Due to the super-typhoon that hit Okinawa this past weekend, the baseball tournament was delayed by a day. So Sunday afternoon, Okisho faced Urasho in one of the semi-final brackets. The game was exciting from start to finish! Urasho opened up a 2-0 lead in the first 6 innings, but Okisho stormed back to tie things up in the bottom of the 6th inning. Then in the bottom of the 7th, our star pitcher (Naoya Higashihama) injured himself while running out a sacrifice bunt. The result: Urasho scored two more runs in the top of the 8th. When all hope was lost, and people even started leaving the stadium, Okisho put up a lead-off homerun, pulling to within one run. Then after two outs, they really had their backs against the wall. The next guy walked, and it still looked a little hopeless. But the very next batter smacked a game-tying triple down the line, and the game went into extra innings. After a great chance in the 10th inning, Okisho took the field to start the 11th. Sadly, they gave up a run. But never ready to give up, they put a man on 2nd base with just one out. And that's when Urasho's pitcher showed them who's boss. The game ended in a 5-4 loss, but not without both teams giving a full effort. It was probably the best baseball game I have seen since coming to Japan, and that includes the professional game I went to see back in spring! Good work Okisho! We'll get 'em next time!
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