Draft 2024 Results (All 12 teams)

Central League Draft

Yomiuri Giants

Ishizuka Yusei

1. Kanemaru Yumeto LHP (Kansai University)

1. Ishizuka Yusei IF (Hanasaki Tokuharu)
2. Urata Shunsuke IF (Kyushu Sangyo University)
3. Aramaki Yu IF (Jobu University)
4. Ishida Jyuza RHP (Hokusei Gakuen Univ. HS)
5. Miyahara Shunsuke LHP (Tokai University Shizuoka Campus)

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Development List

1. Sakamoto Tatsuya C (Fuji University)
2. Horie Shotaro RHP (Bunsei Geidai HS) 
3. Suzuki Keishin RHP (Yokohama Sogakukan)
4. Fukita Shido RHP (Hirosaki Gakuin Seiai)
5. Nishikawa Ayumu LHP (Yamamura Gakuen)
6. Takeshita Raia IF (Meitoku Gijuku)

Hanshin Tigers

Ihara Takato

1. Kanemaru Yumeto LHP (Kansai University)

1. Ihara Takato LHP (NTT East)
2. Kesamaru Yuki RHP (Hotoku Gakuen)
3. Kinoshita Rito RHP (KMG Holdings)
4. Machida Hayato C (Saitama Musashi Heat Bears)
5. Sato Taiyo IF (Toyama GRN Thunderbirds)

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Development List
1. Kudo Taisei RHP (Tokushima Indigo Socks)
2. Shimamura Rinshiro C (Kochi Fighting Dogs)
3. Hayakawa Daiki RHP (Kufu Hayate Ventures)
4. Kawasaki Toshiaki IF (Ishikawa Million Stars)

DeNA Baystars

Takeda Yu

1. Kanemaru Yumeto LHP (Kansai University)

1. Takeda Yu RHP (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries West)

2. Shinogi Kentaro RHP (Hosei University)

3. Kato Hibiki IF (Tokushima Indigo Socks)

4. Wakamatsu Naoki RHP (Kochi Fighting Dogs)

5. Tanai Manato IF (Okayama Sanyo)

6. Sakaguchi Kasuga RHP (Kokugakuin University)

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Development List

1. Kobari Daiki OF (Nichidai Tsurugaoka)
2. Yoshioka Haru RHP (Anan Hikari)
3. Kanabuchi Koki LHP (Hachinohe Institute of Technology First HS)

Hiroshima Carp

Sasaki Tai

1. Muneyama Rui IF (Meiji University)

1. Sasaki Tai IF (Aoyama Gakuin University)

2. Sato Ryunosuke LHP (Fuji University)

3. Okamoto Shun RHP (Konan University)

4. Watanabe Yuto IF (Fuji University)

5. Kikuchi Harun RHP (Chiba Gakugei HS)

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Development List

1. Kobune Tsubasa RHP (Chitoku HS)

2. Takeshita Kaito LHP (Tsuruga Kehi)

3. Yasutake Toshiki C (Shizuoka University)

Yakult Swallows

Nakamura Yuto

1. Nakamura Yuto RHP (Aichi Institute of Technology)
2. Moiseev Nikita OF (Toyokawa HS)
3. Shoji Kouta LHP (Sega Sammy)
4. Tanaka Haruto IF (Kendai Takasaki)
5. Yano Taijirou C (Ehime Mandarin Pirates)

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Development List
1. Negishi Tatsunori IF (North Carolina A&T State University)
2. Hirosawa Yu RHP (Ehime Mandarin Pirates)
3. Shimokawa Shunsuke RHP (Oisix Niigata Albirex)
4. Matsumoto Ryunosuke C (Sakai Shrikes)

Chunichi Dragons

Kanemaru Yumeto

1. Kanemaru Yumeto LHP (Kansai University)
2. Yoshida Seiya LHP (Seino Express)
3. Mori Shunta IF (Toukou Gakuen)
4. Ishii Yuta C (Nippon Life)
5. Takahashi Kousuke LHP (Hokusho HS)
6. Arima Keito RHP (St. Catalina Gakuen)

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Develoment List
1. Nakamura Naiki IF (Miyazaki Shogyo)
2. Inoue Kenya RHP (Kagoshima Jitsugyo)

Pacific League Draft

Softbank Hawks

Murakami Taito

1. Muneyama Rui IF (Meiji University)

1. Shibata Reo RHP (Fukuoka Univ. Ohori HS)
1. Murakami Taito RHP (Kobe Koryo HS)
2. Shoji Yudai IF (Kanagawa University)
3. Antoku Shun RHP (Fuji University)
4. Uno Shinjirou IF (Waseda Jitsugyo)
5. Ishimi Souma IF (Aichi Institute of Technology Meiden HS)
6. Iwasaki Shunsuke RHP (Toyo University)

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Development List
1. Furukawa Ryo RHP (Nihon Gakuen)*
2. Sobukawa Zairen IF (Hamamatsu Shogyo)
3. Ohtomo Sou C (Ibaraki Astro Planets)
4. Hirose Yuki IF (Municipal Matsudo HS)
5. Kawano Shinichirou LHP (Miyazaki Gakuen)
6. Kawaguchi Toya RHP (Tokushima Indigo Socks)
7. Tsukayama Kenshirou RHP (Kobe Kokusai Dai Fuzoku HS)
8. Aihara Yuta RHP (Sendai University)
9. Okada Kouichirou RHP (Osaka Shogyo University)
10. Gyofu Kouha OF (Tohoku Fukushi University)
11. Kinoshita Hayato OF (Chiba Keidai Fuzoku HS)
12. Kumagai Taiga LHP (Toryo HS)
13. Shioji Dan RHP (Monzen HS)

