles I read it looks like basically none of the Koryo teachers or players were actually disciplined beyond a "severe warning" or whatever. the kid who got bullied had to switch schools. are the kids involved actually playing? all the organizations involved know who the perpetrators are, it's crazy if they are allowed to play in the tournament despite that

>>150126171
>are the kids involved actually playing?
we will see today... the names i heard were:
堀田 昂佑
吉村 竣
草島 紘太
世古口 啓志
加藤 海博

>>150126165
NHK Preview

> Tsuda Gakuen from Mie will be playing against Eimei from Saitama, which will be making its first appearance in both the spring and summer.
> Tsuda Gakuen's ace pitcher, Kuwayama, is a standout lefty in this tournament. With a fastball reaching up to 149 km/h and precise off-speed pitches, he only allowed a single run in 31 innings at the mie qualifier.
> Eimei has a seamless batting lineup from the top to the bottom of the lineup, scoring an average of 9 runs per game in their 7 games at the qualifier tournament. Kazuma Nemoto, the captain and top of lineup, leads the team with a batting average over .400.

>>150126171
>the articles I read it looks like basically none of the Koryo teachers or players were actually disciplined beyond a "severe warning" or whatever

from what I hearred that only the coach and players were envoled on it, no news about other school sttaff on it

i also heared that school may got just a warning beacuse koryo director is vice-president of local federation and thus he deals with their wn punshments

i also heared that hiroshima local tvs are covering the issue

https://x.com/Morison3/status/1953310196417343968

>>150126202
got no horse in this race. guess i'll root for the saitama team since it's their first appearance

>>150126250
just wondering, do you have 4K BS? i heared asahi is showing games in 4K at Asahi BS4K

also dont have the random changes NHK does, they are changing from G to E then to E sub channel today lmao

Tsuda Gakuen score the first run off an error

>>150126294
the ball bounce was brutal, any player would get conused at it

to make more painful to the dude, the bonce hit his back

Go Go Tsuda!!

>>150126283
nope, just normal TV. watching on my computer while i work though

>>150126312
i always wonder where japanese find those drawings, i always see them using on youtube

where you had found it?

>>150126325
i wish VK was on smartTV desu, sportsbull and yahoo dont have android tv apps as far i know

Eimei getting lucky lol. have a feeling they're gonna get blown out

thrown out at home

>>150126330
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irasutoya

>>150126330
>where you had found it?
"いらすとや"
https://www.irasutoya.com/?m=1

it's all free.

irasutoya is soulless

>>150126368
>>150126370
the duality of man

nice squeeze

>>150126370
desu his iilustration of koshien looks soulful to me

>eimei playing age age hoi hoi
based

Yay, Eimei on the score board

eimei staying in the game

whatsup with coca-cola japan using kpop? last year tthey used twice and now they used XG

ii wonder if it really helps to sell cpca-cola unless they want to reach the feminine public more

>>150126476
kpop is popular in japan but are you getting ads? i dont get any on the sportsbull stream

>>150126457
that hasnt lasted long

>>150126481
im watching on yahoo jp beacuse of the ads, it sound abit weeb but the ads are part of experience to me since i am not used to get japanese ads somewhere lol

sportsbull is better though, alongside no ads i you are outside japan the delay is smaller as far ii know, also the multicamera feature is a plus

it looks we have a game

eimei tie it up on a sac fly
>>150126499
>im watching on yahoo jp beacuse of the ads
i understand, japanese ads can be pretty good

>>150126535
the tamahome seiya ones are funny a lot

>3-3

Tsuda bros...

>3-3
Nice

Might have to head down to Koshien next week maybe if one of my teams advances. Also nice grab on that bunt and that foul fly, two nice plays by the Eimei 1B

>>150126555
>seiya
dat senga tho

>>150126619
>maybe if one of my teams advances
Kyoto Kokusai and Tsuruga Kehi?

>>150126657
i always confuse both beacuse their japanese name pronunciation is so simmiar aaaaaa

>>150126679
Yeah, worked as a researcher in Tsuruga for a while (nuclear power lol), and currently have a friend whose kid is on the Kyoto team (he’s not playing but still)

>picked off on 2 outs
Shamefur dispray

>>150126780
>nuclear power
holy based
it's a shame the japanese seem way too hesitant to restart their reactors after fukushima

the hatewatch must wait

we going to T I E B R E A K

>>150104466
Based Koshien

eimei bros....

