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Akashi Shō beats Osaka Tōin 8-5 to reach Kinki tournament semifinals
Akashi Shō beat Osaka Tōin 8-5 in the autumn Kinki high school baseball tournament quarterfinals in Kyoto on October 31.
Akashi Shō, from Hyogo, advanced to the tournament semifinals, while Osaka Tōin, from Osaka, was eliminated.
Osaka Tōin led by two runs before Akashi Shō scored four in the sixth inning, helped by walks, hit batters and a wild pitch.
Osaka Tōin starter Haruto Kawamoto allowed seven runs and 14 walks or hit batters in five and two-thirds innings.
Autumn tournament results help determine places in next spring’s national invitational championship, and Akashi Shō’s semifinal berth puts it in a strong position for selection.
Akashi Shō will play on November 1 against the winner of the quarterfinal between Hikone Sōgō and Chiben Gakuen.
Akashi Shō beat Osaka Tōin 8-5 in the autumn Kinki tournament quarterfinals on October 31.
The win sent Akashi Shō into the semifinals.
Akashi Shō scored four runs in the sixth inning to overturn a two-run deficit.
Osaka Tōin starter Haruto Kawamoto allowed seven runs and 14 walks or hit batters in 5⅔ innings.
Akashi Shō will face the winner of the Hikone Sōgō–Chiben Gakuen quarterfinal on November 1.
- Who
- Akashi Shō defeated Osaka Tōin.
- What
- Akashi Shō won 8-5 to reach the Kinki tournament semifinals.
- When
- October 31, 2026.
- Where
- Wakasa Stadium Kyoto in Kyoto City, Japan.
- Why
- Akashi Shō scored four runs in the sixth inning to overturn a two-run deficit.
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Akashi Shō and Osaka Tōin met in the Kinki tournament quarterfinals at Wakasa Stadium Kyoto.
Akashi Shō scored four runs to overturn a two-run deficit.
Akashi Shō added a run with a squeeze play.
Akashi Shō won 8-5 and advanced to the semifinals.
Akashi Shō was scheduled to face the winner of the Hikone Sōgō–Chiben Gakuen quarterfinal.
- Final score
- Akashi Shō 8, Osaka Tōin 5
- Tournament stage
- Kinki tournament quarterfinal
- Venue
- Wakasa Stadium Kyoto
- Akashi Shō's regional ranking
- Hyogo second
- Osaka Tōin's regional ranking
- Osaka first
- Kawamoto's pitching line
- 5⅔ innings, 5 hits, 14 walks or hit batters, 7 runs, 6 earned runs, 161 pitches
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What people are saying
Kawamoto can of course have times when he gets hit. When that happens, everyone has to cover for him and finish the game with a win.
They are a persistent team, and I wanted us to win against a team like that and learn to be persistent ourselves, but they outplayed us well.