Overview

• Okinawa Shogaku beat Nichidai San 3–1 in the Aug. 23 final at Koshien, securing the school’s first summer championship.
• Starter Yuito Arakaki held Nichidai San to one run into the eighth, and Ryosuke Sueyoshi finished with scoreless relief to seal the win.
• Cleanup catcher Eimu Ginosa drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth and added an insurance RBI double in the eighth.
• Coach Kimiya Higa credited the large contingent of Okinawa supporters after navigating a run of close games throughout the tournament.
• Separately, Koryo withdrew after a first-round win due to an internal violence case, announced coach Tetsuyuki Nakai’s resignation on Aug. 21, installed Kengo Matsumoto as manager, and received conditional approval from the Hiroshima prefectural federation to enter autumn qualifiers with requirements for prompt reporting and victim-sensitive responses.