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03/19/26, 00:16No.15392429298th Spring Koshien Senbatsu Thread 1
03/19/26, 00:16No.15392429298th Spring Koshien Senbatsu Thread 1Spring has come
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>Free Stream links (no VPN needed)
https://sportsbull.jp/senbatsu/
https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/livestream/senbatsulive/hsb/games/live
(whitelist on adblock if you have problems to load stream)
>Also on (needs JP VPN)
https://www.web.nhk/
https://tver.jp/specials/senbatsu
https://www.dazn.com/en-JP/sport/Sport:e2n4bo41sw91dx98if05lse25
>Highlights/Game Replays
https://sportsbull.jp/senbatsu/video/
https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/list/video/hsb_spring?genre=senbatsu
https://www.youtube.com/@senbatsu_live
>What will be game days
From The night of March 18th until the March 29th (excluding rainout days and adding a pause day after quarter-finals and semis)
>Team list
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mqL4tUlcOmNiztjUC_M4vCZzy6QTU2MIm3uDl9UzsZo/edit?gid=0#gid=0
>bracket
https://www.flashscore.com/baseball/japan/spring-koshien/draw/
https://sportsbull.jp/senbatsu/tournament/
>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
see below
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Anon
03/19/26, 00:24No.153924349
03/19/26, 00:24No.153924349Too bad you can't gamble on it
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Anon
03/19/26, 00:26No.153924361
03/19/26, 00:26No.153924361koshien!
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Anon
03/19/26, 00:26No.153924363
03/19/26, 00:26No.153924363Are you the Brazilian who also watches the Brazilian baseball league and was following the WBC?
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Anon03/19/26, 00:56No.153924562
03/19/26, 00:56No.153924562Day 1 Games:
沖縄尚学(沖縄)ー帝京(東京)
Okinawa Shogaku (Okinawa) vs. Teikyo (Tokyo)afterGame 2
阿南光(徳島)ー 中京大中京(愛知)
Anan Hikaru (Tokushima) - Chukyo (Dai/U) Chukyo (Aichi)AfterGame 3八戸学院光星(青森)ー 崇徳(広島)
Hachinohe Gakuin Kosei (Aomori) - Sotoku (Hiroshima)
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Anon03/19/26, 01:07No.153924636
03/19/26, 01:07No.153924636for the first time, teams can use a DH at koshien
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Anon03/19/26, 01:26No.153924739
03/19/26, 01:26No.153924739I'll give a summery of the teams for the first match. (dont expect this level of detail for all teams i cba)Okinawa Shogaku (沖縄尚学) is a private school from Okinawa Prefecture. They are the premier team from Okinawa, having made 20 appearances at Koshien, the most of any school from the prefecture. They are one of only two Okinawan schools to have ever won the tournament, doing so three times (Spring 1999, Spring 2008, and Summer 2025). Their most recent Koshien appearance came this past summer, where they won the tournament. As the defending champions, they are considered strong favourites.
Fall stats: 6 W, 1 L; AVG .303; 1 HR; 1.22 ERAStandout player: Ryosuke Sueyoshi (末吉 良丞) #1, Pitcher, 3rd year.
61.2 IP / 2.04 ERA / 47 H / 60 K / 24 BB / 14 ER (previous Koshien + U-18 national team stats).
An ace pitcher who won last year’s Summer Koshien as a second year student, he also represented Japan in the 2025 U-18 Baseball World Cup. He is one of the most highly rated players in this tournament and a projected top draft pick.Media ranking: ATeikyo (帝京) is a private school from Tokyo Prefecture. This will be Teikyo’s 27th appearance at Koshien, but their first since Summer 2011. They are a former powerhouse, having won Koshien three times (Summer 1989, Summer 1995, and Spring 1992). Teikyo won last fall’s Tokyo tournament and qualified for the Meiji Jingu Tournament, earning a spot in Spring Koshien. The school is also highly successful in soccer, having won the Soccer Koshien six times and has produced a large number of J.League players.
Fall stats: 8 W, 1 L; AVG .354; 7 HR; 1.61 ERAStandout player: Ryunosuke Medai (目代 龍之介) #8, Outfielder/Pitcher, 2nd year.
27 AB / .370 AVG / 10 H / 2 HR / 11 RBI / 4 SB.
A power hitter who has stated he aims to hit seven or more home runs at Koshien (which would break the tournament record). He also hopes to play in the Majors.
Sidenote: Teikyo has a Hafu pitcher named Pascal Junior (Nigerian-Japanese).Media ranking: A
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Anon03/19/26, 01:40No.153924856
03/19/26, 01:40No.153924856Lineups
Teikyo
1. DH Ando Joji
2. CF Medai Ryunosuke
3. LF Tateishi Hidaka
4. SS Kimura Sera
5. 1B Tsutahara Yuta
6. RF Karatsu Yamato
7. 2B Shimasue Meiya
8. C Suzuki Yugo
9. 3B Ikeda Yamato
P. LHP Nirei Pascal Jr. (Yea it's name)Okinawa Shogaku
1. CF Nakama Ibuki
2. SS Inaoka Aoto
3. 2B Keruma Dan
4. 3B Tamanaha Hou
5. 1B Akie Hayato
6. DH Uema Yuto
7. C Yamakawa Taiga
8. LF Higa Daichi
9. RF Kuda Ayuto
P. LHP Sueyoshi Ryosuke
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Anon
03/19/26, 01:53No.153924970
03/19/26, 01:53No.153924970Are they playing the Lupin the Third theme?
