◇ Hanshin Tigers vs. Fukuoka Softbank "SMBC Japan Series 2025" Game 5 (30th, Koshien)

Fukuoka Softbank went 3-1 in Game 5 of the series, win 3-2 to Hanshin Tigers. With four consecutive victories, he became the best in Japan for the 12th time in five years.

Fukuoka Softbank, who won the right to participate in the "Japan Series" for the second year in a row, started the first game with Kohei Arihara pitcher, but was not blessed with the support of the batting line and started in a loss. Still, in the second game, they scored 3 runs from the first inning, and returned to the fifth minute with an onslaught of 10 points in total 14 hit. In the third game, which was greeted by moving the stage to enemy territory, they won the pitcher game 2-1, and won the fourth game by one point as well, winning the crown for the first time in five years.

And in the 5th game, Arihara pitcher started mound in 4 days. Although they allowed a two-goal lead, the reliever team that followed them did not allow an additional goal with a tenacious pitch. The batting line suffered from the opponent's starter, Kotaro Otake pitcher, but in the top of the 8th inning, Yuki Yanagita player hit the tying shot from Daichi Ishii pitcher to start the game. The game went into the extra inning game with the score at 2-2, but extra inning in the top of the 11th inning, Isami Nomura took the lead and a solo shot broke out, and in the bottom of the 11th, Yuki Matsumoto pitcher closed the game with a runs scoreless.

This concludes all regular season schedules for this season. Pacific League The club won the Japan series for the first time in three years, and the 2025 season came to an end.

▼ Fukuoka Softbank "SMBC Japan Series 2025" Record▼
1st match: ●So1 vs 2 God ○ (Win: Matsuki Murakami S: Daichi Ishii Loss: Kohei Arihara)
2nd match: ○ Soh 10 vs 1 Shin ● (Win: Naoyuki Uwasawa Loss: Duplantier)
3rd match: ● God 1 vs 2 So○ (Win: Moinero S: Kazuki Sugiyama Loss: Hiroshi Saiki)
Match 4: ● God 2 vs 3 So○ (Win: Ryosuke Otsu S: Kazuki Sugiyama Loss: Haruto Takahashi)
Match 5: ●God 2 vs 3 So○ (Win: Kazuki Sugiyama S: Yuki Matsumoto Loss: Matsuki Murakami)

▼"SMBC Japan Series 2025" Award Winners▼

Most Distinguished Player Award (MVP)
Hotaka Yamakawa Player

Outstanding Player Award
Yuki Yanagita Player
Kazuki Sugiyama pitcher
Koya Fujii pitcher

Courageous Player Award
Teruaki Sato