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Konan wins first round!!! |
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Written by Byron Jones
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Konan High School, Okinawa Prefecture Baseball champions and representative to the National Baseball tournament won their first round game today, 3-2. In this single-elimination styled tournament, the Konan vs. Okayama Ridaifuzoku was the 2nd game of 23 in the first round.
Ridai jumped out with a 1-0 lead in the 2nd, but Konan came back with steady pressure in both the bottom of the 3rd and 5th innings to finally take the lead. They held the lead until the top of the 8th, when Ridai tied it up. But Konan immediately bounced back with another run in the bottom of the same 8th inning to secure the win.
Konan’s excellent defending and characteristic calm under pressure won out, even as Ridai put a man on base with no outs in every single inning.
It’s been 24 years since Konan High School has represented Okinawa in the national tournament, and the 7th time total. Now Konan must wait almost a week before they get to play again. They will face the winners of the Bunseigeidaifuzoku vs. Ichifunabashi game, on the 14th of August. |
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