In the national high school baseball tournament, Kumamoto’s Johoku plays its first game at 10:30 AM on Saturday. Here’s a bit about a previous game involving a different school from Kumamoto:
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/vox/AJ201408120030
====== start quote ======= But one I can never forget is the final game of the 1996 season between Matsuyama Commercial High School of Ehime Prefecture and Kumamoto Technical High School of Kumamoto Prefecture.
Of course, the game just had to go into extra innings. With the score tied 3-3 in the bottom of the 10th, Kumamoto got a potentially game-deciding rally going by loading the bases with one out. When a big sacrifice fly arced its way into right field, it looked as if the game was over.
But it wasn’t. Matsuyama’s right fielder executed a laser beam throw to the plate, where Kumamoto’s third base runner was tagged for a double play. The right fielder’s feat is still celebrated today as “Kiseki no bakku homu” (miraculous throw to the plate). ====== end quote =======
