>Stream linkshttps://vk.sportsbull.jp/koshien/https://sports.yahoo.co.jp/livestream/vk/hsb/games/live(whitelist on adblock if you have problems to load stream)NHK G and NHKe on NHK One (needs JP VPN)https://web.nhk/>Highlights/Game Replayshttps://vk.sportsbull.jp/koshien/video/https://twitter.com/nhk_koushien>What will be game daysFrom The USA night of August 4th/5th until the night of 22nd (excluding rainout days and adding a pause day after quarter-finals and semis)>Team listhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/12zby2FcriQFw8oM8CNFyP3faavm4RTgl3wSL-lNPhn8/htmlview>brackethttps://www.flashscore.com/baseball/japan/summer-koshien/#/bDEqxgrS/https://vk.sportsbull.jp/koshien/senshuken/schedule.htmlcheck google doc above>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-tournamenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1I5PvXpvXEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGZlablrK20(in this above video he says that 2 extras spots comes from Osaka and Tokyo, but is Tokyo and Hokkaido)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjQsoJlkeHI>What is the song that they are using on broadcasthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY-7i-T76o0
Somebody please post the rally i missed it. ;(
previous>>157251808Risshodai Shonan (立正大淞南) - Nagasaki Nichidai (長崎日大) is the final match of today
>>157275511Ariake vs Ritsumeikan Uji is easily the best game of the tournament so far. Highly recommend watching the VOD for anyone catching up.
>>157275530i didnt record it sorry, too focused on the game
>>157275511thanks
>>157275539Where can I find the vod
>>157275538Risshodai Shonan (立正大淞南) is a private school from Shimane Prefecture. Rissho have made it to Koshien 4 times, with their best result being a quarter-finals run in summer 2009. This is the smallest school in the tournament, with only 294 students (243 boys, 51 girls). The baseball club has 74 members. Media ranking: CNagasaki Nichidai (長崎日大) is a private school from Nagasaki Prefecture. This will be the school's 15th appearance at Koshien. They also qualified for this year's spring tournament, but were eliminated in the first round. They are one of three "Nichidai" schools participating this year .Media ranking: B>>157275606it's just on the sportsbull website if you scroll down but it won't be uploaded for a few hours probably
>>157275653>294 students (243 boys, 51 girls). The baseball club has 74 membersoof. and I went to a way smaller school than that.
>>157275690and did your school have a baseball team?
>>157275708Yeah, actually. Not that we accomplished anything. Our best athlete at the time was in T&F.
In addition to the DH, this is the introduction of female umpires to Koshien.
>>157275798>(60人) this is how many people she's eaten
Shonan collapsing hard in the 2nd...
nagasaki scored first after a 14 pitch battle
This could just end 3-0
Wow, that looks like a difficult piece to play
Ah, Shonan
>>157276323Nvm
Oh God, a prayer
>15-1Bro, wtf? I checked out for a bit and wow
>>157276932Ah yes, praying when your down by 14
What is *the* Japanese baseball film? I only ever see debate over baseball anime
>>157276985There has more drama series than moviesMovie wise I think is Kano and Drucker in the Dug-Out / Moshidora, there hasAgain 28 Nenme no Koshien but it is about a tournament for boomers relive their high school daysSeries wise there has the live actions of Rookies and yhr TV Series Gekokujō Kyūshi that is based on one of biggest koshien qualify upsets ever
how long will the hot weather last?
>>157276932her entire school is in love with her, yes even the girls
>>157278605This year seems will endure for most of tournament, not much of rain this year
day 4 schedule7pm eastern/4pm pacificYugakkan (遊学館) - Aomori Yamada (青森山田)MIDDAY BREAK12:30am eastern/9:30pm pacificShirakaba Gakuen (白樺学園) - Higashi Nippon Kokusai Daishohei (東日本国際大昌平)3am eastern/midnight pacificNihon Bunri (日本文理) - Oita Shogyo (大分商)5:30am eastern/2:30am pacificEimei (英明) - Kanto Daiichi (関東第一)
>>157275511muh sacred dirt
>>157277091Kano is Taiwanese, it's good though. Perfect Game and Glove (Korean) are pretty good too. Japan doesn't make good baseball movies, apparently.
>>157280449Sports content overall sadly is lowThey did a Japanese version of stove league but it was confined to a NTT Docomo plataform
>>157280188>he don't know that fellow Frenchman went check koshien in the first tournament day
first game of the dayYugakkan (遊学館) is a private school fromIshikawa Prefecture. This will be the schools 8th Koshien appearance, and first since summer 2015. Their best result at Koshien was a quarter-final finish in summer 2002. It was an all-girls school until 1996 but ever since the school became co-ed, they've have decent success in qualifying from Ishikawa. Media ranking: CAomori Yamada (青森山田) is a private school from Aomori Prefecture. They have appeared at Koshien a total of 16 times, with their most recent appearance coming in spring 2025. In 2011, the school was involved in a serious incident in which a member of the baseball club was killed by his teammate. As a result, the school was absent from Koshien for several years during the 2010s, though they’ve since managed to recover. The school's soccer team is more successful than its baseball team. Media ranking: B
>>157281929damn, I think I'm going Yugakkan Aomori's story seems interesting
>>157281997thoughts on the piss-yellow uniforms?
Not much of a crowd. Too hot?
>>157282236it's a factor, already 31 c this early in the dayneither team is from the local area (kansai) either
>>157282167soul, I like that they are trying something different, all teams should have some flair, ok I'm all in on Yugakkan now
oh we are losing already what the hell
>YamadaAh I remember these guys
not bad
another blowout lol
>>157282532Sure about that now?
>>157282605maybe not...