Nippon Ham Fighters

Shibata Reo

1. Muneyama Rui IF (Meiji University)

1. Shibata Reo RHP (Fukuoka University Ohori HS)

2. Fujita Ryusei LHP (Tokaidai Sagami)

3. Asari Tamon RHP (Meiji University)

4. Shimizu Daiki RHP (Maebashi Shogyo)

5. Yamagata Shu IF (Waseda University)

6. Yamashiro Koutarou RHP (Hosei University)

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Development List

1. Kawakatsu Sorato RHP (Seikou Gakuen)

2. Shibuya Junki LHP (Obihiro Nogyo)

Chiba Lotte Marines

Nishikawa Misho

1. Nishikawa Misho OF (Aoyama Gakuin University)
2. Miyazaki Ryusei IF (Yamaha)
3. Ichijo Rikima RHP (Toyo University)
4. Sakai Haru RHP (Kanto Daiichi HS)
5. Hiroike Koushirou RHP (Tokai University Kyushu Campus)
6. Tatematsu Yu IF (Nippon Life)

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Development List
1. Tanimura Tsuyoshi IF (Wakayama Higashi)
2. Ibaraki Yuta RHP (Teikyo Nagaoka)
3. Nagashima Kousuke RHP (Fuji University)

Rakuten Eagles

Muneyama Rui

1. Muneyama Rui IF (Meiji University)

2. Tokuyama Kazuto LHP (International Pacific University)

3. Nakagomi Haruto RHP (Tokushima Indigo Socks)

4. Ehara Masahiro RHP (Nippon Steel Stainless)

5. Yoshino Tsubasa OF (Waseda University)
6. Yang Po-Hsiang IF (Ibaraki Astro Planets)

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Development List
1. Kishimoto Yuya IF (Nara University HS)

Orix Buffaloes

Mugitani Yusuke

1. Nishikawa Misho OF (Aoyama Gakuin University)

1. Mugitani Yusuke OF (Fuji University)
2. Teranishi Naruki RHP (Nippon Sports Science University)
3. Yamaguchi Reo RHP (Sendai Ikuei)
4. Yamanaka Ryoma C (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries East)
5. Higashiyama Reiji RHP (ENEOS)
6. Katayama Raiku RHP (NTT East)

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Development List
1. Imasaka Tomoki IF (Osaka Gakuin University HS)
2. Shimizu Musashi IF (Tochigi Golden Braves)
3. Uehara Taiga RHP (Hanasaki Tokuharu)
4. Teramoto Seiichi OF (Hiroshima Keizai University)
5. Tajima Kousuke C (Shinano Grandserows)
6. Inui Kento RHP (Kasumigaura HS) 

Seibu Lions

Saito Hiroto

1. Muneyama Rui IF (Meiji University)

1. Ishizuka Yusei IF (Hanasaki Tokuharu)

1. Saito Hiroto IF (Kanazawa HS)

2. Watanabe Seiya OF (Osaka Shogyo University)

3. Kariu Shoma RHP (Saiki Kakujou HS)

4. Lin Kwan-Chen OF (Japan University of Economics)

5. Shinohara Hibiki RHP (Fukui Kodai Fukui)

6. Tatsuyama Haruki C (Enagic Sports HS)

7. Koga Teruki IF (Chikumagawa Baseball Club)

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Development List

1. Fuji Yamato LHP (Omiya Higashi HS)

2. Sato Taiyou IF (Kanagawa University)

3. Ramal G. Ratanayake IF (Osaka Toin)

4. Sato Sou LHP (Seisa Dohto University)

5. Sawada Haruto OF (Kyoto International HS)

6. Fukuo Haruma IF (Gakuho Ishikawa HS)

7. Umebinyuo Okemu Mei OF (Asahikawa Shiho HS)

Note: This is a temporary list. There will be some correction update regarding the player's name or school's name soon.
Source: https://draft.npb.jp/draft/2024/

Japan University Baseball Tournaments Schedule in 2025

Photo: Aoyama Gakuin University PR

Through the reports from the meeting held by Japan Student Baseball Association and All Japan University Baseball Federation, they're releasing the notable dates for the tournaments that coming upward from next year. Below are the details of those dates that are released per 13 December.

Japan National Collegiate Baseball Championship 2025

Schedule

• Opening Ceremony: 8 June 2025
• Date: 9-15 June 2025
• Places: Meiji Jingu Stadium & Tokyo Dome
• Participants: Total of 27 teams are participating

Introduction

The Japan National Collegiate Baseball Championship is a tournament-style university baseball championship held every June at Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium and Tokyo Dome. It is sponsored by the All Japan University Baseball Federation, and has been co-sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun since 2004. It is a designated tournament of the UNIVAS CUP.

USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series 2025

Schedule

The 45th USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series will be held through a series of 5 games in three different places in Japan.

• 8-9 July: Es Con Field Stadium, Hokkaido.
• 11-12 July: HARD OFF ECO Stadium, Niigata.
• 13 July: Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Introduction

The USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series is an annual competition between the United States and Japan in college baseball, held from late June to early July. It was previously held annually, but since the pandemic attacks from 2020, the tournament was postponed for a while until it's started again by 2023.

The USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series began in 1972 with the aim of promoting friendship and developing university baseball. It is sponsored by the All Japan University Baseball Association and the Asahi Shimbun Company.

It is played every year in June or July, with five or seven rounds, and the venue basically alternates between the two countries. Many professional baseball players have come from this tournament as well.

Meiji Jingu Tournament 2025

Schedule

• Opening Ceremony: 13 November 2025
• Date: 14-19 November 2025
• Place: Meiji Jingu Stadium
• Participants: 11 University teams / 10 Highschool teams

Introduction

The Meiji Jingu Baseball Tournament is a student baseball tournament held every November at Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium. It is sponsored by Meiji Jingu and the Japan Student Baseball Association.

Source
https://hochi.news/articles/20241213-OHT1T51196.html
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/06da55f08a598ce5f38b848a273febe3e7e0d32f?source=sns&dv=pc&mid=other&date=20241215&ctg=spo&bt=tw_up

INDEX: Japanese Baseball Terms

Made the index list for all baseball terms that often found in Japanese baseball, along with its Japanese words and romaji version. I copied this from my other blog in Daigaku Yakyu EN and will update it synchronously with the other post as well.

Note: This list is ordered by index ordering system, all ordered by symbols/numbers/alphabet.

• Between 1B & 2B area (一二塁間・ichiniruikan), usually heard when a ball/hit passed the area between first base and second base.
• Between 2B & SS area (二遊塁間・niyuukan), usually heard when a ball/hit passed the area between second base and shortstop's defense area.
• Between LF & CF area (左中間・sachuukan), usually heard when a ball/hit passed the area between left field and center field area.
• Between RF & CF area (右中間・uchuukan), usually heard when a ball/hit passed the area between left field and center field area.
• Between SS & 3B area (三遊塁間・sanyuukan), usually heard when a ball/hit passed the area between shortstop's defense area and third base.
• Card/Match-up (カード—kaado), commonly used terms in league games, a match-up combination between two teams and played in two games or more. If a team won two games in a card, that counted as one point.
• Catcher (キャッチャー・kyacchaa), player who catches the pitched ball. (marked with number 2)
• Center-fielder/Center/CF (センター／中堅手・sentaa/chuukenshu), player who plays defense in the center field area. (marked with number 8)
• Champion's Match (優勝決定戦—yūshō ketteisen), commonly known as a deciding match between two teams that had their points tied in the league, to decide who will be the winner of the league. In other terms, it's also being used in a "District Elimination Match" which decide who will representate the district/association in the Meiji Jingu Tournament.
• Designated Hitter/DH (指名打者一shimei dasha), a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher. (Wikipedia) (marked with DH/指)
• Draw/tied/H (引分—hikiwake), when a game stays tied until the limit of innings that has been decided by the league's federation (mostly until 12-15 innings regarding each league's regulation). Both teams will play another game the next day to do a rematch.
• Exhibition Match (オープン戦―õpun-sen), a series of matches that are being held outside the official league games, usually held between seasonal leagues (summer/ fall)
• Fall League (秋季—shuuki), official league games that being held around fall/autumn season (August-November)
• First-baseman/First/1B (ファースト／一塁手・faasuto/ichiruishu), player who fields the area nearest first base. (marked with number 3)
• Keiji University Baseball League (京滋大学野球連盟—Keiji Daigaku Yakyuu Ren'mei), comes from the fusion of Kyoto (京都) & Shiga (滋賀) first kanji, and like the name it's a league consists of universities around Kyoto & Shiga
• Leaderboard/rankings/standings (順位表—jun'i-hyō), a list that shows the standings/rankings of teams in a league.
• Left-fielder/Left/LF (レフト／左翼手・refuto/sayokushu), player who plays defense in the left field area. (marked with number 7)
• Lose/L (敗戦—haisen), when a team lose a game against other team.
• Pitcher (ピッチャー・picchaa), player who pitches the ball. (marked with number 1)
• Points/P (勝点—shōten), points are earned by winning a card. This will determine a team's rank in the league.
• Relegation Match (入替戦—irekaesen), a match that will decide who will stay in the higher or lower division of the league. Usually exist in a league/federation that have many sub-leagues.
• Relief Pitcher/Reliever (中継ぎ―nakatsugi), a pitcher who pitches in the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher has been removed from the game due to fatigue, injury, ineffectiveness, ejection, high pitch count, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weather delays or pinch hitter substitutions. (Wikipedia)
• Right-fielder/Right/RF (ライト／右翼手・raito/uyokushu), player who plays defense in the right field area. (marked with number 9)
• Second-baseman/Second/2B (セカンド／二塁手・sekando/niruishu), player that works the fielding position in the infield, between second and first base. (marked with number 4)
• Shortstop/Short/SS (ショート／遊撃手・shooto/yuugekishu), player who fields the area between second base and third base. (marked with number 6)
• Sokeisen/Waseda-Keio Match (早慶戦—sōkeisen), a 'sacred' match-up card between Waseda University and Keio University. The name itself comes from the combination of Waseda (早稲田) and Keio (慶應) first kanji. The terms popularized first from the collegiate baseball category (Tokyo Big 6 Baseball League)
• Spring League (春季—shunki), official league games that being held around spring season (March-June)
• Starting Lineup (スタメンーsutamen, sutaachingu menbaa), a list of players that will be playing in the game first, named by the order of batting and the position.
• Third-baseman/Third/3B (サード／三塁手・saado/sanruishu), player whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base. (marked with number 5)
• Win/W (勝利—shōri), when a team won a game against other team.
• Winning Percentage (勝率—shōritsu), percentage rate of each team's winning rate that will be used to decide the winner of the league too if the points are tied with other team. 

