First GPBL Game: Hyogo beats Kyoto, 8-0
by Gen on Apr.24, 2010 @ 2:58 am, under Other
The first game of the GPBL was played out on Friday at Wakasa Stadium Kyoto with the Hyogo Swing Smileys beating the Kyoto Asto Dreams, 8-0. They drew a total 2,295 people.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Hyogo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Kyoto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
WP: Mika Konishi
LP: Yu Kawamoto
Hyogo
| Pos | Name | AB | H | RBI | |
| 1 | SS | Atsugasa, Miki | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | CF | Niihara, Chie | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | P | Konishi, Mika | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | RF | Kokubo, Shino | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | C | Kawaho, Maya | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 1B | Okuda, Minori | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 3B | Matsumoto, Ikuyo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | LF | Tsubouchi, Hitomi | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | 2B | Tanaka, Sachika | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Kyoto
| Pos | Name | AB | H | RBI | |
| 1 | CF | Miura, Iori | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2B | Fukasawa, Miwa | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | SS | Kawabata, Yuki | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 1B | Umemoto, Yuki | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | RF | Ohkura, Mika | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | LF | Kuroki, Yayoi | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | SS | Komatani, Asami | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 3B | Kawamoto, Yu | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | C | Ikari, Mihoko | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Highlights
Notes
It should also be noted that this was the first organized all-women's game since 1951 when the Japan Women's Baseball League shut down after two years of operation.
Yuki Kawabata's (KYO) older brother, Shingo Kawabata, plays for the Yakult Swallows.
Hitomi Tsubouchi (HYO) returned to work at her Alma mater, Heisei International University, after graduation and was a player / coach for a woman's baseball team. She took a pay cut in order to pursue her dreams.
Over 100 people were apparently waiting in line when the stadium doors opened at 3:50pm.