>ishikawa being one and doneThanks for nothing you fucks
>>157282532Doubt they'll top yesterday
>>157282898>>157282907it was looking like a blowout but yugakkan have brought it back from 6-0 to 6-4.
>>157282898You're down by 2 in the 6th inning, calm down.
never understood why japanese like crooked teeth
>10 mins wait to be all gone in 3 pitches
>>157282989Because it's not seen as a critical flaw so parents don't force brackets on their kids
>ishichokers
Getting interesting!
>>157283055but have they considered MY taste? >>157283145not so fast
This game might almost be better than Ariake vs Ritsumeikan Uji.
CAM ON ISHIKAWA NAGERU SUM FUCKING DINGERS
>>157282989Look up yaeba teeth. An idol made it popular. Cosmetic dentists in Japan will make your teeth crooked to make you look younger. Allegedly.
oof that was stressful
Okay this game loses points for the poor umping.
What a shit prefecture (>)we are so irrelevant fuarkSki is godtier though
>>157283346you watching with your wife?
>>157283362 Yes but she got distracted by a stray kitten that comes to the house from time to timeSaturday noon is very comfy time for yakyu
Does the game ends 7-6 in favor of the piss boys? I'm thinking yes
>>157283417only 2 more outs to work with
ok this is it manifesting a home run now
he's nervous he can feel the game unraveling on him
We are more of a cricket household anyways
Fuck I'm having a heart attack
we tried ishikawa bros...
F for the Kiwianon
FUUCKKKKK NOOOOOOOO so close
I didn't watch last night's game all the way, how many homers have happened this tournament so far? I only saw 1 from the 1st day.
>>157283534three maybe? there was a 15-1 blowout yesterday that i didnt watch
The report from the tsuma is that she might still tune in but of course she doesn't care that much anymore. Our new teams are now Hukui and Torayama
>>157283519F
Again cut to interview before we can see the cute female manager bow -.-
>>157283574>Hukui and Torayamayou mean Fukui and Toyama?
>>157282167It's an Ishikawa thing. They have most of Japan's gold and are proud of it. They even put gold flakes as a topping on ice cream cones in Kanazawa.
>>157284748oh, I didn't know that. I knew about the gold mining on sado island in niigata, but I didn't know there was gold mining in ishikawa as well. you learn something new every day
>>157284862I thought it was the influence of the girl students trying make the boys look cute :(
>>157285001I don't think the girls would be involved in the uniform design vro....
>>157285079I thought the cute female manager was mostly in charge of all aspects of the team, my whole world is crumbling in front of me...
game 2 teamsShirakaba Gakuen (白樺学園) is a private school from North Hokkaido. This will be the schools 6th Koshien appearance, they last qualified in summer 2024 where they lost in the first round. Shirakaba is more famous for it's winter sports, with them having won the All Japan High School Hockey and Speed Skating Championships multiple times.Media ranking: CHigashi Nippon Kokusai Daishohei (東日大昌平) is a private school from Fukushima Prefecture. This is the school's first ever Koshien appearance. The school was only founded in 2000, and is the youngest school at the tournament. on a side note: idk how their name is romanizedMedia ranking: C
>>157285566This one seems to be anyone's guess
cute kid throwing the ball>>157285566mmm, going with Higashi? No, my heart says Hokkaido because my favorite sport is female figure skating
>>157285750have any of the teams you've supported won? well that might change here
Did that cult school make it in?
>>157285787you mean the okinawa school enagic? that is more of a MLM scam and they didnt make it. there are a few schools that belong to 'new religious movements' though, like Tenri.
>>157285775None so far and Shirakaba is already down 1 :(
Keio is amazing
>>157285809>you mean the okinawa school enagic?yes.>that is more of a MLM scam and they didnt make itgood.>there are a few schools that belong to 'new religious movements' though, like Tenri.dammit. i hope they lose
>>157285566I'm rooting for all the teams making their first appearance. Like I said in: 157274559Let's go koku
This is also good
>>157285830i hope kanto daiichi cheerleaders are high level this year
>>157285862Wow, she is absolutely amazing
>>157285856nice indeed>>157285862cute teeth
Is that "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)"? lmao
jesus that catcher keeps getting hit in the face
>>157285938ump should be giving him a second to catch a breath, dudes getting drilled
That kid was literally putting his leg right over home plate. Come on ump.Still glad to see my team >>157285852 didn't let a run thru. Let's GOOOOAnd a double.
goddamit we needed that run
>>157286056>we
>>157286131I'm practically japanese
2 innings in a row kokusai got a man on 3rd and couldn't get him home
>>157286169shirakaba haven't been able to capitalize much either
>>157286197until now
holy moly boys is happening
C'mon kokusai. I want all the teams making thier first appearance to make it to at least the second ronud
lol that chubby kid in black is living the dream
damn nice catch
fine play
And the spaghetti spilling begins.
great defence
what the hell was that play
lmao again, I'm beginning to believe
safe
only the 2nd time video review has been used in koshien
oh fudge
Clutch
>>157286555and it was impactful
>>157286555New for this year?
>>157286581yes
is not over yet boys
>>157286608quite impressive predictions you've managed to make
>>157274559>>157285852My faith has been rewarded first appearance Chad's were you at.
>>157286621damn that one hurt we were so close
>first appearance >public school (especially against a private school)The Chad's choice of teams
>>157286629there are 4 schools this year making their first appearance, we'll see if they can all win at least once
can you die from a broken heart? some of those kids are really bawling there
3rd game summaries Nihon 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 19th appearance. They made it to this years spring Koshien but lost in the 2nd round 0-17. Their best ever result was a runners-up in summer 2009.Media ranking: BOita Shogyo (大分商) is a public school from Oita Prefecture. One of the few public schools at this tournament, Shogyo have their work cut out from them. The school has actually made Koshien a total of 23 times, but most of these appearances were in the distant past. They've only been to Koshien twice since the turn of the millennium (summer 2013, spring 2023) both ended in 1st round defeats.Media ranking: C
>>157286705Oita it is
I think I'm going Oita too
Congratulations, Hula Girl!