They all look exhausted.

Felt like they should have scored there

>>150126897
its hot and the game extended ater all

also both coaches seems to be old timers that reuse to bae subs unless tthey get injuried

like bro i like buting but you gotta seek a hit from time to time

>>150126897
even in the afternoon it's HOT. they really need to think about moving the tournament to the fall

eimei score in tiebreak

>>150126927
i think that this tournament being played instead of the fall regionals would be better

short needed to be quicker

I don't know who is winning this one desu

>>150126866
Based koshien

Damn, tied it up. Don't know how much longer I can stay up.
Good luck eimei

>>150127052
it its like if even God doesnt want Koroyo do play lmao

>>150127092
lol was gonna say.
meanwhile tsuda pitcher at 133 pitches... RIP his elbow

is the koshien stadium the most sovlful baseball stadium in the world?

>>150127131
it's awesome for its history but honestly it's a dump too. nothing like the modern parks

well that was uneventful...

>>150127165
how about the es con field in hokkaido?

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh fuck. that was a shitty ending.

Damn bro

>this last play
i admit, i like to watch this type of shitstorm happen sometimes

>>150127178
haven't been yet, looks awesome though. Hiroshima is a great park too

>>150127193
i saw the nhk video about the city

the eyes of mascot makes him look like he pad PTSD lol but he looks cute

all right, praying that Koryo gets the absolute shit stomped out of them

Asahikawa Shiho (旭川志峯) is a private school from (North) Hokkaido Prefecture. They have appeared at Koshien a total of 10 times, all being summer appearances. The school has a bad habit of losing in the first round, in fact they haven't won a game at Koshien since Summer 1993. Their last Koshien appearance was in Summer 2022 where they lost to Osaka Toin, the furthest they've ever gone was in Summer 1980 where they made it to the 3rd round. The school has produced numerous athletes, including Olympic medallists, but for baseball they don't have anyone notable.

Key player: Yuki Kawai (河合悠希) Starting pitcher and ace. He pitched 23 innings in the North Hokkaido qualifiers, allowing 20 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 24 batters. He's not considered a draft candidate and Asahikawa don't really have any real prospects to speak of.

Media ranking: C

Koryo (広陵) is a private school from Hiroshima Prefecture. A traditional powerhouse school, Koryo have been to Koshien 53 times in its history. They have won three times, all in spring (1926, 1991 and, 2003). Their last appearance was last summer where they lost in the 3rd round. They also have the largest baseball club of any school in the tournament with 164 members. However, their appearance this year has been overshadowed by a huge scandal. In January, several 2nd year players (now 3rd years) physically and sexually assaulted a 1st year teammate in the dormitory. The school issued suspensions, and the team received a formal warning, but they were still allowed to participate in this years summer Koshien, sparking A LOT of public backlash.

Key player: ? I'm not exactly sure if they will play their starters, some of whom were involved in the scandal

Media ranking: B

unfortunately the last game went long so i dont think ill be able to watch this one in its entirety

>>150127343
i wont post the nhk preview of this game beacuse i know everrone will be cheerin for Asahikawa Shiho lol

fun fact this game will be the latest start time in Koshien history

the 2nd place in summer had started 7:10 JST at 2021

>>150125674
>>150126086
So some players sexually assaulted one of their teammates because of ramen?

>>150127343
all the kids named in the report are starting

>>150127457
its only one of the stories mentioned
there has various others including one that mentiones that there some sorf of "punishing/recistence ritual" made in members of 1st year by the 3rd years

also i just heard that police may investigating it all

>>150127457
yeah apparently it wasn't allowed to eat cup noodle in the dorm? whtch is funny because theres a photo on koryos facebook about the baseball club receiving cup noodles
>>150127458
twitter wont be happy

Good night bros. I can't make it. Hope to see a Shiho win.

