Tag: Girls Professional Baseball League
GPBL Mixed Team wins two games against Japan Women’s National Preliminary Team
by Gen on Apr.22, 2012 @ 1:24 am, under Other
The Japan Women's National Preliminary Team played two games against the Girls Professional Baseball League on Saturday and dropped both games. The two teams are scheduled to play another game on Sunday (start time 13:00).
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Game 1 @ Wakasa Stadium - 13:00
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| GPBL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Time: 1:52
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Game 2 @ Wakasa Stadium - 15:25
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| GPBL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Time: 2:03
GPBL season begins with Kyoto bashing Hyogo, 16-5
by Gen on Mar.27, 2012 @ 2:57 am, under Other
The Girls Professional Baseball League (GPBL) season got underway on Monday with the Kyoto Asto Dreams beating the Hyogo Swing Smileys 16-5.
The following highlight reel was uploaded to YouTube by the GPBL.
Girls Professional Baseball League Convention 2011
by Gen on Dec.23, 2011 @ 11:59 pm, under Other
The Girls Professional Baseball League held their awards convention at Kyoto Royal Hotel & Spa on Friday. The event was also broadcast live over Ustream.
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Best Nine
| Pos | Name JPN | Name ENG |
| P | 小西 美加 | Konishi, Mika |
| C | 川保 麻弥 | Kawaho, Maya |
| 1B | 田中 朋子 | Tanaka, Tomoko |
| 2B | 田中 幸夏 | Tanaka, Sachika |
| 3B | 岩谷 美里 | Iwaya, Miri |
| SS | 川端 友紀 | Kawabata, Yuki |
| OF | 坪内 瞳 | Tsubouchi, Hitomi |
| OF | 三浦 伊織 | Miura, Iori |
| OF | 中村 茜 | Nakamura, Akane |
Additional Awards
| Award | Name JPN | Name ENG |
| Best Smile Award | 滝澤 彩 | Takizawa, Aya |
| Rookie of the Year Award | 塩谷 千晶 | Shioya, Chiaki |
| Ota Koji Award | 川越 透 | Kawagoe, Toru |
MVP
| Name JPN | Name ENG |
| 小西 美加 | Konishi, Mika |
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Player Additions (via tryouts)
| Pos | Name JPN | Name ENG | Age | Ht | T/B | Team |
| P | 堀越 美紀 | Horikoshi, Miki | 17 | 156 | R/R | Hyogo Swing Smileys |
| P | 中村 香澄 | Nakamura, Kasumi | 18 | 173 | R/R | Osaka Brabee Honeys |
| P | 三浦 由美子 | Miura. Yumiko | 18 | 167 | R/R | Hyogo Swing Smileys |
| P | 大田 秀奈美 | Ota, Honami | 18 | 161 | R/R | Hyogo Swing Smileys |
| P | 小宮 志織 | Komiya, Shiori | 18 | 159 | R/R | Osaka Brabee Honeys |
| P | 半田 渚 | Handa, Nagisa | 22 | 154 | L/L | Kyoto Asto Dreams |
| P | 中川 実咲 | Nakagawa, Misaki | 18 | 161 | L/L | Osaka Brabee Honeys |
| P | 中川 結麻 | Nakagawa, Yuma | 22 | 157 | R/R | Hyogo Swing Smileys |
| C | 中村 沙織 | Nakamura, Saori | 17 | 154 | R/R | Kyoto Asto Dreams |
| INF | 大澤 靖子 | Ozawa, Yasuko | 22 | 156 | R/L | Osaka Brabee Honeys |
| INF | 早田 咲紀 | Soda, Saki | 18 | 159 | R/R | Kyoto Asto Dreams |
| INF | 森藤 友綺 | Morito, Yuki | 18 | 162 | R/R | Osaka Brabee Honeys |
| INF | 佐藤 千尋 | Sato, Chihiro | 22 | 160 | R/L | Hyogo Swing Smileys |
| INF | 小西 つどい | Konishi, Tsudoi | 21 | 161 | R/R | Osaka Brabee Honeys |
| INF | 坂本 友梨 | Sakamoto, Yuri | 17 | 156 | R/R | Hyogo Swing Smileys |
| OF | 江嶋 あかり | Ejima, Akari | 18 | 162 | L/L | Hyogo Swing Smileys |
| OF | 橋本 ひかり | Hashimoto, Hikari | 21 | 154 | R/L | Osaka Brabee Honeys |
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2012 Season
Start Date: 3/26, 3/27
Venue: Kyocera Dome Osaka
Osaka Brabee Honeys to join Girls Professional Baseball League
by Gen on Dec.13, 2011 @ 6:02 pm, under Other
The Girls Professional Baseball League (GPBL) announced today that the Osaka Brabee Honeys will be joining the league.
