Anraku has single-handedly pitched his team into the championship game. (AP)

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On Saturday, we told you about 16-year-old Japanese right-hander Tomohiro Anraku, who threw 22 innings and 391 pitches in a four-day span last week. The sophomore at Saibi High School in Ehime Prefecture is one of the best pitchers in the world in his age group, but he has been worked hard at “Spring Koshien,” the country's major high school tournament.

Well, since that Saturday post, Anraku has gone on throw two more complete games. Ben Badler of Baseball America said he threw 138 pitches in Monday's complete-game win and then another 134 pitches in Tuesday's complete-game win. Yes, complete games on back-to-back days. That brings Anraku's eight-day total to 40 innings and 663 pitches.

Here's some more from Badler:

The fatigue from Anraku’s workload has been hard to miss since his 232-pitch affair last week, when his fastball topped out at 94 mph and he showed a sharp but inconsistent curveball. A second-year student, Anraku hit 94 again late in the game yesterday, but today in the semifinal his fastball usually ranged from 83-89 mph today, topping out at 91 mph in the sixth inning and reaching 90 on his final pitch of the game.

Without his best velocity, the 6-foot-1, 185-pound Anraku relied heavily on his curveball through the first half of the game, throwing it just about as often as his fastball. The recent mileage on his arm took a toll on the quality of his curveball, which for most of the game was a slow, rolling pitch that lacked its usual sharp snap, although the 75 mph curve he threw to the final hitter he faced had tight break and was his best breaking ball of the day.

For what it's worth, Anraku replied, “I don’t feel like I threw too much ... this is Japanese baseball," when a reporter asked him about his workload before Tuesday's game.

Daisuke Matsuzaka famously threw 413 pitches in a three-day span at Spring Koshien back in 1998, and these insane workloads -- based on our standards, obviously -- are relatively commonplace in the Japanese high school ranks. Are they safe? I find that hard to believe, but it has become part of the culture.

Anraku has pitched Saibi into the Spring Koshien final, which will be played on Wednesday. He's the only pitcher that they've used in the tournament, and there's a pretty good chance he'll be gunning for his third complete game in three days in less than 24 hours.