Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 16, 2021
Ryoya Kurihara, Livan Moinelo step up in Hawks' win over Buffaloes
Ryoya Kurihara's two-run double in the fifth capped a rally by the Hawks.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | NPB Preview Mar 26, 2021
Six players to watch in the Pacific League in 2021
by Jason Coskrey
Japanese baseball is back, which makes this a great time to single out a few players in the Pacific League who fans should keep an eye on this season.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 26, 2020
Hawks put stamp on current era with fourth straight Japan Series title
by Jason Coskrey
The Hawks are the class of NPB and have created a juggernaut that has earned a place among the league's great teams.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 26, 2020
Hawks sweep Giants again to clinch fourth straight Japan Series title
by Jason Coskrey
SoftBank claimed its seventh title since 2011 and did it with a sweep that was even more dominant than the last one.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 23, 2020
Hawks still in a class of their own
by Jason Coskrey
The team has dominated Japanese baseball — the Climax Series and Japan Series in particular — for almost a decade.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 22, 2020
Hawks score early and often to crush Giants in Japan Series Game 2
by Jason Coskrey
The relentless Hawks put six runs on the board before the end of the third inning and Alfredo Despaigne hit a grand slam in the seventh.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 21, 2020
Hawks cut Giants down to size in Game 1 of Japan Series
by Jason Coskrey
Dating back to 2018 against the Hiroshima Carp, the Hawks have now won nine straight Japan Series games as they attempt to win their fourth straight title.
Japanese Baseball Aug 2, 2020
Ryoya Kurihara belted a three-run first-inning home run and Shuta Ishikawa threw a one-hitter as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions 4-0 on Saturday afternoon. After Ishikawa struck out two of the four batters he faced in the first inning, ...