On June 21, in the 11th round between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Fukuoka Softbank held in ES CON FIELD, Fukuoka Softbank won convincingly 8-0.
Fukuoka Softbank started Yugo Maeda pitcher. He retired all three batters in the first inning, and in the bottom of the second, despite being hit by doble, he was runs without a single blow. He retired all three batters in the third and fourth innings, and after that, despite carrying runner in scoring position, he held off with no runs, pitching 99 pitches over 7 innings, throwing 5 hit Hit by Pitch 6 walks, 6 strike out runs no .
On the other hand, the lineup took the lead in the top of the third inning with runners on first and third and no outs, sacrifice fly by Tomoya Masaki players. In the top of the 4th, Ryoya Kurihara leadoff hit his 20th solo homer. He then created a bases loaded opportunity with three consecutive hits, scoring his fourth goal due to a conceded goal. In the top of the 5th, consecutive timely hits by Soichiro Ishizuka and Akira Kawase added two more runs, extending the lead to 6-0.
The fierce offense continued, and in the top of the 7th, Takashi Umino hit a timely infield hit and Masaki hit a timely hit to pull ahead 8-0. In the bottom of the 8th, the second pitcher, Gota Suzuki pitcher, had no runs, and in the bottom of the 9th, Yusuke Ito pitcher closed out the match with three players. Yu Maeda pitcher has a flawless winning streak of five consecutive wins. In the lineup, which scored 8 runs in 12 hit, Ishizuka recorded his first 3 hit this season, while Masaki, Kawase, and Umi fielder’s choice each recorded 2 hit.
Meanwhile, the losing Hokkaido Nippon-Ham had starter Leo Shibata leave the mound after a batted ball struck his right hand in the top of the third inning, resulting in a one-run loss. The relief squad that followed him put up runs. The lineup also couldn't catch Yu Maeda's pitcher, resulting in a scattered 6-hit scoreless pitch.
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Soccer: Yugo Maeda-Gota Suzuki-Yusuke Ito
Day Leo Shibata-Mizuki Hori Hori-Shoma Kanemura-Seigi Tanaka-Yukiya Saito
Text by Mao Tsutsui
Yugo Maeda pitches a scoreless 7 innings for his fifth consecutive win without a loss! The Hawks win convincingly with a powerful offensive outburst of 12 hit 8 runs.
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