◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Hiroshima vs. Nippon-Ham (June 3rd, Mazda Stadium)
A 'red fox' has appeared in Mazda Stadium, Hiroshima. During the inning after five rounds, six The Fighters girls appeared and performed ESCON's signature fox dance.
On this day, all attendees were given "Red Fox Ear Headbands" in the Carp's team colors. The Fighters Girls also wore the red headbands and performed a dance. Even Carp fans in the stands, despite being on the opposing team, were seen doing the fox dance, and the stands erupted in excitement at this unique interleague game spectacle.
![[Video] Angels descend: AKB48's Kawamura Yui & Hanada Aoi perform the Fox Dance](https://hochi.news/images/2026/04/17/20260417-OHT1I51404-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Hiroshima vs. Nippon-Ham](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Hiroshima] Takes a 3-run lead in the first inning against Nippon-Ham 's Hiromi Ito! Sakakura Shogo hits the go-ahead RBI single and Hokkaido native Mochimaru Taiki hits a 2-doble. The team is the only one of the 12 teams without win in the interleague series... A good start towards their first win in their 7th game.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/03/20260603-OHT1I51387-C.jpg)
![[Nippon-Ham] Two-way player Leo Shibata aims to surpass Ohtani with his first professional win and first professional home run. He will make his first start of the season against Hiroshima on the 4th. "As a two-way player, I want to get results in both."](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/03/20260603-OHT1I51370-C.jpg)
![[Hiroshima] Ren Hirakawa returns to the first team and immediately bats 7th, playing center field. Kaito Kozono bats 3rd for the first time in 7 games. He will face off against Hiromi Ito in an attempt to secure their first win in the interleague series after losing all 6 games.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/06/03/20260603-OHT1I51316-C.jpg)
