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Nishogakusha University High reaches Tokyo final after 10-inning win
Nishogakusha University High beat Tokai University Sugao 2-1 in a Tokyo autumn high school baseball semifinal on November 1.
The game in Hachioji was tied after nine innings and went to a 10th-inning tiebreaker, where Nishogakusha scored the winning run.
Renju Kawashima, whose father is former professional player Keizo Kawashima, pitched a complete game and allowed one run.
The win puts Nishogakusha in the final for the first time since 2024.
The Tokyo autumn tournament helps selectors choose teams for next spring’s national invitational high school tournament.
The final is set for November 5 against the winner of the Nihon University Second High-Iwakura semifinal.
Nishogakusha University High beat Tokai University Sugao 2-1 in a 10-inning tiebreaker to reach the autumn Tokyo tournament final.
The semifinal was played on Nov. 1 at Three Bond Stadium Hachioji in Hachioji, Tokyo.
It is Nishogakusha’s first final appearance in two years, after winning the tournament in 2024.
The final is scheduled for Nov. 5, when Nishogakusha will face the winner of Nihon University Second High and Iwakura.
Autumn tournament results are used as material when selecting schools for next spring’s invitational national tournament.
- Who
- Nishogakusha University High beat Tokai University Sugao.
- What
- Nishogakusha won 2-1 in a 10-inning tiebreaker to reach the final of the autumn Tokyo tournament.
- When
- Nov. 1, 2026.
- Where
- Three Bond Stadium Hachioji in Hachioji, Tokyo.
- Why
- The win advanced Nishogakusha to the final; the sources do not state another reason.
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Nishogakusha beat Tokai University Sugao 2-1 in a 10-inning tiebreaker in the semifinal.
The final is scheduled, with Nishogakusha to face the winner of Nihon University Second High and Iwakura.
- Semifinal score
- Nishogakusha University High 2, Tokai University Sugao 1
- Game length
- 10 innings
- Venue
- Three Bond Stadium Hachioji, Hachioji, Tokyo
- Previous title
- Nishogakusha last won the autumn Tokyo tournament in 2024
- Final date
- Nov. 5, 2026