1998 Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention

The 1998 Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention was played at Meiji-Jingu Stadium from November 14 to November 17. 8 High Schools and 10 colleges participated in the tournament. Asia University beat Tohoku Fukushi University to win the championship of the college department, and Nichinan Gakuen High School beat The Third High School of Nihon University 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	5
	International Budo University	Chiba Prefecture University Baseball League	Kanto	5
	Nippon Sport Science University	Tokyo Metropolitan Area University Baseball League	-	10
	Asia University	Tohto University Base Ball League	-	5
	Hosei University	Tokyo Big6 Baseball League	-	13
	Matsusaka University	Tokai University Baseball League	Hokuriku	1
	Aichi Gakuin University	Baseball Association In Aichi	-	7
	Kindai University	Kansai Big 6 University Baseball League	Kansai	9
	University of East Asia	Chugokutiku University Baseball Federation	Chugokutiku&Shikoku	4
	Kyushu Kyoritsu University	Fukuoka Big6 Baseball League	Kyushu	4

Results

Round	Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
1	November 14	Game 1	University of East Asia	5-4	Aichi Gakuin University
		Game 2	Matsusaka University	4-1	Aichi Institute of Technology
2		Game 3	Kindai University	4-3	Kyushu Kyoritsu University
	November 15	Game 4	Asia University	6-4	University of East Asia
		Game 5	Hosei University	5-1	Matsusaka University
		Game 6	Tohoku Fukushi University	6-3	Nippon Sport Science University
3	November 16	Game 7	Asia University	7-1	Kindai University
		Game 8	Tohoku Fukushi University	6-2	Hosei University
4	November 17	Game 9	Asia University	2-1	Tohoku Fukushi University

High School Department

Participating Teams

School	Region	Meiji-Jingu Appearances
Komazawa University Iwamizawa High School	Hokkaido	2
Ichikawa High School	Kanto	2
The Third High School of Nihon University	Tokyo	2
Fukui Commercial High School	Hokushietsu	6
Kaisei High School (Mie)	Tokai	1
PL Gakuen High School	Kinki	1
Kaisei High School (Shimane)	Chugokutiku	1
Nichinan Gakuen High School	Kyushu	2

Results

Round	Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
1	November 14	Game 1	Komazawa University Iwamizawa High School	10-1	Kaisei High School (Mie)
		Game 2	Nichinan Gakuen High School	8-3	Fukui Commercial High School
	November 15	Game 3	PL Gakuen High School	12-6	Ichikawa High School
		Game 4	The Third High School of Nihon University	9-2	Kaisei High School (Shimane)
2	November 16	Game 5	Nichinan Gakuen High School	9-4	Komazawa University Iwamizawa High School
		Game 6	The Third High School of Nihon University	15-5	PL Gakuen High School
3	November 17	Game 7	Nichinan Gakuen High School	10-9	The Third High School of Nihon University