Kyoto University dropped their game against Ritsumeikan University, 9-3, and set a new Kansai Big 6 League record with fifty-seven consecutive losses (includes one tie, goes back to the Spring of 2009).  The previous record of fifty-six losses was also set by Kyoto University between the Fall of 1991 and the Spring of 1994.  Official Box Score

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Tokyo University dropped their thirty-first consecutive game when they lost to Keio University, 9-1.  Four Tokyo University pitchers walked/hit fifteen batters in the loss.  Official Box Score

The media learned today that nineteen-year-old Ayano Kawasaki (川崎彩乃 ?) will be added to the player register by Keio University (Tokyo Big 6).  The Keio University baseball team informed reporters that this will be the first time they registered a female player.

Kawasaki stands at 155 centimeters and weighs fifty-four kilograms.  She bats and throws with her right and played for the Komazawa Gakuen Girls' High School baseball team.

Meiji University registered Jodi Haller in 1995 and made her the first female player in the Tokyo Big 6.  And in 2001, Megumi Takemoto (Tokyo; 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R) and Chihiro Kobayashi (Meiji; 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R) started a game against each other.

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

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• 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.

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The Tokyo Big 6 announced today that the Waseda - Keio games scheduled on the 29th and 30th will start at noon, instead of the originally planned 13:00.  The change in time was made after the Yakult Swallows secured 2nd place in the Central League (they require the use of Jingu Stadium for the First Stage of the Climax Series).

The Swallows also made adjustments to their schedule by starting games 30 minutes later than normal (18:30 instead of 18:00).

If the Yakult Swallows end up finishing the year in 2nd place, they First Stage of the Climax Series will take place between 10/29 and 10/31 at Jingu Stadium.  Waseda and Keio are also set to play games at Jingu Stadium on both the 29th and 30th.  If the Swallows do indeed finish in second place it'll be the first time (over a 109-year history) the Waseda - Keio games are played on days the Swallows also require use of the stadiums

On Friday, the Tokyo Big 6 Federation's Masayuki Naito (head of the secretariat) told reporters that the league currently had no plans to make any changes to the schedule, but also hinted that they were willing to cooperate if necessary.

As it stands now, the Waseda - Keio games are set to begin at 13:00 with the Swallows' Climax Series games set to begin at 18:30.  On Friday (10/14), the Tokyo Big 6 ran a simulation at Jingu Stadium to see if it was possible to maintain the current schedule.

The Tokyo Big 6 held a board of directors meeting today and decided that they'll play a charity game against Sendai Big 6 next summer in Sendai.  The league would like to play the game some time around August at Kleenex Stadium.  Proceeds will be donated toward relief and reconstruction efforts in northern Japan.

The Tokyo Big 6 held a special board of directors meeting today and decided to make changes to a portion of their schedule.  The season will begin as originally plan (on 4/9), but games on 4/16 and 4/17 will be shifted around as follows:

4/16 - Hosei vs Tokyo

4/17 - Meiji vs Rikkio

4/18 - Rikkio vs Meiji / Tokyo vs Hosei

Game times and extra inning rules were also changed:

On days when there are two games and on the two days the Swallows need the stadium (16th and 17th), games will begin at 10:00.  Extra innings for these games will either max out at 12 or will not continue into the next new inning if the game has hit the 3 hour mark (2.5 hour mark for games on the 16th and 17th).

No changes to start times and extra inning rules for games on 5/28 and 5/29.

UPDATE 4/5 @ 11:16am - The Tokyo Big 6 has also stated they will consider further schedule changes if the Yakult Swallows need to play a day game on 5/22 (currently the Swallows first scheduled night game of the season).

The Tokyo Big 6 announced today that they canceled this year's Industrial League Series (a 6 game series that was set to begin on the 3/31).