On March 29, the third game between Fukuoka Softbank and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham took place in MIZUHO PayPay Dome, and Fukuoka Softbank win 8-4.

Fukuoka Softbank took the lead in the first inning with a timely hit by Tatsuru Yanagimachi player from 1st base with 1 out. In the top of the second, starter C. Stewart Jr. pitcher allowed Chusei Mannami to take the lead with a solo shot and a wild pitch in the second inning, but in the bottom of the second inning immediately after, Akira Kawase succeeded in turning the game around.

C. Stewart Jr. pitcher, who received support, was hit by Kotaro Kiyomiya 's No. 2 solo in the top of the third inning, but closer in the top of the fourth and fifth innings with no runs, and 92 pitches in the fifth inning, 5 hit 3 walks Hit by Pitch 6 strike out 3 runs mound I got off.

In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Kawase hit a timely hit from 1st and 2nd base with 2 outs, and in the bottom of the 4th, Tatsuru Yanagimachi player made an error on his hit and scored the 6th run. The following Yuki Yanagita player also hit a timely hit, and the lead became 4 runs. In the top of the 8th inning, 2nd runner Taiga Kamichatani pitcher hit Yuya Gunji 's first solo, but Yanagimachi added 1 run in the bottom of the 8th inning with a sacrifice fly. In the top of the ninth, Yuki Matsumoto pitcher closed with a three-way strikeout, ending the game with a score of 8-4.

C. Stewart Jr., who made his first first-team appearance since the 2024 season, pitcher made a winning streak. In the batting lineup, Kawase scored 3 hit 2 RBI and Yanagimachi 2 hit 2 RBI, and the team won the opening three consecutive victories.

On the other hand, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham was sluggish with starting Kohei Arihara pitcher 6 innings, 112 pitches, 10 hit, 3 walks Hit by Pitch, 5 strike out 7 runs (earned runs 5). The batting line was Manami, Yuki Kiyomiya, and Gunji, Home Run and Yua Tamiya showed an active performance by shooting 2 hit, but they were not as good as that.

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Japan ● Kohei Arihara- Fukuya Yamazaki -Takumi Yamamoto
So ○C. Stewart Jr. -Taiga Kamichatani-Yuki Matsumoto

Written by Yokazu Sonoda