Spring Koshien (春の甲子園 Haru no Kōshien) or Senbatsu (センバツ) is an annual high school baseball tournament held in Hanshin Koshien Stadium from March to April. The tournament's official name is the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (選抜高等学校野球大会 Senbatsu Kōtō Gakkō Yakyū Taikai).
The participating 32 schools[1] are chosen by a selection committee that takes the results of Regional Fall Tournaments held throughout Japan, and the nature of the regions into consideration.
In case of Tokyo, the school winner of Tokyo Fall Regional is a virtual Senbatsu lock.[2] In the recently held Fall Tokyo Tournament, Seidou won the tournament, hence securing a spot in the Spring Koshien.
The tournament determines the Spring Champions.
In Act I, the tournament was held from March 23-April 3. [3][4]
Participants[]
84th Spring Koshien | ||
Teams | Rank | Prefecture |
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Komadai Fujimaki | Champion | Hokkaido |
Seiseisha High | Runner-up | Osaka |
Hakuryuu High School | Best 4 | Gunma |
Yakushi High School | Best 4 | Tokyo |
Seidou High School | Best 8 | Tokyo |
Yamamori Academy | Best 8 | Yamanashi |
Yoshinaga High | Best 8 | Tokushima |
Kamijo Academy | Best 8 | Nagasaki |
Jigen Wakayama | Best 16 | Wakayama |
Nihonshouno | Best 16 | Niigata |
Sarashina Sougou | Best 16 | Chiba |
Shoubi High School | Best 16 | Shiga |
Terumi High School | Best 16 | Fukui |
Yozan High School | Best 16 | Hiroshima |
Urashima Academy | Best 16 | Saitama |
Ikuei High School | Best 16 | Miyagi |
Houmei High School | First Round | Oita |
Nanagamari Tech | First Round | Tottori |
Daishi Academy | First Round | Nagano |
Toyoda High School | First Round | Aichi |
Amanogawa High School | First Round | |
Kocho High School | First Round | |
Ishiko High School | First Round | |
Nanahoshi Gakuen | x | |
Imae Nishi High School | x | |
Matsuko Kita High School | x | |
Shibahama High School | x |
83rd Spring Koshien | ||
Teams |
Rank |
Prefecture |
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Ichidaisan High School | Best 8 | Tokyo |
78th Spring Koshien | ||
Teams |
Rank |
Prefecture |
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Seidou High School | x | Tokyo |