Kansai Big Six Baseball League

Kansai Big Six Baseball League
Sport	Baseball
First season	1931; (reorganized 1982)
Headquarters	Osaka, Japan
Region	Kansai, Japan
Most recent; champion(s)	Kansai University; (9th title)
Most titles	Kindai University; (36 titles)
TV partner(s)	KBS Kyoto, SKY PerfecTV!
Official website	KansaiBig6.jp
Locations

The Kansai Big6 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 Hyōgo in the west to Kyoto in the east. The league joined the All Japan University Baseball Federation in 1951.

Members

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Titles	Last title
Doshisha University	Kyoto, Japan	1920	1931	Private	8	Fall 2011
Kansai University	Suita, Osaka	1926	1931	Private	9	Fall 2023
Kindai University^[a]	Higashiosaka, Osaka	1949	1962	Private	40	Spring 2023
Kwansei Gakuin University	Nishinomiya, Hyōgo	1932	1931	Private	4	Spring 2021
Kyoto University	Kyoto	1897	1931	Public	—	—
Ritsumeikan University	Kyoto	1922	1931	Private	22	Spring 2019

National Championships

Champion

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

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