Tatsuya Meguro and Yuya Aoyama had back-to-back RBI hits in the first inning, leading Tohoku Fukushi University to its second title with a 3-1 victory over Nihon University in the final of the national collegiate baseball championship on Wednesday.

Takayuki Kohara and Satoshi Fukuda combined to hold Nihon University to one run at Jingu Stadium as the Sendai school claimed its first national crown since 1991, when the school featured Yokohama BayStars pitcher Takashi Saito and Hanshin Tigers slugger Tomoaki Kanemoto.

Fukuda, who made his third consecutive appearance as closer, was named the MVP.