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Anon
03/19/26, 01:58No.153925006
03/19/26, 01:58No.153925006koshien time
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Anon03/19/26, 01:59No.153925016
03/19/26, 01:59No.153925016okinawa shogaku score the first run at koshien
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Anon03/19/26, 02:33No.153925253
03/19/26, 02:33No.153925253doesn't seem to be helping much this game tho
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Anon03/19/26, 02:40No.153925308
03/19/26, 02:40No.153925308failed squeeze by teikyo
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Anon03/19/26, 02:40No.153925311
03/19/26, 02:40No.153925311i dont know what happened, it seems a problem of comunication on that bunt
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Anon03/19/26, 02:55No.153925432
03/19/26, 02:55No.153925432i had forgot about the fact okinawa maneger look like jose mourinho lol
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Anon03/19/26, 02:56No.153925442
03/19/26, 02:56No.153925442I wish I knew Japanese. The commentary sounds pretty fun.
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Anon03/19/26, 03:05No.153925511
03/19/26, 03:05No.153925511TEIKYO TURNS AROUND
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Anon03/19/26, 03:05No.153925512
03/19/26, 03:05No.153925512it's okinover...
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Anon03/19/26, 03:12No.153925559
03/19/26, 03:12No.153925559I wasn't expecting the champs to get bounced so early, not with how dominant their ace was during the first few innings.
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Anon03/19/26, 03:12No.153925561
03/19/26, 03:12No.153925561FUCK THAT WAS A ROUGH CATCH TO GET!
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Anon03/19/26, 03:12No.153925563
03/19/26, 03:12No.153925563Owari da
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Anon03/19/26, 03:15No.153925582
03/19/26, 03:15No.153925582rally starts now
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Anon03/19/26, 03:27No.153925672
03/19/26, 03:27No.153925672That was a good game!
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Anon03/19/26, 03:27No.153925674
03/19/26, 03:27No.153925674damn it was close but okinawa couldn't come back
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Anon03/19/26, 03:27No.153925676
03/19/26, 03:27No.153925676F for okianwa
hopefuly they keep the streak in summer and return
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Anon03/19/26, 03:28No.153925680
03/19/26, 03:28No.153925680Pretty fun game. I'm sure its even better in person.
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Anon03/19/26, 03:29No.153925687
03/19/26, 03:29No.153925687Btw, what was that air raid siren before? What is everyone singing?
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Anon03/19/26, 03:43No.153925798
03/19/26, 03:43No.153925798Reminder that there's a documentary about the Summer Koshien tournament called 'Koshien: Japanese Field of Dreams' that is worth a watch. Ohtani's former H.S. coach features in it. His son turned down NPB to play for Stanford.
https://www.mlb.com/news/rintaro-sasaki-mlb-npb-prospect-playing-at-stanford
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Anon03/19/26, 03:49No.153925846
03/19/26, 03:49No.153925846team summeryAnan Hikari (阿南光) is a public school from Tokushima Prefecture. As one of only four public schools at this year's tournament, they will have their work cut out for them. The school was formed through a merger and was technically founded in 2018, meaning this is only Hikaris third Koshien appearance. They last attended in Spring 2024, where they surprisingly made it to the quarter-finals. The school made it to the finals of the Shikoku regional tournement last fall and thus was selected to go to Spring Koshien.
Stats: 7 W, 1 L; Avg .285; 0 HR; 2.12 ERA
Standout player: None?Media ranking: BChukyodai Chukyo (中京大中京) is a private school from Aichi Prefecture. They are historically the strongest school in the country and have made it to Koshien 62 times, and have won 11 titles (4 Spring, 7 Summer) which is the most for any school. All this should come with the important caveat that, most of their success happened far in the past (I'm talking like 1930s). Their last Koshien appearance was Summer 2024 where they lost in the 2nd round.
Stats: 10 W, 1 L; Avg .283; 1 HR; 2.20 ERA
Standout player: Shōsei Ogita (荻田翔惺) #9, Outfielder, 3rd year. .395 Avg (17-for-43) with 6 RBIs in 11 official games. He the also the captain of the team and idolizes Seiya Suzuki.Media ranking: A
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Anon03/19/26, 03:50No.153925848
03/19/26, 03:50No.153925848https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhCtzmDWsN0
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Anon03/19/26, 04:07No.153925963
03/19/26, 04:07No.153925963Based Koshien
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Anon03/19/26, 04:24No.153926061
03/19/26, 04:24No.153926061Deus Vult/Desu Vult/Holy Light in spring Koshien?
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Anon03/19/26, 04:31No.153926091
03/19/26, 04:31No.153926091they are playing you wa shock lol
https://youtu.be/SbU9ZZ0WHnA
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Anon03/19/26, 04:56No.153926195
03/19/26, 04:56No.153926195HOME RUN NUMBER 1
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Anon03/19/26, 04:56No.153926197
03/19/26, 04:56No.153926197first home run of the tournament
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Anon03/19/26, 04:59No.153926209
03/19/26, 04:59No.153926209YOU WA SHOCK
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Anon03/19/26, 05:26No.153926307
03/19/26, 05:26No.153926307Thought they had something there for a moment
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Anon03/19/26, 05:34No.153926326
03/19/26, 05:34No.153926326rip anan hikari
3 public schools left
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Anon03/19/26, 05:42No.153926344
03/19/26, 05:42No.153926344Didn't one of the public schools make a deep run last year?
