A Japanese high school baseball game lasts 50 innings over four days

Now this was a pitching duel. A semifinal in Japan's National High School Rubber Baseball Tournament took 50 innings and four days to play, ending Aug. 31 in the top of the 50th. Scoreless -- yes, scoreless -- to that point, Chukyo High School scored three runs to put away pesky Sotoku High School. The Asahi Shimbun reports that the game "captivated a nation" and it's easy to see why: Both pitchers went the distance. The stats are mind-boggling: