第61回東海地区高等学校野球大会 (61st Fall Tokai Baseball Tournament)

Next, we lazily take the Hokuriku line west enjoying the view of the Sea of Japan before heading south to Gifu for the Tokai tournament.

The winner in the 12 team field was Chuukyou Dai Chuukyou (Aichi), defeating Kakegawa Nishi (Shizuoka) handily 5-2 in the final.

Oogaki Nichidai (Gifu) made an appearance here, but lost in the 2nd round to Kakegawa Nishi 2-1, giving up both runs in the bottom of the 9th inning.

Last year's representative from Nishi Aichi, Touhou, lost its first game to Seisei Kougyou (Shizuoka). Behind 3-1, they score 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th before giving up the go-ahead run in the 9th.

Many teams were left out of the tournament.

• In Aichi, the Higashi Aichi counterpart, Oobu, lost in the quarterfinals to Kyouei 6-5.
• Aikodai Meiden, exited in the 3rd round, losing to Aichi Sangyou Dai Kougyou 6-5.
• In Shizuoka, the top seeds from the Koushien qualifyers exited early as Tokoha Kikugawa lost in the 2nd round to Shizuoka Shougyou 5-4, while their counterpart Tokoha Tachibana lost to Shizuoka Gakuen 8-7, also in the 2nd round.
• In Gifu, Kenritsu Gifu Shougyou lost in the 2nd round to Gifu Sougyou 2-1. Shiritsu Gifu Shougyou, lost in the first round to Ikeda 6-1.
  
• And in Mie, Ujiyamada Shougyou lost in the quarterfinals to Mie, 7-5, while Komono lost its first game to Nabari Kikyougaoka 2-1.