On the name:
Brave + Bee = Brabee Honeys
The hope is for the team to show "bravery" to its fans, to play with the intensity of a "bee," and to become beloved "honeys" (when used as a term of endearment)
On the uniform colors:
Honeys Yellow (main color) = happiness, cheerfulness
Brabee Black = strong-willed
Current Roster (additional players TBAL)
| Player JPN | Player ENG | Pos | T/B | Prev Team |
| 小西 美加 | Konishi, Mika | P | R/R | Hyogo |
| 田中 碧 | Tanaka, Mdori | P | R/R | Hyogo |
| 小久保 志乃 | Kokubo, Shino | P | R/R | Kyoto |
| 碇 美穂子 | Ikari, Mihoko | C | R/R | Kyoto |
| 黒木 弥生 | Kuroki, Yayoi | INF | R/R | Kyoto |
| 滝澤 彩 | Takizawa, Aya | INF | R/R | Hyogo |
| 益田 詩歩 | Masuda, Shiho | OF | R/L | Hyogo |
| 川崎 ひかる | Kawasaki, Hikaru | OF | R/R | Hyogo |
| 梅本 由紀 | Umemoto, Yuki | OF | L/L | Kyoto |
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UPDATE @ 10:19pm - In other league related news, the GPBL announced that INF Miwa Fukasawa (25) and INF Satoko Nonomura (24) will not be returning to Hyogo next year.
GPBL: 1st Women’s Baseball Japan Cup Schedule and Results — Saitama Sakae crowned champions
by Gen on Nov.12, 2011 @ 1:05 am, under Other
1st Women's Baseball Japan Cup
Dates: 11/11 - 11/13
Venue: Wakasa Stadium Kyoto
Official site
Schedule and Results
| Date | Time | Gm | Away | Score | Home |
| 11/11 (Fri) | 14:00 | 1 | Hyogo Swing Smileys | 7-0 | Hanasaki Tokuharu HS |
| 16:00 | 2 | Osaka Taiiku Univ | 0-10 | Kyoto Asto Dreams | |
| 18:00 | 3 | Fukuchiyama Seibi HS | 1-0 | Heisei Kokusai Univ | |
| 11/12 (Sat) | 10:00 | 4 | Minami Kyushu Tanki Univ | 0-7 | Saitama Sakae HS |
| 12:00 | 5 | Asahi Trust | 0-3 | Hyogo Swing Smileys | |
| 14:00 | 6 | Kyoto Asto Dreams | 4-4* | Kamimura Gakuen HS | |
| 16:00 | 7 | Fukuchiyama Seibi HS | 6-0 | Shigakkan Univ | |
| 11/13 (Sun) | 10:00 | 8 | Saitama Sakae HS | 4-4* | Hyogo Swing Smileys |
| 12:00 | 9 | Kamimura Gakuen HS | 4-4* | Fukuchiyama Seibi HS | |
| 14:30 | 10 | Fukuchiyama Seibi HS | 0-5 | Saitama Sakae HS |
* Games are 7 innings long, unless:
- the game will not move into the next inning if after 4 innings the game is already 1.5 hours long.
- the game won't go into extra innings (or the next extra inning) if a game is still tied after 1.5 hours. If a game ends in a tie, a drawing will be held to determine which team advances.
- the finals game will be a 7-inning game. The 1.5 hour long rule will not apply. Games will be played until a winner is decided.
- games will be considered official after 4 innings or 1.5 hours, which ever is first.
- games will be called if one team has a 10 or more run lead after 4 innings or a 7 or more run lead after 5 innings.
