Tsuda Gakuen's Niwa pitches well, allowing no runs in his longest seven innings in the Mie Prefectural Spring High School Baseball Tournament

Tsuda Gakuen's third-year right-handed pitcher Niwa started, allowing no runs in the seventh inning with only four hits and one walk. He pitched 82 pitches, the longest period of his career, forcing the Tsu Sho batting line to hit the ball, and said, "I was going to go as far as I could." He was originally a right-handed pitcher, but changed to a side-handed form after the new year. He said that his pitching speed had increased by about 5 km/h, …