>>157286785i don't know why they are hula girls...
them having replay is so clutch, game decided by it
>>157286800In the "Alps" cheering section for Tonichi Dai-Shohei (Fukushima), a group of about 20 current and former members of the school's hula dance club—which stepped in to cheer because the school lacks a dedicated cheerleading squad—drew attention as the "Red Cheer" team; clad in red T-shirts and skirts and wielding yellow pom-poms, they performed routines inspired by the hula dancing for which Iwaki City is famous.https://full-count.jp/2026/08/08/post2000937/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/koshien/summer/20260808-GYT1T00194/
>>157286898oh that explains why they look a bit old
>>157286898the school should establish a dedicated cheerleading squad if they attend koshien in the future
>>157286931lol
>>157286949I agree
too sleepy bros, see ya tomorrow, hopefully Oita turns it around
>>157286979goodnight
>>157286979Good night, see you tomorrow
>>157286949>>157286974Nah, keep the hula girls. We got enough chearsqauds. adds flavor>>157286979I swear to god if you jinx us again
>>157286145true, you're even at the stadium!
public school bros, i don't feel so good
public school bros, it's overus small market teams can't compete with these dodger wannabes, we need to talk about a bankroll cap in 2027...
>>157287155>>157287167IT'S NOT OVER. REMEMBER ARIAKE
Kid threw 150km/h but it's not enough. Pitchers with command are the ones dominating the tournament by my eye.
>>157287167they just had to bring the ace in to sort everything out, hope is not yet lost.>>157287198truth nuke
based small ball
Teams score more from horrid fielding than stringing together productive ABs.
>>157287155>>157287167>>157287198WHAT. DID. I. SAY.>>157287202Based
>>157287312That was a gift from fielders. The guy on the mound has been giving up hard hits all game.
>>157287297They're kids
translation of the oita letter
oita bros, let's not get overconfident yet
Skipper should've pulled him 2 batters ago, if not right after the 3rd run coming in.
Nightmare infield
That guy just stared at 3 pitches going right down the middle. What the fuck
>>157287564it worked out in the end
>>157287587I missed it because my stream was acting gay. This isn't the first time.Fuck my life
balls
>>157287668Ouch
oops
NOBLETIGER ALERT
poor baserunning, ritual suicide NOW
How don't you have a pinch hitter for the most important AB in the game? baka desu senpai
public schoolers thought that was gone kek
good job oita niggas
Privateschoolbros, we got humiliated by bumpkins>>157287799absolute rally killer
do >you sing along?
>>157287900i wouldn't know the lyrics...>>1572878923rd base coach didn't do him any favours, waving him around until stopping at the last second
for the final game of the day before i go to sleepEimei (英明) is a private school from Kagawa Prefecture. This will be the schools 9th appearance at Koshien. They made it to this years spring tournament where they reached the quarter-finals, it was their best result ever. It was an all-girls school until 2001.Media ranking: BKanto Daiichi (関東一) is a private school from East Tokyo. A powerhouse school from highly competitive East Tokyo, they've been to Koshien 18 times. Although they have never won, they were runners up twice, most recently against Kyoto International two summers ago. They are the 2nd largest school at the tournament with 2705 students. Media ranking: A
I've been heckling but I've never seen a major league player cry after elimination.
>>157287958Koshien is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most players. You'll never be able to relive your high school experiences. Once you graduate, it's gone forever. I would be emotional too.
>>157287958Koshien is unironically serious business to these kids kek.
>>157288037something wrong with you
>>157288059What do you mean?
>>157286800>>157286898They surely havea good time
>>157288009Also, the fact that they take it so seriously is what lends to the kino of it all.
>>157288162The kids are doing it just for the love of the game and the desire to be there and winIs something different from pros when some players are highly motivated by their money and salaries
Waluigi struggling
Wearing a sun visor at night lol
Alright I like Eimei in this, their spaghetti is still in their pockets.
Schools really like the Popeye the Seifuku Man theme huh
>>157288327Likely beacuse they show up early, there has tends outside for people to wait before games and avoid the heat
>>157288399There has a few traditional songs that are played since imemorial timesThe ones I remember by heead:-Popeye-Sakurababo-African Symphony-The Song from a Pachinko game about a Boat Race manga-Battle Ship Yamato theme
>>157288404That is probably the case
>>157288421There has this song but is so japanese that I had some difficulty to get rhe English nameBut the solo of this song is so comfyhttps://youtu.be/ivV2QPOYxSo
Style one's hair
>>157287952>Kanto DaiichiLooks like they're getting put out
kawaii
>>157288791They look upset
>>157287668goddamn I felt that /f penis>>157288791kowaii
>>157288236Yeah it's pure that way
Imagine being forced to travel with your entire school to watch your baseball team lose
>>157285566based hockey bros
day 5 schedule7pm eastern/4pm pacificNitta (新田) - Hanamaki Higashi (花巻東)Midday break12:30am eastern/9:30pm pacificOkayama Gakugeikan (岡山学芸館) - Tottori Johoku (鳥取城北)3am eastern/midnight pacificNaruto Uzushio (鳴門渦潮) - Hachioji Jissen (八王子実践)5:30am eastern/2:30am pacificChukyo (中京) - Kasumigaura (霞ケ浦)
>>157291067Depends of the schoolIf you are a power house that is supposed to go deep into tournament, its a shameful disastrous lossBut if you managed to pull a upset in qualifiers and be in Koshien, then be there is already the prize, win would be a bonus
>>157291965first gameNitta (新田) is a private school from Ehime Prefecture. This will only be the schools 4th appearance at Koshien, with Nitta last making it in summer 2021. Looking at Ehime qualifying, it seems most of the big schools got knocked out early, giving Nitta an easier path to Koshien.Media ranking: BHanamaki Higashi (花巻東) is a private school from Iwate Prefecture. This will be their 20th appearance at Koshien, with them having appeared both last spring and summer. Despite never winning, they are considered a traditional Koshien powerhouse. They are perhaps most famous for being Shohei Ohtani's high school, along with Yusei Kikuchi.Media ranking: A
>>157294262I looked it up and ironically Ohtani never even won a game at Koshien. Might've been for the best considering what they do to pitchers.