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Anon03/19/26, 05:57No.153926377
03/19/26, 05:57No.153926377here are the team summaries for the last game of the dayHachinohe Gakuin Kōsei (八戸学院光星) is a private school from Aomori Prefecture, this will be their 24th Koshien appearance and their first since Spring 2024. They have never won Koshien but were runners-up 3 times during the early 2010s. Traditional powerhouse school, they recruit baseball players from across the country and have them board. They also have the largest baseball club of any school at the tournament with 87 members. No MLB alumni but a bunch in the NPB, most notable would probably be Hayato Sakamoto who is a 13x NPB All-Star and won the Gold medal at the 2020 summer olympics with Samurai Japan.
Stats: 8 W, 1 L; Avg: .275; HR: 4; ERA: 1.18.
Standout Player: Akihiro Kitaguchi (北口 晃大) #1, Pitcher, 3rd year. He pitched 62 innings in Autumn with 51 K's and 0.73 ERA. Including a 140 pitch complete game shut out in the semi-finals of the Tohoku regionals.(He also occupies the DH role through the Ohtani rule)Media ranking: BSutoku (崇徳) is a private school from Hiroshima Prefecture. This will be Sutoku's first Koshien appearance since 1993 and their 6th overall. Despite the low number of appearances, Sutoku have actually won Koshien once, 1976 Spring (Exactly 50 years ago btw). Actually, that tournament was the last time they ever won a game at Spring Koshien as in their only other two appearances they lost in the 1st round. The school won the fall Hiroshima and Chugoku tournaments, earning them a place in the Meiji Jingu and this years Spring Koshien.
Stats: 10 W, 2 L; Avg .322; 3 HR; 1.76 ERA
Standout player: Rinku Tokumaru (徳丸 凜空) #1, Pitcher, 3rd year. 85.1 IP, 63 H, 83 K, 15 BB/HBP, 17 R, 1.48 ERA. He pitched 3 complete game shutouts in the fall Chugoku tournament.Media ranking: A
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Anon03/19/26, 05:57No.153926378
03/19/26, 05:57No.153926378Are there any le fat players this spring?
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Anon03/19/26, 05:57No.153926381
03/19/26, 05:57No.153926381one more today?
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Anon03/19/26, 05:58No.153926388
03/19/26, 05:58No.153926388nvm
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Anon03/19/26, 06:20No.153926454
03/19/26, 06:20No.153926454Kosei playing LOVE 2000
https://youtu.be/heK6ubmZ81k
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Anon03/19/26, 07:13No.153926651
03/19/26, 07:13No.153926651Don't think I'll make it for this one
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Anon03/19/26, 07:49No.153926821
03/19/26, 07:49No.153926821Huebros, stop jinxing rain por favor
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Anon03/19/26, 07:58No.153926875
03/19/26, 07:58No.153926875That woke me up
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Anon03/19/26, 08:08No.153926916
03/19/26, 08:08No.153926916Bruh
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Anon03/19/26, 08:23No.153926996
03/19/26, 08:23No.153926996FOR FIRST TIME IN THE YEARITS TIME FORT I E B R E A K
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Anon03/19/26, 08:35No.153927086
03/19/26, 08:35No.153927086Absolutely bleeding runs right now
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Anon03/19/26, 08:40No.153927124
03/19/26, 08:40No.153927124Hilarious that Kosei is actually going to win despite 6 errors and counting
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Anon
03/19/26, 08:40No.153927127
03/19/26, 08:40No.153927127these chinks are a disgrace to the sport of baseball
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Anon03/19/26, 08:46No.153927188
03/19/26, 08:46No.153927188Beggars belief. They're so fucking cooked.
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Anon03/19/26, 08:46No.153927192
03/19/26, 08:46No.153927192>waited until be 10 runs behind to replace the pitcher
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Anon03/19/26, 08:50No.153927231
03/19/26, 08:50No.153927231That was a good catch and a good game
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Anon03/19/26, 08:52No.153927244
03/19/26, 08:52No.153927244after this masterclass in bad manegement, the day 1 endsat least we had competitive games... until the last game tiebreak...
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Anon03/19/26, 10:25No.153927870
03/19/26, 10:25No.153927870Are there any English commentary of Koshien or is it all in Japanese?
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Anon03/19/26, 11:03No.153928080
03/19/26, 11:03No.153928080Considering waking up extremely early is hard for me, is there a way to watch full replays of games?
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Anon03/19/26, 20:34No.153931574
03/19/26, 20:34No.153931574day 2 schedule8:00pm eastern time
滋賀学園 (滋賀) - 長崎西 (長崎)
Shiga Gakuen (Shiga) - Nagasaki Nishi (Nagasaki)10:30pm
横浜 (神奈川) - 神村学園 (鹿児島)
Yokohama (Kanagawa) - Kamimura Gakuen (Kagoshima)1:00am
花巻東 (岩手) - 智弁学園 (奈良)
Hanamaki Higashi (Iwate) - Chiben Gakuen (Nara)
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Anon03/19/26, 23:54No.153933806
03/19/26, 23:54No.153933806team summary for the first gameShiga Gakuen (滋賀学園) is a private school from Shiga prefecture. This will be the schools 6th appearance at Koshien, they appeared at last years Spring Koshien where they lost in the first round. Shiga Gakuens best performance was at Summer 2024 where they reached the quarter-finals. The school was originally a girl's school and only became co-ed in 1999, so they don't have much history at Koshien.
Stats: 6 W, 2 L; Avg .310; 1 HR; 2.10 ERAMedia ranking: BNagasaki Nishi (長崎西) is a public school from Nagasaki Prefecture. This will be the schools 5th appearance at Koshien and first since Summer 1981. Selected via the '21st Century Slot', a special category for teams that overcome adversity or embody the "spirit" of Koshien, Nishi is one of the most academically rigorous schools in the region. Students are only able to practice for 90 mins per day (compared to 3-4 hours for most private schools). The students even developed their own app which tracks their metrics and analytics (see pic), basically a nerd school.
