1997 Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention

The 1997 Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention was played at Meiji-Jingu Stadium from November 15 to November 19. 8 High Schools and 10 colleges participated in the tournament. Kindai University beat Hosei University to win the championship of the college department, and Yokohama High School beat Okinawa Suisan High School to win the championship of the high school department.

College Department

Participating Teams

School		League	Region	Meiji-Jingu Appearances
	Tohoku Fukushi University	Sendai Big-Six Universities Baseball League	Hokkaido&Tohoku	13
	Soka University	New Tokyo University Baseball League	-	2
	Kanto Gakuin University	Kanagawa University Baseball League	-	9
	Teikyo University	Tokyo Metropolitan Area University Baseball League	-	2
	Komazawa University	Tohto University Base Ball League	-	12
	Hosei University	Tokyo Big6 Baseball League	-	12
	Chukyo University	Baseball Association In Aichi	-	6
	Kindai University	Kansai Big 6 University Baseball League	Kansai	8
	University of East Asia	Chugokutiku University Baseball Federation	Chugokutiku&Shikoku	3
	Kyushu Kyoritsu University	Fukuoka Big6 Baseball League	Kyushu	3

Results

Round	Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
1	November 15	Game 1	Kyushu Kyoritsu University	2-1	Kanto Gakuin University
		Game 2	Soka University	5-3	Teikyo University
2		Game 3	Komazawa University	4-3	University of East Asia
	November 16	Game 4	Kindai University	3-0	Kyushu Kyoritsu University
		Game 5	Soka University	3-2	Tohoku Fukushi University
		Game 6	Hosei University	3-0	Chukyo University
3	November 18	Game 7	Kindai University	10-7	Komazawa University
		Game 8	Hosei University	3-0	Soka University
4	November 19	Game 9	Kindai University	1-0	Hosei University

High School Department

Participating Teams

School	Region	Meiji-Jingu Appearances
Sendai Ikuei High School	Hokkaido&Tohoku	2
Yokohama High School	Kanto	1
Kokushikan High School	Tokyo	2
Tsuruga Kehi High School	Hokushietsu	1
Toyota Nishi High School	Tokai	1
Hikone Higashi High School	Kinki	1
Meitoku Gijuku High School	Chugokutiku&Shikoku	3
Okinawa Suisan High School	Kyushu	1

Results

Round	Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
1	November 15	Game 1	Okinawa Suisan High School	8-3	Sendai Ikuei High School
		Game 2	Tsuruga Kehi High School	4-3	Meitoku Gijuku High School
	November 16	Game 3	Kokushikan High School	4-0	Hikone Higashi High School
		Game 4	Yokohama High School	5-1	Toyota Nishi High School
2	November 18	Game 5	Okinawa Suisan High School	14-3	Tsuruga Kehi High School
		Game 6	Yokohama High School	5-2	Kokushikan High School
3	November 19	Game 7	Yokohama High School	5-3	Okinawa Suisan High School