Eri Yoshida made her first start of the season against the Kishu Rangers today.  Yoshida gave up one run on six hits over five innings of work and became the first female pitcher in Kansai Independent League history to record a victory.

Final line: 5 IP, 70 NP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 R.

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The Kansai Independent League 06Bulls held a rally in Osaka today and unveiled their uniforms for the 2012 season.  The designer of the uniforms: Kazuyasu Suzuki (Ichiro Suzuki's brother).

The Kansai Independent League (KANDOK) released the schedule for the first half of their 2012 season.

The following five teams will play seventy-seven games between March 24 and July 1.

• Hyogo Blue Sandars
• Kobe Suns
• Kishu Rangers
• 06 Bulls
• Yamato Samurai Reds

According to Nikkan Sports, Eri Yoshida (20) will be playing for the Hyogo Blue Sandars this year.  A press conference is scheduled on February 3 at Sanda Sports Park Baseball Stadium in Hyogo.

Even though her contract will run through to the end of November, Hyogo plans to allow Yoshida to pursue playing opportunities in the US.

The Kansai Independent League (KANDOK) announced on Wednesday that there will be five teams in the league next year and that the season is scheduled to begin on 3/24.  A total 80 games will be played through to the end of June.

• Hyogo Blue Sandars
• Kobe Suns
• Kishu Rangers
• 06 Bulls
• Hanna Samurai Reds

The Kansai Independent League (KANDOK) held a delegating meeting on Sunday and officially approved the addition of the Hanna Samurai Reds (阪奈侍レッズ).  The new team will likely be based out of Nara and will also have a home field in Osaka.

Seoul Haechi's status for the 2012 season was also raised -- whether or not they'll participate is still up in the air.

The 06Bulls held a press conference in Osaka today to talk about what their plans and goals are as a new member of the Kansai Independent League (KANDOK).

They also explained that the '06' part of their name signifies the desire to become the top of all 6 major areas in the Kansai region.

The Kansai Independent League's 06Bulls announced that they will be basing their operations out of Higashi Osaka.  An official press conference to announce the decision will be held on the 20th.

Takayuki Murakami will be the manager of the new team and tryouts will be held in Ibaraki, Osaka on 11/5.

KANDOK rep Takeshi Kimura told reporters on Thursday that the 06Bulls, under the direction of Takayuki Murakami, will likely be a part of the league next year.  A formal announcement could be made within the next few days.

The 06Bulls were already introduced as a semi-member of the league in June.  Tryouts for the team are set to begin in November in Ibaraki.

The KANDOK will be holding a team rep meeting later this month in order to finalize the league structure for the 2012 season.

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