The Japan High School Team is performing exceptionally well today.
From the first inning, when Lin Guanglai sent the United States City Youth Academy Team off with a three-up, three-down inning, the Japan National Team had the entire match under their control.
In the bottom of the first inning, the Japan Team's offense—since the starting pitcher for this match was Lin Guanglai himself, the Japan National Team didn't designate a hitter; as a pitcher, he still served as the ninth batter, as he did in Koshien, to focus more on pitching while bridging the batting order.
Perhaps because it's the final match, everyone in the Japan High School Team seemed unusually excited today, and energy ran high for everyone:
Starting with Guoji Continent in the first position, the Japan Team hit consecutively in five at-bats, scoring a 3-0 lead in less than fifteen minutes of the half inning.
