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Yuki Yoshimura hammers solo blast in 12th to carry Hawks past Buffaloes

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. Hawks starter Kodai Senga, who has a 13-4 record, left the game after six innings ...

Otani eyes new goals following award-winning season for Fighters

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | NPB NOTEBOOK Dec 2, 2016

Otani eyes new goals following award-winning season for Fighters

by Jason Coskrey

Asking what can Shohei Otani do better in 2017 is akin to the question of what do you get the person who already has everything. Otani almost did it all for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters this past season. He won 10 games and struck ...

Hawks strike first in showdown between Pacific League's top teams

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Aug 19, 2016

Hawks strike first in showdown between Pacific League's top teams

Tsuyoshi Wada worked eight impressive innings as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks earned a big 3-0 win over the surging Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, who fell a half-game back in the Pacific League pennant race. Wada (13-4), who now leads both leagues in wins, struck out ...

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