Tenri Beats Mie to Reach Final Four at Koshien
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Tenri High School won a big baseball game at Koshien. Koshien is a famous stadium in Japan. High school teams play there every year.
Tenri played against Mie High School. Tenri won the game. Now Tenri is in the final four teams.
Mie had a strong batting lineup. This means their players are good at hitting the ball. But Tenri's left-handed pitcher, Hashimoto Oyu, was very good too.
Hashimoto pitched a shutout. This means Mie did not score any runs. Tenri won without letting Mie score.
Mie's coach, Okita, talked about the game after it ended. He said his team lost by "a few centimeters." This means the difference was very small.
Now Tenri will play in the semifinal round. This is one of the last four games in the tournament.
Vocabulary6 words
- Koshien
- a famous baseball stadium in Japan
- batting lineup
- the group of players who hit the ball
- left-handed
- using the left hand to throw or write
- shutout
- a game where one team scores zero
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- semifinal
- a game before the very last game
Quiz
Answer key
1. Tenri 2. He pitched a shutout 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tenri High School won a big baseball game at _____. Koshien is a famous stadium in Japan. High school teams play there every year.
Tenri played against _____ High School. Tenri won the game. Now Tenri is in the final four teams.
Mie had a strong batting _____. This means their players are good at hitting the ball. But Tenri's left-handed pitcher, _____, was very good too.
Hashimoto pitched a _____. This means Mie did not score any runs. Tenri won without letting Mie score.
Mie's coach, _____, talked about the game after it ended. He said his team lost by "a few _____." This means the difference was very small.
Now Tenri will play in the _____ round. This is one of the last four games in the tournament.