Meiji Jingu Tournament 2024 - Teams, Schedule, Score result

Meiji Jingu 2023 champions from highschool part, Seiryo High.
Photo by Nigata Nippo.

As the final game of Tokyo Fall Tournament ends today with Nisho Gakusha walk-off victory against Waseda Jitsugyo, the match up for highschool part of Meiji Jingu Tournament this year is settled.

NPB Draft 2024 | Notable Draft Candidate that have submitted NPB application (University)

Draft 2024 is only 6 days away, and we are going to have more hype with some information about the draft candidates from university. 

This list was only based on the players list who have submitted their NPB application that make them eligible as draft candidates, and also through my own selection of notable prospects from that submitter list. 

NPB Draft 2024 | Players that have submitted NPB application form (University)

Update: The author been busy with the college

Howdy, it's Yoriko reporting.

Due to my incapability of managing my own time, I got overwhelmed in organizing my college schedule, and missed my chance to translating the updates regarding of candidates who have been submitting their NPB application. I'm really sorry for the lack of updates recently.

And somehow, I got a fever since yesterday. Just a quick one after I drank my medicine in the night, but it's still continues until today. I think the trigger to my fever due to my busy schedule in college now.

For your information, I drove by myself with a motorcycle to my campus which 30 minutes away from my house. One hour total of trip and I still need to face the traffic jam sometimes, combined with schedule that mostly runs from early morning until dawn. Well, since I took many class and it's already in 5th semester, I can't blame anyone because it's my own responsibility.

So do this blog's update. I run this by myself and to be honest I didn't really have to care much about updating frequently at all. Of course I can take some rest if I want.

But my passion always keep me up to work frequently, because I want people to recognize more about Japanese amateur baseball, especially University baseball. If I didn't update as soon as possible, people will get lost with the news and then prefer to let it go for a while or even forever, aren't they?

As the one who knows about Japanese amateur baseball more than common fans, I want to share my knowledge to more people. That's why I write on this blog. But then I didn't expect there are many people that reading on my writings more than I expect. I do appreciate that so much. Thank you for always reading my post in here.

All of that number of readers really means so much to me, so I can continue to write more. That's why, I will continue to write when I can get to my own pace again soon. Thank you for your support through all this time.

Best regards,

Yoriko.

NPB Draft 2024 | Notable Draft Prospects from University (Fielders)

Catcher

• Sakamoto Tatsuya (Fuji University)
• Inde Taichi (Waseda University)
• Yoshiyasu Ryoya (Hosei University)
• Kamizato Riku (Kokugakuin University)
• Shimizu Tomohiro (Chubu University)
• Sueda Ryosuke (Aichi Gakuin University)
• Doi Shota (Ryukoku University)
• Honda Takayuki (Fukuoka Istitute of Technology)
• Sasahara Manato (Kyushu Kyoritsu University)

Infielder

• Aramaki Yu 3B (Jobu University)
• Kiyohara Shogo 1B (Keio University)
• Ikeda Rin 2B (Meiji University)
• Tanaka Shoto 2B (Rikkyo University)
• Yamagata Shu SS (Waseda University)
• Nakamura Kansei SS (Waseda University)
• Muneyama Rui SS (Meiji University)
• Nakatsu Yamato SS (Hosei University)
• Ito Kosuke SS (Kokugakuin University)
• Tanaka Daiki SS (Kokugakuin University)
• Kakuta Yuto SS (Nihon University)
• Shoji Yudai SS (Kanagawa University)
• Matsuki Hikaru SS (Yokohama Shoka University)
• Ishibashi Koki SS (Kita Kyushu University)
• Urata Shunsuke SS (Kyushu Sangyo University)
• Mizutani Kosho 3B (Meiji University)
• Sugisaki Naru 3B (Meiji University)
• Utsumi Sota 3B (Hosei University)
• Sasaki Tai 3B (Aoyama Gakuin University)
• Wada Taisei 3B (Tokyo University of Agriculture)
• Mori Shotaro 3B (Chubu Gakuin University)

Outfielder

• Mugitani Yusuke (Fuji University)
• Hirao Shuto (Hachinohe Gakuin University)
• Miyamoto Takumi (Fuji University)
• Watabe Kaimu (Budo International University)
• Yoshino Tsubasa (Waseda University)
• Iimori Taiji (Meiji University)
• Himeki Rikuto (Hosei University)
• Tatsu Konosuke (Hosei University)
• Nishimura Tomoya (Hosei University)
• Iiyama Motomu (Rissho University)
• Sakurai Kosuke (Chuo University)
• Nishikawa Misho (Aoyama Gakuin University)
• Ushijima Nozomi (Nihon University)
• Unuma Kaito (Tokai University)
• Kada Takuya (Toin Yokohama University)
• Inoue Kanta (Kanazawa Gakuin University)
• Shiraishi Riku (Kinki University)
• Takeuchi Shota (Ritsumeikan University)
• Watanabe Seiya (Osaka Shogyo University)
• Shibasaki Masato (Osaka University of Economics)
• Teramoto Seiichi (Hiroshima University of Economics)
• Lin Guanchen (Nihon University of Economics) *Taiwan student

