NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
05/05/2032
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9705 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 5TH, 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (17-16) 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 17 0
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (18-15) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 7 11 0
Big Day by Nagata Sparks Hawks Win
Hawks shortstop Kaiji Nagata put his stamp on his team's 12-7 win over the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Nagata was 4-5 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3 for Fukuoka SoftBank in the contest. Jae-hyung Cho, the winner, improved to 3-2. He held Hokkaido Nippon-Ham to 2 earned runs on 6 hits over 6 innings, while racking up 7 strikeouts. The third-place Hawks have won 5 in a row.

Early in the game, Nagata had a run-scoring double for Fukuoka SoftBank. It was his 11th double of the season and put the Hawks on top, 1-0.

"This team is real focused right now," said Fukuoka SoftBank manager Vincent Crockett.
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fukushima CF 5 2 2 0 1 3 5 .317 1 11
G. Knish LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .260 4 12
   d-P. Ruschel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 2 5
   e-S. Kojima LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Nagata SS 5 3 4 3 1 0 1 .341 8 26
F. Man DH 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 .312 5 22
S. Nishimura 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 7 .157 1 7
S. Kawata 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .348 6 27
   f-Q. Long 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Faeth 3B 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 .270 7 18
   c-K. Ogawa 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 3
T. Yamamoto RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 .167 1 4
   a-H. Nakatani PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 1
   b-H. Ishibashi RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 4 18
K. Hirai C 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .273 0 5
Totals 42 12 17 9 7 12 28      
a - H. Nakatani pinch hit for T. Yamamoto in the 6th
b - H. Ishibashi substituted for H. Nakatani in the 6th
c - K. Ogawa substituted for P. Faeth in the 8th
d - P. Ruschel pinch hit for G. Knish in the 9th
e - S. Kojima substituted for P. Ruschel in the 9th
f - Q. Long substituted for S. Kawata in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Man (6, 5th Inning off S. Osugi, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Hirai 2 (2, 4th Inning off S. Osugi, 3 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off Y. Yamasaki, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Nagata (11, 1st Inning off T. Tojo, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: F. Man (1, 1st Inning off T. Tojo, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Nagata (8, 3rd Inning off T. Tojo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Man 6 , G. Knish , K. Hirai 5 , P. Faeth , K. Nagata 8 , M. Fukushima 2 , S. Kawata 3
2-out RBI: K. Nagata , S. Kawata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yamamoto , P. Faeth , K. Nagata , M. Fukushima 2 , S. Kawata
GIDP: S. Nishimura 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Nishimura
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nagata-Nishimura-Kawata)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Noda CF 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .358 5 23
R. Shields RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .324 2 8
T. Kato LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .380 11 38
I. Shintani 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .319 10 28
Z. Chuang 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .234 2 18
K. Tanaka C 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .351 9 26
Z. Matsumoto DH 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
W. Che SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .188 2 5
K. Chung 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .230 1 12
Totals 35 7 11 7 3 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Chung (5, 7th Inning off K. Hayashi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Che (2, 7th Inning off K. Hayashi, 1 on, 2 outs) Y. Noda 2 (5, 1st Inning off J. Cho, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off K. Hayashi, 2 on, 2 outs) K. Tanaka (9, 5th Inning off J. Cho, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Che 4 , T. Kato , K. Chung 2 , Z. Matsumoto 2 , Y. Noda 9 , Z. Chuang , K. Tanaka 5
2-out RBI: W. Che , Y. Noda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Noda , I. Shintani
GIDP: K. Tanaka
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Che (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chung-Che-Shintani, Che-Chung-Shintani)
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORES HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Cho W (3-2) 6.0 6 2 2 0 7 2 81 54 3.75
K. Hayashi 2.2 5 5 5 3 2 2 69 42 4.08
T. Tanaka 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.17
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cho 59
Batters Faced: J. Cho 22, K. Hayashi 15, T. Tanaka 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cho 6-3, K. Hayashi 1-4, T. Tanaka 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cho 81-54, K. Hayashi 69-42, T. Tanaka 2-2
WP: K. Hayashi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Tojo L (2-2) 3.0 10 8 8 4 3 1 80 44 6.85
S. Osugi 3.1 5 4 4 2 5 0 65 40 11.35
Y. Yamasaki 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 14 10.80
I. Yonemura 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 8 0.82
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Tojo 4
Batters Faced: T. Tojo 22, S. Osugi 18, Y. Yamasaki 6, I. Yonemura 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Tojo 2-3, S. Osugi 3-2, Y. Yamasaki 1-1, I. Yonemura 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Tojo 80-44, S. Osugi 65-40, Y. Yamasaki 25-14, I. Yonemura 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Yamasaki 1-0
WP: T. Tojo 2
Hit Batsmen: S. Osugi
Balk: S. Osugi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kaiji Nagata
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 7:05 pm EST
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 28364
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