Kansai Big Six Baseball League

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Kansai Big Six Baseball League

Data
Established	1931 (Restructured 1982)
Members	6
National championships	6 (Meiji Shrine Championships: 5)
Region	Kansai, Japan
Prefectures	3 - Hyogo, Kyoto, Osaka
Headquarters	Osaka City, Japan
Locations

Kansai Big Six Baseball League (関西学生野球連盟, Kansai gakusei yakyū renmei^?) is a collegiate baseball league located in central Kansai region of Japan, stretching from Hyogo in the west to Kyoto in the east. The league has joined the All Japan University Baseball Federation since 1951.

1 Members
2 National Championships
3 League Champions
4 See also
5 External link

[edit] Members

Institution	Location	Established	School type	Undergraduate Enrollment	Athletic Nickname	Joined	National Championships (Meiji Shrine Championships)
Doshisha University	Kyoto, Japan	1920	Private	22,433	Wild Rovers, etc.	1931	0 (2)
Kansai University	Suita, Osaka, Japan	1926	Private	29,733	Kaisers	1931	2 (1)
Kinki University	Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan	1949	Private	30,379	Devils, etc.	1962	4 (2)
Kwansei Gakuin University	Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan	1932	Private	17,985	Fighters, etc.	1931	0 (0)
Kyoto University	Kyoto, Japan	1897	Public (National)	13,254	Gangsters, etc.	1931	0 (0)
Ritsumeikan University	Kyoto, Japan	1922	Private	32,222	Panthers, etc.	1931	0 (0)

[edit] National Championships

[edit] Champion

1956 - Kansai
1972 - Kansai
1988 - Kinki
1989 - Kinki
1997 - Kinki
1998 - Kinki

[edit] Runner-up

1952 - Kwansei Gakuin
1952 - Ritsumeikan
1959 - Kwansei Gakuin
1960 - Kansai
1961 - Doshisha
1965 - Ritsumeikan
1966 - Kinki
1970 - Kansai
1975 - OUC
1976 - OUC
1981 - Kinki
1983 - Kinki
1991 - Kansai
1992 - Ritsumeikan
1994 - Kinki
2005 - Kinki