MEIJI NOW »[Athletic Association Baseball Club]Winning the 43rd and 3rd consecutive season at Tokyo Big6 Baseball! We have achieved the perfect victory! ｜Meiji University

On May 14, the Meiji University Athletic Association Hardball Baseball Club defeated Waseda University 6-3 in the second round of the Tokyo Big 6 Baseball Spring League, achieving their 43rd victory for the third consecutive season. Also, on May 21, they won the second round match against Rikkyo University 11-3, achieving a complete victory. On this page, we will introduce photos provided by the baseball club as “The state of the Tokyo Big 6 baseball spring league hot game”! The baseball club will participate in the 72nd All Japan University Baseball Championship starting on June 5 as a representative of the Tokyo Big 6 Baseball Federation. Thank you for your continued support!

Here are the comments from Coach Tanaka of the Baseball Team and Captain Ueda Kyuto (School of Global Japanese Studies 4th year).

Coach Tanaka of the baseball club

Thank you very much for your continued support. This time, in the 2023 Tokyo Big 6 Baseball Spring League, we were able to achieve our 43rd victory for the third consecutive season, as well as our first three consecutive league titles in 85 years. This is all thanks to your continued support and encouragement. Regarding the All Japan Collegiate Baseball Championship, we will work even harder to achieve the number one position in Japan, which we were unable to achieve last year, and to achieve our team’s goal of winning the quadruple crown this year. Thank you for your continued support.

Captain Kiyoshi Ueda (School of Global Japanese Studies 4th year)

Thank you very much for your warm support for our department. Thanks to the support of our fans, we were able to win the 2023 Tokyo Big6 Baseball Spring League. At the All Japan Collegiate Baseball Championship, in order to make amends for not being able to win the championship last year, the team will work together to prepare and fight to become the best in Japan. Thank you for your support.

Top hitter award and best nine announced

All the cards of the 2023 Spring League Match have ended, and the top batter award and best nine have been announced. Outfielder Taji Iimori earned his first lead hitter.

Best hitter award

We will deliver the comments of Taji Iimori, who won the top batter award.

Outfielder Taji Iimori (batting average .426)

I’m really surprised by myself about the first hitter award. I will continue to work hard and do my best.

Outfielder Taji Iimori (School of Political Science and Economics, 3rd year) who won his first leading hitter (Photo courtesy of the baseball club)

best nine

The best nine winners were Kenichi Murata (4th year Faculty of Commerce), Taiga Kojima (2nd year Faculty of Political Science and Economics), Yuga Horiuchi (4th year Faculty of Letters), and captain Kiyoshi Ueda (4th year Faculty of Global Japanese Studies). 2009) and Taji Iimori (3rd year, School of Political Science and Economics), with five players, the largest number of students by university.

We will deliver the comments of the players who won the best nine.

Pitcher Kenichi Murata (first time, 9 votes)

Thanks to everyone’s support, I think we were able to get the best nine, so please continue to support us in the future.

Catcher Taiga Kojima (first time, 7 votes)

I am happy that I was able to win the Best Nine. Every match was a tough one, but it was a good experience for me to win the match. We will do our best to achieve better results next season.

Infielder Yuga Horiuchi (first unanimous vote)

I am very happy to have been selected for the Best Nine for the first time. I would like to thank everyone who has supported me and will continue to do my best to contribute to the team.

Third baseman Kiyoshi Ueda (2nd time, 11 votes) *Received once as first baseman

Thanks to the fans who support us, we won the Best Nine award for the third time. Without being satisfied with this result, I will do my best to contribute to the team in the All Japan Collegiate Baseball Championship.

Outfielder Taji Iimori (first unanimous vote)

It was my goal this season to win the best nine, so I’m very happy that I was able to achieve it.

Best Nine Players: From left: Taji Iimori (3rd year, School of Political Science and Economics), Kenichi Murata (4th year, School of Commerce), Captain Kiyoshi Ueda (4th year, School of Global Japanese Studies), Yuga Horiuchi Player (Faculty of Letters, 4th year) Taiga Kojima (Faculty of Political Science and Economics, 2nd year) (Photo courtesy of baseball club)

Players in a circle of joy at the moment the championship was decided (photo courtesy of the baseball club)

Players after the final game (Photo courtesy of the baseball club)

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