Industrial
65th Tokyo Sponichi Tournament Day 4
by Gen on Mar.22, 2010 @ 6:30 am, under Industrial
Semifinals
JR Kyushu vs Fuji Heavy Ind @ Jingu - 9:00am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| JR Kyushu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fuji Heavy Ind | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 |
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Seino vs ENEOS @ Jingu - 11:30am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | |
| Seino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| ENEOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
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Finals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Fuji Heavy Ind | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| ENEOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
65th Tokyo Sponichi Tournament Day 3
by Gen on Mar.21, 2010 @ 6:30 am, under Industrial
JR Higashi Nihon vs Fuji Heavy Ind @ Jingu - 9:00am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Fuji Heavy Ind | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ||
| JR Higashi Nihon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* called after 7 innings
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Honda vs NTT Nishi Nihon @ Jingu - 11:30am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Honda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NTT Nishi Nihon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 2 |
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NTT Higashi Nihon vs Kazusa Magic @ Jingu - 2:00pm
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Kazusa Magic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| NTT Higashi Nihon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
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Saginomiya vs Seino @ Chiba Marine - 9:00am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Seino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Saginomiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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ENEOS vs Nippon Express @ Chiba Marine - 11:30am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Nippon Express | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| ENEOS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 6 |
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Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama vs JR Kyushu @ Chiba Marine - 2:00pm
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| JR Kyushu | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Yamaha vs Nippon Shinyaku @ Ohmiya - 9:00am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Yamaha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nippon Shinyaku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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Meiji Yasuda Seimei vs JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku @ Ohmiya - 11:30am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Meiji Yasuda Seimei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Standings after Day 3
Block A
| Name | W | L | T |
| JR Kyushu | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NTT Higashi Nihon | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kazusa Magic | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Block B
| Name | W | L | T |
| Fuji Heavy Ind | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nippon Shinyaku | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yamaha | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JR Higashi Nihon | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Block C
| Name | W | L | T |
| Seino | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NTT Nishi Nihon | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Saginomiya | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Block D
| Name | W | L | T |
| ENEOS | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nippon Express | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Meiji Yasuda Seimei | 0 | 3 | 0 |
65th Tokyo Sponichi Tournament Day 2
by Gen on Mar.20, 2010 @ 6:30 am, under Industrial
NTT Higashi Nihon vs Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama @ Jingu - 9:00am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| NTT Higashi Nihon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | x | 5 |
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Meiji Yasuda Seimei vs ENEOS @ Jingu - 11:30am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Meiji Yasuda Seimei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ENEOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
* called after 7 innings
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Nippon Express vs JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku @ Jingu - 2:00pm
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nippon Express | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Kazusa Magic vs JR Kyushu @ Chiba Marine - 9:00am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| JR Kyushu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Kazusa Magic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Fuji Heavy Ind vs Yamaha @ Chiba Marine - 11:30am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Yamaha | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fuji Heavy Ind | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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JR Higashi Nihon vs Nippon Shinyaku @ Chiba Marine - 2:00pm
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| JR Higashi Nihon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nippon Shinyaku | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1x | 3 |
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Saginomiya vs NTT Nishi Nihon @ Ohmiya - 1:00pm
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| NTT Nishi Nihon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Saginomiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Honda vs Seino @ Ohmiya - 3:30pm
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Seino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 5 |