NPB Draft 2024 | Notable Draft Prospects from University (Pitcher)

• Sato Ryunosuke LP (Fuji Univ)
• Fujii Yuya RP (Higashi Nihon Int. Univ)
• Asari Taimon RP (Meiji Univ)
• Shinogi Kentaro RP (Hosei Univ)
• Yoshizuru Shoei LP (Hosei Univ)
• Imamura Takuya LP (Chuo Univ)
• Kanemaru Yumeto LP (Kansai Univ)
• Ichijo Rikima RP (Toyo Univ)
• Iwasaki Shunsuke RP (Toyo Univ)
• Toda Kenshin LP (Komazawa Univ)
• Takai Shunsuke LP (Komazawa Univ)
• Kodama Haruki LP (Aoyama Gakuin Univ)
• Kato Hibiki RP (Hachigaku Univ)
• Imai Ryota RP (Tokyo Int. Univ)
• Teranishi Naruki RP (Nittai Univ)
• Hakoyama Yu RP (Nittai Univ)
• Miyashita Daichi RP (Nittai Univ)
• Sakae Ryuto LP (Teikyo Univ)
• Iwai Takato RP (Meijo Univ)
• Nakamura Yuto RP (Aichi Inst. of Tech)
• Miyahara Shunsuke LP (Tokaidai Shizuoka Campus)
• Nagaya Shunta RP (Ritsumeikan Univ)
• Hayashi Shota RP (Osaka Univ. of Economics)
• Tokuyama Kazuto LP (Kantai Heiyo Univ) 

This list will always be updated frequently. Last update: 9/13

NPB Draft 2024 | Players that have submitted NPB application form (Highschool)

Akira Okemu Umebinyuo (Asahikawa Shiho HS) - 9/12
Konno Taisei (Hakuoh Univ. Ashikaga HS) - 9/12
Numai Reon (Yokohama Hayato) - 9/12
Shiigi Keigo (Yokohama HS) - 9/12
Sekiguchi Sha(?) (Ikeda HS) - 9/12
Hagiwara Noa (Tobata HS) - 9/12
Sakai Ritsu (Omuta HS) - 9/12
Shobayashi Kodai (Kamimura Gakuen) - 9/12
Nakamura Seiya (Utsunomiya Tanki Univ. HS) - 9/11
Miyamoto Tokiya (Kiryu Daiichi) - 9/11
Fuji Yamato (Omiya East) - 9/11
Sassa Kokota (Chuo Gakuin) - 9/11
Tomihama Ryushin (Teikyo) - 9/11
Mimura Kojiro (Hiratsuka Gakuen) - 9/11
Moriguchi Taiga (Han-ai HS) - 9/11
Nakashima Tasuke (Shinsokan) - 9/11
Miyazaki Yuta (Kyushu International Unive High) - 9/11
Nagashima Nao (Sapporo Yamanote) - 9/10
Takano Yu (Seiko Gakuin) - 9/10
Iwase Sho (Suge High) - 9/10
Moritaka Yuri (Naruto Uzushio) - 9/10
Fujie Ryuga (Naruto Uzushio) - 9/10
Sato Shoto (Tokaidai Fukuoka) - 9/10
Ishikawa Masato (Tomishima High) - 9/10
Nakamura Naiki (Miyazaki Shogyo) - 9/10
Kanemaru Ryushin (Miyakonojo Shogyo) - 9/10
Kanabuchi Koki (Hachinohe Institute of Tech. First HS) - 9/9
Takahashi Shosei (Senshu Univ. Kitakami High) - 9/9
Kobune Tsubasa (Chitoku) - 9/9
Matsumoto Jin (Chitoku) - 9/9
Sobukawa Zairen (Hamamatsu Shogyo) - 9/9
Nikita Moiseev (Toyokawa) - 9/9
Fujihara Yu (Taisha) - 9/9
Kanada Ryunosuke (Nakatsu East) - 9/9
Inoue Kenya (Kagoshima Jitsugyo) - 9/9
Sakaguchi Yushi (Shonan - Kagoshima) - 9/9
Tsukiyama Kenshiro (Kobe International Univ. High) - 9/8
Tsukada Kazuto (Kanto Gakuen Univ. High) - 9/6
Nishihama Toki (Kanto Gakuen Univ. High) - 9/6
Hiratsuka Daiki (Municipal Gifu Commerce) - 9/6
Taira Yuma (Kochi) - 9/6
Ogawa Teppei (Sakushin Gakuin) - 9/6
Yamaguchi Reo (Sendai Ikuei) -9/6
Ikeda Haruma (Monbetsu) - 9/6
Matoba Shota (Nissho Gakuen) - 9/6
Mori Gentoku (Gifu Shogyo) - 9/6
Uchiyama Kyosuke (Toyohashi Chuo) - 9/6
Furuya Ryuto (Aikodai Meiden) - 9/6
Ishimi Sohma (Aikodai Meiden) - 9/6
Terada Hikaru (Iwata East) - 9/6
Mori Shunta (Toko Gakuen) - 9/6
Shimizu Daiki (Maebashi Shogyo) - 9/6
Kawakatsu Sorato (Seiko Gakuen) - 9/5
Sakuragi Ren (Okayama Rikadai High) - 9/5
Kawai Yusei (Rakusui) - 9/5 
Saito Hiroto (Kanazawa) - 9/5
Ishida Juzo (Hokusei Gakuen Univ. High) - 9/4
Kishimoto Yuya (Nara Univ. High) - 9/4
Tatsuyama Haruki (Enagic Sports) - 9/4
Yamauchi Yusei (Kitami Hakuyo) - 9/3
Kobari Daiki (Nichidai Tsurugaoka) - 9/3
Furukawa Ryo (Nihon Gakuen) - 9/3
Imasaka Tomoki (Osaka Gakuin Univ. High) - 9/3
Shimizu Tomohiro (Osaka Gakuin Univ. High) - 9/3
Takeshita Kaito (Tsuruga Kehi) - 9/2
Okamoto Rui (Hachinohe Gakuin Kosei) - 9/2
Fukita Shido (Hirosaki Gakuin Seiai) - 9/2
Morii Shotaro (Toho - Tokyo) - 9/2
Minayoshi Taketo (Yakami) - 9/1
Shibuya Junki (Obihiro Nogyo) - 8/30
Fujita Yamato (Shibata) - 8/30
Seki Keisuke (Ohta Nishiyama) - 8/30
Terai Kodai (Kamimura Gakuen Iga) - 8/29
Tanai Manato (Okayama Sanyo) - 8/29
Miura Nozomi (Okayama Sanyo) - 8/29
Yoshioka Haru (Anan Hikari) - 8/29
Takahashi Kosuke (Hokusho) - 8/28
Watanabe Arata (Aizu Hokurei) - 8/28
Murakami Taito (Kobe Koryo) - 8/28
Arima Keito (St. Catalina) - 8/27
Horie Shotaro (Bunsei Geidai) - 8/26
Nishikawa Ayumu (Yamamura Gakuen) - 8/26
Tanaka Daiki (Yamamura Gakuen) - 8/26
Takayasu Rui (Toyohashi Chuo) - 8/26
Tanimura Tsuyoshi (Wakayama East) - 8/26
Negishi Masahiro (Hamura) - 8/22

