◆ Pacific League: Nippon-Ham vs. Lotte (August 2nd, ES CON FIELD)
Nippon-Ham of Yushin Shimizu catcher, the first of the season.
In the bottom of the sixth inning with one out and a runner on first, he hit a 144 km/h pitch from Lotte's starting pitcher Nishino to right-center field. The ball just cleared the wall, and he raised his right arm in triumph.
In his first starting line-up of the season, Shimizu hit a two-run homer over the right field fence, his first home run in five years since 2021. Regarding his first Home Run since manager Shinjo took over, he commented, "Before I stepped up to the plate, I received advice from the boss (manager Shinjo), and I was able to put it into practice at the plate. I'm grateful to the boss for this great result."
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![[Scoreboard] Nippon-Ham vs. Lotte](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
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![[Nippon-Ham] Haruki Nishikawa marks his first hit since returning to starting line-up in his first start back, striking a "DOMI!" pose.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/02/20260402-OHT1I51429-L.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Haruki Nishikawa shines in his first start since returning to starting line-up, recording his first hit, first hit RBI first stolen base, but says, "Stay calm, stay calm."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/02/20260402-OHT1I51466-L.jpg)