Stats: 5 W, 2 L; .212 Avg; 1.82 ERAMedia ranking: C
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Anon03/20/26, 00:16No.153934097
03/20/26, 00:16No.153934097Shiga got lucky that they only gave up one run, that pitcher had totally lost his stuff for first few batters
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Anon03/20/26, 00:42No.153934365
03/20/26, 00:42No.153934365>stankees
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Anon03/20/26, 00:44No.153934383
03/20/26, 00:44No.153934383Nakasahki playing brand new sky, it was one of pawapuro intros few years agohttps://youtu.be/4oAyMzCS7DY
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Anon
03/20/26, 00:49No.153934442
03/20/26, 00:49No.153934442SenbaTSUUUUU
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Anon03/20/26, 00:57No.153934516
03/20/26, 00:57No.153934516nagasaki give up a run on an error
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Anon03/20/26, 01:25No.153934798
03/20/26, 01:25No.153934798Looks like I've missed a good one so far
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Anon03/20/26, 01:52No.153935032
03/20/26, 01:52No.153935032Of course as soon I start watching the runs dry up
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Anon03/20/26, 02:03No.153935113
03/20/26, 02:03No.153935113last chance for the public school boys
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Anon03/20/26, 02:36No.153935399
03/20/26, 02:36No.153935399summary for the 2nd game.Yokohama (横浜) is a private school from Kanagawa Prefecture. They have appeared in 39 Koshien tournaments, winning six titles (4 in the spring and 2 in the summer). Yokohama are the defending Spring Koshien champions, having won in 2025, and will be looking to go back-to-back. They are one of the heavy favourites going into this tournament. Yokohama are also the school with the largest student body at this tournament with 2805 students. 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.
Stats: 7 W, 1 L; .327 Avg; 7 HR; 1.93 ERA
Standout player: Shoki Oda (織田翔希) #1, Pitcher, 3rd year. 52.1 IP / 1.38 ERA / 45 H / 32 K / 13 BB / 8 ER. Considered one of the top prospects for the NPB draft, he is aiming to surpass Daisuke, many scouts have been watching him (including the Dodgers).Media ranking: AKamimura Gakuen (神村学園) is a private school in Kagoshima Prefecture. This marks the school’s 15th appearance at Koshien, with their most recent appearance coming in last year’s Summer Koshien, where they were eliminated in the first round. Kamimura has never won a Koshien title but has reached the finals and semifinals multiple times. Over the years, the school has been involved in a bunch of violence scandals from the soccer and baseball teams. (not uncommon among highly sports focused schools)
Stats: 8 W, 1 L; .382 Avg; 4 HR; 0.99 ERAMedia ranking: B
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Anon03/20/26, 03:19No.153935789
03/20/26, 03:19No.153935789CAM ON
SCOR SOM FACKIN RUNS
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Anon03/20/26, 03:20No.153935803
03/20/26, 03:20No.153935803>Godzilla theme
Neat
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Anon03/20/26, 03:36No.153935920
03/20/26, 03:36No.153935920I want Deus Vult!
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Anon03/20/26, 04:12No.153936150
03/20/26, 04:12No.153936150this one might end like this
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Anon03/20/26, 04:48No.153936277
03/20/26, 04:48No.153936277Last chance...
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Anon
03/20/26, 05:19No.153936376
03/20/26, 05:19No.153936376it's time that of the year!
reminder to watch moshidora
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Anon03/20/26, 05:28No.153936394
03/20/26, 05:28No.153936394Moth-e-Ra
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Anon03/20/26, 05:31No.153936400
03/20/26, 05:31No.153936400ohtani cformer school vs reverse carpthis will be fun
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Anon03/20/26, 06:13No.153936548
03/20/26, 06:13No.153936548Did Ohtani win Koshien as well?
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Anon03/20/26, 07:19No.153936776
03/20/26, 07:19No.153936776hanamaki glory is just send players to MLB lol
they never won a koshien in ages
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Anon03/20/26, 07:38No.153936879
03/20/26, 07:38No.153936879Relatively easy win
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Anon03/20/26, 13:06No.153938865
03/20/26, 13:06No.153938865Yokohama lost? Damn it, I went to bed early and only saw pre-game coverage where the media was sucking off their pitcher.
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Anon03/20/26, 19:53No.153941662
03/20/26, 19:53No.153941662day 3 schedule8:00pm eastern time
東洋大姫路 (兵庫) - 花咲徳栄 (埼玉)
Toyodai Himeji (Hyogo) - Hanasaki Tokuharu (Saitama)10:30pm
高知農 (高知) - 日本文理 (新潟)
Kochi Nogyo (Kochi) - Nihon Bunri (Niigata)1:00am
北照 (北海道) - 専大松戸 (千葉)
Hokusho (Hokkaido) - Sendai Matsudo (Chiba)
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Anon03/20/26, 23:50No.153944272
03/20/26, 23:50No.153944272first game of the dayToyodai Himeji (東洋大姫路) is a private school from Hyogo Prefecture. This will be the schools 23rd appearance at Koshien, they won Koshien once back in Summer 1977 and their latest appearance was last Summer where they reached the quarter-finals. Their most notable alumni is Shigetoshi Hasegawa, a pitcher who played for the Angles and Mariners in the late 90s/early 2000s and won an All-Star in 2003. The school didn't have the best performance in fall but they did well enough to be selected. They are the Hyogo representative so they'll be boosted by a lot of local support.