Samurai Japan rehearsal match - U-18 team vs. University team: Score & results

Schedule

Date & Time: 28 August 2024, by 18:00 JST

Place: Hotto Motto Field Kobe

Livestream: J SPORTS 1, BS NTV, U-NEXT

Livescore: https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/18u/score/20240828_1/

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U-18 MEMBER

Pitcher

#14 Sakurai Tsubaki (Tsuruoka East)
#11 Sakai Haru (Kanto Daiichi)
#17 Fujita Ryusei (Tokaidai Sagami)
#15 Nakasaki Rui (Kyoto International)
#16 Kesamaru Yuki (Hotoku Gakuen)
#1   Maki Ayumu (Hotoku Gakuen)
#18 Takao Hibiki (Koryo)
#19 Tasaki Ryuto (Konan)

Catcher

#12 Hakoyama Haruto (Kendai Takasaki) 

#27 Kumagai Shunnosuke (Kanto Daiichi)

Infielder

#5   Takayama Yujiro (Kendai Takasaki)

#6   Ishizuka Yusei (Hanasaki Tokuharu)

#10 Uno Shinjiro (Waseda Jitsugyo)

#7   Hanada Yuzuki (Chiben Wakayama)

#4   Yamahata Manato (Meitoku Gijuku)

Outfielder

#9   Tokumaru Kaisei (Osaka Toin)

#21 Sakai Ryoya (Osaka Toin)

#8   Hamamoto Haruto (Koryo)

UNIVERSITY MEMBER

Pitcher

#1   Teranishi Naruki RHP (Nippon Sports Science University)
#16 Shinogi Kentaro RHP (Hosei University)
#17 Fujii Yuya RHP (Higashi Nihon Inter. University)
#18 Nakamura Yuto RHP (Aichi Institute of Technology)
#11 Ito Tatsuki RHP (Waseda University)
#12 Takagi Hayato RHP (Chukyo University)
#14 Watanabe Issei LHP (Sendai University)
#15 Takasu Taiga RHP (Meiji University)
#19 Ichikawa Tasuku RHP (Nihon University)
#21 Noguchi Ren LHP (Kinki University)
#22 Sotomaru Azuma RHP (Keio University)

Catcher

#10 Inde Taichi (Waseda University)
#27 Kamizato Riku (Kokugakuin University)
#23 Kojima Taiga (Meiji University)

Infielder

#2   Yamagata Shu SS (Waseda University)
#6   Yanagidate Keigo 3B (Kokugakuin University)
#8   Shigenaga Akira 2B (Chuo University)
#9   Katsuda Naru 2B (Kinki University)
#25 Tateishi Masahiro 1B (Souka University)
#29 Matsushita Ayuto 3B (Hosei University)

Outfielder

#3  Nishikawa Misho (Aoyama Gakuin University)
#4  Iiyama Motomu (Risho University)
#5  Watanabe Seiya (Osaka Shogyo University)
#7  Yoshino Tsubasa (Waseda University)

