Japanese high school baseball tournaments advance in Saga and Tohoku

High school baseball tournaments are progressing in the Kyushu and Tohoku regions of Japan.

In Saga Prefecture, the 159th Kyushu Regional High School Baseball Saga Tournament will hold its semifinals on October 10 at Sagami Midori no Mori Stadium. The matches feature Waseda Saga against Karatsu Commercial, and Saga Kita against Tosu Technical. Winners of these matches will advance to the Kyushu regional tournament, which serves as a selection path for the spring Senbatsu tournament.

In the Tohoku region, the 79th Autumn Tohoku Regional High School Baseball Tournament commenced in Miyagi Prefecture. In the opening rounds at Ishinomaki Municipal Stadium, Toau Gijuku defeated Kuji 8-3, and Hachinohe Gakuin Kosei secured a 3-1 victory over Iwaki Yumoto to reach the quarterfinals.