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The two semifinal games of the National High School Baseball Championship will be held today.

The first game is between Nihon University Third High School, which has advanced to the semifinals for the first time in seven years, and Gifu Prefectural Commercial High School, which has made it for the first time in sixteen years.

We are bringing you the latest updates on the match.

== Breaking News == [Top of the 4th inning] Nihon University Third High advances to scoring position but fails to score. After the No. 5 batter Takenaka got on base with a hit to center, the No. 6 batter Abe executed a sacrifice bunt, resulting in one out with a runner on second.

Both No. 7 Nagano and No. 8 Sakurai struck out swinging, so no additional runs were scored.

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Takenaka hits a single to center.

Abe lays down a sacrifice bunt, one out, runner on second. 7th inning.

Nagano struck out swinging. Two outs, runner on second. Bottom of the 8th.

Sakurai strikes out swinging. [Bottom of the 3rd] Ken Gifu Commercial puts a runner on but fails to add more runs. Kenritsu Gifu Commercial got one hit, but it didn’t lead to any runs.

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Riumi Watanabe Light Flyweight ▽1

Komase: Fly out to right, 2nd inning

Inaguma hits a single to right field. Runner on third.

Ucchiyama, right fly [Top of the 3rd inning] Nihon University Third High School retires the side in order for the first time in this game.

Matsuoka struck out looking ▽3

Honma flies out to left field ▽4

Ryo Tanaka grounds out to shortstop [Bottom of the 2nd inning] Gifu Prefectural Commercial High School ties the game with Yokoyamas sacrifice fly. After back-to-back hits, Gifu Prefectural Commercial High School creates a scoring chance with runners on first and third, and ties the game with Yokoyamas sacrifice fly.

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Miyagawa: Single to center ▽6

Kogari: Hit to shallow right. Runners on first and third, no outs. Bottom of the 7th.

Sacrifice fly to right by Yokoyama Nihon University Third 1-1 Gifu Commercial ▽8

Shibata grounds out to first, double play. [Top of the 2nd inning] Nihon University Third High School advances a runner into scoring position, but a good throw prevents any additional runs. Nagano, the 7th batter for Nihon University Third, reaches base on an opponents error, and then Sakurai, the 8th batter, advances the runner to second with a sacrifice bunt, making it one out with a runner on second.

After this, with two outs and a runner on second, the leadoff hitter Matsunaga got a hit.

However, a good throw from left field to home plate got the runner out, so no additional runs were scored.

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Nagano shortstop error ▽8

Sakurai lays down a sacrifice bunt, one out with a runner on second. Top of the 9th.

Nemoto struck out swinging. Two outs, runner on second. Top of the 1st.

Matsunaga hits to left → Runner is out at home plate [Bottom of the 1st] Kengifu Commercial gets a runner on base but scores no runs. Kengifu Commercial created a chance due to the opponents error, but couldnt score.

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Komase reached base on a first basemans error.

Meanwhile, he advanced to second base.

Inaguma: second liner, one out, runner on second base.

Uchiyama grounds out to second, two outs, runner on third.

Sakaguchi flies out to left field [Top of the 1st inning] Nihon University Third High takes the lead with 1 run. The second batter, Matsuoka, gets a hit, and the third batter, Honma, also gets a hit, putting runners on second and third with one out. The fourth batter, Ryo Tanaka, hits an infield single to bring in 1 run and take the lead.

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Matsunaga: Foul fly to left field, two outs.

Matsuoka: Single to center field ▽3

Honma hits a single to right field. One out, runners on second and third. Top of the 4th.

Ryo Tanaka infield hit, runners on first and third with one out Nihon University Third High 1-0 Gifu Commercial ▽5

Takenaka struck out swinging. Two outs, runners on first and third. Bottom of the 6th.

Abe grounds out to first base [Game Start] The first semifinal of the National High School Baseball Championship summer tournament has begun: Nichidai Third High School from West Tokyo vs. Gifu Prefectural Commercial High School.

The first to bat is Nihon University Third High School, and the second is Gifu Prefectural Commercial High School.

Nihon University Third High School is aiming for their first appearance in the finals in 14 years, since their championship win in 2011, while Gifu Prefectural Commercial High School is aiming for their first finals appearance in 69 years, since 1956.

