JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
SS (NI-GUN) LIONS AT HNH (NI-GUN) FIGHTERS
07/08/2025
 
JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
SS (NI-GUN) LIONS AT HNH (NI-GUN) FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 1404 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SS (Ni-Gun) Lions (64-22) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 10 0
HNH (Ni-Gun) Fighters (35-49) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Lions Deal Fighters 7-1 Defeat
The SS (Ni-Gun) Lions downed the HNH (Ni-Gun) Fighters, 7-1, the largest share of the credit belonging to first baseman Wataru Takagi. On the day, Takagi went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 for the Lions. Kaito Awatsu went 5.1 innings for SS (Ni-Gun) to pick up the win. The right-hander was charged with 1 run. He scattered 4 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 6. His record improves to 2-2. SS (Ni-Gun) is now 64-22, 21 games up in the Eastern League.

Takayoshi Yamamura hit a 2-run triple off Yukiyasu Nakayama in the top of the third, which put the Lions in front, 2-1. Yamamura had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 4.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Takagi.
SS (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE HNH (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamamura 2B 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .339 8 35
R. Sato DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .237 11 55
Y. Nagata 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .399 9 55
W. Takagi 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .322 15 66
R. Nakashima LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .322 2 19
K. Yamasaki CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .342 6 34
K. Murata RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 3 35
S. Tsuge C 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .242 4 28
N. Nishiura SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .248 0 19
Totals 35 7 10 7 5 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Yamasaki (13, 8th Inning off Y. Ito, 3 on, 0 outs) , Y. Nagata (29, 8th Inning off Y. Ito, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Sato (19, 9th Inning off R. Suzuki, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Yamamura (4, 3rd Inning off Y. Nakayama, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Takagi (15, 3rd Inning off Y. Nakayama, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamamura 3 , R. Sato 2 , Y. Nagata 4 , W. Takagi 5 , R. Nakashima , K. Yamasaki 2 , N. Nishiura
2-out RBI: , W. Takagi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Nishiura
GIDP: W. Takagi
Sac Fly: Y. Nagata
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ogawa-Nishiura-Takagi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Miyagi 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .257 1 11
S. Hiranuma 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 1 12
T. Yamada CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .284 5 35
J. Imai DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .238 6 31
N. Nozaki 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 0 7
S. Kataoka LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .261 2 31
R. Ishikawa C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .202 0 8
T. Yoshida SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .226 0 17
C. Mannami RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 1 5
Totals 30 1 6 1 2 9 17      
BATTING
Total Bases: K. Miyagi , S. Hiranuma 2 , S. Kataoka , R. Ishikawa , T. Yoshida
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Miyagi , J. Imai , N. Nozaki
GIDP: J. Imai
Sac Fly: T. Yoshida
Hit by Pitch: T. Yoshida
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Kataoka (12)
CS: T. Yoshida (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Nozaki (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Miyagi-Yoshida-Nozaki)
SS (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE HNH (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Awatsu W (2-2) 5.1 4 1 1 2 6 0 85 4.94   
S. Nakatsuka H (5) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 28 1.73   
Y. Ogawa 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Awatsu 60
Batters Faced: K. Awatsu 23, S. Nakatsuka 7, Y. Ogawa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Awatsu 5-5, S. Nakatsuka 0-2, Y. Ogawa 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Awatsu 85-53, S. Nakatsuka 28-20, Y. Ogawa 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Ogawa 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Awatsu
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Nakayama L (3-7) 3.1 3 4 1 3 2 1 64 3.68   
T. Ikeda 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 2.51   
K. Uehara 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.60   
Y. Ito 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 22 5.40   
R. Suzuki 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 5.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Nakayama 41
Batters Faced: Y. Nakayama 16, T. Ikeda 5, K. Uehara 6, Y. Ito 9, R. Suzuki 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Nakayama 3-5, T. Ikeda 0-1, K. Uehara 2-3, Y. Ito 1-2, R. Suzuki 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Nakayama 64-40, T. Ikeda 27-15, K. Uehara 12-9, Y. Ito 22-17, R. Suzuki 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Uehara 2-0 , Y. Ito 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wataru Takagi
Ballpark: Kamagaya Fighters Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM JST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 1654
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