>>157294441yeah, hanamaki lost in the first round in both summer 2011 and spring 2012. ohtani probably still got worked to hell and back in the qualifiers and regional tournaments though.
let's make ohtani proud
is it true these lil niggas throw 400 pitches in like 5 days
>>157294727500 pitches per week has been the limit since 2020before that there was no limit
>>157294745thats child abuse
they used to beat the kids in practice if they fucked up, i guess japan is slowly progressinghttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/5tUIcBlwIDM
>>157294838based. those kids probably racked a disciprine
>>157294838>https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5tUIcBlwIDMSenpai only wants what's best
>>157294988no drinking water!
surprised the guy from 2nd didn't try to get to 3rd on that sac fly
lmao this fatass thought he run a home run and was jogging
Full of energy
>>157294727It used be more than that
>>157295426good outfit
>>157295426To be honest I like Koshien partly because you can see attractive, average, uneven, and ugly people (compared to most of modern day Japanese tv/streaming/movies/idols). It's nice being able to see girls like that.
>>157295468That's right; you can see Japanese people exactly as they are.
OOBLETIGER ALERT for Nitta
>>157295013I love this drama sorely due this baseball joke segment and creepy nuts
>>157295544oh nvm i thought someone was on 3rdthey're running out of chances to catch up in runs
>>157295588>they're running out of chances to catch up in runsdon't be so hasty
>>157295468>>157295518I think i have a fetsish for average women.>>157295569What's it called?
Hanamaki catcher looking gassedgood out at first, that was honestly a pro play from both sides, the kid even slid hands first
Futekisetsu ni mo Hodo ga Aru!/Extremely Inappropriate!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremely_Inappropriate!
>>157295668>>157295643
a great little recovery by 3rd
>>157295668Thanks, I remembered the title.It's available on Netflix Japan, so I think I'll give it a watch sometime.
both these teams are a lot better than most i've seen at this point, far less spaghetti by gloves and more situational hitting with better plate approachesi'm impressed
wtf did nitta do with the ball?
>>157295766Please support my wife, Sawaguchi Aika!
>>157295904Right fielder who caught it just tossed the ball forward to the second baseman who had his back to the plate, complete mental lapse
>>157295679It has a post-series special too, i recommend check it after you finsh it
>>157296026>complete mental lapsestanding in high heat + humidity will do that to you
>>157295981Oh, she is so beautiful and sexy
nitta 8 and 9 are up, bleak for them unless they can get to the top of the order with 1 or less outsthey should've gotten it done back in the 6th inning like i said
TRAIN TRAIN HASHITTE YUUKE TRAIN TRAIN DOKO MADE MO
>>157296162THE BLUE HEARTS is very nostalgichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSkLe-EOq5U
UH OH DEADBALLNITTA YOU BETTER RALLY NOW>now Hanamaki calls their closer
holy shit the 1st base runner
Decent game
See you next year
>>157296571she doesn't want to get her knees dirty
>>157296603Knees on sand can hurt
>>157297959Hot sand, too
game 2 schoolsOkayama Gakugeikan (岡山学芸館) is a private school from Okayama Prefecture. This will be the schools 6th Koshien appearance and their third consecutive summer Koshien appearance. Their best ever result was reaching the 3rd round in summer 2024. The schools soccer club won the soccer Koshien in 2023.Media ranking: CTottori Johoku (鳥取城北) is a private school from Tottori Prefecture. This is Johoku's 12th Koshien appearance. Tottori is the weakest prefecture to qualify out of, there were only 21 schools in this years summer qualifiers (down from 23 last year) Johoku is better known for its sumo club, which produced former yokozuna Terunofuji.Media ranking: C
>>157298476Fun fact about tottori. it has a dessert. IN JAPAN. Isn't that crazy?
>>157298639Subarashii.... Nihon is incredible.....Actually it looks like they're more sand dunes than desert, but still pretty cool
>>157298476mmm tottori sounds funnier but something tells me to support okayama, going okayama
>>157298703you picked at the right time
>>157298730lol imagine not catching that
Damm it. I'm supporting tottor because there prefecture is small and sand dunes>>157298667Japan has so much cool shit it's unfair. The have natural hot springs, monkeys that chill in the hot springs, bees the kill hornets, and sand dunes.
Desertboys, we're owning right now.
>>157298703>>157298730>>157298703>>157298740>>157298781Looks like I made the right choice.
>>157298740asian giant hornets are scary
>>157298787>>157298795damn is getting good, also the cheerleader quality is high
>>157298821truth
let's go okayama
98 pitches after the 5th, can't see him finishing the 6th.
>>157298909Bases loaded. Had me sweating there for a sec. Let's go Tottori.
He REFUSED to let his friends hit go to waist.Come on next batter
too many runners left on base for both teams, sloppy
God damn the tottori manager is super cute
>>157298966she's gonna make you change allegiance
>>157298980Never, once I choose a team I go all in, also she would look funny crying and picking the sand
How did he miss that?