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Standings after Day 2
Block A
| Name | W | L | T |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NTT Higashi Nihon | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JR Kyushu | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kazusa Magic | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Block B
| Name | W | L | T |
| Nippon Shinyaku | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JR Higashi Nihon | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fuji Heavy Ind | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yamaha | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Block C
| Name | W | L | T |
| Honda | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Seino | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NTT Nishi Nihon | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Saginomiya | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Block D
| Name | W | L | T |
| ENEOS | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nippon Express | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Meiji Yasuda Seimei | 0 | 2 | 0 |
65th Tokyo Sponichi Tournament Day 1
by Gen on Mar.19, 2010 @ 1:49 pm, under Industrial
ENEOS vs JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku @ Jingu - 9:00am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ENEOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | x | 4 |
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Saginomiya vs Honda @ Jingu - 11:30am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Saginomiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Honda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Fuji Heavy Ind vs Nippon Shinyaku @ Jingu - 2:00pm
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Fuji Heavy Ind | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nippon Shinyaku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama vs Kazusa Magic @ Chiba Marin - 9:00am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kazusa Magic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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JR Higashi Nihon vs Yamaha @ Chiba Marine - 11:30am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| JR Higashi Nihon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Yamaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Seino vs NTT Nishi Nihon @ Chiba Marine - 2:00pm
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| NTT Nishi Nihon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Seino | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | x | 7 |
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Meiji Yasuda Seimei vs Nippon Express @ Ohmiya - 9:00am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| Nippon Express | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Meiji Yasuda Seimei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* called after 7 innings
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NTT Higashi Nihon vs JR Kyushu @ Ohmiya - 11:30am
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
| JR Kyushu | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| NTT Higashi Nihon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | x | 7 |
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Standings after Day 1
Block A
| Name | W | L | T |
| NTT Higashi Nihon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazusa Magic | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JR Kyushu | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Block B
| Name | W | L | T |
| JR Higashi Nihon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuji Heavy Ind | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nippon Shinyaku | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Block C
| Name | W | L | T |
| Seino | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saginomiya | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Honda | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NTT Nishi Nihon | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Block D
| Name | W | L | T |
| Nippon Express | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ENEOS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Meiji Yasuda Seimei | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kiyoichiro Ogura retiring from his post as Yokohama HS director
by Gen on Mar.16, 2010 @ 2:37 pm, under High School, Industrial
Kiyoichiro Ogura will be retiring from his post as director of the Yokohama high school baseball team at the end of March. Current coach Tetsu Hirata will become the new director after Ogura steps down. Current manager Tomonori Watanabe will stay on after the changes.
Ogura listed three options (returning as a coach, working at another school / organization, or quitting) for what he could do next. While he didn't specify which he wanted to do, working at another school / organization appears to be out of the equation. Most likely seems to return to Yokohama as a coach. Ogura is scheduled to meet with school officials against on 3/25 to finalize his plans.
The duo of Ogura and Watanabe are known for bringing up players like Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideaki Wakui, Yoshihisa Naruse, and Hitoshi Tamura.
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Tomohiro Machida has agreed to basic terms with Yamaha (Industrial League), pre-dated to 4/1. Machida has already left the Waseda baseball team and will officially leave the university sometime this month.
New Industrial League Team Forming — The Rookies
by Gen on Feb.27, 2010 @ 2:28 am, under Industrial
There was a press conference in Nagoya on Friday that announced the start of a new industrial league team called Rookies. The team will be accepting a variety of players, including females; players that dropped out of high school; and players that had to quit their high school baseball teams for whatever reason.
The team will also apparently try to provide support to dropouts players by helping them get the necessary credits to graduate.
The Rookies team is also hoping to gain NPO (non-profit organization) status.
