2007 National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament
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The 2007 National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, was the seventy-ninth edition of the tournament. It was held from March 23 to April 3 and won by Tokoha University Kikugawa High School of Shizuoka Prefecture.
Participating Teams[edit]
| Region (Teams) | School | Prefecture | Appearances | Logo |
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| Hokkaido (1) | Asahikawa Minami High School | Hokkaido | First appearance | 
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| Touhoku (2) | Seikou Gakuin High School | Fukushima | First appearance | 
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| Sendai Ikuei High School | Miyagi | 9th appearance, first in 6 years | 
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| Kanto (5) | Chiba Keizai University High School | Chiba | First appearance | 
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| Kiryu Daiichi High School | Gunma | 3rd appearance, first in 3 years | 
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| Narita High School | Chiba | 2nd appearance, second consecutive | 
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| Nihon University Fujisawa High School | Kanagawa | 3rd appearance, first in 9 years | 
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| Sano Nihon University High School | Tochigi | 3rd appearance, first in 13 years | 
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| Tokyo (1) | Teikyo High School | Tokyo | 13th appearance, first in 11 years | 
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| Hokushinetsu (2) | Nihon Bunri High School | Niigata | 2nd appearance, second consecutive | 
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| Souzou Gakuen High School | Nagano | First appearance | 
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| Tokai (2) | Chukyo High School | Gifu | 5th appearance, first in 4 years | 
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| Tokoha University Kikugawa High School | Shizuoka | 2nd appearance, first in 3 years | 
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| Kinki (6) | Hokuyo High School | Osaka | 8th appearance, first in 13 years | 
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| Hotoku Gakuen High School | Hyogo | 16th appearance, first in 3 years | 
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| Ichikawa High School | Hyogo | First appearance | 
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| Osaka Toin High School | Osaka | 3rd appearance, first in 3 years | 
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| Kitaotsu High School | Shiga | 2nd appearance, second consecutive | 
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| Wakayama Commercial High School | Wakayama | 3rd appearance, first in 70 years | 
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| Chugoku (3) | Kanzei High School | Okayama | 9th appearance, third consecutive | 
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| Koryo High School | Hiroshima | 21st appearance, first in 3 years | 
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| Ube Shogyo High School | Yamaguchi | 7th appearance, first in 2 years | 
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| Shikoku (3) | Imabari Nishi High School | Ehime | 9th appearance, first in 7 years | 
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| Kochi High School | Kochi | 14th appearance, first in 6 years | 
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| Muroto High School | Kochi | First appearance | 
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| Kyushu (4) | Kagoshima Commercial High School | Kagoshima | 12th appearance, first in 21 years | 
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| Kumamoto Technical High School | Kumamoto | 20th appearance, first in 3 years | 
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| Ohmuta High School | Fukuoka | First appearance | 
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| Ogi High School | Saga | First appearance | 
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| 21st Century (2) | Miyakonojo Izumigaoka High School | Miyazaki | First appearance | 
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| Tsuru High School | Yamanashi | First appearance | 
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| University (1) | Ogaki Nihon University High School | Gifu | First appearance | 
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Tournament Summary[edit]
| Date | Round | Game # | Away | Score | Home | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23 | 1st | 1 | Sano Nihon University High School (Tochigi) | 7 - 0 | Ohmuta High School (Fukuoka) | |
| 1st | 2 | Nihon Bunri High School (Niigata) | 0 - 7 | Osaka Toin High School (Osaka) | ||
| 1st | 3 | Tokoha University Kikugawa High School (Shizuoka) | 2 - 1 | Sendai Ikuei High School (Miyagi) | ||
