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Senbatsu tournament
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The Autumn Kinki Regional High School Baseball Tournament is underway, with Osaka Toin booking a place in the tournament and moving closer to a second straight Senbatsu appearance. The team won its semifinal 7-0 by mercy rule, with second-year pitcher Yuto Nakamura, son of former star Masahiro Nakano, throwing five innings in relief and allowing one run. Separate attention is on Seibu Lions outfielder Mana Nishikawa, a former high school standout, for a multi-hit game and sliding catch.
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The Hokushinetsu regional high school baseball tournament opens, with Nagano Prefecture represented by Ueda Nishi, Matsusho Gakuen and Saku Chusei. The teams are competing for a spot in the Senbatsu spring national invitational tournament, and local media are following their progress through the regional bracket.
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In Nara Prefecture's fall high school baseball tournament, Tenri lost in a come-from-behind defeat, leaving its chances of qualifying for the Senbatsu national invitational tournament looking all but gone. Koriyama finished third and will advance to the playoff for a spot in the Kinki regional tournament. Fans of the traditionally strong Tenri program are reacting to the disappointing end to their autumn campaign.