Baseball Challenge League
Encyclopedia
The is a baseball
league
in Japan
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Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
league
Sports league
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in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The abbreviated designation "."
Teams
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| Jōshin'etsu Shin'etsu Region is a geographical region of Japan.The area encompasses the old provinces of Shinano and Echigo. Though the name is a combination of those two provinces, the region also contains Sado Island from Sado Province... |
Niigata Albirex Baseball Club Niigata Albirex Baseball Club is a semi-professional baseball team based in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Founded in 2006, it competes in the Baseball Challenge League, an independent league. -See also:*Niigata Prefectural Baseball Stadium *Albirex Niigata... |
2007 | Niigata Prefecture Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :... |
| Shinano Grandserows Shinano Grandserows The are a semi-professional baseball team in the Baseball Challenge League of Japan. The team was established in 2007. Their home is Nagano Prefecture.-Current roster:As of May 3, 2008-External links:*... |
2007 | Nagano Prefecture Nagano Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano... |
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| Gunma Diamond Pegasus Gunma Diamond Pegasus The are a semi-professional baseball team in the Baseball Challenge League of Japan. The team was established as part of the expansion of the league. They will compete in the 2008 season. Their home is Gunma Prefecture.-External links:*... |
2008 | Gunma Prefecture Gunma Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until... |
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| Hokuriku Hokuriku region The is located in the northwestern part of Honshū, the main island of Japan. It lies along the Sea of Japan within the Chūbu region. It is almost equivalent to Koshi Province and Hokurikudō area in pre-modern Japan.... |
Toyama Thunderbirds Toyama Thunderbirds The are a semi-professional baseball team in the Baseball Challenge League of Japan. The team was established in 2007. Their home is Toyama Prefecture.-External links:*... |
2007 | Toyama Prefecture Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources.... |
| Ishikawa Million Stars Ishikawa Million Stars The are a semi-professional baseball team in the Baseball Challenge League of Japan. The team was established in 2007. Their home is Ishikawa Prefecture.-External links:*... |
2007 | Ishikawa Prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast... |
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| Fukui Miracle Elephants Fukui Miracle Elephants The are a semi-professional baseball team in the Baseball Challenge League of Japan. The team was established as part of the expansion of the league. They will compete in the 2008 season. Their home is Fukui Prefecture.-External links:*... |
2008 | Fukui Prefecture Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed... |
External links
- Baseball Challenge League Official Site (in Japanese)