◇ "Lagusas Asia Pro baseball Championship 2026" vs Australia (14th, Tokyo Dome)

On the third day of the tournament, the momentum of Tomoya Masaki and Rui Muneyama players did not stop. They made a significant contribution to advancing to the finals with three consecutive wins.

In the top of the 1st, Koki Yamaguchi and Seiya Watanabe hit consecutive RBI hits and three consecutive bases-loaded Walk to score 7 runs, and with no outs bases loaded, Muneyama came to bat. He drove a low inside breaking ball to the right-center stands, hitting his third consecutive home run with bases loaded homers, bringing the total to 11 runs from the first inning.

In the top of the second inning, with two outs and a runner on second, Masaki also hit three consecutive two-run homers. In the top of the third, Seiya Watanabe hit a two-run homer, building a massive 15-run lead in the early three inning.

Meanwhile, starting pitcher Natsuki Takeuchi pitcher started closer the first round of the hitter perfect start. Even after giving up a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth, he calmly retired the next batters and pitched 4 strike out 1 runs in the fourth inning.

The relief team also connected with no runs, and the bottom of the 7th inning ended with a 16-1 lead. At this point, the lead was more than 10 runs, so the game was called a mercy game according to tournament rules.

Japan advanced to the final on the 15th, which will be held at 7 PM. Their opponent will be determined by the result of the South Korea vs. Chinese Taipei match starting at 7 PM. Maintaining this momentum, Japan aims for a third consecutive championship.