Starting Lineup

BATTERY

U-18: Nakasaki Rui - Kumagai Shunnosuke

Univ: Nakamura Yuto - Inde Taichi

University Lineup

1. Iiyama Motomu (CF)

2. Matsushita Ayuto (1B)

3. Nishikawa Misho (LF)

4. Watanabe Seiya (DF)

5. Yanagidate Keigo (3B)

6. Yoshino Tsubasa (RF)

7. Shigenaga Akira (2B)

8. Inde Taichi (C)

9. Yamagata Shu (SS)

SP Nakamura Yuto RP

U-18 Lineup

1. Sakai Ryoya (RF)

2. Uno Shinjiro (1B)

3. Takayama Yujiro (2B)

4. Ishizuka Yusei (SS)

5. Hanada Yuzuki (3B)

6. Tokumaru Kaisei (LF)

7. Sakurai Tsubaki (DH)

8. Kumagai Shunnosuke (C)

9. Hamamoto Haruto (CF)

SP Nakasaki Rui LP

Score & Results

Team	2	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
University Team	0	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	7	14	0
U-18 Team	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2

Battery

UNIV : Nakamura, Ito, Watanabe Issei, Takagi, Takasu, Noguchi, Sotomaru, Shinogi, Ichikawa - Inde, Kamizato, Kojima 

U-18 : Nakasaki, Tasaki, Maki, Fujita, Kesamaru - Kumagai, Hakoyama

News - SportsNavi (Yahoo!) updated their livescore service for Tohto League!

All leagues provided by SportsNavi (12 main leagues + 1 sub league)

As what they had reported in the news release per (8/22), Yahoo! JP sports service "SportsNavi" will be adding new service of live score report for Tohto University league (division 1 and 2).

Not only for the first division, SportsNavi will be covering for all games in second division too. First division including all games from six teams; Kokugakuin University, Asia University, Aoyama Gakuin University, Nihon University, and Tokyo University of Agriculture which just promoted into the first division for the first time since 31 years ago.

For the second division, it will be covering all games from six teams; Komazawa University, Senshu University, Toyo University, Kokushikan University, Takushoku University, and Rissho University.

But, a reminder that they will provide their service only for livescore information. There is no clear information that they will also providing a livestream service soon or later. But with this update, we have an opportunity to enlarge the hype within the Japanese University Baseball to the new fans through internet service and SNS, also to convince the service provider to make an improvement of their livestream service update soon.

Regardless, they are making such improvement in the university baseball this past year. We still had a hope here.

Except those leagues above, the rest of the livestream that has been broadcasted before in the University Baseball service will be continue on to delivering their all games in the incoming fall season, total of 11 leagues available to stream for free (Sendai Big 6, South Tohoku League, Kanko New Students League, Tokyo New University League, Tokyo Big 6, Shuto League (first division), Kanagawa League, Hokuriku League, Kansai Students League, Kansai Big 6, Kinki Students League)

Next information about Fall League that will be streaming on SportsNavi will be updated soon.

Source: https://sportsnavi.co.jp/news/2024/08/22/2613.html#

Samurai Japan U18 member 2024

Photo: Baseball Channel via Yahoo! JP

Incoming Events:

• Samurai Japan Send-off Match (Friendly match) - University team vs. U-18 team
• The 13th BFA U-18 Asia Championship

Samurai Japan Send-off Match - University Team vs. U-18 Team

Events: Samurai Japan Send-off Match - University Team vs. U-18 Team

Date & Place: 28 August 2024 - Hotto Motto Field, Kobe

Livestream : J SPORTS 1, BS NTV, U-NEXT 

Click here for more information about this match

Click here for information about Samurai Japan University team 2024

The 13th BFA U-18 Asia Championship

Events: The 13th BFA U-18 Asia Championship

Date & Place: 2-8 September 2024, in Taiwan

Participants:

• Group A: Korea, Pakistan, Chinese Taipei, Thailand
• Group B: Japan, Philipines, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka 

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MEMBER

Pitcher

#14 Sakurai Tsubaki (Tsuruoka East)
#11 Sakai Haru (Kanto Daiichi)
#17 Fujita Ryusei (Tokaidai Sagami)
#15 Nakasaki Rui (Kyoto International)
#16 Kesamaru Yuki (Hotoku Gakuen)
#1   Maki Ayumu (Hotoku Gakuen)
#18 Takao Hibiki (Koryo)
#19 Tasaki Ryuto (Konan)

Catcher

#12 Hakoyama Haruto (Kendai Takasaki) 

#27 Kumagai Shunnosuke (Kanto Daiichi)

Infielder

#5   Takayama Yujiro (Kendai Takasaki)

#6   Ishizuka Yusei (Hanasaki Tokuharu)

#10 Uno Shinjiro (Waseda Jitsugyo)

#7   Hanada Yuzuki (Chiben Wakayama)

#4   Yamahata Manato (Meitoku Gijuku)

Outfielder

#9   Tokumaru Kaisei (Osaka Toin)

#21 Sakai Ryoya (Osaka Toin)

#8   Hamamoto Haruto (Koryo)

MANAJER: Ogura Masayoshi (ex-Manager of Nichidai San)

Source: Samurai Japan Official Website 

More details about each player: https://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/team/18u/2024/asianchampionship/player.html  

List of JP notable highschool player career paths plan

Per 8/23

Nakasaki Rui (Kyoto Kokusai) --> University

Sakai Haru (Kanto Daiichi) --> NPB (not decided yet)

