HS baseball game in Japan goes for 50 innings over 4 days

[Engineer]

http://deadspin.com/high-school-baseball-game-in-japan-takes-50-innings-fo-1628969190

Insane pitch counts (even if over 4 days):

Chukyo finally defeated Sotoku 3-0 in the 50th Sunday morning, but look at those pitching lines. Both starting pitchers played the entire game. Taiga Matsui hurled 709 pitches for Chukyo, and Sotoku's Jukiya Ishioka threw 689 pitches. Even over the course of four days, holy shit.

😱

 

[Imp]

Just take a dive already. Both teams will probably be so beat that they'll suffer in the next few games.

 

[Printer Bandit]

This marathon took place during a rubber-ball tournament, which uses a slightly different baseball that doesn't travel off the bat as far when hit. As you might figure with a game that long, there wasn't much offense.

 

[MrDudeMan]

throwing more than 130 pitches in high school is irresponsible.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

throwing more than 130 pitches in high school is irresponsible.

Even that is irresponsible. Something like 100 pitch limit with 4 days off afterward is more reasonable.

 

[Printer Bandit]

On June 25, 2010, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Edwin Jackson threw 149 pitches in a no-hitter. This was the highest pitch count in an MLB game since 2005.[17]