>>150127504
>also i just heard that police may investigating it all
well it went beyond just normal bullying from the sound of it, into sexual assault. I mean, not to be overly dramatic but it's pretty fucked up they're allowed to compete. if that happened to my kid I would be absolutely fucking livid

>>150127522
oyasumi

big triple

>>150127547
as i mentioned, the local hiroshima federation seems that had covere it up

i am sure that national leadership is pissed a llot with the hiroshima branch rightt now, they first seemed to ingore the problem but calls for a deeper investigation are growing

>>150127573
i think if wasnt by wind it would had been a homerun

pace of the game is so nice. hate slow pitchers and inning turnarounds

well the bakusai thread on this game certainly isn't disappointing, holy shit japanese people get savage when they're behind a keyboard. lol

>>150127754
do tell

>>150127753
japanese baseball overall is far faster paced than north american baseball

>>150127754
i was not kiddingg when i told that would be a big hatewatch lol

oh no

>>150127771
literally 50 posts a second trashing the hiroshima players, manager, etc.

also fuck

Imagine the seethe if they win the whole thing

yea, i was expecting it
the bracket was too kind with kyoro, north hokkaido is one of weakest regions

>>150127822
i had saw lot of doxxing too

>>150127823
the more they advance the more hate they're gonna get though.

apparently the Koryo principal is the vice president of the high school baseball so it's pretty shady at best

also come the fuck on Hokkaido, settle down and execute please

>>150127840
he is only the hiroshima vice-president he only has powerr in hiroshima as far i know

>>150127840
it looks that NHK had mentioned the issue during the broadcast

https://x.com/SSSS_Hamachi/status/1953403499334492399

>the bad guy wins
There truly is no god

>>150128217
the tournament has just started and they are playing with the arguable weakest team on tournament

>>150128258
true enough

evil won

fuck

>>150128406
that is not good
people wwill be lot mad at it

4 games on the schedule tomorrow?

>>150129888
yup 2 in the morning and 2 at nihgt (JsT time)

>>150104452 (OP)
Today Games (all times JST/Jaspan Time)

8:00: Chiben Wakayama (Wakayama) vs Hanamaki Higashi aka Ohtani alma matter (Iwate)
智弁和歌山 (和歌山)- 花巻東 (岩手)

10:30: Toyo University Himeji (Hyogo) vs Seibi (Ehime)
東洋大姫路(兵庫)-済美(愛媛)

16:15: Yokohama (Kanagawa) vs Tsuruga Kehi (Fukui)
横浜(神奈川)-敦賀気比(福井)

18:45: Kochi Chuo (Kochi) vs Ayaha (Shiga)
高知中央(高知)-綾羽(滋賀)

Chiben Wakayama (智弁和歌山) is a private school from Wakayama Prefecture. Chiben is a Koshien juggernaut, with them making the tournament almost literally every single year. They have qualified 44 times and won 4 times, most recently in summer 2021 where they famously beat their sister school Chiben Gakuen in the final. Chiben were the runners up in this years Spring tournement, losing to Yokohama in the finals. In term of alumni, the most notable player would be 2x NPB All-Star Haruki Nishikawa.

Key player: Hayato Watanabe (渡邉颯人) 3rd year pitcher, 2025 draft candidate, and member of Japan’s U18 national team. It’s tough to single out just one player from Chiben given their depth, but Watanabe stands out. He started every game during Spring Koshien, though he was only used in two games during the Wakayama summer qualifiers (possibly trying to rest him).

Media ranking: A

Hanamaki Higashi (花巻東) is a private school from Iwate Prefecture. They’ve been to Koshien 18 times, with their best result being a runner-up finish in the 2009 Spring tournament. Most recently, they appeared in the 2025 Spring Koshien and were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Despite never winning a Koshien title, the school is famous for producing both Yusei Kikuchi and Shohei Ohtani. Rintaro Sasaki, is also an alumni.

Key player: Furuki Daito (古城大翔) 2nd year infielder with a lot of power. In the Iwate qualification he went 11 for 21 at the plate, batting .524 with 9 RBIs and 1 home run.

Media ranking: B

>>150133637
NHK Preview

>The first game features Chiben Wakayama Koko, making their 28th appearance in two consecutive years, facing off against Hanamaki Higashi Koko from Iwate, in their 13th appearance in three consecutive years.
>Chiben Wakayama, who finished as runners-up in this year’s Senbatsu, is led by their ace pitcher Hayato Watanabe, who allowed zero runs in the Wakayama tournament, and Ryuto Miyaguchi, known for his mid-140s km/h fastball, forming a strong two-pitcher lineup.
>On the other hand, Hanamaki Higashi’s batting lineup recorded a near .400 team batting average in the Iwate tournament combining for 57 runs in six games, with key players Kozaburo Nitta (batting third) and Daisho Furushiro (batting fourth).
>How Chiben Wakayama’s pitchers handle Hanamaki Higashi’s powerful batting lineup will likely be a key factor in the game.

ohayo koshienbros

Chiben and Hanamaki are both good, rooting for Hanamaki because Chiben is always in there

chiben open the scoring

>>150133910
good morning
tbf hanamaki also make it basically every year these days

>>150133910
ohtayo anon
what you are eating as breakfest while watch the game?