Stats: 5 W, 2 L; .239 Avg; 1 HR; 2.73 ERAMedia ranking: CHanasaki Tokuharu (花咲徳栄) is a private school from Saitama Prefecture. This is Hanasaki Tokuharu’s 13th appearance at Koshien. Their most recent appearance came in Summer 2024, where they lost in the first round. The school won Koshien once, in Summer 2017, but has not been able to replicate that success, winning only a single game at Koshien since then. Hanasaki Tokuharu has served as the inspiration for two baseball manga, Draft King and Tamayomi, both of which feature fictional versions of the school. The team was Runners-up in last years Kanto Fall tournament, only losing to Yamanashi Gakuin in the finals whtch earned them qualification to Koshien.
Stats: 10 W, 1L; Avg: .325; HR: 5; ERA: 3.13
Standout player: Ryota Kurokawa (黒川凌大) #1 Ace pitcher, 3rd year. 58.2 IP, 54 H, 62 K, 20 BB/HBP, 23 R, 3.07 ERA in the 2025 Saitama and Kanto tournaments. His mother was apparently an Asian judo champion in the 80s.Media ranking: A
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Anon03/21/26, 00:33No.153944657
03/21/26, 00:33No.153944657fine play
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Anon03/21/26, 01:04No.153944907
03/21/26, 01:04No.153944907No Korean school this time around?
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Anon03/21/26, 01:13No.153944997
03/21/26, 01:13No.153944997finally the first run of the game
toyo take the lead
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Anon03/21/26, 01:42No.153945281
03/21/26, 01:42No.153945281They're still in it!
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Anon03/21/26, 01:59No.153945422
03/21/26, 01:59No.153945422it went all wrong for them after the hbp
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Anon03/21/26, 02:12No.153945545
03/21/26, 02:12No.153945545second game has some farm boysKochi Nogyo (高知農) is a public school in Kochi Prefecture. This will be Nogyo’s first ever appearance at Koshien. They are the second “21st Century School” in this tournament and were selected not solely on their results. In 2021, the team had just three members and no new recruits, forcing them to merge with other schools to field a team, though they have since rebuilt. Kochi Nogyo is also an agricultural school, meaning its players balance their practice schedules with the farming curriculum.
Stats: 2 W, 1 L; .212 Avg; 0 HR; 1.82 ERAMedia ranking: CNihon Bunri (日本文理) is a private school from Niigata Prefecture. Bunri are the top Koshien school from Niigata and qualify quite regularly, this will be their 18th appearance. The school have lost in the first round of their last 3 Koshien appearances and they'll be looking to turn that around. Bunri made it to the finals of the Hokushinetsu regional tournament where they lost to Teikyo Nagoya (who also got selected) but this was still considered good enough to make it.
Stats: 9 W, 1 L; .343 Avg; 1 Hr; 2.78 ERAMedia ranking: B
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Anon03/21/26, 02:36No.153945733
03/21/26, 02:36No.153945733I wonder if the Koshien format can be replicated in other countries. I've heard that other countries have also participated there. Have they won Koshien as well or not yet?
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Anon03/21/26, 02:53No.153945905
03/21/26, 02:53No.153945905Based ABG for starting Koshien threads.
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Anon03/21/26, 03:14No.153946106
03/21/26, 03:14No.153946106these public schools man
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Anon03/21/26, 03:30No.153946253
03/21/26, 03:30No.153946253For national level we have university. I occasionally watch the College World Series.
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Anon03/21/26, 04:21No.153946638
03/21/26, 04:21No.153946638this one hasn't been close at all
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Anon03/21/26, 04:36No.153946762
03/21/26, 04:36No.153946762im going to sleep but heres the final match of the dayHokushō (北照) is a private school from Hokkaido Prefecture, this is their 11th appearance at Koshien and first since Summer 2019. Their best ever results was reaching the quarter finals in Spring 2010 and 2013 respectively. They haven't won a game at Koshien since 2013. They are the smallest school at this tournament with only 177 students, of which, 47 are in the baseball club. They are more famous for their Skiing program which has produced a number of olympians. Last year, Hokushō won the Autumn Hokkaido tournament and got knocked out of the Meiji Jingu tournament in the quarter finals.
Stats: 7 W, 1 L; Avg: .306; HR: 1; ERA: 1.32.Sendai Matsudo (専大松戸) is a private school from Chiba Prefecture. This is the schools 6th appearance at Koshien, and their first since Summer 2023. It's a school that's had most of it's success recently, with their first Koshien appearance being only in 2015. The school has technically produced 1 MLB player, Naoyuki Uwasawa, who was briefly on the Red Sox in 2024 before going back to Japan. He is a 3x NPB All-Star and 2x Japan series champion. Sendai Matsudo won the fall Chiba tournament and made it to the semi-finals of the Kanto tournament to qualify for Spring Koshien.
Stats: 10 W, 1 L; Avg: 390; HR: 2; ERA: 1.22
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Anon03/21/26, 06:14No.153947378
03/21/26, 06:14No.153947378don't expect a comeback here
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Anon03/21/26, 06:34No.153947503
03/21/26, 06:34No.153947503oooooooooooo they playing shin takarajima
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIlZCmETvsY
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Anon03/21/26, 14:13No.153951333
03/21/26, 14:13No.153951333https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbSWjb3tlJgWhich one is better to watch, this video (How Japan Took Over Baseball) or Koshien: Field of Dreams?