>>157299015the tottori sand got in his eyes :(
It's over desertbros, we should've pulled our pitcher
Now this is a game!
that was dreadful >>157298917you were right about the 6th lol but they still haven't taken him out
managerchan gomen
Everyone pray to Allah for a tottori win. The need the power of the dessert god
I'm rooting for Tottori because I liked Tottori (the prefecture) better than Okayama (the city)
Okayama pitcher looks like a pro
kind of a jerk move to put 2 runners on, record the first out in the inning THEN change pitchers
>>157299099oh im tired, he walked the last guy for a bases loaded
>>157286485https://x.com/asahi_koshien/status/2085982667175321942
>>157299114easily the best defensive play of the tournament
New pitcher has a tiny face.
pretty clearly safe
>>157299125for you
terrible challenge lmao
Tottori cooked?
subarashi...
FINE PLAY!
>>157299048maybe Allah hates Tottori because they use bidets instead of their hands
helluva play, that adrenaline rush after catching it could have easily resulted in an overthrow
>>157299161it's high leverage enough you might as well try it, of course that doesn't make the bullpen management any less frustratingthey only got out of that inning from a lucky catch by the pitcher
anyone know what that delay was about
>>157299200i didnt actually notice, was it during the inning change? usually if theres a delay it's for injury reasons, could also be related to the heat
>>157299224Nah like the first batter, some weird alarm went off for half a second, the umpire called timeout, ran over to the side for half a second, then came back and play resumed immediately
I really don't like bunting when you already have RISP. If you can even get a fly ball to mid outfield, that's enough to accomplish the same thing, with the added chance to actually get a hit. Just feels like when you're 3 runs behind playing small ball in the end of the game is just thinking too small.
>>157299250I say this every year. they fucking LOVE bunting, and will do it endlessly no matter how bad the analytics are.
>>157299125>>157299149Charrie Kirku
Someone check Tottori gloves for spaghetti leftovers
Alright that's GG for sanddunes. I'm going to take a shower.
>>157299307it was a tough play
>>157299295>Coach, you say you want us to win, yet you left our "ace" in 2 innings after he was clearly gassed. Curious.Goodbye Charrie Kirku
>>157299320they made a more egregious mistake in the prior play I believe
good game
CAMERA ON MANAGERCHAN NOW
Dunebros... h-how?
game 3 a bit earlyNaruto Uzushio (鳴門渦潮) is a public school from Tokushima Prefecture. This will be the schools 13th appearance at Koshien and first since summer 2024. Tokushima is the only prefecture where public schools dominate, in fact, Tokushima has not sent a private school to Koshien in its entire 108 year history.Media ranking: C Hachioji Jissen (八王子実践) is a private school from West Tokyo. This is the schools first Koshien appearance. Definitely the Cinderella story of the summer, Jissen managed to qualify for Koshien on the school's 100th anniversary. Their coach is a Hafu named Christopher Robert Kawamoto Boothe, he bounced around in the minor leagues and Taiwan before returning to Japan to coach his alma mater to their first ever Koshien.Media ranking: C
>>157299250>>157299264Yeah that's what annoys me the most. All the bunting and just giving up free outs.
A private school being the Cinderellas to a public school? Nani?
managerchan will never help you pick up koshien sand why even live>>157299392I mean how can you not support Hachioji? Plus I've been on a roll lately ALL IN HACHIOJI
>>157299392>>157274559I'm all in on any school making their first appearance.The 100th anniversary and the hapa coach just makes it seem like destiny. Depending on how they perform i'll be rooting for them or Ariake to win the whole thing. Hopefully this goes better than my last years predictions with saga kita and there "destiny".>>157299427And there from TOKYO
>>157299480tokyo is very hard to qualify out ofthe west tokyo qualifiers had 118 participating schools
Is this a Pokémon battle theme lmao
Go Hachioji! I'm out, thunderstorms with hail and strong wind on the way, power already flashing.
>>157299668Stay safe leafriend
>>157299668i can pinpoint your location with this info
sleepy game so far
Efficient inning for the princes, uncompetitive ABs from Boruto's dad
this ump's strike zone is impeccably wide (seems to be a trend in half the games i've watched) and ends up forcing the kids to swing on garbage, more efficient innings
>>157299848no surprise with this scoreline then
>>157299853could end that way too
>>157299866grim
If they got pitch hitter. Now is the time to use hime.
BIG BOOOOOOIIII
clutch fatso
would be amusing if the fatty has to field now
crazy bottom of the 9thtiebreak time
Is it just me or is the stadium more packed than usual?
>>157300003Tokyo supporters I'm guessing, and it's a Sunday on a comparatively not as hot day>>157299997IMO the ump was definitely gifting balls at the top of the 9th. other than the video review the bottom of the 9th was really boring
>>157300003The afternoon session is more popular. The stadium for the final game will probably be even more packed since the temperature will have gone down by then.
Probably the thing that annoys the most is how many catchers are basically squatting behind the other batter's box. If they think the pitcher is crowding the plate, then call the ump on their feet.Also that was a great half inning for the public school.
lmao if that idiot wasn't caught at 2nd the game would be over now
lmao not sending your guy on 3rd there is game throwing
GG Jissen but it wasn't to beCongrats to Naruto, good to see a public school advance
Crap I missed the tb
*ahem*The good guys won.
the final game for anyone still awake or waking up:Chukyo (中京) is a private school from Gifu Prefecture. They've been to Koshien 13 times, most recently in summer 2019, when they reached the semifinals. Gifu is a prefecture where both public and private schools are competitive, with neither consistently dominating the other.Media ranking: BKasumigaura (霞ヶ浦) is a private school from Ibaraki Prefecture. This will be Kasumigaura's fifth appearance at Koshien, with their most recent coming in summer 2024. That tournament was also the only time they managed to win a game at Koshien, having lost in the first round in each of their other appearances.Media ranking: C
Definitely need to catch a replay of the end based off these comments
>>157300111The middle of the game I was dozing off, but the ending really woke me up.Crazy how fast the next game started, I guess they're technically running behind on schedule but man I barely had time to wash dishes.
