[Aoyama Gakuin University] Information on the “55th Memorial Meiji-Jingu Baseball Tournament Victory Report” and “Joint Media Coverage” to be held on Friday, December 6, 2024 – 5th University in History 4 Achieved the crown! ~ | Aoyama Gakuin University

The Aoyama Gakuin University Baseball Club won the “55th Memorial Meiji-Jingu Baseball Tournament,” which together with wins in the “Toto University Baseball Spring and Fall League Games” and the “All-Japan University Baseball Championship,” made it the fifth in its history. The school achieved its fourth university title. On Friday, December 6, 2024, the “55th Memorial Meiji Jingu Baseball Tournament Victory Report Session” and “Joint Media Coverage” will be held at the Aoyama Campus by the managers and players of the university’s baseball team.

On Monday, November 25, 2024, the final game of the 55th Memorial Meiji-Jingu Baseball Tournament University Division was held, with the university’s first four university titles at stake. Last year, the university’s baseball team won the Toto University Baseball Spring and Fall League games and the All-Japan University Baseball Championship to enter the Meiji-Jingu Baseball Tournament, but they lost in the finals and unfortunately fell just short of winning the university’s fourth title. It was. Captains Yasushi Sasaki and Fumiaki Nishikawa, who were both drafted first in the 2024 Professional Baseball Draft Conference, and Koichiro Oda, who was a regular season clean-up, were absent due to injuries, leaving only four players in the starting lineup. Although the finals of this tournament were played without any of the students, the team came together as a team and won the Meiji-Jingu tournament for the first time. In addition, along with wins in the Toto University Baseball Spring and Fall League Games and the All-Japan University Baseball Championship, we became the fifth school in history to achieve our long-awaited four university titles.

▼[Hard Baseball Club]Winner of the 55th Memorial Meiji-Jingu Baseball Tournament, becoming the 5th school in history to achieve four university titles (Aoyama Gakuin University website)
https://www.aoyama.ac.jp/sports_info/2024/news_20241125_01

On Friday, December 6, 2024, the “55th Memorial Meiji Jingu Baseball Tournament Victory Report Session” and “Joint Media Coverage” will be held at the Aoyama Campus by the managers and players of the university’s baseball team.

<55th Memorial Meiji-Jingu Baseball Tournament Victory Report Session>
[Event overview]
■Date and time: December 6, 2024 (Gold) 12:40～13:10
■Location: Aoyama Gakuin University, Aoyama Campus, in front of Goucher Memorial Chapel
　　　　https://www.aoyama.ac.jp/outline/campus/aoyama.html
■Program
(1) Opening prayer (University Religious Affairs Department)
(2) Report (hardball baseball club manager)
(3) Greetings from the players (all participating players)
(4) Acknowledgment (Head of Hardball Baseball Club)
(5) Greetings from the captain (captain of baseball club)
(6) College song
(7) Photography
*We plan to conduct a box interview after the victory report session.

[Application]
If you are a member of the media and would like to interview or film, please apply in advance by filling out the “[For Press]Coverage/Photography Application Form” by the morning of December 5, 2024 (Thursday).

▼[For news organizations]Interview/photography application form
https://www.aoyama.ac.jp/companies/interview.html

*Some students may be unable to participate due to classes, etc.
*Participants and programs may change without notice.
*Please come by public transportation.
*Please enter “55th Memorial Meiji-Jingu Baseball Tournament Victory Report Session” in the “Coverage Content” section of the “Coverage/Photography Application Form”.
*After submitting the form, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address you entered, so please be sure to check it.
*Please have your business card ready at the reception. The reception time and location will be notified by email to those who have applied.

[Notes, etc.]
・Please refrain from taking photos near the main gate in front of the reception desk.
・Please be considerate of other people’s reflections.
・Please be considerate of the safety of others.
・Please refrain from participating if you are not feeling well.

▼Contact information regarding interviews
Aoyama Gakuin University Policy and Planning Department University Public Relations Division
　TEL:　03-3409-8159
Interview/photography application form:https://www.aoyama.ac.jp/companies/interview.html

[Release source]University Press Center