On November 23rd, "LIONS THANKS FESTA 2025 supported by Olive" was held at Belluna Dome. After the stage event, there was baseball match between players for the first time in about 20 years, titled "Overwhelming Entertainment Baseball!" Sparks flew between Team Tonosaki, led by Shuta Tonosaki, and Team Genda, led by Sosuke Genda.
The showdown between Takahashi Mitsunari and Tatsuya Imai has come to fruition! The result is...
Team Tonozaki pitcher Mitsunari Takahashi, while Team Genda started with pitcher Tatsuya Imai, two pitcher who may be leaving Saitama Seibu via posting. Furthermore, Imai was hitter pitcher making the dream matchup of pitcher Mitsunari Takahashi vs. pitcher a reality in the top of the first inning. And the result... pitcher hit doble down the left field line. This led to an RBI hit by pitcher Haruto Yamada, giving Team Genda the lead.
Imai pitcher pitched seriously as a starter, recording 150 km/h. In a confrontation with No. 2, Mitsunari Takahashi pitcher, he stole struck out. The speed of his pitches was so fast that he even changed catcher from Yamada pitcher to Haruki Tatsuyama player who is his real job. The Lions He enjoyed his last pitch in the
Chihiro Sumida pitcher and Gininro Sumitani guarded short stop, and Natsuo Takizawa and Manaya Nishikawa players also stood at mound, a completely different position from their usual baseball. The game turned out to be a point-scoring affair, and in the top of the second inning, there was a scene where a Ryosuke Korezawa player fired a inside-the-park home run from a Junichiro Kishi player.
In addition, the existence of "special cards" as a special rule also made the game more interesting. With no outs and two runners on second base, Sotosaki invoked the "All defense" card, and all the players on the bench went to ground. They lined up in a row in between third and third base to defend themselves, but Seiya Watanabe player's ball was a left fielder's fly. Various other card exchanges, such as "Substitute Runner, Berunya," were also .......
In the top of the 3rd inning, Team Genda used "no outs bases loaded" and substituted Takeya Nakamura players. Here, Team Sotosaki fought back with "first base far away" and got an infield out on a ground ball while losing a run. After another full effort, Tsuyoshi Nakamura was brought up to bat again with a "hitter nomination" and second baseman was struck out by a golo.
In the end, the final score was 7-4 in favor of Team Tonosaki win. The MVP award was given to Takeya Nakamura player, whose presence during the game was as impressive as ever and made the stands the most exciting place to be.
Tatsuya Imai was also in tears at the closing ceremony...
At the closing ceremony, Nishikawa gave the final speech and performed the closing chant. He walked around the stadium expressing his gratitude, and at the end, pitcher Mitsunari Takahashi and pitcher were shown on the screen. The two waved to the fans, but pitcher couldn't help but cry, holding back tears as he regretted saying goodbye to The Lions.
After the LIONS THANKS FESTA 2025 concluded, a fundraising campaign was held on the grounds for the large-scale fire that occurred in ground Prefecture on the 18th. Players Sosuke Genda, Yudai Furukawa Shoma Kariu Seima Kariu, who are all from the prefecture, and coach Yusuke Torigoe called for donations.
