All 16 Teams Set for Koshien Baseball Last-16 Round
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The Koshien tournament is a famous Japanese high school baseball event. Now the last 16 teams are known.
Five teams are from the Kanto region. Three teams are from Tohoku. Three teams are from Kinki. Only one team, Ariake, is from Kyushu.
All 16 teams are private schools. This has happened only two times in history.
In one game, Yokohama won easily. They scored many runs at the end of the game.
Nichinan Gakuen played another team. The score was even for some time. But Nichinan Gakuen hit into four double plays. This hurt their chances, and they lost.
A player from Nichinan Gakuen named Taniguchi spoke after the game. His team lost, but he stayed positive.
Vocabulary6 words
- tournament
- a sports event with many games
- region
- a part of a country
- private
- not run by the government; needs payment
- runs
- points in baseball
- double plays
- getting two players out at the same time
- positive
- hopeful; feeling good even after a bad thing
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Answer key
1. 16 2. Private schools 3. They lost after four double plays
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The Koshien _____ is a famous Japanese high school baseball event. Now the last 16 teams are known.
Five teams are from the Kanto _____. Three teams are from Tohoku. Three teams are from Kinki. Only one team, Ariake, is from Kyushu.
All 16 teams are _____ schools. This has happened only two times in history.
In one game, Yokohama won easily. They scored many _____ at the end of the game.
Nichinan Gakuen played another team. The score was even for some time. But Nichinan Gakuen hit into four _____. This hurt their chances, and they lost.
A player from Nichinan Gakuen named Taniguchi spoke after the game. His team lost, but he stayed _____.
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