Japanese school team hit for 66 runs in two innings

[ne0knight]

TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - A Japanese high school pleaded for a regional game to be abandoned after surrendering 66 runs in less than two innings, local media reported on Thursday.

The coach of Kawamoto technical high school threw in the towel to spare his pitcher’s arm with his team losing 66-0 with just one batter out in the bottom of the second.

The hapless hurler had already sent down over 250 pitches, allowing 26 runs in the first inning and 40 in the second before Kawamoto asked for mercy.

“At that pace the pitcher would have thrown around 500 pitches in four innings,” Kawamoto’s coach was quoted as saying. “There was a danger he could get injured.”

Opponents Shunshukan were officially credited with a 9-0 victory, giving the scoreline a tinge of respectability for the luckless Kawamoto school. (Writing by Alastair Himmer; Editing by Justin Palmer)

Source: Yahoo Sports

Ummm... did this team have only one pitcher on the team? Where was the bullpen? And how is the poor pitcher not dead after throwing over 200 pitches in two innings?

[AYHJA]

CDR!!!!

Man, I just had visions of Benchwarmers reading this story..! Man, would I love to see some footage from this shit...ESPECIALLY considering the fact that they call themselves a baseball team w/only one fucking pitcher..? Priceless...

[trashtalkr]

Wow...this actually sounds like my HS team. We scored 37 runs in 3 innings against a team my freshman year. The umps wouldn't call the game though so everyone bunted for the rest of the game. Despite the bunts, we still scored 6 more runs in 2 innings and they called the game for the 10-run rule in the 5th inning. 43-0....

[hotheat]

maybe baseball's not really their game. they could take up another hobby, ....say, chess ?

[darklighter1]

Whew! Sounds like the Yankees pitching staff. ;)

[Chuckiedoo]

Baseball must really not be their sport... But that's how it be in certain schools... Our school, for example, finished 12-3 in football and was the North Half State Champs, 22-11 in basketball(Boys) and 27-3 (Girls), we are currently District Champs in track, but when it comes to baseball we are 0-24(Boys) and 4-20... In other words when it comes to Signing day, scholarships are given out in every area except baseball.... Simply because they focus on other areas except baseball, and just use it to stay in shape for other sports....

[5829]

Was their pitcher named Charlie Brown :?: