SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
BUSAN DREAMS AT GWANGJU RED HOPES
04/25/2025
 
SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
BUSAN DREAMS AT GWANGJU RED HOPES
GAME ID: 1823 - FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Busan Dreams (12-13) 1 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 13 21 0
Gwangju Red Hopes (16-9) 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 12 1
Dreams CF Okamoto 4-for-5 in Win
The Busan Dreams trumped the Gwangju Red Hopes, 13-7, at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium. Busan shortstop Hideyuki Okamoto was terrific. He was 4-5 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 5 times. Busan reliever Kwang-chih Hsiao got the win, raising his record to 1-0. Takahide Kamikawa was tagged with the loss. The win puts Busan at 12-13.

Busan used the hitting of Hiroto Okamoto to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the second inning to put the Dreams on top, 5-0. For the game, Okamoto had 1 home run and 2 singles in 6 at-bats.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Okamoto.
BUSAN BATTING LINESCORE GWANGJU BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Matsuda 2B 6 1 1 0 0 2 5 .303 2 10
H. Okamoto SS 5 5 4 1 0 0 2 .247 3 9
T. Hsueh RF 6 2 4 4 0 1 3 .337 6 22
H. Okamoto 3B 6 2 3 4 0 2 2 .276 6 26
T. Suga 1B 6 1 3 0 0 1 2 .265 1 16
K. Sato LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .363 3 15
S. Inaba CF 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 .188 0 2
A. Muto C 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .235 1 9
F. Sonoda DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .182 0 1
Totals 47 13 21 13 2 10 25      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Muto (5, 2nd Inning off T. Kamikawa, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Inaba (2, 3rd Inning off A. Nakamoto, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Okamoto (2, 7th Inning off Y. Iwamoto, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Hsueh (6, 7th Inning off Y. Iwamoto, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Okamoto (6, 2nd Inning off T. Kamikawa, 3 on, 2 outs) , H. Okamoto (3, 5th Inning off Y. Iwamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Hsueh (6, 9th Inning off S. Kimura, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Matsuda , H. Okamoto 8 , T. Hsueh 8 , H. Okamoto 6 , T. Suga 3 , K. Sato 2 , S. Inaba 2 , A. Muto 2 , F. Sonoda 2
2-out RBI: H. Okamoto , F. Sonoda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Matsuda , H. Okamoto , K. Sato , S. Inaba
Hit by Pitch: H. Okamoto
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Okamoto 2 (6) , H. Okamoto (4) , K. Sato (8)
CS: K. Sato (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tani DH 5 2 1 1 1 2 4 .264 2 6
H. Naki SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .287 2 11
T. Mochimaru C 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .293 3 14
D. Joyce 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .288 4 13
T. Takemoto LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .277 3 15
K. Kagawa 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .208 1 5
T. Fujino 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .275 1 1
K. Murakami RF 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 .361 1 7
K. Taira CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .316 1 5
Totals 39 7 12 7 5 4 28      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Naki (5, 4th Inning off S. Kato, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Joyce (4, 4th Inning off K. Hsiao, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Tani (2, 6th Inning off K. Hsiao, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tani 4 , H. Naki 3 , T. Mochimaru 2 , D. Joyce 3 , T. Takemoto , K. Kagawa , K. Taira 3
2-out RBI: H. Naki , D. Joyce , K. Taira
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Naki , T. Takemoto 2 , K. Taira 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Takemoto , K. Murakami
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Murakami (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Mochimaru (1)
BUSAN PITCHING LINESCORE GWANGJU PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kato 3.2 5 6 6 3 1 0 63 10.89   
K. Hsiao W (1-0) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 34 2.70   
T. Hirota H (3) 3.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 39 2.33   
H. Horioka 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kato 23
Batters Faced: S. Kato 20, K. Hsiao 11, T. Hirota 14, H. Horioka 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kato 4-6, K. Hsiao 3-2, T. Hirota 3-4, H. Horioka 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kato 63-35, K. Hsiao 34-19, T. Hirota 39-24, H. Horioka 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hsiao 1-1 , T. Hirota 1-0 , H. Horioka 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Kato , K. Hsiao
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kamikawa L (1-2) 2.0 8 6 6 0 1 1 53 9.42   
A. Nakamoto 2.0 5 2 2 2 4 0 48 4.58   
Y. Iwamoto 2.1 5 3 3 0 0 1 36 5.40   
S. Kimura 2.2 3 2 2 0 5 1 43 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kamikawa 13
Batters Faced: T. Kamikawa 15, A. Nakamoto 13, Y. Iwamoto 11, S. Kimura 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kamikawa 1-4, A. Nakamoto 0-2, Y. Iwamoto 4-2, S. Kimura 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kamikawa 53-34, A. Nakamoto 48-31, Y. Iwamoto 36-24, S. Kimura 43-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Nakamoto 1-1 , S. Kimura 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Kamikawa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideyuki Okamoto
Ballpark: Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 4118
Special Notes: Hideyuki Okamoto ties the BD regular season game record for runs with 5.
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