Tokaidai Sagami celebrates first spring championship at Koshien

Tokaidai Sagami celebrates first spring championship at Koshien

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - The Tokaidai Sagami team from Kanagawa Prefecture rushes to the mound April 4 to celebrate their first championship in the high school baseball national invitational tournament. Tokaidai Sagami edged Chiben Wakayama 4-2 in the championship final at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture.

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