Baseball: Saito leads Waseda to Big Six title with shutout

TOKYO, Japan - Freshman Yuki Saito (R) is interviewed after he led Waseda University to a 7-0 victory over Keio University with a four-hit, 15-strike complete game at Jingu stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 30 to clinch the Tokyo Big Six League autumn title. Saito, who finished the season with league highs of four wins and a 0.78 ERA, became the first freshman pitcher to be named to the league's season-ending ''Best Nine'' all-star team in both the spring and autumn.

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