The baseball team that won theHachioji Campus Spring League was awarded the MVP.

On Sunday, June 2, 2024, the closing ceremony for the Metropolitan University Baseball Spring League was held at Urayasu City Sports Park Baseball Stadium (Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture). Captain Keishin Imazaki (4th year, Faculty of Medical Technology), vice captain Keita Shimano (4th year, Faculty of Medical Technology), and vice captain Kosei Yamamoto (4th year, Faculty of Medical Technology) of the Teikyo University baseball team received the championship flag and trophy on behalf of the team. Individual awards were also announced, and four members of the university's baseball team received the Most Valuable Player Award, Best Pitcher Award, Leading Batter Award, and Best Nine Award. The Best Pitcher Award and Best Nine Award, which are decided by voting by the managers and league secretariat of the Metropolitan University Baseball League, were all awarded by unanimous votes.

Most Valuable Player Award
Ryuto Sakae (4th year Faculty of Medical Technology)
Best Pitcher Award
Ryuto Sakae (4th year Faculty of Medical Technology) 5 wins, 0 losses, ERA 1.19
Batting champion award
Aito Hikosaka (3rd year Faculty of Medical Technology) Batting average: .410

• * The only player in the league with a batting average of over 40%

Best Nine
Second baseman: Akimasa Yamamoto (4th year Faculty of Medical Technology)
Outfielder: Aito Hikosaka (3rd year Faculty of Medical Technology)
Outfielder: Takeshi Nemoto (1st year Faculty of Medical Technology)

• * This is the first time in Teikyo University's history that a player has been selected as one of the best nine in the spring of his first year.

Our university's baseball team will represent the Metropolitan University Baseball Association and participate in the 73rd All-Japan University Baseball Championship, which will begin on Monday, June 10th, for the first time in seven years. We look forward to your warm support. For more details about the tournament, please visit the official website of the All-Japan University Baseball Association.

The 73rd All-Japan University Baseball Championship

Second Round
[Date and time] Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Scheduled to start at 14:00 (3rd match)
[Opponent] Winner of Kyoei University (Tokyo New University Baseball League representative) vs Kwansei Gakuin University (Kansai Student Baseball League representative)
[Location] Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium (third base side)

Click here for the official website of the All Japan University Baseball Association
Please click here for the website of our university's baseball team.
Please see the Instagram of our university's baseball team here

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