>>150134015
yeah, both are powerhouses, hard to get excited for either. I love underdogs
>>150134145
coffee and a danish lol

oh and an obligatory "fuck koryo"

>>150133637
OHTANI :DDDD

>>150134352
anything new about it?

>>150134477
not that I've seen, but it's still crazy they're being allowed to compete. the manager also sounds like a total asshole

hanamaki running away with this

Seems like I didn't miss much

well it was a dramatic finish anyway
bases loaded 3-2 count and..... a strikeout
hanamaki win 4-1

Damn over an hour til the next one

>>150135744
only 10 minutes, it's 10:30am japan time - 9:30pm eastern

Toyo Himeji (東洋大姫路) is a private school from Hyogo Prefecture. They have been to Koshien 22 times and have won once in summer 1977. Most of their 22 appearances were in the distant past their only two recent appearances were spring 2022 and 2025 The team were runners-up in the 2024 Meji Jingu tournament (only losing to the eventual champions Yokohama). Their most notable alumni is Shigetoshi Hasegawa, a pitcher who played for the Angles and Marinners in the late 90s/early 2000s and won an All-Star in 2003.

Key player: Youta Kinoshita (木下鷹大) 3rd year pitcher, ace of Toyo, 2025 draft candidate, and member of the U18 national team. Kinoshita had a bit of a rough run in the qualifiers, pitching 31 1/3 innings, allowing 27 hits, striking out 31, and giving up 8 earned runs.

Media ranking: B

Seimi (済美) is a private school from Ehime Prefecture. This will be Seimi's first appearance since summer 2018 where they reached the semi-finals, only losing to Osaka Toin. Semei is a bit of a strange school as they don't qualify for Koshien every year, but when they do, they tend to go far. They actually won spring 2004 on their debut and almost went back to back in the following summer tournament.

Key player: Tomoki Umehara (梅原朋貴) 3rd year pitcher and ace of the team. In the Ehime qualifiers, he pitched 35 innings, allowing 24 hits, striking out 29, and giving up just 4 earned runs. He threw complete game shutouts in the final two qualifying matches.

Media ranking: B

toyo pitcher slips causing a run to score

it looks that koroyo had put something on their website but sounds that is the same thing we alrready know

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ec7942c924aec86d232e142e5007a902e3eb0620

>>150136196
3rd strike past ball causes a run

>>150136196
umpball, he was out

collision of the base path (he was ok)

i missed it but toyo have taken the lead 5-3

Well shit, missed the first 2 days. Saw that Chiben Wakayama lost, anything else big happen?

>>150136845
I missed the runs too

>>150136884
big controversy with koryo where a bunch of seniors physically and sexually assaulted a first year student in the dorms. lots of people online got mad about the slap on the wrist punishment they got and called for them to pull out but they didnt.
just search 広陵 on twitter, there are tweets with hundreds of thousands of likes

>>150136911
good villain replacement for Toin then

>>150136918
>>150136934
thank you

i didnt watch the whole game yesterday but apparently at the end some of the asahikawa players refused to shake hands with the koryo players

>>150136915
>good villain replacement for Toin then
funny you mention tit beacuse toin ost osaka fina lol

toyo beat seimi 5-3
we now enter the afternoon break
the 3rd game should start around 4:15pm japan time/ 3:15 am eastern

Nap time

man this break sucks. welp

had you guys played japanese power pros/pawwapuro?

their koshien modes are really fun

Is Deus Vult in the tournament?

I've got food poisoning so I missed the first two games due to either lying in bed, or shitting and vomiting myself to death.

>>150137541
yup desu vultt is on tournament
3 christian schools actually

>>150137588
hope you are better anon
drink lot of water and maybe pokari if you have it

>>150138007
I don't have any Pocari but I've been drinking plenty of water. Thank you, bro.

