NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
04/11/2044
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NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS AT FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS
GAME ID: 9540 - MONDAY, APRIL 11TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (17-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 11 0
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (18-20) 7 4 0 2 5 2 0 1 X 21 14 2
La, Hawks Rough Up Fighters
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks easily defeated the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 21-3, at Ballpark of Aomori College, with catcher Chang-jun La a main contributor to the win. He went 2-3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks. He drove in 8 runs and scored twice for Fukuoka SoftBank. Motonobu Higashi picked up the win, improving his season record to 4-1. He struck out 7 in 7.2 innings. At 18-20, Fukuoka SoftBank is in third place in the Pacific Division.

Momentum swung to the Hawks in the bottom of the first, when La hit a grand slam. It propelled the Hawks into the lead, 7-0.

"It was a solid team effort and we'll try to keep this momentum going," La told reporters after the game.
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORE FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Yoshida RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .291 0 11
H. Okimoto SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 7 .250 2 23
T. Timmis CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 8 26
   b-K. Kawamoto PH, CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 0 1
F. Mai LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .278 2 24
S. Kanazawa DH 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .203 3 6
T. Yoshino C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .240 3 14
C. Choe 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .233 1 14
S. Feldman 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .254 1 8
N. Kageyama 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .299 10 27
   a-M. Poindexter PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3 3 8 28      
a - M. Poindexter pinch hit for N. Kageyama in the 7th
b - K. Kawamoto pinch hit for T. Timmis in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Kanazawa (2, 4th Inning off M. Higashi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Okimoto , M. Yoshida 2 , S. Kanazawa 3 , N. Kageyama , S. Feldman , F. Mai , C. Choe 2 , K. Kawamoto
2-out RBI: S. Kanazawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Okimoto , T. Timmis , T. Yoshino , F. Mai , C. Choe
GIDP: H. Okimoto , T. Yoshino
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Timmis (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Okuda 3B 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .255 6 25
B. Norris DH 5 3 3 1 1 0 3 .252 12 21
R. Chafey RF 4 4 2 1 2 0 2 .313 10 22
S. Takasugi CF 5 3 2 2 0 2 2 .303 11 35
S. Nishioka 2B 4 2 2 2 2 0 1 .304 8 19
B. Brown LF 5 2 2 6 0 2 3 .236 8 30
M. Otsuji 1B 2 3 0 0 2 0 2 .141 2 3
   a-H. Yamashiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-K. Yamao 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 2 10
S. Thum SS 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .182 7 18
C. La C 3 2 2 8 2 1 0 .206 3 13
Totals 36 21 14 21 12 6 16      
a - H. Yamashiro pinch hit for M. Otsuji in the 7th
b - K. Yamao substituted for H. Yamashiro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Takasugi (10, 1st Inning off T. Elion, 2 on, 1 out) B. Brown (8, 1st Inning off T. Elion, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Norris (12, 6th Inning off C. Saunders, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Chafey (10, 6th Inning off C. Saunders, 0 on, 0 outs) C. La 2 (3, 1st Inning off T. Elion, 3 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off I. Landa, 3 on, 2 outs) S. Nishioka (8, 4th Inning off I. Landa, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Brown (8, 2nd Inning off N. Gill, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Norris 6 , R. Chafey 5 , S. Takasugi 3 , C. La 8 , S. Nishioka 5 , B. Brown 6 , S. Thum
2-out RBI: , C. La 2 , S. Nishioka , B. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Norris
Sac Fly: B. Brown , F. Okuda
Hit by Pitch: S. Takasugi
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: F. Okuda (6) , S. Thum (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Nishioka-Thum-Otsuji, Nishioka-Thum-Otsuji)
HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORE FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Elion L (3-3) 0.2 4 7 7 3 0 1 37 18 5.66   
N. Gill 0.1 1 4 4 3 0 1 30 11 8.74   
I. Landa 3.2 5 7 7 5 4 2 82 50 7.41   
C. Saunders 3.1 4 3 3 1 2 2 55 37 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Elion 5
Batters Faced: T. Elion 9, N. Gill 6, I. Landa 21, C. Saunders 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Elion 0-2, N. Gill 0-1, I. Landa 2-5, C. Saunders 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Elion 37-18, N. Gill 30-11, I. Landa 82-50, C. Saunders 55-37
Hit Batsmen: N. Gill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Higashi W (4-1) 7.2 11 3 2 3 7 0 126 83 4.74   
Y. Fujita 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 11 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Higashi 51
Batters Faced: M. Higashi 37, Y. Fujita 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Higashi 6-8, Y. Fujita 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Higashi 126-83, Y. Fujita 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Fujita 2-0
WP: M. Higashi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chang-jun La
Ballpark: Ballpark of Aomori College
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 30371
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