On March 23, "SoftBank HAWKS 20th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL MATCH Supported by Showa Construction" was held at MIZUHO PayPay Dome. The score was 7-1 in favor of the Black Hawks win.

In the first inning, the Black Hawks scored two runs in the first inning off Tadashi Settsu pitcher of the White Hawks by hitting two consecutive singles by Kenshi Akashi and Kenji Jojima, a wild pitch, and a timely hit by Seiichi Uchikawa. Against Shiratakagun, Shirotakagun scored one run on a timely doble hit by Zurita in the 4th after a base hit by Shihito Iguchi Walk against Nagisa Aragaki pitcher of the Kurotakagun.

In a complete reversal from the first inning, pitcher Hayato Terahara of the Shirotaka Army closer three batters in the top of the second inning, and pitcher Shinya Kayama and Makoto Sato of the Kurotaka Army also struck out three batters with a quick succession pitcher. pitcher Takeshi Wada, who pitched in the top of the third inning, was replaced with two outs after runner misplay. pitcher came on to the mound at this point, but after hit by Dae-ho Lee of the Kurotaka Army, Uchikawa hit a perfect three-run Home Run to put the team ahead 5-1.

After the 3rd inning, a home run derby was held between representatives of the two armies. The rule was to compete for the Home Run number of runs with a total of seven swings, and Nobuhiro Matsuda of the White Hawk Army won with 3 Home Run. Uchikawa, representing the Black Hawk Army, took one swing, Lee Dae-Ho took two, and Zuleta, representing the White Hawk Army, had no arches.

closer Kazumi Saito pitcher struck out three in the bottom of the 3rd inning, and Kazuyuki Hozoku pitcher, who came on in the bottom of the 4th inning, took over after two outs. Junpei Takahashi pitcher, who took his place, showed off a straight ball in the low 140 km/h range, but he couldn't control it and gave up three Walk consecutive hits. Then, Masahiko Morifuku pitcher of the Shirataka Army came to the plate. He showed the same fire extinguisher as in his playing days, hitting a infield ground ball with only one pitch, and the ballpark was abuzz.

In the top of the 5th inning, Yuya Hasegawa and Lee Du-Hsien hit back-to-back singles to create an opportunity for the Black Hawks, who added a run in the bottom of the inning to take a 7-1 lead into the final inning. Then, the manager of the Black Hawks, Kimiyasu Kudo, announced "I'm the reliever" and came to the plate. Koji Akiyama, manager of the White Hawks, responded by saying, "I'll bat for you.

With one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, pitcher Yoshiaki Fujioka closed the game, ending with a score of 7-1. The game was played in front of a packed house of 40,142 spectators, and the Kurotaka team led by manager Kimiyasu Kudo won. Seiichi Uchikawa, who had four RBI including a three-run homer, and Zuleta, who hit a timely doble, were selected as MVPs for both teams.

12345 Total
Black 20311 7
White 10000 1

Black: Nagisa Araki, Shinya Kayama, Makoto Sato, Kazumi Saito, Kazuyuki Hoashi, Junpei Takahashi, Masahiko Morifuku (Shirahata), Kimiyasu Kudo, Yoshiaki Fujioka
Masashi Shiro - Hayato Terahara - Takeshi Wada - Masahiko Morifuku - Akio Mizuta - Muyoung Kim - Ryota Igarashi

Written by Ryohei Tokairin