Waseda University

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All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series Appearances: 16 1956, 1959, 1964, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1990, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2024, 2025

Meiji Jingu Baseball Convention Appearances: 13 1972, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2024

Tournament Titles: 1959 All-Japan Series, 1974 All-Japan Series, 2007 All-Japan Series, 2010 Meiji-Jingu Convention, 2012 All-Japan Series, 2015 All-Japan Series

Waseda University is one of the major powers of Japanese collegiate baseball. Their primary rival is the Keio University club. They won the All-Japan University Baseball Championship in 2007 behind freshman pitcher Yuki Saito. Isoo Abe organized the school's first baseball team in 1901 and remained active with the baseball program through 1925 at least; their ballpark was named after him. They won 49 titles in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League, and they also held the league record for highest team batting average (.347, 2003 Spring) and most runs in a season (100, 2003 Spring).

In the spring of 1905, they became the first foreign team to tour the United States, playing a total of 26 games in Western states.

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Further Reading[edit]

  • Bill Staples Jr.: "A 'Peaceful War of Baseball': University of Minnesota Beats Waseda University, 3-2, in 15 Innings, May 26, 1911", in Michael J. Haupert, ed.: Baseball in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, The National Pastime, 2024 Edition, pp. 10-12.
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