Starting Lineups First visiting team: Nihon University Third High School 1 Right Kaito Matsunaga 2 Shortstop Tsubasa Matsuoka 3 Center Ritsuki Honma 4 Left Ryo Tanaka 5 Catcher Hideaki Takenaka 6 Third Shomu Abe 7 First Shosei Nagano 8 Second Haruki Sakurai 9 Pitcher Tomoki Nemoto Second home team: Gifu Prefectural Gifu Commercial High School 1 Second Hiyori Komase 2 Shortstop Sakushi Inakuma 3 Third Genta Uchiyama 4 First Roho Sakaguchi 5 Left Teppei Miyagawa 6 Catcher Ryoya Koyari 7 Right Haruto Yokoyama 8 Pitcher Sosuke Shibata 9 Center Rikai Watanabe Both teams performance in this tournament Nihon University Third High School West Tokyo Summer: 20 appearances, 2 championships, 0 runners-up, 32 wins and 17 losses Spring: 1 championship, 3 runners-up Second round: 3-2 vs. Toyohashi Chuo Aichi Third round: 9-4 vs. Takagawa Gakuen Yamaguchi Quarterfinals: 5-3 vs. Kanto Daiichi East Tokyo Batting statistics: Team batting average:

Runs Batted In: Ryo Tanaka and Shomu Abe both lead the team with 4 each. Hits: Kaito Matsunaga leads the team with 6 hits. <Pitching Stats> Yuki Kondo: 3 appearances, 23 2/3 innings pitched, 26 hits allowed, 12 strikeouts, 5 walks/hit batters, ERA 1.

90▽Pitcher Ryoga Yamaguchi Appearances: 1 Innings pitched: 3 1/3 Hits allowed: 2 Strikeouts: 1 Walks and hit batsmen: 2 ERA: 2

70◆Gifu Commercial High School [Summer] 31 appearances, 1 championship, 3 runner-ups, 43 wins, 29 losses Spring: 3 championships, 3 runner-ups ▽1st round: 6-3 vs. Nihon University Yamagata ▽2nd round: 4-3 vs. Tokai University Kumamoto Seisho ▽3rd round: 3-1 vs. Meihou Oita ▽Quarterfinal: 8-7 vs. Yokohama Kanagawa <Batting Statistics> ▽Team batting average:

301▽RBI: Michiho Sakaguchi leads the team with 5 ▽Hits: Sakushi Inaguma leads the team with 7 ＜Pitching Stats＞ ▽Sosuke Shibata: 4 appearances, 26 1/3 innings pitched, 21 hits allowed, 14 strikeouts, 11 walks/hit batters, ERA 2

05▽Pitcher Taiga Watanabe Appearances: 2 Innings pitched: 9 Hits allowed: 5 Strikeouts: 2 Walks and hit batters: 6 ERA: 0

00▽Toyokichi Katsuto, Pitcher Appearances: 1 Innings Pitched: 1 2/3 Hits Allowed: 2 Strikeouts: 0 Walks/HBP: 2 ERA: 5

40▽Pitcher Seiya Wada Appearances: 1 Innings pitched: 1 Hits allowed: 0 Strikeouts: 0 Walks/HBP: 0 ERA: 0

Highlights of the game: Both teams have previously won the Summer Koshien. Nihon University Third High School is aiming for their first appearance in the finals in 14 years since their championship in 2011, while Gifu Prefectural Commercial High School is aiming for their first finals appearance in 69 years since 1956.

Nihon University Third High School’s second-year cleanup hitter, Ryo Tanaka, has led the team’s batting lineup so far, hitting .385 with two home runs.

The pitching staff’s ace, Yuki Kondo, has appeared in all three games, using his excellent control to shut down opposing batters. He has pitched two complete games and continues to perform well, maintaining an ERA in the 1.00 range.

Gifu Prefectural Commercial High School has shown tenacity, winning close games by 2 points or less from the second round onward.

In particular, in the quarterfinal against Yokohama from Kanagawa, they came from behind to tie the game in the 10th inning of extra innings with a bases-clearing RBI double by Ryoya Koyari during the tiebreak, and in the 11th inning, cleanup hitter Roho Sakaguchi hit a walk-off single to defeat the reigning Senbatsu champions, demonstrating their strength in crucial moments to advance through the tournament.