Per 8/21

Ibaraki Yuta (Teikyo Nagaoka) --> NPB

Shobayashi Kodai (Kamimura Gakuen) --> NPB

Harata Atsuki (Aomori Yamada) --> University

Seki Koichiro (Aomori Yamada) --> University

Yoshikawa Yudai (Aomori Yamada) --> NPB

Per 8/19

Fujihara Yu (Taisha) --> NPB

Fujita Ryusei (Tokaidai Sagami) --> NPB/University

Iwai Tensuke (Shiga Gakuen) --> University

Per 8/17

Tagami Wataru (Yahata Shogyo) --> NPB

Takahashi Koga (Hokuriku) --> University

Shibuya Junki (Obihiro Nogyo) --> NPB

Ishida Jyuza (Hokusei Gakuen Univ. High) --> NPB

Nishikawa Daichi (Komatsu Ohtani) --> University

Uno Shinjiro (Waseda Jitsugyo) --> not decided yet

Per 8/16

Irie Shota (Ishibashi) --> University (Keio)

Tadaishi Kanta (Koryo) --> University

Takao Hibiki (Koryo) --> NPB/Industrial

Per 8/15

Sakurai Tsubaki (Tsuruoka East) --> University

Yamada Raioh (Chukyodai Chukyo) --> University

Per 8/14

Hakoyama Haruto (Kendai Takasaki) --> NPB

Takayama Yujiro (Kendai Takasaki) --> University

Ramal G. Ratnayake (Osaka Toin) --> not decided yet

Tokumaru Kaisei (Osaka Toin) --> University

Hirashima Kaichi (Osaka Toin) --> University

Sakai Ryoya (Osaka Toin) --> University

Per 8/12

Takeda Kaishi (Hokuriku) --> NPB

Hironaga Daichi (Kumamoto Kogyo) --> University

Per 8/11

Kesamaru Yuki (Hotoku Gakuen) --> NPB

Maki Ayumu (Hotoku Gakuen) --> University

Per 8/10

Chiba Yuto (Kisarazu Sogo) --> University

Nakamura Naiki (Miyazaki Shogyo) --> NPB

Arima Keito (St. Catalina) --> NPB

Koguma Shiryu (Sapporo Nichidai) --> NPB

Per 8/8

Ashiuchi Sora (Meiho) --> Industrial

Tasaki Ryuto (Konan) --> University

Per 7/29

Yoshioka Haru (Anan Hikari) --> NPB

Fukuta Shusei (Anan Hikari) --> Industrial

Nishizaki Kippei (Teikyo) --> University

Per 7/27

Tanimura Tsuyoshi (Wakayama East) --> NPB

Mori Gentoku (Gifu Shogyo) --> NPB

Katai Kaito (Nisho Gakusha) --> not decided yet

Nagami Kotaro (Tokyo High) --> not decided yet

Per 7/25

Saeki Kazuma (Tsukumi) --> not decide yet

Kobune Tsubasa (Chitoku) --> not decided yet

Per 7/24

Shiigi Keigo (Yokohama) --> NPB

Shibata Reo (Fukuoka Univ. Ohori) --> NPB

Shimizu Kosuke (Taikyu) --> University

Yoshidome Yuta (Kinki Univ. Vocational) --> University

Per 7/23

Sassa Kokota (Chuo Gakuin) --> NPB

Yamaguchi Reo (Sendai Ikuei) --> not decided yet

Suzuki Shun (Kyoto Kitasaga) --> University

Per 7/22

Fukita Shido (Hiromae Gakuin Seia) --> NPB

Moiseyev Nikita (Toyokawa) --> NPB

Ishimi Soma (Aikodai Meiden) --> NPB

Tanaka Ryoma (Asahikawa Jitsugyo) --> not decided yet

Per 7/21

Umezawa Shodai (Sendai Matsudo) --> not decided yet

Nakayama Gai (Sendai Matsudo) --> not decided yet

Per 7/20

Takahashi Teppei (Kanto Daiichi) --> University

Sato Shoto (Tokaidai Fukuoka) --> NPB

Fuji Yamato (Omiya East) --> NPB

Per 7/19

Masuji Sakunosuke (Mie Kaisei) --> University

Per 7/18

Konno Taisei (Hakuoh Univ. Ashikaga) --> NPB (not decided yet)

Araidai Hiro (Hachigaku Kosei) --> NPB (not decided yet)

Isogai Shunnosuke (Yokohama Shogyo Univ. High) --> University

Sawabe Takara (Kashihara Gakuin) --> University

Per 7/17

Imasaka Tomoki (Osaka Gakuin Univ. High) --> NPB

Shimizu Tomohiro (Osaka Gakuin Univ. High) --> NPB

Maeda Akiyoshi (Fukuoka Daiichi) --> NPB

Per 7/16

Yamauchi Yusei (Kitami Hakuyo) --> NPB & University

Per 7/14

Higashino Kaishi (Anamizu) --> not decided yet

Funami Shota (Kobe High) --> University

Per 7/11

Hagiwara Noa (Tobata High) --> NPB

Nakamura Shunei (Takigawa) --> University

Izaki Kyoshiro (Fukuoka High) --> Retired

Per 7/9

Kamikawa Hirohide (Tsurumine) --> University

Per 6/22

Hiratsuka Taiki (Municipal Gifu Shogyo) --> NPB

Reference : https://www.draft-kaigi.jp/highschool/high-draftnews/78335/