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November 11
Game 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Hyogo Swing Smileys | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Hanasaki Tokuharu HS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Called after 4
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Game 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Osaka Taiiku Univ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Kyoto Asto Dreams | 7 | 3 | 0 | x | 10 | 3 | 0 |
Called after 4
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Game 3
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Fukuchiyama Seibi HS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Heisei Kokusai Univ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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November 12
Game 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Minami Kyushu Tanki Univ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Saitama Sakae HS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1x | 7 | 8 | 0 |
Called after 5
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Game 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Asahi Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hyogo Swing Smileys | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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Game 6
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Kyoto Asto Dreams | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| Kamimura Gakuen HS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
Game ended in tie due to 1.5 hour rule. Kamimura Gakuen advances after winning the drawing.
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Game 7
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Fukuchiyama Seibi HS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Shigakkan Univ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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November 13
Game 8
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Saitama Sakae HS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Hyogo Swing Smileys | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Saitama Sakae advances after winning the drawing.
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Game 9
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Kamimura Gakuen HS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Fukuchiyama Seibi HS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Fukuchiyama Seibi advances after winning the drawing.
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Game 10
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Fukuchiyama Seibi HS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Saitama Sakae HS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 5 | 4 | 0 |
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Cal Ripken was on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on the final day of the tournament before the semifinals.
Girls Professional Baseball League: 17 players pass tryouts
by Gen on Nov.11, 2011 @ 1:43 am, under Other
The Girls Professional Baseball League announced on Thursday that of the 93 players that took their tryouts, 17 passed.
| Pos | Name JPN | Name ENG | Age | Ht | T/B |
| P | 堀越 美紀 | Horikoshi, Miki | 17 | 156 | R/R |
| P | 中村 香澄 | Nakamura, Kasumi | 18 | 173 | R/R |
| P | 三浦 由美子 | Miura. Yumiko | 18 | 167 | R/R |
| P | 大田 秀奈美 | Ota, Honami | 18 | 161 | R/R |
| P | 小宮 志織 | Komiya, Shiori | 18 | 159 | R/R |
| P | 半田 渚 | Handa, Nagisa | 22 | 154 | L/L |
| P | 中川 実咲 | Nakagawa, Misaki | 18 | 161 | L/L |
| P | 中川 結麻 | Nakagawa, Yuma | 22 | 157 | R/R |
| C | 中村 沙織 | Nakamura, Saori | 17 | 154 | R/R |
| INF | 大澤 靖子 | Ozawa, Yasuko | 22 | 156 | R/L |
| INF | 早田 咲紀 | Soda, Saki | 18 | 159 | R/R |
| INF | 森藤 友綺 | Morito, Yuki | 18 | 162 | R/R |
| INF | 佐藤 千尋 | Sato, Chihiro | 22 | 160 | R/L |
| INF | 小西 つどい | Konishi, Tsudoi | 21 | 161 | R/R |
| INF | 坂本 友梨 | Sakamoto, Yuri | 17 | 156 | R/R |
| OF | 江嶋 あかり | Ejima, Akari | 18 | 162 | L/L |
| OF | 橋本 ひかり | Hashimoto, Hikari | 21 | 154 | R/L |
GPBL: 1st Women’s Baseball Japan Cup Particpants
by Gen on Oct.26, 2011 @ 8:32 pm, under Other
The Girls Professional Baseball League announced the teams that will be participating in the 1st Women's Baseball Japan Cup.
The following 11 teams will take part in the 3-day tournament (11/11 - 11/13 at Wakasa Stadium Kyoto).
- Hyogo Swing Smileys (Hyogo)
- Kyoto Asto Dreams (Kyoto)
- Asahi Trust (Tokyo)
- Heisei Kokusai University (Saitama)
- Shigakkan University (Aichi)
- Osaka Taiiku University (Osaka)
- Minami Kyushu Tanki University (Miyazaki)
- Hanasaki Tokuharu High School (Saitama)
- Saitama Sakae High School (Saitama)
- Fukuchiyama Seibi High School (Kyoto)
- Kamimura Gakuen High School (Kagoshima)
GPBL: 1st Women’s Baseball Japan Cup
by Gen on Oct.18, 2011 @ 11:58 pm, under Other
The Girls Professional Baseball League (GPBL) announced today that they were going to host the 1st Women's Baseball Japan Cup over a three day period, beginning on 11/11, at Wakasa Stadium Kyoto.
