Pro Scout Best Nine
| Pos | Name JPN | Name ENG | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 清水 達也 | Shimizu, Tatsuya | Hanasaki Tokuharu | 3 |
| C | 中村 奨成 | Nakamura, Shosei | Koryo | 3 |
| 1B | 中川 卓也 | Nakagawa, Takuya | Osaka Toin | 2 |
| 2B | 小玉 佳吾 | Kodama,Keigo | TokaiDai Sugao | 3 |
| 3B | 林 晃汰 | Hayashi, Kota | Chiben Wakayama | 2 |
| SS | 西巻 賢二 | Nishimaki, Kenji | Sendai Ikuei | 3 |
| OF | 西川 愛也 | Nishikawa, Manaya | Hanasaki Tokuharu | 3 |
| OF | 増田 珠 | Masuda, Shu | Yokohama | 3 |
| OF | 植田 拓 | Ueda, Taku | Morioka DaiFu | 3 |
Sponichi Best Nine
| Pos | Name JPN | Name ENG | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 綱脇 慧 | Tsunawaki, Sui | Hanasaki Tokuharu | 3 |
| C | 福井 章吾 | Fukui, Shogo | Osaka Toin | 3 |
| 1B | 安原 健人 | Yasuhara, Kento | Tenri | 3 |
| 2B | 多田 祐汰 | Tada, Yuta | Sanbon Matsu | 3 |
| 3B | 飯島 大夢 | Iijima, Hiromu | Maebashi Ikuei | 3 |
| SS | 田中幹也 | Tanaka, Mikiya | TokaiDai Sugao | 2 |
| OF | 浜田太貴 | Hamada, Taiki | Meiho | 2 |
| OF | 藤原 恭大 | Fujiwara, Kyota | Osaka Toin | 2 |
| OF | 丸山 和郁 | Maruyama, Kazuya | Maebashi Ikuei | 3 |
Source: Sponichi 8/24/2017
TV ratings for the Finals game on August 23 on NHK for the Kanto region:
Source: Sponichi 8/24/2017
Shosei Nakamura Records
| Category | Total | Prev | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Runs | 6 | 5 | Kazuhiro Kiyohara (1985) | New Record |
| RBI | 17 | 15 | Keigo Hagihara (2008) | New Record |
| Hits | 19 | 19 | Eiji Mizuguchi (1986) | Tie Record |
| Doubles | 6 | 6 | Naruki Sugizaki (2015), Shota Dobayashi (2009), Hideo Okubo (1950) | Tie Record |
| Total bases | 43 | 28 | Kanji Kawai (2009) | New Record |
| Modasho | 5 | 4 | Hideto Asamura (2008), Katsumi Sato (1985) | New Record |
Source: Nikkan Sports 8/24/2017
0 CommentsToday’s Summer Koshien games have been postponed due to rain. The decision was made by tournament organizers at 6:05am. Games on the schedule will be pushed back a day. The Finals game will now be played on August 23.
Source: Nikkan Sports 8/15/2017
0 CommentsKoshien Stats for 2017 Summer Koshien are now online. My apologies for the delay.
I am still working on names for games from yesterday. If anyone wants to help with the names, drop me a line or post in the comments section down below.
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4 CommentsA list of players to watch during this year’s Summer Koshien. Definitely not a complete list, but a good place to start.
Are there any players you have an eye on? Post them in the comments section below.
0 CommentsSummer Koshien organizers announced at 11:00am today that the start of the tournament will be pushed back one day due to Typhoon #5. This is the fourth time opening ceremonies were canceled or delayed in tournament history. The other three times: The sixth (1920), forty-second (1960), and ninety-sixth (2014) tournaments.
Source: JHBF 8/6/2017, Nikkan Sports 8/6/2017, Sponichi 8/6/2017, Daily Sports 8/6/2017
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0 CommentsThe Summer Koshien is set to begin on August 7. Opening ceremony rehearsals will take place on August 6. The Players Oath will be presented by Takikawa Nishi’s Masato Hotta.
The Japan High School Baseball Federation announced today that 170 pitchers from the forty-nine participating schools were examined (shoulders and elbows) and none had to be banned from pitching.
Source: Sanspo 8/5/2017, Sanspo 8/5/2017, Nikkan Sports 8/5/2017
0 CommentsBracket selections for this year’s Summer Koshien took place today. The full schedule is below and will be updated during the tournament.
For the most up-to-date schedule with scores and more, please see the Koshien Stats section.
Notes
Practice Schedule
Each school will be allowed to use Koshien Stadium for practices for thirty minutes. The remaining schedule will be added once it becomes available.
The Japan High School Baseball Federation announced today that Koshien Stadium practices for the Summer Koshien will take place between August 1 and 4. Schools participating in the tournament will each have thirty minutes of practice time.
Source: Nikkan Sports 7/21/2017
0 CommentsThe steering committee for the Summer Koshien met in Osaka today and decided that the 2018 Summer Koshien will feature a tournament-high fifty-six high schools as part of its 100th anniversary celebration. The decision will be approved during a board of directors meeting on April 26.
Regions that will have with an extra bracket (total two):
Source: Sponichi 4/19/2017
In other related news:
Source: Daily Sports 4/19/2017, Daily Sports 4/19/2017, Daily Sports 4/19/2017
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