伏木海陸運送 came from behind to beat ロキテクノ富山 8-7 in 10 extra innings in the Hokuriku regional qualifier final for the Japan Amateur Baseball Championship. The decision to keep young ace Ito Hiroto (伊藤寛人) on the mound and use captain Komei Yoshinori (幸明慶勲) as a pinch hitter produced a dramatic finish.
伏木海陸運送 beat ロキテクノ富山 8-7 in 10 extra innings in the Hokuriku regional qualifier final on the 4th at Toyama Municipal Baseball Stadium. This will be 伏木海陸運送's fifth appearance in the main tournament, and its first in 3 tournaments.
The game took a turn when starter Ito Hiroto (伊藤寛人) was left in too long and surrendered the lead in the eighth inning. In the bottom half, with 2 outs and runners on first and second, captain Komei Yoshinori (幸明慶勲) was sent in as a pinch hitter, and 3 consecutive hits brought in 1 run to cut the deficit to 1.
The game remained tied through the end of the ninth inning and went into extra innings. The tie-break began in the 10th inning, and 伏木海陸運送 ultimately won 8-7.
As a result, 伏木海陸運送 will retain its representative berth in subsequent games.