NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
04/29/2044
 
NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS AT HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 9589 - FRIDAY, APRIL 29TH, 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (24-30) 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 9 2
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (28-26) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 8 13 0
Fighters Top Hawks in 12
Kosei Yoshizawa helped his team muscle past the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 8-7. In the game, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham designated hitter hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham is now 28-26.

The game was at a stalemate until left fielder Feng-yi Mai came to bat in the bottom of the 12th. Facing Fukuoka SoftBank pitcher Ryan Hall, he hit a full count forkball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Hokkaido Nippon-Ham on top, 8-7.

"It was a test of wills," said Franck Marion, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham skipper. "I'm glad we came out of it with a win."
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK BATTING LINESCORE HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brown LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 13 37
   a-N. Nakamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 4
   b-J. Nakayama LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 0 2
B. Norris DH 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 .244 16 29
R. Chafey RF 4 2 3 3 2 0 0 .333 16 32
S. Takasugi CF 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 .297 14 53
S. Nishioka 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 12 29
K. Yamao 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .230 2 15
F. Okuda 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .213 6 26
S. Thum SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .219 10 23
   c-N. Iijima PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
   d-S. Eckhoff SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 6
C. La C 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .194 4 17
Totals 41 7 9 6 8 7 15      
a - N. Nakamura pinch hit for B. Brown in the 10th
b - J. Nakayama substituted for N. Nakamura in the 10th
c - N. Iijima pinch hit for S. Thum in the 11th
d - S. Eckhoff substituted for N. Iijima in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Norris (3, 4th Inning off S. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Yamao (9, 9th Inning off S. Harada, 0 on, 0 outs) C. La (4, 3rd Inning off S. Lee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Thum (5, 5th Inning off S. Lee, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Chafey 2 (16, 4th Inning off S. Lee, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off S. Lee, 0 on, 1 out) C. La (4, 7th Inning off S. Lee, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Thum 3 , B. Norris 3 , R. Chafey 9 , K. Yamao 2 , C. La 6
2-out RBI: C. La
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. La , S. Nishioka 2 , B. Brown
GIDP: S. Takasugi
Sac Fly: C. La
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Chafey (11)
CS: K. Yamao (6) , S. Takasugi (6)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Okuda (11) , C. La (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Feldman 3B 6 1 2 3 0 2 5 .250 2 17
B. Wenzel C 5 0 2 0 2 0 3 .250 0 6
T. Timmis CF 6 0 1 0 1 1 3 .290 14 41
F. Mai LF 6 0 1 1 1 3 3 .282 5 41
C. Choe 2B 6 0 1 0 0 2 6 .237 2 18
H. Okimoto SS 4 2 1 0 2 1 1 .230 3 27
K. Yoshizawa DH 4 3 3 2 2 0 1 .288 4 7
N. Kageyama 1B 6 1 1 0 0 2 4 .275 14 35
M. Yoshida RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .262 0 14
   a-T. Yoshino PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .267 4 25
   b-S. Akutagawa RF 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .117 1 4
Totals 47 8 13 8 10 12 28      
a - T. Yoshino pinch hit for M. Yoshida in the 8th
b - S. Akutagawa substituted for T. Yoshino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Feldman 2 (10, 2nd Inning off R. Faulhaber, 2 on, 2 outs; 12th Inning off R. Hall, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Yoshino (10, 8th Inning off T. Hayashi, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Yoshizawa 2 (4, 4th Inning off R. Faulhaber, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off K. Takashima, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Okimoto , T. Timmis , N. Kageyama , S. Feldman 4 , F. Mai , K. Yoshizawa 9 , C. Choe , B. Wenzel 2 , T. Yoshino 2
2-out RBI: S. Feldman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Feldman 2 , C. Choe 2 , B. Wenzel
Sac Fly: S. Feldman
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Feldman-Wenzel-Kageyama)
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK PITCHING LINESCORE HOKKAIDO NIPPON-HAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Faulhaber 5.0 4 2 2 4 4 1 99 56 3.99   
K. Takashima H (1) 2.0 2 3 3 2 4 1 46 28 3.00   
T. Hayashi BS (1) 2.0 4 1 1 2 1 0 37 22 1.38   
T. Takamiya 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 32 19 2.18   
T. Matsui 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 22.50   
R. Hall L (0-2), BS (2) 0.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 14 8 6.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Faulhaber 51
Batters Faced: R. Faulhaber 23, K. Takashima 11, T. Hayashi 12, T. Takamiya 7, T. Matsui 1, R. Hall 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Faulhaber 7-4, K. Takashima 0-2, T. Hayashi 0-5, T. Takamiya 2-1, T. Matsui 0-0, R. Hall 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Faulhaber 99-56, K. Takashima 46-28, T. Hayashi 37-22, T. Takamiya 32-19, T. Matsui 2-2, R. Hall 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hayashi 2-2 , R. Hall 1-1
WP: T. Hayashi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Lee 6.2 6 6 6 2 4 3 88 55 5.34   
S. Harada 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 26 19 4.19   
M. Ikuta 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 5 2.61   
M. Okamoto 1.0 1 1 1 3 0 0 29 12 5.63   
L. Ts'ai W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lee 40
Batters Faced: S. Lee 27, S. Harada 9, M. Ikuta 5, M. Okamoto 7, L. Ts'ai 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lee 4-11, S. Harada 1-2, M. Ikuta 1-2, M. Okamoto 0-3, L. Ts'ai 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lee 88-55, S. Harada 26-19, M. Ikuta 12-5, M. Okamoto 29-12, L. Ts'ai 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Ts'ai 3-1
WP: M. Okamoto , L. Ts'ai
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kosei Yoshizawa
Ballpark: Ballpark of Hakui College
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 4:44
Attendance: 37538
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