Just joining the fun, which team(s) is /sp/ rooting for? I know there's a team that got busted for hazing and bullying and they're basically the bad guys of the tournament. Also who has the cutest cheerleaders?

>>150137313
I watch it

>>150138093
>Also who has the cutest cheerleaders?
They're all high schoolers so I'm not going to comment on that.

>>150138093
Last spring, Japan Aviation Ishikawa’s (日本航空石川) girls’ uniforms were in the style of flight attendants.

Yokohama (横浜) is a private school from Kanagawa Prefecture. They have appeared in 38 Koshien tournaments, winning six titles (4 in the spring and 2 in the summer). Most recently the school won the 2025 Spring Koshien, and will be looking to go back-to-back. They are one of the heavy favourites going into this tournament. The school has produced an incredible number of professional players, including multiple NPB Hall of Famers. Notably, Daisuke Matsuzaka attended Yokohama and starred at Koshien in 1998.

Key player: Yota Abe (阿部葉太) It's hard to pick a singular player from Yokohama since they are so many fucking prospects but here. A 3rd year outfielder, 2025 draft prospect, and member of Japan’s U-18 national team, hewas a hero at this year’s Spring Koshien, going 10 for 22 with 10 RBIs and 1 home run.

Media ranking: A+

Tsuruga Kehi (敦賀気比) is a private school from Fukui Prefecture. They have made it to Koshien 24 times with most of this coming recently. They have won once at Koshien back in Spring 2015 and have made the semi-finals multiple times. They are a big fish in a small pond, as Fukui isn't the strongest prefecture to come out of. The most notable alumni is 4x NPB All-Star and current Red Sox player Masataka Yoshida.

Key player: Hasegawa Haru (長谷川陽竜) is a 2nd year infielder who had an great showing in the qualifiers, batting .500 with 7 hits in 14 at bats and driving in 6 runs.

Media ranking: C

>>150138128
Neat, but they must have been roasting

>>150138144
it was a spring so not as hot, also if you use the sportsbull stream you can watch the cheering squads using the buttons are the bottom

>>150138161
Thanks leafbro
>>150138135
>Fukui isn't the strongest prefecture to come out of
This map is two years old but some of the never-wons are surprising. You'd think Miyazaki would have a few wins under their belt from all the NPB teams training there every spring. And Iwate, given the superstars it produces.

>>150138187
i was always surprised with tohoku they literally had no winners until sendai ikuei in 2022. compare them to shikoku who have 26 wins despite having fewer prefectures and population.

>>150138135
These ratings tell me Kehi gonna get rekt

>risp
Come on Kehi

>>150138219
My dad is from Akita and he used to say northern prefectures are generally weaker because they don't get to train as much as the warmer south. Which makes sense

Nice anthems

DAMN nice catch

>>150138093
>>150138097
i am going to call the police if this continues

dont lewd the JKs, PROTECC them

>>150138267
those ratings are not that trustable, its basically japanese media´s "trust me bro"

>>150138300
They're sure looking "trustable" right now

>>150138267
they were horribly wrong last spring so i would take them with a grain of salt but yes, i would say yokohama are the heavy favourites.
>>150138273
>northern prefectures are generally weaker because they don't get to train as much as the warmer south.
i could totally see that. A few years ago during spring koshien, a team from deep in the mountains of fukushima was selected for a “21st century” slot because they had to train in an area with heavy snowfall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXJYNwoBI8I

>>150138305
i mean its the literal champion of spring koshien playing now

it dont needs ratings to know they gonna win their first game lol

Tbf it's one game and upsets happen. Baseball is also a high variance game. One game, at least in the pros, really isn't enough to decide who is best.
But yeah right now they're cruising

How are those bands and cheerleaders performing nonstop for hours in this heat, jesus

>>150138273
>My dad is from Akita and he used to say northern prefectures are generally weaker because they don't get to train as much as the warmer south

litteraly any prefecture for the north of tokyo hasnt won until 2022, it was known as diivision of X river or something like that

X is the name of river that split the good teams zone from bad zones, i had forgot the name so i used X

>>150138342
its not THAT heat anymoore, its late afternoon now

right now actually is around 30c and its rainin a bit so it will get a bit more confortable than usuall

>>150138350
in fact for the game afte this is predicted to be around 27c, for japanese summer that is good news as far i know

