Koshien High School Baseball: Third Round Underway
High school baseball teams are playing at Koshien in Japan.
Koshien is a famous stadium. Many people watch baseball there every summer.
Today is the third round of the summer tournament. Teams want to win and go to the next round.
One game is Takagawa Gakuen against Tenri. Another game is Tsuruga Kehi against Chiben Wakayama.
In the Tenri game, the other team scored first. They got a point without a hit. This is called a no-hit run.
Before the game, a Tenri player talked about the team's fast runners. He said runners in the first three spots are very important.
Many teams are playing today. All the winners will move closer to the final eight.
This is day eleven of the big tournament. It is a very exciting day for baseball fans.
Vocabulary6 words
- Koshien
- a famous baseball stadium in Japan
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- third round
- the third part of a competition
- tournament
- a competition with many games
- no-hit run
- a point scored without hitting the ball
- final eight
- the last eight teams in a competition
Quiz
Answer key
1. A high school baseball tournament 2. Takagawa Gakuen and Tenri 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
High school baseball teams are playing at _____ in Japan.
Koshien is a famous _____. Many people watch baseball there every summer.
Today is the _____ of the summer _____. Teams want to win and go to the next round.
One game is Takagawa Gakuen against Tenri. Another game is Tsuruga Kehi against _____.
In the Tenri game, the other team scored first. They got a point without a hit. This is called a _____.
Before the game, a Tenri player talked about the team's fast runners.
Many teams are playing today. All the winners will move closer to the _____.
This is day eleven of the big _____. It is a very exciting day for baseball fans.