| March 24 | 1st | 4 | Tsuru High School (Yamanashi) | 2 - 3 | Imabari Nishi High School (Ehime) | Tsuru Koukou looks to move on as a 21st century team, only to see it slip away in the bottom of the 8th. |
| 1st | 5 | Wakayama Shogyo (Wakayama) | 4 - 6 | Kumamoto Technical High School (Kumamoto) | ||
| 1st | 6 | Chukyo High School (Gifu) | PPD | Chiba Keizai University High School (Chiba) | ||
| March 25 | 1st | 6 | Chukyo High School (Gifu) | 4 - 5 | Chiba Keizai University High School (Chiba) | |
| 1st | 7 | Muroto High School (Kochi) | 2 - 1 | Hotoku Gakuen High School (Hyogo) | ||
| 1st | 8 | Nihon University Fujisawa High School (Kanagawa) | 3 - 4x | Ube Commercial High School (Yamaguchi) | After P Furuya-kun ties the game in the 8th with a HR, SS Hayashi-kun takes the first pitch in the bottom of the 9th around the left field foul pole for the sayonara home run. | |
| 1st | 9 | Teikyo High School (Tokyo) | 9 - 1 | Ogi High School (Saga) | Ogi Koukou never had a chance to get into the game as Teikyo came out scoring 6 and taking advantage of a nervous pitcher. Teikyo's Ooda-kun would strike out 20 on the day. | |
| March 26 | 1st | 10 | Ichikawa High School (Hyogo) | 4 - 2 | Seikou Gakuin High School (Fukushima) | |
| 1st | 11 | Koryo High School (Hiroshima) | 2 - 1 (12) | Narita High School (Chiba) | This was a game of missed opportunities on both sides until Uemoto-kun dribbled a ball up the 3rd base line scoring the go-ahead run from 3rd in the 12th inning. | |
| 1st | 12 | Hokuyou High School (Osaka) | 1 - 0 | Kagoshima Commercial High School (Kagoshima) | ||
| March 27 | 1st | 13 | Asahigawa Minami High School (Hokkaido) | 0 - 1 | Souzou Gakuen High School (Nagano) | |
| 1st | 14 | Kochi High School (Kochi) | 2 - 4 | Kanzei High School (Okayama) | ||
| 1st | 15 | Miyakonojyo Izumigaoka High School (Miyazaki) | 2 - 0 | Kiryu Daiichi High School (Kumamoto) | Miyakonojyou plays the Cinderella, albeit with a scare in the 9th and moves on on the 2-hitter by Suwa-kun. | |
| March 28 | 1st | 16 | Ogaki Nihon University High School (Gifu) | 7 - 4 | Kitaotsu High School (Shiga) | |
| 2nd | 17 | Osaka Toin High School (Osaka) | 11 - 8 | Sano Nihon University High School (Tochigi) | Nakata Sho would take a break from pitching to focus on offense, and proceeded to hit HR's in back-to-back at-bats, the first of which was estimated at close to 150 m (492 feet)!! | |
| 2nd | 18 | Tokoha University Kikugawa High School (Shizuoka) | 10 - 0 | Imabari Nishi High School (Ehime) | ||
| March 29 | 2nd | 19 | Kumamoto Technical High School (Kumamoto) | 6 - 3 (12) | Chiba Keizai University High School (Chiba) | |
| 2nd | 20 | Muroto Koukou (Kochi) | 4 - 1 | Ube Commercial High School (Yamaguchi) | ||
| 2nd | 21 | Teikyo High School (Tokyo) | 12 - 4 | Ichikawa High School (Hyogo) | ||
| March 30 | 2nd | 22 | Hokuyou Koukou (Osaka) | 3 - 5 | Koryo High School (Hiroshima) | |
| 2nd | 23 | Kanzei High School (Okayama) | 12 - 0 | Souzou Gakuen High School (Nagano) | ||
| 2nd | 24 | Miyakonojyo Izumigaoka High School (Miyazaki) | 1 - 4 | Ogaki Nihon Daigaku Koukou (Gifu) | ||
| March 31 | Best 8 | 25 | Tokoha University Kikugawa High School (Shizuoka) | 2 - 1 | Osaka Toin High School (Osaka) | Tokoha Kikugawa had other plans than going home as they rally late against Tanaka Sho with runs in the 8th and 9th to upset favored Osaka Toin. |
| Best 8 | 26 | Muroto Koukou (Kochi) | 3 - 5 | Kumamoto Technical High School (Kumamoto) | Muroto tries to rally in the 9th, but P Morisawa-kun's struggles in the 3rd were too much to overcome. | |
| April 1 | Best 8 | 27 | Teikyo High School (Tokyo) | 7 - 1 | Koryo High School (Hiroshima) | Powerhouse Teikyo rolls on yet again, pegging Koryo High School to an insurmountable 0-6 deficit in the first inning. |
| Best 8 | 28 | Ogaki Nihon University High School (Gifu) | 9 - 1 | Kanzei High School (Okayama) | Kanzei's run falls short yet again as debutants Ogaki Nihon move on to the Best 4 with ease. | |
| April 2 | Best 4 | 29 | Tokoha University Kikugawa High School (Shizuoka) | 6 - 4 | Kumamoto Technical High School (Kumamoto) | Tokoha Kikugawa proves that beating Osaka Toin was no fluke as they rally in the 9th, with the possible help of a untimely pitching change to beat a strong Kumamoto team. |
| Best 4 | 30 | Teikyo High School (Tokyo) | 4 - 5 | Ogaki Nihon University High School (Gifu) | Ogaki Nihon turns the tables on Teikyo surviving the initial barrage and taking advantage of the uncertain pitching situation that developed during the tournament. | |
| April 3 | Final | 31 | Ogaki Nihon University High School (Gifu) | 5 - 6 | Tokoha University Kikugawa High School (Shizuoka) | In a replay of the semifinal game of the Tokai regional tournament, Ogaki would get out to the early lead but Tokoha Kikugawa would not be denied. They show the true hears of a champion as they rally once again with 1 run in the 7th and 2 in the 8th to beat Ogaki once again and win the Koushien Tournament. |
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