>>150138371
What kinda summers do you get down in the favelas ABG?

the rain is coming down pretty hard

>>150138395
not all brazil is like rio de janeiro anon, its like say that usa is all like chicago or some things like that

that said it depends of region, some places is cold as hell some others is hot as well at this time of year

>>150138431
weather news says is just a cloud passing by, it wont cancell the game

we may see kino two-colored infield tho

yearly reminder to watch moshidora

i wonder if they will delay the second game
considering the rain time, its possible it starts later than the second game yesterday

>>150138440
I thought you said you were from there. Might have been one of the others Brazilians but they aren't around right now

>>150137313
i play it occasionally
koshien/eikan nine/whatever mode looks fun but it has too much text for my dekinai brain to play it

>>150138493
i tend to play surcess mode too
eikan is nice too but ye aas you said too much text

>>150138493
PLEASE WATCH OUR SPORT

if you are on sportsbull, if you press 球場全景 bellow the video it will show the behind homeplate camera

it is showing the staff drying the field

long delay

>>150138700
lot of sand to pour into the field
but they are goiing agaisnt the time, there another raincell coming in a 1hr or so

here is that cell 1hr from now

koshiensisters...the tokyo domechads are laughing at us...

>>150138726
the dome cucks are getting injuried with ACLs while we speak

While we wait, the great debate

delay its overr
game is back

>>150138779
>the raping of Tsuruga Kehi resumes

digits and oda has a nightmare inning

>>150138822
uh oh

>>150138822
bros?

>>150138822
>consecutive infield errors
OH N-

It's happening

>>150138822
>ynr Spain's 3B errors v Taiwan in WBC qualifying

happening canceled

Is this the part where people on social media start identifying "war criminals"

>>150138859
spain without the s

Is it just me or have the Kehi players given up already? I see zero urgency

>>150138898
They know it's owari da

I am so sick and tired of this au commercial

>>150138906
wtf i was just about to post that

>>150138906
>its joever

>>150138909
what ad?
i mean usually sportsbull dont have ads if you are outside japan lol

>良い当たりだ!
>routine foul, pop fly
Why are their commentators like this

>>150138890
Brvtal

>line drive straight to third baseman
Half of Kehi's offense

Nice bunt lmao

>>150127445
this next game is gonna be the latest start time now

is there something about the field or the way HS teams play that mean the infield all play SO deep? the infield dirt also looks massive.

>>150138984
yea likely
and it looks that weill have another rain delay so god knos when it will end if end tonight

this is the weather 1 hour of now
its gonna be reallly close

>>150139025
its regular baeball size inield
is jusst that the all dirt infield makes it looks larger than normal

They're getting shutout aren't they

>>150139109
looks like it

easy yokohama W
i didnt write up any summaries of the final game but its Kochi Chuo (Kochi) vs Ayaha (Shiga)
both teams are seen as underdogs
kochi has made koshien once before while this is ayaha's first time
media ranking for both teams: C

Likely anyone's game

What they heck, they're still playing?

>>150140344
Rain delay

Suspenseful end here

It's so over

Ayaha running away with it wew

What a nightmare.

all back to that SS error top of the 9th with 2 outs
you'd feel horrible

that poor pitcher

>>150140502
I spoke too soon

Sup Euro bros

>>150140531
They were 1 strike away at one point weren't they?

LMAO

>>150140577
questionable ball call with 2 strikes too i think

What an error. Wish I got a webm of it.
Good end though

>>150140592
Close but it was a ball I think. Pitcher couldnt find the strike zone for a bit and then beaned him.

Ah fuck I only started recording the game at the bottom of the 9th

.>the best game of day happens when ii fall asleep

sad

https://vk.sportsbull.jp/koshien/video/abc/highlight/20250808_4d.html

time in jst
8:00 Hirosaki Gakuin Seiai (Aomori) - Nishi Nippon Tandai (Fukuoka)
弘前学院聖愛(青森) - 西日本短大付(福岡)
10:30 Meishu Hitachi (Ibaraki) - Seirei Christopher (Shizuoka)
明秀日立(茨城) - 聖隷クリストファー(静岡)
16:15 Seiran Taito (Tochigi) - Saga Kita (Saga)
青藍泰斗(栃木) - 佐賀北(佐賀)
18:45 Ichi Funabashi (Chiba) - Meiho (Oita)
市船橋(千葉) - 明豊(大分)

