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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 23, 2018
Samurai Japan skipper Atsunori Inaba begins preparations for March series against Australia
Atsunori Inaba managed a team of young players in his first tournament in charge of Samurai Japan. In March, he'll get his first chance to step into the dugout with the top team.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 28, 2017
Hawks hurler Kodai Senga wants to move to majors: source
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks right-hander Kodai Senga stated during recent salary negotiations with the team that he is eyeing a future move to the major leagues via the posting system, an unnamed club official said Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2017
Hawks erupt for seven runs in fifth inning, pound BayStars in Game 1
The day before this Japan Series was scheduled to start, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate said his team had the best starting rotation, best lineup and best bullpen in the league.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2017
Yuki Yoshimura hammers solo blast in 12th to carry Hawks past Buffaloes
Pinch hitter Yuki Yoshimura hit a walk-off solo shot in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks rallied to beat the Orix Buffaloes 4-3 on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 9, 2017
Senga collects career-high 13th victory as Hawks edge Marines
Kodai Senga picked up his career-best 13th win by holding Chiba Lotte to one earned run on six hits and two walks in seven innings as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Marines 2-1 on Saturday for their eighth consecutive victory.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 12, 2017
Hawks' Senga improves to 6-0 against Fighters this season
Kodai Senga went seven innings to win a pitchers' duel with Naoyuki Uwasawa as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 1-0 to remain on top of the Pacific League on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 14, 2017
Uchikawa delivers late-game heroics for PL in triumph over CL in NPB All-Star Series opener
Pacific League elder statesman Seiichi Uchikawa scored the tying run and singled in the go-ahead run in a 6-2 NPB All-Star Series Game 1 victory over the Central League on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 21, 2017
Hawks expect to get pitchers Senga, Takeda back soon
Right-handers Kodai Senga and Shota Takeda are poised to return to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' injury-plagued starting rotation, pitching coach Shinji Kurano said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 4, 2017
Mogi's three-run blast helps propel Eagles past Hawks
Eigoro Mogi's three-run homer off Kodai Senga iced the game for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in a 7-1 win over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2017
Senga impresses in WBC debut
Just when Australia thought it was safe to get back in the batter's box, with Japan ace Tomoyuki Sugano on the bench and out of pitches, it ran into the buzz saw that is Kodai Senga.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 9, 2017
Rosters finalized for upcoming World Baseball Classic
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are set to be the most well-represented NPB team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic after the final rosters for the tournament were revealed Wednesday in the United States.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jan 24, 2017
Japan fills out team for World Baseball Classic
Samurai Japan mostly filled out its roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic on Tuesday, adding eight players, but no major leaguers, to the 19 names released in December.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2016
Uchikawa sparks Hawks in Climax Series opener against Marines
Seiichi Uchikawa drove in two runs and scored the tiebreaking run as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 4-3 on Saturday in the opener of their best-of-three Pacific League Climax Series First Stage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 27, 2016
Yanagita pounces on Marines again
Yuki Yanagita erupted for five RBIs as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks hammered the Chiba Lotte Marines for the second straight day on Saturday, winning 14-3 to stay at the top of the Pacific-League standings.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 13, 2016
Hawks' Senga, two relievers toss one-hitter against Marines
Kodai Senga allowed one hit over seven innings to pitch the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 3-0 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday, ending a six-game losing streak.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 6, 2013
Hawks' Senga sidelined with muscle strain
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks rookie Kodai Senga has been diagnosed with a muscle strain that will sideline him for several weeks, the Pacific League club said Friday.

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