I figured I'd dive into Youtube to see if I could find some good cheer clips for the various baseball teams at the Intercity Tournament.  Here are a handful  I was able to find.  Honda, by far, had the most videos.

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Finals Game @ 18:06

Honda won it's first Intercity Championship in 13 years (2nd overall).

Hisayoshi Chono had another solid night, going 1-for-3 with a walk, and 2 RBI. Chono ended up getting the Leading Hitter Award with his .579 (11-for-19) batting average.  The Hashido Award (Best Pitcher Award) went to 27-year-old Honda pitcher Rikiya Chikugawa. The Wakajishi Award (Rookie Award) went to 23-year-old righty Kota Suda (Honda).

Incidentally, Chikugawa was also nursing a bad left thigh, something he hurt during the tournament.

For those interested, here is a breakdown of their performances:

Hisayoshi Chono

Rikiya Chikugawa

Kota Suda

Here are the results from Day 11:

Game 1 @ 13:59

Game 2 @ 17:57

Games for Day 12 (Finals):

18:00 - Toyota vs Honda

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I went to the second game and took some pictures I'll try to post a little later.  After going, I wish I had taken my voice recorder with me because the sounds of the oendan were a bit mesmerizing, if not a bit deafening.

Chono also had himself a nice night (3-for-4, 2B), much to the chagrin of one certain Deanna.  But I think she was feeling much better after a photo-op with Honda reliever Rikiya Chikugawa (筑川 利希也) after the game.

I almost forgot to add...

This is Nissan's last season.  Which means this is also Nissan's last Intercity Tournament.  But they did a pretty good job getting into the Semifinals -- certainly nothing to be ashamed of.

Here are the results from Day 10:

Game 1 @ 8:58

Game 2 @ 12:20

Game 3 @ 16:10

Game 4 @ 19:29

Games for Day 11 (Semifinals):

14:00 - Toyota vs Nissan

18:00 - NTT Higashi Nihon vs Honda

Here are the results from Day 9:

Game 1 @ 9:59

Game 2 @ 13:40

Game 3 @ 17:10

Games for Day 10 (Quarterfinals):

9:00 - Toyota vs Tokyo Gas

12:20 - Yamaha vs Nissan

15:40 - Hitachi vs NTT Higashi Nihon

19:00 - Toshiba vs. Honda

Here are the results from Day 8:

Game 1 @ 10:59

Game 2 @ 14:28

Game 3 @ 18:28

Games for Day 9:

10:00 - NTT Higashi Nihon vs ENEOS

13:30 - Honda Kumamoto vs Toshiba

17:00 - Honda vs Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe

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...Japan's Crown Prince was in attendance for the Yamaha vs. Honda Suzuka game. The last time any Crown Prince was in attendance for one of these games was back in 1959 during the 30th Intercity Baseball Tournament when the current Emperor was a Crown Prince.

Here are the results from Day 7:

Game 1 @ 10:58

Game 2 @ 15:20

Game 3 @ 18:40

Games for Day 8:

11:00 - Honda Suzuka vs Yamaha

14:30 - Nissan vs Osaka Gas

18:00 - Hitachi vs Shichi-ju-shichi Ginko

Here are the results from Day 6:

Game 1 @ 10:59

Game 2 @ 14:59

Game 3 @ 18:30

Today's Games:

11:00 - Nippon Shinyaku vs Toyota

14:30 - Tokyo Gas vs NTT Nishi Nihon

18:00 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe vs Panasonic

Here are the results from Day 5:

Game 1 @ 11:00

Game 2 @ 14:29

Game 3 @ 18:19

Games for Day 6:

11:00 - Okinawa Electric Power Company vs Hitachi

14:30 - Tokai Rika vs Honda Kumamoto

18:00 - Toshiba vs Toho Gas

Here are the results from Day 4:

Game 1 @ 10:57

Game 2 @ 14:30

Game 3 @ 18:42

Games for the 5th:

11:00 - Nippon Shinyaku vs Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki

14:30 - Honda Suzuka vs Sega Sammy

18:00 - NTT Higashi Nihon vs Hakuwa