University Mixed Team vs Industrial League Mixed Team @ Tokyo Dome - 12:00

Attendance: 7,293 | Time: 2:38

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Division 1

* denotes games where Jingu Stadium is also being used by a professional team.

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4

Schedule

* denotes games where Jingu Stadium is also being used by a professional team.

Ticket Prices

Additional Notes:

• Infield/Outfield Seats - free for kids up to elementary school. Must be with an adult.
• Student Infield Seats - good for junior high, high school, and university students.
• Outfield Seats - free for junior high school groups (ten or more with an organizer) and women.
• Family Seats - persons above elementary school is counted toward the number allowed.
• Oen Seats - regular people can be seated in these sections, but will require permission from the individual oen groups.

The Softbank Hawks announced today that they will be playing the following three games against University Teams:

• Fukuoka University on March 8
• Fukuoka Kogyo University on March 10
• Kyushu Kokusai University on March 28

The Kansai 6 University Baseball League plans to adopt tie-break rules for league games beginning this spring in order to do away with suspended games.  Under the new rule, if a game is still tied after three hours of play, teams will begin the next inning with the bases loaded and one out.

The Kansai 6 University Baseball League is the first university league in Kansai to adopt tie-break rules.

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The Baseball Federation of Japan held a meeting in Tokyo today and decided that the national team competing at the Asian Baseball Championships in Taiwan in November will be made up of University and Industrial League players.  The NPB will be notified of the decision during another meeting in March.

An Industrial League team manager will be selected to manage the national team.  An official announcement on the selection will be made in April.

Around fifty players will be selected for the preliminary roster.  Fourth year university students will be left out due to the timing of the event.

Masayuki Naito, Baseball Federation of Japan' Secretary General, told reporters on Thursday that they will not consider players that do not belong on University or Industrial League teams for the national team that will be competing at the Asian Baseball Championships.  Since Tomoyuki Sugano does not officially belong to either, it most likely means he will be skipped over.

The Japan University Baseball Federation (JUBF) approved plans for a charity game to be held at Okinawa Cellular Stadium Naha on March 11.  The Federation has also agreed to allow Chuo University and Asia University to charge an admission fee that will later be donated toward relief efforts in northern Japan.

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A new exhibition dedicated to the Senbatsu will open at the Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium on February 25.

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KidZania Koshien and the Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium will be giving away a box of candy to the first 5,000 kids that bring in special fliers to either location.  A couple of other giveaways are also scheduled.  Additional information can be found at the official KidZania Koshien website.

The Japan Student Baseball Association (JSBA) announced on Wednesday that the 2012 Meiji Jingu Tournament will take place over a five day period that begin on November 10.  Opening ceremonies will take place on November 9.

The JSBA also made revisions to the Student Baseball Charter on Wednesday that include allowing professional players to the option to workout at schools they did not graduate from; and allowing former professional baseball players to count their employment experiences at junior high schools towards the academic coaching license requirements.

The changes will come into effect on March 1.

The Japan Amateur Baseball Association held a trustees meeting on Tuesday to set the 2012 budget.  They also decided to set aside 5M yen for relief efforts in northern Japan.  While nothing has been set in stone yet, the Association is thinking about playing charity games in regions that were hit by the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami in August.  Baseball clinics are also being considered.

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The media learned on Tuesday that Asia University and Chuo University are thinking about playing a charity game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium Naha on March 11, the one-year anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami.  Assuming a game is played, Okinawa-born Nao Higashihama  (Asia) and Yosuke Shimabukuro (Chuo) could end up being starters for the game.

If the universities can gain proper approval, they may also donate ticket sales to relief efforts in northern Japan.

Advance tickets for the Higashi Nihon Earthquake Relief Baseball Match supported by Konami go on sale begin tomorrow.

Fans can purchase tickets at the NPB official site (February 3 at 10:00 until March 9 at 23:00), or one of the following ticket agencies (February 3 at 10:00 until February 15 at 18:00): e+, Circle K Sunkus/Ticket Pia, or Lawson.

Regular tickets will go on sale beginning on February 18 at 10:00.

For more information, check the NPB official site (in Japanese).

Ticket Prices

Game 1 (University vs Industrial)

Game 3 (Samura Japan vs CPBL)

Two Game Set

* denotes tickets that will only be available via NPB's ticketing system