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Anon03/21/26, 19:58No.153956117
03/21/26, 19:58No.153956117day 4 schedule8:00pm eastern time
神戸国際大付 (兵庫) - 九州国際大付 (福岡)
Kobe Kokusai Daifu (Hyogo) - Kyushu Kokusai Daifu (Fukuoka)10:30pm
近江 (滋賀) - 大垣日大 (岐阜)
Omi (Shiga) - Ogaki Nichidai (Gifu)1:00am
山梨学院 (山梨) - 長崎日大 (長崎)
Yamanashi Gakuin (Yamanashi) - Nagasaki Nichidai (Nagasaki)
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Anon03/21/26, 23:49No.153959796
03/21/26, 23:49No.153959796first gameKobe Kokusai Daifu (神戸国際大付) is a private school from Hyōgo Prefecture. This will be the schools 9th appearance at Koshien and first since Summer 2021 where they made it to the quarter-finals. They won the fall Kinki (Kansai) tournament and were runners-up in the Meiji Jingu, only losing to their Kyushu Kokusai Daifu, this is a rematch of that final. They have a player Yujiro Ishihara (石原 悠資郎) #7, who weights 109kg (240 pounds). Kobe is also a Christian school.
Stats: 13 W, 1 L; .286 Avg; 8 HR; 1.54 ERAMedia ranking: AKyushu Kokusai Daifu (九州国際大付) is a private school from Fukuoka Prefecture. The school have appeared at Koshien 13 times, with their last appearance coming in Summer 2023. Historically, the school isn't the most prestigious, but they are considered one of the favourites to win this year as they won the Meiji Jingu tournament last fall. This match will be a rematch of the Meiji Jingu final where Kyushu beat Kobe 11-1.
Stats: 14 W, 0 L; .340 Avg; 6 HR; 2.57 ERAMedia ranking: A+
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Anon03/21/26, 23:52No.153959822
03/21/26, 23:52No.153959822What's Meiji Jingu
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Anon03/22/26, 00:17No.153960057
03/22/26, 00:17No.153960057kobe have been extremely sloppy on defence
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Anon03/22/26, 00:52No.153960438
03/22/26, 00:52No.153960438any delinquent teams this time?
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Anon03/22/26, 01:16No.153960715
03/22/26, 01:16No.153960715Kyushu runner messed that up right?
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Anon03/22/26, 01:22No.153960797
03/22/26, 01:22No.153960797kobe ties it
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Anon03/22/26, 01:38No.153961013
03/22/26, 01:38No.153961013I feel like Kyushu should be up by 2 or 3 rather than tied.
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Anon03/22/26, 02:00No.153961342
03/22/26, 02:00No.153961342That was a nasty pitch
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Anon03/22/26, 02:31No.153961673
03/22/26, 02:31No.153961673he never had the makings of a second baseman
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Anon03/22/26, 02:33No.153961686
03/22/26, 02:33No.153961686Deep fly ball is all that is needed
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Anon03/22/26, 02:36No.153961722
03/22/26, 02:36No.153961722Kyushu's doing everything they can to lose this damn
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Anon03/22/26, 02:37No.153961730
03/22/26, 02:37No.153961730choked lol
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Anon03/22/26, 02:51No.153961896
03/22/26, 02:51No.153961896Gut-wrenching loss
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Anon03/22/26, 02:52No.153961901
03/22/26, 02:52No.153961901Damn
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Anon03/22/26, 02:52No.153961908
03/22/26, 02:52No.153961908That was an ending
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Anon03/22/26, 02:55No.153961930
03/22/26, 02:55No.153961930sayonara!
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Anon03/22/26, 03:18No.153962159
03/22/26, 03:18No.153962159second game, this match is a prefectural rivalry between shiga and gifuOmi (近江) are a private school from Shiga Prefecture. Omi are the premier Koshien school from Shiga, with them having attended Koshien a total of 25 times. The schools last appearance was in Spring 2024 where they lost in the first round. Omi play in baby blue uniforms which is quite unique for a high school team.
Stats: 6 W, 1 L; .371 Avg; 2 HR; 2.62 ERAMedia ranking: BOgaki Nichidai (大垣日大) is a private school from Gifu Prefecture. Ogaki have become a staple Koshien attendee from Gifu, and have made it to 13 tournaments, all since 2007. They participated in last years Spring Koshien but lost in the first round, their best ever result was runners-up in Spring 2007.
Stats: 6 W, 1 L; .343 Avg; 1 HR; 2.78 ERAMedia ranking: C
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Anon03/22/26, 03:35No.153962307
03/22/26, 03:35No.153962307Ohmi's coach gets bigger after every run they score
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Anon03/22/26, 04:17No.153962617
03/22/26, 04:17No.153962617I love Koshien almost as much as I love Clarkie bear.
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Anon03/22/26, 04:49No.153962792
03/22/26, 04:49No.153962792LMAO THEY ARE PLAYING PARTY ROCK ANTHEM LMAO
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Anon03/22/26, 04:56No.153962830
03/22/26, 04:56No.153962830Damn, I thought they would score there
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Anon03/22/26, 05:00No.153962864
03/22/26, 05:00No.153962864no runs til tiebreak at this rate desu
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Anon03/22/26, 05:07No.153962930
03/22/26, 05:07No.153962930Is there a way to watch this without a PC or laptop? Are there any audio streams?
