2008 All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series

The 2008 All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series was played at Meiji-Jingu Stadium and Tokyo Dome from June 10 to June 15. Champions from 26 college leagues participated in the tournament. Toyo University from the Tohto University Base Ball League beat Tokai University from the Tokyo Metropolitan Area University Baseball League and won the championship.

Participating Teams

School		League	All-Japan Appearances
	Hakodate University	Hokkaido Universities Baseball League	2
	Seisa Dohto University	Sapporo Gakusei League	2
	Aomori University	North Tohoku Universities Baseball Federation	10
	Tohoku Fukushi University	Sendai Big-Six Universities Baseball League	25
	Higashi Nippon International University	Minami Tohoku Universities Baseball League	5
	Chuo Gakuin University	Chiba Prefecture University Baseball League	5
	Jobu University	Kankoshin Student Baseball Federation	9
	Soka University	New Tokyo University Baseball League	16
	Meiji University	Tokyo Big6 Baseball League	15
	Toyo University	Tohto University Base Ball League	7
	Tokai University	Tokyo Metropolitan Area University Baseball League	31
	Kanagawa University	Kanagawa University Baseball League	23
	Chubu University	Baseball Association In Aichi	1
	Mie Chukyo University	Tokai University Baseball League	8
	Kanazawa Seiryo University	Hokuriku Universities Baseball League	1
	Kindai University	Kansai Big 6 University Baseball League	26
	Ryukoku University	Kansai6 Baseball League	13
	Kansai University of International Studies	Hanshin University Baseball League	2
	Nara Sangyo University	Kinki University Baseball League	13
	Bukkyo University	Keiji University Baseball League	13
	Hiroshima University of Economics	Hiroshima Big-Six6 Universities Baseball League	9
	University of East Asia	Chugokutiku University Baseball Federation	8
	Ehime University	Shikoku Universities Baseball League	2
	Fukuoka University	Kyushu Big6 Baseball League	22
	Kyushu Kyoritsu University	Fukuoka Big6 Baseball League	12
	Nippon Bunri University	Kyushu University Baseball League	3

Results

Round	Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
1	June 10	Game 1	Kansai University of International Studies	3-1	Seisa Dohto University
		Game 2	Kyushu Kyoritsu University	3-8	Jobu University
		Game 3	Fukuoka University	1-3	Mie Chukyo University
		Game 4	Ryukoku University	3-4	Chubu University
		Game 5	Bukkyo University	2-4	Kanazawa Seiryo University
		Game 6	Hiroshima University of Economics	1-4	Hakodate University
	June 11	Game 7	Ehime University	2-4	Tohoku Fukushi University
		Game 8	Nara Sangyo University	1-0	Chuo Gakuin University
		Game 9	Kanagawa University	1-0	Nippon Bunri University
		Game 10	University of East Asia	1-0	Aomori University
2		Game 11	Meiji University	3-1	Kansai University of International Studies
		Game 12	Jobu University	6-3	Soka University
		Game 13	Mie Chukyo University	0-2	Chubu University
		Game 14	Kanazawa Seiryo University	1-8	Tokai University
	June 12	Game 15	Toyo University	4-0	Hakodate University
		Game 16	Tohoku Fukushi University	2-1	Nara Sangyo University
		Game 17	Higashi Nippon International University	2-0	Kanagawa University
		Game 18	University of East Asia	1-2	Kindai University
3	June 13	Game 19	Meiji University	2-0	Jobu University
		Game 20	Chubu University	0-5	Tokai University
		Game 21	Toyo University	13-0	Tohoku Fukushi University
		Game 22	Higashi Nippon International University	0-3	Kindai University
4		Game 23	Toyo University	5-4	Kindai University
	June 14	Game 24	Meiji University	7-17	Tokai University	Tokai University set the event record for most runs in a game
5	June 15	Game 25	Tokai University	5-7	Toyo University

Awards

Award		Player	School
	MVP	Hiroto Nakakura	Toyo University
	Most Valuable Pitcher	Hiroki Ueno	Toyo University
	Batting title	Daisuke Sasaki	Meiji University
	Fighting Spirit Award	Masashi Komatsuzaki	Tokai University