Yeah this is looking sketchy already.
alright. we got a game!
>>157300261Guten Morgen
How unreasonable is it to expect a home run? It feels like even when they land a solid hit they don't get too much power, but I don't know ball enough
>>157300394I think I've seen 1 homerun in the games I've watched since day 1.
>>157300394They nerfed the bats a few years ago. Not exactly sure when though.
High school girls' school uniforms (GAKURAN) are the best
>>157300495Japan has fallen...
>RISP
Hydration is important
3 runs behind now, looking bleak for the gakuran
Oh boy they're starting to pull away now
Dang they're getting farmed
Chukyo's ace got demolished, now 4 runs behindIf this new guy doesn't shut them down now it's over for them.
Nice split
they need to build something off this
It's likely owari da
>>157300666Last yead there had a dude that done a full split to get a putInsane physical hability for someone that are barely 18
Gakuran Girl: Bye-bye
Bump
day 6 schedule7pm eastern/4pm pacificMeitoku Gijuku (明徳義塾) - Nichinan Gakuen (日南学園)Midday break12:30am eastern/9:30pm pacificYokohama (横浜) - Okinawa Shogaku (沖縄尚学)-------------------------------------start of the 2nd round3am eastern/midnight pacificTakaoka Shogyo (高岡商) - Takagawa Gakuen (高川学園)5:30am eastern/2:30am pacificTenri (天理) - Fukuyama (福山)
>>157304131first game of the dayMeitoku Gijuku (明徳義塾) is a private school from Kochi Prefecture. By far the strongest school in Kochi, Meitoku have made it to Koshien 45 times. They are a boarding school so they suck up talented athletes from around the country, causing them to be much better than their local rivals. (also, 1/3rd of the students are international) They won Koshien once in summer 2002 and have made the semis a bunch of times. Participation in club activities is mandatory. Media ranking: BNichinan Gakuen (日南学園) is a private school from Miyazaki Prefecture. This will be their 15th Koshien appearance and their first since summer 2018. Nichinan Gakuen is historically the most successful school from Miyazaki Prefecture. Their best-ever result was reaching the quarterfinals in summer 2001. No team from Miyazaki has ever won Koshien.
How do they pick who gets to throw the first pitch? I have to imagine it's like contests or scholarships or something?
>>157306446Is mostly invites and deoend of the dayFoe first day, they called the best players of Asian Koshien tournament
>>157306446I've wondered about that too. I also wonder how they choose which elementary school baseball teams get the seats behind home plate.
>>157300394high schoolers playing on a pro stadiumthey often lack the power
what's the song that plays between the 1st and 2nd innings?
DAI CHANSU for Nichinan1st and 2nd w/ 1 out
>>157306739my stream gets muted between the innings but is it not just the main theme this year?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY-7i-T76o0
nobody cared who i was until i put on the mask
what a waste man, leaving the bases loaded is how you lose
Is this the japanese high school girls appreciation general?
>>157306923something like that
>>157306939I told you it would atract weirdos
>>157306739I assume it is the school anthems that are played in 2nd inning
>>157306992oh yeah thats right each schools song is played
nichinan are finally able to tie it up on a sac fly
Last 3 outs for Meitoku for 1 or more runs.
>>157306288are there many foreigners at koshien?
>>157307316there was a russian kid a few years ago 'Moiseev Nikita' who hit a home run he later got drafted into the NPB by the swallows overall, it's not that uncommon to have one at the tournament
Wait the score graphic fucked me up, it's still 1-1 because they didn't send the guy at 3rd... again just like the last match last night.
ouch
damn just to think if the ball didnt deflect off his glove the runner probably wouldn't have made it home
Nichinan needs to work on their baserunning if they want to make it deep. I had Meitoku winning in tiebreakers just due to running diff. They were fortunate Meitoku's 2nd pitcher didn't have it.
This next game is gonna be a fuckin banger. Both pitchers throwing like 95
>>157307924Shoki Oda (Yokohama) and Ryosuke Sueyoshi (Okinawa Shogaku) are both top tier draft prospects Wouldn't be surprised if one of them ends up in the MLB at some point
Field looks good. Have they not started because of the heat?
>>157308366it starts in an hour
>>157307335He actually had just joined the main teamhttps://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2026/07/26/articles/20260726s00001173216000c.html
game 2Yokohama (横浜) is a private school from Kanagawa Prefecture. They have appeared in 40 Koshien tournaments, winning six titles (4 in the spring and 2 in the summer). They most recently won the 2025 spring Koshien and are considered heavy favourites this year as well. Daisuke Matsuzaka attended Yokohama and starred at Koshien in 1998. Media ranking: AOkinawa Shogaku (沖縄尚学) is a private school from Okinawa Prefecture. Shogaku are the strongest team from the prefecture, having made it to Koshien 21 times. They are the current reining champions, having won in summer 2025. The school has also won twice in spring Koshien, 1999 and 2008.Media ranking: A
>>157308693oh good for him, i don't watch NPB much so idk how he's doing
>>157308705>two favorites facing off in round 1why would they do this
>>157308791it's a random drawthe stands are packed even though it's still the 1st round
>>157308808Isn't it CRAZY that this is all for a HIGH SCHOOL tournament? This isn't my first year watching and it still amazes me. Wish we had something like this in America.
not the kinda fielding you expect from the defending champions...
