3 star pitchers of Waseda University

3 star pitchers of Waseda University

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University manager Atsuyoshi Otake (2nd from L) poses with pitchers Yuki Saito (L), Tatsuya Oishi and Yuya Fukui (R) at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010, after the pitchers played their last game before joining professional clubs. Waseda became the first amateur baseball team from which three pitchers were selected as the No. 1 picks in the professional draft.

Fukui, Hiroshima Carp's draft No. 1 pick

Fukui, Hiroshima Carp's draft No. 1 pick

TOKYO, Japan - Yuya Fukui, a pitcher of Waseda University and the draft No. 1 pick of the Hiroshima Carp professional club, starts against Tokai University in the final of a university baseball tournament at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010.

Waseda University pitchers

Waseda University pitchers

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Waseda University pitchers Yuki Saito, Yuya Fukui and Tatsuya Oishi pose for photos with trophies on Nov. 3, 2010, at the Jingu Baseball Stadium in Tokyo, after defeating Keio University in a Tokyo Big6 Baseball League game to win the league title. The three have been selected by three professional baseball teams in the first round of the amateur draft.

Waseda University pitchers

Waseda University pitchers

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Waseda University pitchers Yuki Saito, Yuya Fukui and Tatsuya Oishi pose for photos with trophies on Nov. 3, 2010, at the Jingu Baseball Stadium in Tokyo, after defeating Keio University in a Tokyo Big6 Baseball League game to win the league title. The three have been selected by three professional baseball teams in the first round of the amateur draft. (Kyodo)

3 star pitchers of Waseda University

3 star pitchers of Waseda University

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University manager Atsuyoshi Otake (2nd from L) poses with pitchers Yuki Saito (L), Tatsuya Oishi and Yuya Fukui (R) at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010, after the pitchers played their last game before joining professional clubs. Waseda became the first amateur baseball team from which three pitchers were selected as the No. 1 picks in the professional draft. (Kyodo)

Fukui, Hiroshima Carp's draft No. 1 pick

Fukui, Hiroshima Carp's draft No. 1 pick

TOKYO, Japan - Yuya Fukui, a pitcher of Waseda University and the draft No. 1 pick of the Hiroshima Carp professional club, starts against Tokai University in the final of a university baseball tournament at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010. (Kyodo)