>>150145461
based desuvult at 9pm

>>150145478
desu vult from fukushima dont play today but the aomori and shizuoka schools are both christian

>>150145526
yea i know, this why i told that

Hirosaki Gakuin Seiai (弘前学院聖愛) is a private school from Aomori Prefecture. Seiai is a smaller Koshien school, having appeared only twice in its history (Summer 2013 and 2021). Until 2000, it was an all-girls school, which partially explains its limited baseball history. They narrowly defeated powerhouse Aomori Yamada 6–5 in the finals of the Aomori Prefecture qualifiers to secure their place in this year’s Koshien. It is also a Christian school, one of the few in this year’s tournament.

Media ranking: C

Nishi Nippon Tandai (西日本短大付) is a private school from Fukuoka Prefecture. They have appeared at Koshien 10 times, winning once in the summer of 1992. Their most recent appearance was last spring, when they reached the 3rd round before losing to eventual champions Yokohama. They have a bunch of NPB players as alumni but the most famous is defiantly Tsuyoshi Shinjo AKA "BIGBOSS". 7x NPB All-Star, 10x Golden Glove outfielder who is currently managing the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the NPB.

Media ranking: B

>>150145526
Desu Vult plays the Koreans in a couple days' time. I think Kendai - Yamanashi Gakuin might be on the same night, alongside Nichidai San but I'm not sure.

It appears that >Koryo has gotten themselves in a pretty nasty situation off-field. Japanese yout00bz are all over them... bullying, abuse, higher-ups not caring at all.

>>150146047
Kendai plays the Koreans on the 12th
Desu Vult plays Yamanashi Gakuen on the 11th

>>150146089
the fa tt they are pretending nothing happened is what is causinmg the fuss

to make things worse, it seems that players are not aware that people know what is going on

>>150146047
>>150146156
we tend to call all christians schools desu vult desu

its that seiko was the first one we had found out about lol

>>150146255
the koryo players are aware

see >>150136966

nishinippon 2 run home run

>>150146327
they still dont show full replays

>>150146401
hirosaki are able to tie it up

the sawada ren dude is really good
2 hits today and 2rbi on the last
not mentioning the stolen bases

>>150146290
they are without smart phones andd likely ith no TV

probally they just think that they were bad at losing or somnething like that

spent way too long trying to decipher the moon rune scorebug to figure out what inning it is before seeing it in the top left

>>150146807
it also just shows the inning below the stream on sportsbull

Kek at that run

nishinippon were able to tie the game back up on a sac fly

Captcha being slow for anyone else?

>>150146807
this why we tend to put the runes with english team names so it gests easer to know who is who

>>150147220
yes

we going to T I E B R E A K

tiebreak time

tf? pure umpball

wew

Bruh

Test

>>150147444
This isn't even close

>>150147444
The umpire signaled he came off the base, you can't tell from this angle

Congrats nishinips

nishinippon win 4-3
Meishu Hitachi (Ibaraki) vs Seirei Christopher (Shizuoka) in 30~ mins

Meishu Hitachi (明秀日立) is a private school from Ibaraki Prefecture. Hitachi as a school doesn't have much history at Koshien, with them only having appeared 3 times, all in the past few years. Hitachi's best ever result came in Spring 2018 where they lost to Osaka Toin in the 3rd round. I believe they were an all- girls school until the 90s which partially explains the lack of historic success. Regardless, they seem to be one of the strongest teams in Ibaraki these days, which is nice as the prefecture was much less competitive in the past.

Key player: Seishiro Nakaoka (中岡誠志郎) is a 3rd year two way player who typically starts in the infield before taking the mound as a reliever. At bat, he went 7 for 18 with 3 walks, batting .389 and 4 RBIs. On the mound, he threw 29 1/3rd innings, allowing only 1 earned run for a 0.31 ERA. He also had 22 strikeouts, and 18 hits allowed.

Media Ranking: B

Seirei Christopher (聖隷クリストファー) is a private school from Shizuoka Prefecture. This is Seirei's first ever Koshien appearance. They quite handily won the Shizuoka Prefecture qualifiers. The school is a Protestant Christian school as you can probably guess by the name, literally meaning "Holy Servant Christopher". The school only had one player who has gone on to the NPB, Shota Suzuki who played a few years for Chunichi.

