SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
CHANGWON GRANDSEROWS AT JEONJU THUNDERBIRDS
05/15/2025
 
SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
CHANGWON GRANDSEROWS AT JEONJU THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 1923 - THURSDAY, MAY 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Changwon Grandserows (20-22) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Jeonju Thunderbirds (16-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Changwon Beats Jeonju, 2-0
Changwon Grandserows starter Yasugi Higashi found his groove in his team's 2-0 win over the Jeonju Thunderbirds. Takaomi Kaneko closed the game out for Changwon, earning his 11th save. So far in 2025, Changwon is 20-22.

The Grandserows got a big at-bat from designated hitter Kakeru Nakamura. For the game, Nakamura went 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the third, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 1st home run of the season gave Changwon a 2-0 lead.

"I thought we played some darn good baseball," said Grandserows manager Susumu Kaneda.
CHANGWON BATTING LINESCORE JEONJU BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Sato SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .288 4 16
K. Nishijima 1B 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .256 1 9
   a-N. Kasahara SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 2 6
K. Nakamura DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .333 1 15
T. Katayama 3B, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .304 3 16
T. Nagashima CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .214 3 24
R. Hashimoto C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .176 1 4
T. Chiba RF, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226 3 10
N. Suzuki 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .300 1 8
N. Higashi LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 0 3
   b-K. Higuchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339 0 6
   c-M. Imai LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 2 7
Totals 32 2 5 2 2 14 12      
a - N. Kasahara substituted for K. Nishijima in the 8th
b - K. Higuchi pinch hit for N. Higashi in the 9th
c - M. Imai substituted for K. Higuchi in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Nakamura (1, 3rd Inning off B. Fujimoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Nishijima , K. Nakamura 4 , T. Chiba , N. Suzuki 2
2-out RBI: K. Nakamura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Sato , T. Katayama , N. Suzuki
Sac Bunt: K. Nishijima
Hit by Pitch: T. Chiba
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Chiba (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sato-Suzuki-Nishijima, Suzuki-Kasahara-Chiba)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fujimori RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .296 3 7
G. Tanaka 2B, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 1 5
T. Kaneko CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 1 15
J. de Leon SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .170 2 8
Y. Taniguchi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .162 1 2
T. Tanabe DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .262 0 3
A. Kawamura 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 6
   a-T. Ouchi PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .208 1 3
I. Tsugawa 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 0 0
   b-H. Kuroda PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211 2 6
K. Kishimoto C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .170 0 2
Totals 31 0 6 0 0 11 16      
a - T. Ouchi pinch hit for A. Kawamura in the 5th
b - H. Kuroda pinch hit for I. Tsugawa in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Fujimori (8, 4th Inning off Y. Higashi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fujimori 2 , Y. Taniguchi , T. Tanabe , T. Ouchi , I. Tsugawa , K. Kishimoto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. de Leon , K. Kishimoto
GIDP: M. Fujimori , K. Kishimoto
Hit by Pitch: G. Tanaka
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
PB: K. Kishimoto
CHANGWON PITCHING LINESCORE JEONJU PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Higashi W (1-3) 6.0 4 0 0 0 9 0 88 4.37   
S. Shishido H (3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 3.31   
T. Kaneko SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Higashi 73
Batters Faced: Y. Higashi 21, S. Shishido 7, T. Kaneko 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Higashi 3-5, S. Shishido 1-2, T. Kaneko 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Higashi 88-58, S. Shishido 25-13, T. Kaneko 13-6
Hit Batsmen: T. Kaneko
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Fujimoto L (0-2) 7.0 5 2 2 2 10 1 90 3.94   
H. Higuchi 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 27 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Fujimoto 67
Batters Faced: B. Fujimoto 29, H. Higuchi 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Fujimoto 5-7, H. Higuchi 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Fujimoto 90-64, H. Higuchi 27-17
Hit Batsmen: H. Higuchi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yasugi Higashi
Ballpark: Takaoka Western General Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 1409
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