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Anon03/22/26, 05:21No.153963032
03/22/26, 05:21No.153963032How the fuck
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Anon03/22/26, 05:31No.153963116
03/22/26, 05:31No.153963116TIME FOR
T I E B R E A K
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Anon03/22/26, 05:35No.153963131
03/22/26, 05:35No.153963131finally someone scored
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Anon03/22/26, 06:39No.153963544
03/22/26, 06:39No.153963544It's still the top of the first but Yamanashi Gakuin is on another level. The big guy homered before I even sat down.
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Anon03/22/26, 06:45No.153963584
03/22/26, 06:45No.153963584LMAO THEY ARE PLAYING THE F1 THEME SONG
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Anon
03/22/26, 06:49No.153963607
03/22/26, 06:49No.153963607Nagasakisisters, we're still in this.
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Anon03/22/26, 07:17No.153963786
03/22/26, 07:17No.153963786Damn. Five runs in the first?
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Anon03/22/26, 07:33No.153963916
03/22/26, 07:33No.153963916Damn, first baseman dead.
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Anon03/22/26, 07:40No.153963958
03/22/26, 07:40No.153963958Yeah it's not looking good for them.
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Anon03/22/26, 08:17No.153964138
03/22/26, 08:17No.153964138That's it. I'm moving to Japan and buying a TamaHome house.
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Anon03/22/26, 15:45No.153967731
03/22/26, 15:45No.153967731Would be nice to visit Japan and watch the Koshien games live.
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Anon03/22/26, 20:25No.153971973
03/22/26, 20:25No.153971973day 5 schedule (last full day of the first round)8:00pm eastern time
東北 (宮城)- 帝京 (東京)
Tohoku (Miyagi) - Teikyo (Tokyo)10:30pm
高川学園 (山口) - 英明 (香川)
Takagawa Gakuen (Yamaguchi) - Eimei (Kagawa)1:00am
三重 (三重) - 佐野日大 (栃木)
Mie (Mie) - Sano Nichidai (Tochigi)
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Anon03/22/26, 23:12No.153973897
03/22/26, 23:12No.153973897Is Komoda ded or will he play the next round?
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Anon03/22/26, 23:53No.153974304
03/22/26, 23:53No.153974304If you’re in Japan during Spring or Summer Koshien, what should you do or check out around the tournament?
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Anon03/23/26, 00:16No.153974504
03/23/26, 00:16No.1539745042 bases loaded walks in a row...
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Anon03/23/26, 00:21No.153974541
03/23/26, 00:21No.153974541The catcher seems like the real deal for Teikyo
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Anon
03/23/26, 00:23No.153974566
03/23/26, 00:23No.153974566Weebism is a disease
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Anon03/23/26, 00:28No.153974622
03/23/26, 00:28No.153974622i think the media might have overestimated teikyo
4-0
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Anon03/23/26, 00:53No.153974817
03/23/26, 00:53No.153974817Teikyo has Wa
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Anon03/23/26, 01:02No.153974913
03/23/26, 01:02No.153974913Just noticed they took the ace out
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Anon03/23/26, 01:58No.153975475
03/23/26, 01:58No.153975475great catch by 8
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Anon03/23/26, 02:34No.153975809
03/23/26, 02:34No.153975809second gameTakagawa Gakuen (高川学園) is a private school from Yamaguchi Prefecture. This will be Takagawas 5th Koshien appearance, with them having made last years Summer Koshien. The furthest they've ever gone in Koshien is the second round. The schools' soccer team has had more success than the baseball one.
Stats: 6 W, 3 L; .232 Avg; 1 HR; 2.00 ERAMedia ranking: BEimei (英明) is a private school from Saitama Prefecture. Not to be confused with the Eimei from Saitama who were at last summers Koshien. This Eimei has appeared at Koshien 7 times in the past but only ever won 2 games, they have been knocked out in the first or second round every single time. However, this time maybe be different as the school were able to win their regional tournament and reach the semi-finals of Meiji Jingu.
Stats: 10 W, 2 L; .268 Avg; 1 HR; 1.70 ERAMedia ranking: A
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Anon03/23/26, 03:15No.153976092
03/23/26, 03:15No.153976092Eimei playing the taiwan cheer song lol
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Anon03/23/26, 03:16No.153976099
03/23/26, 03:16No.153976099shameful fielding
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Anon03/23/26, 04:47No.153976413
03/23/26, 04:47No.153976413dat ball bounce
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Anon03/23/26, 05:31No.153976507
03/23/26, 05:31No.153976507how were the earlier games today? i missed em
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Anon
03/23/26, 05:55No.153976545
03/23/26, 05:55No.153976545Oh shit I was just thinking the other day that it was about time for Spring Koshien but I didn't see a thread up so I guess I was too early and now it looks like I'm late
Good to be back though
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Anon03/23/26, 06:05No.153976562
03/23/26, 06:05No.153976562saved a run there, nice
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Anon03/23/26, 17:28No.153978498
03/23/26, 17:28No.153978498Hey fellas! Just got up from a long day at the office yesterday.
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Anon03/23/26, 20:51No.153979799
03/23/26, 20:51No.153979799day 6 schedule8:00pm eastern time
熊本工 (熊本) - 帝大阪桐蔭 (大阪)
Kumamoto Kogyo (Kumamoto) - Osaka Toin (Osaka)2nd round starts10:30pm
帝京 (東京) - 中京大中京 (愛知)
Teikyo (Tokyo) - Chukyodai Chukyo (Aichi)1:00am
八戸学院光星 (青森) - 滋賀学園 (滋賀)
Hachinohe Gakuin Kosei (Aomori) - Shiga Gakuen (Shiga)
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Anon03/23/26, 23:52No.153980859
03/23/26, 23:52No.153980859Osaka Toin (大阪桐蔭) is a private school from Osaka Prefecture. The strongest team in recent history, Toin have attended Koshien 29 times and have won 9 times. (5 Summer, 4 Spring) They most recently won the Spring 2022 tournament but have been struggling since. Toin missed out on last years Summer Koshien and lost in the second round of Summer 2024.
