Yuki Saito and Masahiro Tanaka hooked up in a heated pitching duel Sunday as Waseda Jitsugyo and Komadai Tomakomai played out a 1-1, 15-inning tie to force a replay of the final of the National High School Baseball Championship.
Saito pitched his third complete game in as many days with a 16-strikeout effort while Tanaka fanned 10 in 12 2/3 innings after taking the mound in the third inning of a game that resulted in a replay of a championship game for only the second time in tournament history.
Both teams will meet again Monday afternoon at Koshien Stadium as Tokyo's Waseda Jitsugyo, aiming for its first-ever title in the annual meet inaugurated in 1915, continues its bid to end the reign of two-time defending champion Komadai Tomakomai.