SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
CHEONGJU MILLION STARS AT JEONJU THUNDERBIRDS
05/22/2025
 
SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
CHEONGJU MILLION STARS AT JEONJU THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 1957 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cheongju Million Stars (24-24) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 7 1
Jeonju Thunderbirds (19-29) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 9 0
Visiting Million Stars Beat Thunderbirds, 4-2
Cheongju Million Stars right-hander Motomi Hirata pitched a good game against the Jeonju Thunderbirds at Takaoka Western General Park Stadium, leading his team to victory, 4-2. Kiyomi Nakayama closed it out for Cheongju, earning his 11th save. The win puts Cheongju at 24-24 this season.

Cheongju used a clutch at-bat from Isao Okazaki to capture the win. The designated hitter hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Million Stars ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Motomi was hitting his spots and everything had life," said Cheongju manager Mitsuo Yoshikawa.
CHEONGJU BATTING LINESCORE JEONJU BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Oka 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .190 0 5
M. Hamada SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .214 3 10
I. Okazaki DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .246 9 25
S. Araki 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .175 1 6
Y. Machida LF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .355 5 23
   b-M. Nakajima LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 0 3
N. Kataoka CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .304 1 6
K. Sato 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 6 18
K. Koyanagi C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 3 12
T. Kitagawa RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .228 1 10
   a-N. Osaki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 3 13
   c-K. Ueno RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 34 4 7 4 2 15 12      
a - N. Osaki pinch hit for T. Kitagawa in the 9th
b - M. Nakajima substituted for Y. Machida in the 9th
c - K. Ueno substituted for N. Osaki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kitagawa (3, 7th Inning off F. Suzuki, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Okazaki (9, 6th Inning off B. Fujimoto, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Hamada (3, 8th Inning off F. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Oka , M. Hamada 4 , I. Okazaki 4 , Y. Machida 2 , T. Kitagawa 3
2-out RBI: I. Okazaki , T. Kitagawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Oka , N. Kataoka
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Machida (4)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Koyanagi (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Hamada-Araki-Sato)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fujimori RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .318 4 8
   a-T. Ouchi PR, RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .221 1 3
G. Tanaka 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247 2 6
M. Okamura DH 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 .259 0 5
T. Kaneko CF 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .263 1 17
J. de Leon SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .162 2 9
   b-T. Tanabe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 0 3
   c-H. Kuroda SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 2 6
Y. Taniguchi LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .172 3 6
A. Kawamura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .273 2 8
I. Tsugawa 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
K. Kishimoto C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .152 0 2
Totals 35 2 9 2 3 12 22      
a - T. Ouchi pinch ran for M. Fujimori in the 5th
b - T. Tanabe pinch hit for J. de Leon in the 6th
c - H. Kuroda substituted for T. Tanabe in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Okamura (6, 6th Inning off M. Hirata, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fujimori , T. Ouchi , G. Tanaka , M. Okamura 2 , T. Kaneko 2 , Y. Taniguchi , A. Kawamura , I. Tsugawa
2-out RBI: I. Tsugawa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. de Leon , A. Kawamura , I. Tsugawa , K. Kishimoto
GIDP: G. Tanaka
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kaneko (8)
CHEONGJU PITCHING LINESCORE JEONJU PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hirata W (3-2) 5.2 6 1 1 1 10 0 91 3.21   
N. Tamura H (5) 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 6.40   
Y. Tateyama H (9) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.78   
K. Nakayama SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hirata 62
Batters Faced: M. Hirata 25, N. Tamura 5, Y. Tateyama 6, K. Nakayama 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hirata 3-4, N. Tamura 2-1, Y. Tateyama 1-1, K. Nakayama 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hirata 91-61, N. Tamura 20-11, Y. Tateyama 18-9, K. Nakayama 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Tamura 2-0 , Y. Tateyama 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Fujimoto L (0-3) 6.0 4 3 3 1 8 1 91 4.04   
F. Suzuki 2.0 3 1 1 1 5 1 38 1.14   
H. Higuchi 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Fujimoto 59
Batters Faced: B. Fujimoto 23, F. Suzuki 10, H. Higuchi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Fujimoto 6-4, F. Suzuki 1-0, H. Higuchi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Fujimoto 91-57, F. Suzuki 38-23, H. Higuchi 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Suzuki 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Motomi Hirata
Ballpark: Takaoka Western General Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM JST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 1651
Special Notes: RF Masatoshi Fujimori was injured while running the bases.
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