On October 4th, at Shizutetsu Stadium Kusanagi, the final stage of the Farm Japan Championship 2026 was Hokkaido Nippon-Ham to The Giants, with Hokkaido Nippon-Ham win 5-2.

In the first inning, the lineup created a one-out bases loaded opportunity with consecutive hits from leadoff Kengo Yoshida and Daiki Asama, and took the lead with a infield grounder by Kazuki Miyazaki. In the bottom of the third, Kane Edokpolo singled Home Run to widen the lead. Then, in the bottom of the fourth, with runners on second and third and one out, Asama added two more runs with a timely single to make the score 4-0.

Starter Kotaro Yamashiro pitcher faced a bases loaded crisis from the first inning but escaped runs, then settled pitch the rest of the inning, throwing 65 pitches with 3 hit 5 strike out runs. In the top of the 4th, Junki Shibuya pitcher struck out three consecutive struck out batters.

​Daiki Shimizu pitcher pitched in the top of the 5th and had two runs, but in the bottom of the 5th, Daigo Kamikawahata hit a timely single to reopen the gap to three runs. From the sixth inning onward, he connected with Towa Yokoyama pitcher, Tamon Asari pitcher, and Taisho Tamai pitcher, securing the farm Japan Series for the first time in 29 years since 1997. At the plate, Asama contributed to the championship by winning two consecutive multi-hit games.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
G 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
F 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 X 5

G ●Teppei Mataki-Junki Sonoda-Ren Tawa-Yusaku Kono-Yuki Hanada
F Kotaro Yamashiro-Junki Shibuya-Daiki Shimizu-Taiki Kikuchi-○Towa Yokoyama-Tamon Asari-S Taisho Tamai

Text by Minagi Niwa

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