The goal of the tournament is to help promote women's baseball by having professional, high school, university, and club teams compete against each other in order to determine Japan's best.
Additional details regarding the tournament (like participating teams, schedules, and rules) will be posted by the GPBL at a later date.
Girls Professional Baseball League: Final Standings / Title Winners
by Gen on Oct.11, 2011 @ 2:30 am, under Other
First Half
| G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | H | AVG | ERA | ||
| 1 | Hyogo | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0.550 | - | 98 | 67 | 156 | .304 | 2.96 |
| 2 | Kyoto | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0.450 | 2.0 | 67 | 98 | 132 | .278 | 4.08 |
Second Half
| G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | H | AVG | ERA | ||
| 1 | Hyogo | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0.556 | - | 81 | 76 | 160 | .305 | 3.01 |
| 2 | Kyoto | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0.444 | 3.0 | 76 | 81 | 141 | .284 | 2.99 |
Cinderalla Series
| G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS | RA | H | AVG | ERA | ||
| 1 | Hyogo | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.500 | - | 35 | 31 | 68 | .266 | 2.54 |
| 2 | Kyoto | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.500 | - | 31 | 35 | 71 | .275 | 2.64 |
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Title Winners
Hitting
| Player | Team | Times | ||
| AVG | .406 | Kawabata, Yuki | Kyoto | 2 |
| RBI | 30 | Kawaho, Maya | Hyogo | 2 |
| SB | 17 | Atsugase, Miki | Hyogo | 1 |
| HR | 2 | Konishi, Mika | Hyogo | 1 |
| SH | 14 | Kawamoto, Yuu | Kyoto | 1 |
Pitching
| Player | Team | Times | ||
| ERA | 1.79 | Arai, Kei | Kyoto | 1 |
| W | 16 | Konishi, Mika | Hyogo | 2 |
| SO | 55 | Konishi, Mika | Hyogo | 2 |
| Sv | 7 | Shioya, Chiaki | Kyoto | 1 |
GPBL: Hyogo wins 2011 Cinderella Series
by Gen on Sep.19, 2011 @ 1:45 pm, under Other
The Hyogo Swing Smileys won the 2011 Cinderella Series (it actually ended in a 5-5 tie but Hyogo scored more runs: 35-31).
Games
| Date | Gm | Start | Away | Score | Home | Links | Venue | Tm | Att |
| 4/29 (Fri) | 1 | 14:00 | Kyoto | 2-0 | Hyogo | GPBL - Youtube | Agri Anan Stadium | 1:36 | 1913 |
| 5/1 (Sun) | 2 | 14:00 | Hyogo | 5-3 | Kyoto | GPBL - Youtube | Yahoo Dome | 1:36 | 2052 |
| 5/3 (Tues) | 3 | 14:00 | Hyogo | 3-4 | Kyoto | GPBL - Youtube | Nagoya Dome | 1:42 | 3929 |
| 7/10 (Sun) | 4 | 14:00 | Kyoto | 1-2 | Hyogo | GPBL - Youtube | Kurashiki Muscat Stadium | 1:41 | 1828 |
| 8/15 (Mon) | 5 | 18:30 | Hyogo | 4-2 | Kyoto | GPBL - Youtube | Kyocera Dome | 1:57 | -- |
| 8/19 (Fri) | 6 | 18:30 | Kyoto | 1-6 | Hyogo | GPBL - Youtube | Thirty-Four Sagamihara Stadium | 1:47 | -- |
| 8/20 (Sat) | 7 | 18:30 | Kyoto | 11-7 | Hyogo | GPBL - Youtube | Seibu Dome | 2:18 | -- |
| 8/21 (Sun) | 8 | 18:30 | Hyogo | 2-3 | Kyoto | GPBL - Youtube | Jingu Stadium | 2:37 | -- |
| 9/15 (Thurs) | 9 | 18:30 | Hyogo | 4-1 | Kyoto | GPBL - Youtube | Sendai Stadium | 1:48 | -- |
| 9/17 (Sat) | 10 | 14:00 | Kyoto | 3-2 | Hyogo | GPBL - Youtube | Sapporo Dome | 1:56 | 2745 |