Stats: 9 W, 1 L; .355 Avg; 4 HR; 0.85 ERAMedia ranking: B
Kumamoto Kogyo (熊本工) is a public school from Kumamoto Prefecture. A Koshien regular, Kumamoto have been to the tournament 45 times, the most in the Prefecture. Despite this, the school has never won Koshien, with their best results being 3x runners-up. They are also the last remaining public school at the tournament.
Stats: 7 W 1 L; .284 Avg; 1 HR; 1.21 ERAMedia ranking: B
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Anon03/24/26, 00:07No.153980994
03/24/26, 00:07No.153980994toin bros we are so back
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Anon03/24/26, 00:10No.153981004
03/24/26, 00:10No.153981004>Toinwinslol
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Anon03/24/26, 00:23No.153981101
03/24/26, 00:23No.153981101If there's a runner on base are they allowed to signal the batter like the catcher signals the pitcher?
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Anon03/24/26, 00:31No.153981149
03/24/26, 00:31No.153981149Ausfriend, did you check out any WBC games?
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Anon03/24/26, 00:53No.153981261
03/24/26, 00:53No.153981261I’m watching the Koshien games and I’m liking them a lot so far (at least the ones I can manage to watch), but one thing that bothers me is that I don’t understand the commentary. I can follow the games, but I feel like I’m missing a lot since I don’t fully know what’s going on, and since I’m new to baseball, there are still many things I don’t understand yet.That said, I do appreciate the vibe and the enthusiasm. It feels really lively and has been a great experience so far. Everyone says it gets even better during the summer, and I believe it.
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Anon03/24/26, 01:35No.153981504
03/24/26, 01:35No.153981504finished my stuffs for the day, time to watch some nishitaniball
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Anon03/24/26, 01:47No.153981606
03/24/26, 01:47No.153981606finally toin gets an insurance run
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Anon03/24/26, 01:51No.153981629
03/24/26, 01:51No.153981629What exactly are 安 and 失 in the scoreboard? I'm guessing 安 is 安打 which I'm guessing is a hit where someone gets on base and nobody gets out? Is 失 an error, so like a dropped catch or something?
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Anon03/24/26, 02:08No.153981705
03/24/26, 02:08No.153981705only the ogs remember this toin game
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Anon03/24/26, 02:11No.153981726
03/24/26, 02:11No.153981726It's Kumamoto Kogyover
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Anon03/24/26, 02:19No.153981787
03/24/26, 02:19No.153981787all public schools are now eliminated
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Anon03/24/26, 02:20No.153981793
03/24/26, 02:20No.153981793toinwinslol is back
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Anon03/24/26, 05:05No.153982600
03/24/26, 05:05No.153982600>close game
>give up a bajillion runs as soon as the tiebreak starts
You hate to see it
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Anon03/24/26, 05:16No.153982645
03/24/26, 05:16No.153982645Everyone was bald at Kumamoto
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Anon03/24/26, 05:16No.153982647
03/24/26, 05:16No.153982647A Bloop and a Blast.
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Anon03/24/26, 06:45No.153982856
03/24/26, 06:45No.153982856Bruh, he swung at that wtf
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Anon03/24/26, 07:08No.153982887
03/24/26, 07:08No.153982887good game so far
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Anon03/24/26, 11:35No.153983599
03/24/26, 11:35No.153983599Can't believe I missed the beginning of it, been so busy with work, really wanted to go see it too. How's Okinawa doing?
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Anon03/24/26, 21:58No.153986362
03/24/26, 21:58No.153986362day 7 schedule8:00pm eastern time
神村学園 (鹿児島) - 智弁学園 (奈良)
Kamimura Gakuen (Kagoshima) - Chiben Gakuen (Nara)10:30pm
花咲徳栄 (埼玉) - 日本文理 (新潟)
Hanasaki Tokuharu (Saitama) - Nihon Bunri (Niigata)1:00am
専大松戸 (千葉) - 九州国際大付 (福岡)
Sendai Matsudo (Chiba) - Kyushu Kokusai Daifu (Fukuoka)
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Anon03/25/26, 02:10No.153988217
03/25/26, 02:10No.153988217I thought for sure Chiben was going to take the lead with a man on 3rd and no outs but off to another tiebreak we go
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Anon03/25/26, 03:08No.153988648
03/25/26, 03:08No.153988648If the batter gets a hit but the ball hits a runner the runner is out? I've never seen that before
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Anon03/25/26, 03:59No.153988938
03/25/26, 03:59No.153988938i was busy so i dont know how rain sitation is right now, but in case games stops due rain, it will be playeed from the point it stopped
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Anon03/25/26, 04:05No.153988974
03/25/26, 04:05No.153988974>4th inning
>11-0
Oof
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Anon03/25/26, 04:22No.153989072
03/25/26, 04:22No.153989072The cheering squad and band are still going strong despite the rain and the blowout, nice to see at least
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Anon03/25/26, 04:52No.153989217
03/25/26, 04:52No.153989217it looks like they're playing in a mud pit, gross
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Anon03/25/26, 05:03No.153989242
03/25/26, 05:03No.153989242They can still come back right?
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Anon03/25/26, 05:39No.153989346
03/25/26, 05:39No.153989346Is today's last game getting postponed?