Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

KOSHIEN, Japan - Konan ace Yusuke Shimabukuro pitches against Takai Daisagami during the final of the high-profile annual high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2010. Konan in Okinawa became only the sixth school in the history of Japanese high school baseball to win both the spring and summer national meets.

Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

KOSHIEN, Japan - Konan ace Yusuke Shimabukuro (R) and Tokai Daisagami ace Shinta Hifumi pose for photos after battling in the final of the high-profile annual high school baseball championship in Koshien Stadium, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2010. Shimabukuro led Konan to victory.

Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

KOSHIEN, Japan - Tokai Daisagami ace Shinta Hifumi throws against Konan during the final of the high-profile annual high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2010.

Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

KOSHIEN, Japan - Konan ace Yusuke Shimabukuro pitches against Takai Daisagami during the final of the high-profile annual high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2010. Konan in Okinawa became only the sixth school in the history of Japanese high school baseball to win both the spring and summer national meets. (Kyodo)

Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

KOSHIEN, Japan - Konan ace Yusuke Shimabukuro (R) and Tokai Daisagami ace Shinta Hifumi pose for photos after battling in the final of the high-profile annual high school baseball championship in Koshien Stadium, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2010. Shimabukuro led Konan to victory. (Kyodo)

Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

KOSHIEN, Japan - Tokai Daisagami ace Shinta Hifumi throws against Konan during the final of the high-profile annual high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2010. (Kyodo)