65th Tokyo Sponichi Tournament Schedule
by Gen on Feb.22, 2010 @ 10:59 am, under Industrial
Sponichi announced the schedule for the 65th Tokyo Sponichi Tournament. They are as follows:
Block Divisions
| Block A | Block B | Block C | Block D |
| NTT Higashi Nihon | JR Higashi Nihon | Saginomiya | Meiji Yasuda Seimei |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama | Fuji Heavy Ind | Honda | ENEOS |
| Kazusa Magic | Yamaha | Seino | Nippon Express |
| JR Kyushu | Nippon Shinyaku | NTT Nishi Nihon | JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku |
Schedule
| Date | Team | Team | Time | Venue |
| 3/19 | ENEOS | JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku | 9:00am | Jingu |
| Saginomiya | Honda | 11:30am | Jingu | |
| Fuji Heavy Ind | Nippon Shinyaku | 2:00pm | Jingu | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama | Kazusa Magic | 9:00am | Chiba Marine | |
| JR Higashi Nihon | Yamaha | 11:30am | Chiba Marine | |
| Seino | NTT Nishi Nihon | 2:00pm | Chiba Marine | |
| Meiji Yasuda Seimei | Nippon Express | 9:00am | Ohmiya | |
| NTT Higashi Nihon | JR Kyushu | 11:30am | Ohmiya | |
| 3/20 | NTT Higashi Nihon | Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama | 9:00am | Jingu |
| Meiji Yasuda Seimei | ENEOS | 11:30am | Jingu | |
| Nippon Express | JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku | 2:00pm | Jingu | |
| Kazusa Magic | JR Kyushu | 9:00am | Chiba Marine | |
| Fuji Heavy Ind | Yamaha | 11:30am | Chiba Marine | |
| JR Higashi Nihon | Nippon Shinyaku | 2:00pm | Chiba Marine | |
| Saginomiya | NTT Nishi Nihon | 1:00pm | Ohmiya | |
| Honda | Seino | 3:30pm | Ohmiya | |
| 3/21 | JR Higashi Nihon | Fuji Heavy Ind | 9:00am | Jingu |
| Honda | NTT Nishi Nihon | 11:30am | Jingu | |
| NTT Higashi Nihon | Kazusa Magic | 2:00pm | Jingu | |
| Saginomiya | Seino | 9:00am | Chiba Marine | |
| ENEOS | Nippon Express | 11:30am | Chiba Marine | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Yokohama | JR Kyushu | 2:00pm | Chiba Marine | |
| Yamaha | Nippon Shinyaku | 9:00am | Ohmiya | |
| Meiji Yasuda Seimei | JR Higashi Nihon Tohoku | 11:30am | Ohmiya | |
| 3/22 | 1st Place Block A Team | 1st Place Block B Team | 9:00am | Jingu |
| 1st Place Block C Team | 1st Place Block D Team | 11:30am | Jingu | |
| 3/22 | 2:00pm | Jingu |
Complete list of teams taking part in the tournament.
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Source: Sponichi
Ambidextrous pitchers won’t be able to switch hands during an AB
by Gen on Jan.28, 2010 @ 10:18 pm, under College, High School, Industrial, NPB
The Japan Baseball Rules Committee (日本野球規則委員会) met on the 28th and officially decided on the following (effective 2/15):
Ambidextrous pitchers will not be able to switch hands during an at bat. They will be allowed to switch hands if there is an injury during an at bat.
NPB first and third base coaches will be required to wear helmets.
And catchers in the Amateur Leagues will be given warnings if their feet step outside of the designated areas.
Tokai University Sugao High School won’t be eligible for Spring Koshien
by Gen on Jan.28, 2010 @ 10:09 pm, under College, High School, Industrial
Tokai University Sugao High School will not be included in a list of schools eligible to compete at the Spring Koshien after a 2nd year student on the baseball team was caught beating two 1st year teammates for having a bad attitude (oh, the irony) during practice on the 20th.
Further, Orio High School (Fukuoka) has been taken off the list of eligible schools for the 21st Century block after a student was caught smoking.
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The Japan Amateur Baseball Association (JABA) is thinking about creating a one license system for umpires that work in the Industrial League, University Leagues, and High Schools Leagues. There would be a number of levels to the license and the level would determine where an umpire would be able to work.
JABA is hoping that creating a one license system might help make umpiring appealing to younger people.
JABA is also thinking about setting up an umpiring school as well.
37th Annual Industrial League vs Tokyo Big 6 Tournament
by Gen on Jan.28, 2010 @ 1:28 pm, under College, Industrial
The Japan Amateur Baseball Association's Kanto chapter held a general meeting on Wednesday to discuss budgets and plans for 2010.
The schedules for the 37th Annual Industrial League vs Tokyo Big 6 Tournament (3/27-29) were also confirmed (Sumitomo Metal Kashima will take on Waseday University on 3/28).
About 100 people from 19 different teams showed up for the meeting.
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Waseda University posted their exhibition game schedules on Wednesday.