In the final of the Hyogo Prefecture high school baseball autumn tournament, Hotoku Gakuen defeated Akashi Sho 4-0 to win the title for the first time in 3 years, with ace Taniguchi Tessei (谷口哲聖) recording a complete-game shutout while allowing 5 hits and no walks or hit batters.
The final of the Hyogo autumn tournament was held at Tokaro Stadium in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, where Hotoku Gakuen defeated Akashi Sho 4-0 to secure the title. Ace pitcher Taniguchi Tessei (谷口哲聖) recorded a complete-game shutout, allowing 5 hits and no walks or hit batters, giving the team its first title in 3 years.
Taniguchi Tessei (谷口哲聖) held a bases-loaded threat scoreless in the second inning and delivered tenacious pitching in other key situations, helping create the opening run. He also commented that his pitching had helped shift the momentum of the game.
This team had been described as “weak, weak” compared with the previous year, but Taniguchi Tessei (谷口哲聖) reflected that, with support from the fielders, they had been able to score repeatedly against the opposing team’s good pitchers. He expressed his desire to continue aiming for greater heights.
Taniguchi Tessei (谷口哲聖) is aware that, as the ace of the new team, he is expected to carry Hotoku’s No. 1 jersey, and said he wants to grow further by getting through this winter season.