In the first game, a starting pitcher played 10 innings and threw a whopping 184 pitches. The main character is 17-year-old second-year pitcher Omune Kazuki from Hiroshima Commercial High School in Japan.

Omune took the mound as a starting pitcher at the semi-final match against Tsurugakech High School of the Meiji Jingu Baseball Tournament held at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday, and allowed 11 hits, nine strikeouts, eight walks and eight runs (two earned) during 10 innings. Hiroshima Appeals defeated Tsurugakech High School 11-9 to advance to the final after a game of extra time in the 11th inning.

Hiroshima Saints had scored five points through the fifth inning, while Omune pitched scoreless innings through the seventh inning. However, Omune was shaken by his defensive errors in the eighth and ninth innings (3 points) and allowed the score to tie the game 5-5. At the top of the 10th inning, Hiroshima Saints' lineup scored three points and regained the lead with 8-5.
Omune, who threw 152 pitches through the ninth inning, took the mound again in the bottom of the 10th inning. He struck out his first batter, but gave up one run due to a timely hit. After loading the bases with walks, he hit a timely hit again, and gave up a sacrifice fly with one out, eventually tying the game 8-8.

Omune, who had posted the maximum speed of 140 kilometers per hour on the day but fell to the early 120 kilometers per hour range, finished the 10th inning with a swing and miss after a full count match with runners on the first and second bases with two outs. His fastball was only 126 kilometers per hour. At the top of the 11th inning, Hiroshima's Kojang scored three more runs, and Omune handed over the mound to the next pitcher, Hiroto Tokunaga. Tokunaga allowed one run by allowing two walks and three strikeouts to secure the 11-9 victory. 토토사이트

Japanese media "Nikkan Sports" reported that Hiroshima Sango ace Omune's 184-pitch hard pitching rewarded his victory. On his first start at this year's event, Omune pitched 10 innings, the most in his baseball career. "I felt so fatigued before," Omune said, watching the game from the bench in the 11th inning and raising both hands to cheer for his team when they won. "As soon as I won, I felt relieved," he said.

The manager said he had a deep intention to throw the ball. According to the Sponichi Annex, manager Aratani Tadakatsu of Hiroshima Sgt. said, "I wanted to let people experience a difficult scene like the one in which he wears the No. 1 ace. I hope (Omune) becomes a pitcher who can throw well," adding, "I thought I could throw up to here, and I need to manage and recover to throw again."