Ritsumeikan beats Doshisha University - Baseball

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Wooohooooo, Ritsumeikan are the WINNERS! Take that Doshisha! In a tournament known as the Kansai Big 6 Ritsumeikan played against Doshisha today. The game was pretty slow and low scoring (just as expected) but it was so much fun. The supporters made the game so interesting, accompanied by the orchestra and cheerleaders. We all got megaphones and these Ritsumeikan clappers to get our chants going! In fact, this is one of the highlights so far of this trip. The score ended up being 4-1 but there was a lot of excitement in the bottom of the 9th: when Doshisha had bases loaded and 2 outs, with the batter 2 (strikes) for 3 (balls).

At the end the school songs were played and the atmosphere was very friendly.

All of us exchange student did our best to support our new University. Some more than others! In a heat of the moment we found a black marker pen and, hey presto, Ritsumeikan university was spelled out on some happy volunteers. Next time the plan is to go to the American Football team with body paint and show our support for them.