2017 Nippon Club President Cup: 42nd Annual Baseball Tournament

03 / 09 / 2017

• 

• Nippon Club Annual Baseball Tournament will be held again this year at Randall’s Island Baseball Field. New Teams are welcome!
  Team Registration Deadline is on Friday, April 21^st.

  Schedule:
  Friday, April 21         Team Registration Deadline
  Friday, May 2            Tournament Draw Meeting & Opening Ceremony, Social Gathering
  Saturday, May 13      First Round League Day 1
  ※ 5/14 Mother’s Day & Japan Day – No Games
  Saturday, May 20      First Round League Day 2
  Sunday, May 21         First Round League Day 3
  ※ 5/27 & 5/28 Memorial Day Weekend  – No Games
  Saturday, June 3        First Round League Day 4
  Sunday, June 4           First Round League Day 5
  Saturday, June 10      First Round League Day 6
  Sunday 6/11  Rain Alternative Day
  Saturday 6/17  Rain Alternative Day
  ※ 6/18 Father’s Day – No Games
  Saturday, June 24     Championship Tournament Day 1
  Sunday 6/25  Rain Alternative Day
  ※ 7/1 & 7/2 July 4^th Weekend  – No Games
  Saturday, July 8         Championship Tournament Day 2 (Best 4 Semi-Finals)
  Sunday 7/9  Rain Alternative Day
  Saturday, July 15       Championship Final & Closing Ceremony
  Sunday 7/16  &  Saturday 7/22 &  Sunday 7/23  Rain Alternative Day

  • All games will be played at Randall’s Island Baseball Fields.
  • Above schedule might be slightly changed due to the number of participating teams or tournament progress.
  • We will inform the revised schedule if the original schedule is delayed due to the weather conditions.
  • Please note your team might have the game on all dates above including rain alternative dates.
  • 7 innings game for first round league up to quarter finals, 9 inning game for Semi-finals & Final.
  

  Qualifications to join:  Employees of Nippon Club Bondholding companies that currently registered at least 1 members, and their family members.

  Tournament Rule:  Championship tournament with first round league. The best 2 teams of each first round group will advance to the championship tournament.  (wild-cards format may be used according to the number of participating teams.

  Participation Fees:  $ 1,200 per Team

  Team Formation: 
  ① One team can register maximum of 30 players including subsidiaries, group companies,
  ② A combined team is allowed with up to 5 different companies (5 organizations) if one company does not have enough players to form a team. A Nippon Club Individual/Associate members would be considered as one organization.

  Registration:   Please fill out team name and all player’s names in the enclosed registration form and send it with a check of participation fee payable to “The Nippon Club” by no later than Friday, April 21^st 
  Mailing Address: The Nippon Club / 145 West 57^th Street / New York, NY  10019  Attn: H. Naito
  *Any change or addition of registered player’s name will be accepted by Friday, May 12^th (a change/addition form will be provided).

  Qualification Screening:  Baseball committee will screen and approve all registrations to qualify for the tournament.

  Contact:   For more information or if you have any question, please contact Hisaya Naito, The Nippon Club office.
  TEL: 212-581-2223 / E-mail: hnaito@nipponclub.org

  Click here for 2017 Baseball Tournament Outline & Registration Form