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The spring Kanto High School Baseball Prefectural Qualifiers, in which 58 teams from 64 schools will participate, began on the 12th, with eight first-round games played at four stadiums in the prefecture. In the first game at Takasaki Jonan Stadium, Kiryu Seisakura faced off against Ota City, which was in the top 16 in the fall. In the bottom of the first inning, Ota City's No. 2 hitter Kobayashi hit a three-base hit to right-center field to give Seisakura a chance to score first. No. 3 hitter Hashimoto followed with a hit to right field. A sacrifice fly gave them a one-point lead. After this, both teams traded one point each in the top of the ninth inning, and Ota City, trailing by one point, had a chance with one out and a runner on third base, with pinch hitter Izumida at bat. The ball bounced off the third baseman's glove and went to left field, and Ota City tied the game at 2-2 at the last minute, sending the game into an extra innings tiebreaker. In the top of the tenth inning, Ota City's No. 3 hitter Sawada hit a timely single to center field with one out and runners on second and third for the first inning. Ota Municipal took the lead for the first time in the game, 3-2. Ota Municipal added three more points in this inning, widening the lead to 6-2. In the bottom of the inning, Kiyosaku scored one point on a sacrifice fly by No. 3 Hashimoto, but that was the end of their counterattack. Ota Municipal won the extra innings tiebreaker and advanced to the second round. Other game results: In the second game, Isesaki Commercial defeated Tatebayashi 2-1. At Fujioka Municipal Baseball Stadium, Maebashi won a walk-off victory over seeded Takatsuka University Affiliated High School, and Numata beat Takasaki Commercial 3-1. At Kokura Clutch Stadium, Ota Industrial won the first game, and Fujioka Chuo won a batting match against Fujioka Kita. At Orient Stadium Numata, Seta Agricultural and Forestry won by a shutout, and Nitta Akira won a walk-off victory. Three first-round games are scheduled to be played at two stadiums in the prefecture on the 13th. Yoshii withdrew from the tournament due to a lack of members, and Tokiwa advanced to the second round by default.