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Yusei and Soseikan win Kyushu quarterfinals to boost Spring Koshien hopes
Yusei and Soseikan won their Kyushu tournament quarterfinals on Oct.
28, moving closer to next spring’s Senbatsu high school baseball tournament.
Fukuoka’s Yusei beat Saga’s Waseda Saga 7-6 with a walk-off victory in the 10th inning after rallying from three runs behind.
Nagasaki’s Soseikan defeated Okinawa’s Koza 4-0, scoring all four runs in the first inning and holding Koza scoreless.
The Kyushu tournament is one of the regional competitions used to assess teams for Senbatsu, so reaching the final four improves a school’s chances of selection.
Yusei is considered likely to make its first Senbatsu appearance, while Soseikan has moved closer to a fifth appearance and its first since 2019.
Senbatsu selections have not yet been finalized, and the schools’ next step is to continue in the tournament.
Yusei and Soseikan won their Kyushu tournament quarterfinals on October 28, moving closer to Spring Koshien selection.
Yusei beat Waseda Saga 7-6 in 10 innings with a walk-off win.
Soseikan defeated Koza 4-0, scoring all four runs in the first inning.
The wins put both teams into the tournament’s final four.
Yusei was described as likely to earn its first Spring Koshien berth, while Soseikan advanced toward a fifth appearance.
- Who
- Yusei and Soseikan won their quarterfinal games.
- What
- Yusei beat Waseda Saga 7-6 in 10 innings; Soseikan beat Koza 4-0.
- When
- October 28, 2026.
- Where
- The Kyushu tournament was held at venues including Liv Work Fujisakidai Stadium in Kumamoto.
- Why
- The teams were competing for places in the Spring Koshien tournament.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Yusei defeated Waseda Saga 7-6 in 10 innings in a walk-off win.
Soseikan beat Koza 4-0 to reach the Kyushu tournament semifinals.
- Yusei result
- 7-6 against Waseda Saga, in 10 innings
- Soseikan result
- 4-0 against Koza
- Yusei comeback
- Tied the game with three runs in the eighth inning
- Soseikan first inning
- Scored all four runs
- Soseikan pitcher
- Ace Okamura held Koza scoreless