Overview

• Kaisei High School ended a 14-year first-round drought by defeating Miyazaki Commercial 6–5 in a tenth-inning tiebreaker.
• Okinawa Shogaku’s ace Sueyoshi Ryosuke recorded a three-hit, no-walk complete-game shutout with 14 strikeouts in a 1–0 win over Kananoano.
• Kananoano’s third pitcher Yoshida Daiki, brother of former ace Yoshida Kirisei, yielded one run over relief innings in his team’s 0–1 loss.
• Seirei Christopher and Meishu Hitachi coaches are prioritizing airtight defense and opportunistic offense as they prepare for their August 9 matchup.
• Miyazaki Commercial captain Mizutani Tomoya collected three hits and drove in the ninth-inning tying run to honor his brother’s missed 2021 Koshien appearance.