>>157308861we have the little league world series
big ups my yokohama boys
>>157308705>>157308866>Having to miss a high intensity matchFuuuuugGuess watching the highlights later will have to do
ay yo that kid has a fucking black eye
>>157308895rip italy bro >>157308900i saw that too
>>157306923this is the closes thing you will have since the jp meidos banned the seifuku threads
Impressive how much these guys are getting hit. 90+ aint no joke in high school
that didnt look like it hit him...ump rigging for yokohama
>>157309027very dishonaburu to pretend that hit
>>157309013fastballs are the easiest to hard hit, no?ironically since each team's ace throws 90, they have a better idea of the plate approach
>>157307358lmao>>157308705goin Okinawa because they are brown
>>157309070Yeah but Yokohama's pitcher also has a slider in the high 80s, if he's tunneling properly and disguising it well that is wicked
>>157309115jose mourinho impressed
this must be the most popular matchup of the tournament so far since i can't stream it smoothly at all and it kills my interest in watching it
>>157309129I have no idea what that means
>>157309132you tried both sportsbull and yahoo? >>157309135okinawa shogakus coach looks like jose mourinho
Motherfuck that kid had a game lowest .448 BA in qualifiers?Also, Okinawa is getting schooled.
Okinawa Aussie will not be happy
okis getting SCHLONGED
>>157309145since the schools that made koshien won every game of their respective qualifiers, it makes sense that their stats are a bit inflated
It's Okinawover
Believe in the island
>>157309175B-but this is japan... it's all islands.
Oda is too strong, Dodgers here he comes
impressive shit from yokohama, have to imagine they're favorites going forward
game 3Takaoka Shogyo (高岡商) is a public school from Toyama Prefecture. Takaoka is the most successful team in Toyama, having made it to Koshien 28 times. There are no strong private schools in Toyama so public schools dominate. No team from Toyama has ever won Koshien. Media ranking: CTakagawa Gakuen (高川学園) is a private school from Yamaguchi Prefecture. This will be Takagawa's sixth Koshien appearance, with their most recent coming this year's spring Koshien, they lost in the first-round. The school's soccer team has had more success than its baseball team.Media ranking: BThis is the first game of the second round. Both teams had a bye in the first round, so this is still their first game of the tournament.
>>157309297>No team from Toyama has ever won Koshien.until this year, going Takaoka
>>157309304they almost always lose in the first or second round, but i'm cheering for them tooganbare!!
it's not looking great for us public school bros
>>157309409too sleepy no energy to send our boys
>>157309434thread kinda died anyway no big deal
How do they decide who gets a bye? Random?
>>157309634correct, it's a random draw. stupid system because they have an uneven number of teams (49) so some teams get a bye. they should just split another prefecture in half like they do with tokyo to make it a 50 team tournament.
only stared watching in the 6th. Has takaoka's fielding been this shit all game?
missed the last few days. Okinawa lost?
>>157309734>>157309739yes and yes
>>157309746Taokoka looks like a little league team out there. No wonder toyama has never won.
Now takagawa is spilling their spaghetti
>>157309786at least taaoka scored one run
I just realized there's a black kid on that little league team
final game of the day coming up for any burgers still awake or yuros waking upTenri (天理) is a private school from Nara Prefecture. A stereotypical powerhouse, Tenri has made it to Koshien 58 times and has won three times (Summer 1986, 1990, and Spring 1997). They have been remarkably consistent in qualifying for Koshien, attending regularly since the 1950s. The school is also controlled by the Tenrikyo cult/new religion (depending on your interpretation) which is pretty funny. Media rank: BFukuyama (福山) is a public school from Hiroshima prefecture. This will be Fukuyama's first ever Koshien appearance. A quite remarkable underdog story, Fukuyama hadn't even reached the quarter-finals of the Hiroshima qualifiers before this. They even had to field a combined team with other schools in the past because they didn't have enough members in the baseball club. Media ranking: C
>>157309805First time AND a public school??? Damn I really want to support Fukuyama. But I'm getting tired. We'll see what happens.
lets go fukuyama
Neat, back in time for the last match. I'm rooting for Fukuyama as well
Is it me or is the field(s) used Japan really dark? Every time they do a slide they seem to get overdramatically dirty. I see they're wetting it so it's easier to get mudded up, but it still feels more than what I expect
Fukayama's already impressing me.And why's this game so packed?
>>157309880The dark infield is mainly a thing at Koshien, I think the soil is partly volcanic. Players at koshien love to slide head first into bases so it dirties up the front of their uniform.>>157309947The last game of the day is usually the most attended because it's not as hot as the other games. Also people are off work.
Pitcher seems to have trouble controlling the ball and now the bases are loaded, Tabitha
ah cant be getting picked off there
Fug
>Tenrikyo (天理教, Tenrikyō) is a Japanese new religion which is neither strictly monotheistic nor pantheistic,[1] originating from the teachings of a 19th-century womanI've read enough. No religion founded by woman can be true. Fukuyama, destroy these heretics.
I can't believe they let themselves get picked off. TWICE!!!
Fukoyama really pissing away every chance they got
>>157310146just sloppy desu
For the love of God take out that first baseman.
>>157310195Your God is powerless against their Theosfluid kami
Yeah Tenri winning this
At least they made them bleed
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
What made that match so frustrating was that it was actually competitive at first. I don't know what happened after that. Also, Fukuyama's band was infinitely better. Had some fucking bangers
>>157307335Russians into baseball must be quite rare but yeah makes sense for a Russian kid growing up in Japan.
>>157310451I don't think it was that competitive from the start. Even though Tenrikyo only scored one point they always looked in control while Fukuyama had to clinch. Also they collapsed after they relieved their starter pitcher, which had way too many wild pitches through the game to continue. He had 4 deadballs. Also getting picked off twice in a terrible fashion, maybe it was nerves that contributed, but I don't see that match going the other way no matter what
>>157309645There just aren't enough teams for a proper bracket though. You need 64. A 50th team would just remove a bye for one team.
