SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
JEONJU THUNDERBIRDS AT CHANGWON GRANDSEROWS
06/20/2025
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SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
JEONJU THUNDERBIRDS AT CHANGWON GRANDSEROWS
GAME ID: 2109 - FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jeonju Thunderbirds (24-49) 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 14 2
Changwon Grandserows (36-37) 0 0 1 0 2 6 2 1 X 12 19 1
Nishijima Socks It to Thunderbirds, Cracks 5 Hits
Kunio Nishijima said "it felt like taking batting practice" at Nagano Olympic Stadium, and it showed in the box score. The Changwon center fielder had a fantastic 5-for-5 day against the Jeonju Thunderbirds, leading his club to victory, 12-7.

"I was seeing the ball very well and it was going just about anywhere I wanted," Nishijima said later."

Kunio Nishijima singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 5th, hit a three-run triple in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off Fukuyoshi Sakai in the 8th.

This year, Nishijima is batting .285 with 41 hits and 5 home runs. He has scored 19 times and has batted in 24 runs.
JEONJU BATTING LINESCORE CHANGWON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Fujimori RF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .324 4 8
G. Tanaka 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .232 4 9
M. Okamura DH 5 2 3 4 0 2 1 .286 2 15
T. Kaneko CF 5 1 2 1 0 3 3 .257 2 25
J. de Leon SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .165 3 11
Y. Taniguchi LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .183 4 9
   a-T. Tanabe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 0 5
   c-H. Kuroda 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215 2 9
A. Kawamura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .248 4 10
I. Tsugawa 3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .194 0 3
   b-T. Ouchi PH, LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 2 12
K. Kishimoto C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .163 0 2
Totals 39 7 14 7 1 13 19      
a - T. Tanabe pinch hit for Y. Taniguchi in the 6th
b - T. Ouchi pinch hit for I. Tsugawa in the 6th
c - H. Kuroda substituted for T. Tanabe in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kaneko (5, 2nd Inning off S. Urata, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Okamura (12, 7th Inning off Y. Watanabe, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Okamura (2, 3rd Inning off S. Urata, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Ouchi (2, 6th Inning off Y. Watanabe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fujimori 3 , G. Tanaka 2 , M. Okamura 7 , T. Kaneko 3 , J. de Leon , A. Kawamura , I. Tsugawa , T. Ouchi 4
2-out RBI: T. Kaneko , I. Tsugawa , T. Ouchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kuroda , K. Kishimoto
GIDP: G. Tanaka , K. Kishimoto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Okamura (9)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kishimoto 2 (3)
OF assists: 2 (Kaneko(Katayama at 2nd base), Kaneko(Imai at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Sato SS 6 2 2 0 0 3 4 .291 4 22
T. Nagashima CF 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 .223 5 35
T. Katayama 3B 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .288 5 29
K. Higuchi C 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .283 0 9
T. Chiba RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 5 .275 5 22
N. Higashi LF 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 .211 1 10
K. Nishijima 1B 5 2 5 4 0 0 0 .285 5 24
N. Suzuki DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .271 2 14
   a-M. Imai DH 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .311 5 18
N. Kasahara 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 9 .207 2 7
Totals 42 12 19 12 3 6 27      
a - M. Imai inserted as DH in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Higuchi (8, 2nd Inning off M. Tanimoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Chiba (15, 5th Inning off M. Tanimoto, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Imai (4, 6th Inning off F. Sakai, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Nishijima (1, 6th Inning off S. Miwa, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Katayama (5, 5th Inning off M. Tanimoto, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Chiba (5, 7th Inning off F. Sakai, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Nishijima (5, 8th Inning off F. Sakai, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Sato 2 , T. Nagashima , T. Katayama 7 , K. Higuchi 3 , T. Chiba 6 , K. Nishijima 10 , M. Imai 3 , N. Kasahara
2-out RBI: K. Higuchi , T. Chiba
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Sato , T. Nagashima , N. Kasahara 2
Hit by Pitch: N. Higashi , N. Suzuki
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Nagashima (19)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Higuchi (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Sato-Kasahara-Nishijima, Sato-Kasahara-Nishijima)
JEONJU PITCHING LINESCORE CHANGWON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Tanimoto 4.2 9 3 3 3 3 1 91 8.31   
S. Miwa L (2-2) 0.2 4 6 5 0 1 0 20 3.83   
F. Sakai 2.2 6 3 3 0 2 2 39 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanimoto 34
Batters Faced: M. Tanimoto 26, S. Miwa 8, F. Sakai 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanimoto 2-8, S. Miwa 1-0, F. Sakai 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanimoto 91-56, S. Miwa 20-13, F. Sakai 39-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Miwa 3-0 , F. Sakai 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Tanimoto , S. Miwa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Urata 4.2 10 5 4 0 6 1 76 3.66   
Y. Watanabe W (1-0) 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 32 10.80   
J. Okamoto SV (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Urata 32
Batters Faced: S. Urata 22, Y. Watanabe 9, J. Okamoto 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Urata 4-2, Y. Watanabe 2-1, J. Okamoto 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Urata 76-46, Y. Watanabe 32-17, J. Okamoto 31-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Watanabe 1-0 , J. Okamoto 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kunio Nishijima
Ballpark: Nagano Olympic Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM JST
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 3746
Special Notes: 2B Norihiro Suzuki was injured being hit by a pitch. Kunio Nishijima ties the CG regular season game record for hits with 5.
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