Key player: Takabe Riku (髙部陸) is a 2nd year pitcher and ace of the team, considered a 2026 draft candidate. In the qualifiers, he pitched 30 innings, allowing 20 hits, striking out 33 batters, and giving up just 3 earned runs.

Media ranking: B

seirei score their first ever run at koshien

konichiwa koshien krew

Got tickets for the afternoon games today, looks like rain but should be able to get the first game in.
Seats are in the outfield so gonna be rocking the ponchos

>>150148395
based koshien attender
is it a single ticket to watch both games?

>>150148492
Yeah, 500 yen for either the morning or night, both games. What’s that now, like 3 dollars US? It’s awesome

>>150148552
if the tickets are that cheap, I’m a bit disappointed to see the stands so empty, but I guess it’s a weekday and people have work.

>>150148698
actually its saturday in japan isnt it

>>150148698
It's already Saturday in Japan

>>150148395
rain is scheduled onlyy to around 9pm

you should be safe

>>150148698
it used to be even chepaer, it used to be free and 100 yen

price asides, the low attendence is likely due the rain and heat

>>150148755
Yeah, will stay for the first game at least. Still gonna be hot and muggy so the beer girls are gonna hit their quotas fast if they hang out near my seat lol

>>150148955
Gaijin in America bro?

>>150149292
>Gaijin in America bro?
Gaijinin Japan bro?* I'm retarded.

>>150149292
>Gaijin
yes
>in America
>no

>>150149315
I'll keep an eye out for you, bro.

Why does this school have Christopher in the name? That's a very western name.

>>150149435
Don't worry, I read the post, I'm a fucking idiot.

You seem confused today ausanon, you OK?

>>150149482
it's the food poisoning bro

>>150149482
It's just one of those days, leafbro. Thank you for asking. You OK?

LETS OO
CHRISTOPHER
LETS GO LETS GO
CHRISTOPHER

>>150149503
Don't even get me started.

>>150149435
They follow the teaching of Jesus Christopher

>>150149541
oesnt have pocari in australia anoon
i feel you will be better with pocari

>>150148395
Based have fun! You better show us pics :)

>>150149578
We have Pocari here, I've had it before, you just have to go to Asian specialty stores to get it. And I'm feeling better today, seems it was just a mild 24-hour thing yesterday.

>>150149435
as >>150149555 joked, they are a desu vult school

the nonly non crhristan school that i know that uses english is clark but its beacuse clack used to teach people in hokkaido so its a tribute for him

>>150149598
+2 on showing us pics.

>>150149507
>You OK?
No. My city's
>>>>>>professional
sports team sucks and I had such high hopes for them. But otherwise fine, thanks.

>>150149656
>But otherwise fine, thanks.
I'm glad to hear that.

>>150149598
>>150149623
seats are way out in right so it’s not gonna look like much but sure


Good game too, nice to see a team get their first ever win

I kinda want to see 2 christian schools against each other

>>150149755
Who will God choose to win?

I'm Shizuoka man. I never thought Seirei would win lol

>>150149745
If nothing else, at least let us see your brewsky.

>>150149755
maybe next year
bracket wont it happen this year unllesss they go futher on tournament

i would call it desu vult derby

>>150149775
they are strong, i saw them on qualifierrs

i dont think theyy would win a poehuse but they are aboe averae that is for sure

Gaijinbro, what made you move to Japan? Surely America wasn't as bad as it is now, 25 years ago.

>>150149775
congrats bro

anyway its the mid day break baseball will be back in 3~ hours

>>150149819
Gonna watch a quick movie, shower, and go to the shop for snacks.

>>150149832
Maybe go to the shop for snacks*

I need to be put down like a sick dog.

I got busy with stuff. Who won the game?

>>150149951
christopher 5-1

New thread for the next games?

>>150150025
4chan won’t let me start threads from my IP so someone else gonna have to do it, onegai shimasu

>>150150225
i will do once 30mins before next game

>>150150513
Thanks brazilbro

On my way to Koshien now, it’s pretty fuckin hot outside desu

>>150149832
Just finished Back to the Future II.

Where nu Koshien thread, precious? Where nu Koshien thread eh?

im waitingg forr the captica clock strikes 0

tthere is the threadd
>>150151437
>>150151437
>>150151437