Overview

• Japan High School Baseball Federation moved the opening ceremony to 4 p.m. and will run games under a morning-evening split through day six to avoid peak temperatures
• Seiseikan High School defeated Komatsu Otani 3–1 in the first round at Koshien as Shota Morishita yielded only one hit after the third inning
• Hiroshima Koryo disclosed that senior baseball players assaulted a first-year teammate in January, received a stern warning and will remain in the tournament
• At the Inter-High finals, Nagasaki Omura Technical claimed its sixth boys’ softball crown, Seifu High edged Ichifunahashi for the gymnastics title, Nyu reached its fourth straight women’s hockey final and Hokuriku advanced to the handball quarterfinals
• Nippon Ham Fighters extended their win streak to three with a 6–1 victory over Seibu, and the Yomiuri Giants rallied from a 0–2 deficit to beat the Yakult Swallows 5–2