>>157275511Oh shit Koshien is now?Did I miss everything?
>>157310699Round 2 just started. Last year's champ Okinawa lost today.
day 7 schedule7pm eastern/4pm pacificYokote (横手) - Tsuruga Kehi (敦賀気比)MIDDAY BREAK12:30am eastern/9:30pm pacificChiben Wakayama (智弁和歌山) - Yashiro (社)3am eastern/midnight pacificRiseisha (履正社) - Kyoei (享栄)5:30am eastern/2:30am pacificMatsusho Gakuen (松商学園) - Mie (三重)
>>157313411first gameYokote (横手) is a public school from Akita Prefecture. While this will be Yokote's second Koshien appearance, it might as well be their first, as their only other appearance came in summer 1969, when they lost in the first round. This gives the school the longest gap between Koshien appearances at this year's tournament, with 57 years between appearances.Media ranking: CTsuruga Kehi (敦賀気比) is a private school from Fukui Prefecture. They have made 23 appearances at Koshien and have won the tournament once, in spring 2015. Tsuruga Kehi is a big fish in a small pond, as Fukui isn't considered one of the stronger baseball prefectures. Four-time NPB All-Star and current Red Sox player Masataka Yoshida is an alumnus of the school.Media ranking: B
>>157314773I shall support Yokote, don't let me down bring some juicy cheerleaders please
>>157314798it would be a miracle if they win todayi dont like that they wear a blue colour while their supports wear purple. sort it out
>koshien game tomorrow started before any MLB game today
>>157314773I decided before the tournament started that I was gonna route for yokote because when I was trying to figure out when the tournament started one of the first things I came across was this reddit post:https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1v2saok/akita_prefectural_tournament_yokote_defeats/And thought >you know what? I'll root for these guysThis only make me want them to win even more.
>Tries to bunt with 2 outs and no one on base?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
>>157315003i like to support all the schools from tohoku. they always struggle at koshien due to a bunch of reasons (population decline, harsh winters etc)
>>157315037bunting for a hit is the most productive form of bunting
>>157315044this is a map of koshien victories by prefecture. it's a few years out of date but you can see the lack of success in tohoku.
>>157315044>>157315060yet they've produced the greatest baseball player of all time. also Roki Sasaki and Yusei Kikuchi
>>157315076and all from iwate prefecture specifically
>>157315060Damn Kansai really is the heart of Japanese baseball, explains a lot
>>157315060Until Hokkaido and Sendai Ikuei win, there has a curse about koshien teams not winning up north after a certain river
oh god man this game is already over>>157315136crossing the shirakawa barrier
wewblowout incomming?
bust all over the opponents
>>157315060>>157315044>>157315156Tohoku needs to work on there fielding.>>157315157Yokote is is gonna get atleast 2 runs. Take that to the bank.
>>157315060most surprised by Shikoku, isn't that the boonies just like Tohoku? Are they still good or is this some ancient history thing
>>157315236All i know about shukoku is that in the sengoku jidai. There samurai were pretty weak. They called them Jizamurai or country samurai. Instead of giving everything to one son they would split everything evenly to all sons. This made their samurai so poor they had to farm their own land. Which was frowned upon in the rest of the country. Basically part time samurai. It was a backwater back then.
>>157315236a lot of it did come in the past but they have had some modern success kochi last won in summer 2002ehime spring 2004tokushima spring 1986kagawa spring 1995but yeah, they have over preformed considering their population size and economic might
RIP YokoteI really enjoyed them picking the Cutie Street song as a cheer though.
You hate to see it
oh no no no
>>157315044holy cute and the piggy in the back lol, hey they just did Galaxy Express 999>>157315174I think he may be cumming all over his pants
Jesus that super cute yokote cheering girl, I need to learn to record this, teach me canadanon senpai
>>157315423There's VODs...
>>157315423i point OBS at the screen and record. i have two monitors so it's a bit easier
They say Akita has the most beautiful women in Japan
>>157315446Akita, in northern Japan, is famous for the "bijin of Akita"[9] who are characterized by their round face, clear skin[10] and high-pitched voice.apt description
This match isn't fun. Put up a fight Yokote!
>>157315442oh great, I hope I see her again, she was the first in a row of boys, super pale with long black hair
>>157315470>>157315446I heard northern japanese people are generally considered more attractive due to lighter skin and higher ainu ancestry giving them more "distinguished" features like pointyer noses. Is that true?>>157315489You mean the one with the full lips?
>>157315534I think yes, very red, just saw her a second :(
>>157315430oh naisu, I'll check 'em
>>157315534>I heard northern japanese people are generally considered more attractive due to lighter skin and higher ainu ancestry giving them more "distinguished" features like pointyer noses.i couldn't say either way. people also say kyushu women are good looking, but thats in the very south. anyway i hope yokote can score at least one run
Three more innings for Yokote to avoid the SO.Their ace found his stuff too little too late, unfortunately.
Why are they focusing so much on this >>157315157 one guy? Lol.>>157315214>>157315637I said take it to the bank.
I think is her, these camera men are real cock teasers -.-
no run yokote :(
damn you give the guy double digits ERA then you switch him?last inning would've been a better time to applaud him
>>157315747They probably wanted to give the other pitcher a chance to say he pitched at Koshien, even if it was only for an inning.
>>157315768I mean the first guy was already cooked, close to 200 pitches and 10ER, inning 7 would've been ending on a high note at least
yikes this is just sad now
rip yokote we hit 500 so i'll make new bread
new>>157315966>>157315966>>157315966
just lost all my savings betting on yokote to score 2+ runs
