Konan wins first round!!!

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 2^nd, but Konan came back with steady pressure in both the bottom of the 3^rd and 5^th innings to finally take the lead. They held the lead until the top of the 8^th, when Ridai tied it up. But Konan immediately bounced back with another run in the bottom of the same 8^th 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 7^th 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 14^th of August.