SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
BUSAN DREAMS AT GWANGJU RED HOPES
07/09/2025
 
SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
BUSAN DREAMS AT GWANGJU RED HOPES
GAME ID: 2202 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Busan Dreams (38-51) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 1
Gwangju Red Hopes (53-36) 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 X 6 13 0
Takemoto, Red Hopes March to 6-2 Victory
The Gwangju Red Hopes topped the Busan Dreams, 6-2, with youngster Tomoyuki Takemoto playing a key role. Takemoto was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Red Hopes in the win. Shun Namiki, the winner, goes to 7-4. He allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, with no walks and 9 strikeouts over 6.1 innings. Gwangju raised its record to 53-36 with the win.

With the game tied, 0-0, in the bottom of the fifth, Takemoto had a key at-bat for Gwangju. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Takemoto hit a run-scoring single off Kuemon Matsuura, making the score 1-0, Red Hopes.

"I feel like a little kid every time I put the uniform on," said Takemoto.
BUSAN BATTING LINESCORE GWANGJU BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Okamoto SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .284 8 28
S. Inaba CF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .302 3 20
T. Suga RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298 7 51
H. Okamoto 3B 4 0 0 1 0 3 2 .285 19 81
K. Sato DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .286 13 50
Y. Suzuki LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .311 2 11
A. Muto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .271 3 30
Y. Tagawa C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .192 1 3
Y. Nakasone 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 2 6
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 16 10      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Okamoto (11, 6th Inning off S. Namiki, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Inaba (11, 6th Inning off S. Namiki, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Okamoto 2 , S. Inaba 3 , K. Sato , Y. Nakasone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Suzuki
Hit by Pitch: T. Suga
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Muto (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Okamoto-Muto-Nakasone)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Joyce 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .245 10 31
K. Kagawa 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .237 3 22
   a-K. Hamamoto PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 2 15
   b-T. Nakamura 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 0 22
T. Mochimaru DH 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .342 20 60
K. Tani C 3 1 1 2 2 0 3 .256 7 20
T. Takemoto LF 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .356 9 48
K. Murakami RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 5 .299 4 15
K. Taira CF 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .269 1 26
H. Naki SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .310 2 30
T. Kanda 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .281 4 22
Totals 36 6 13 6 4 7 26      
a - K. Hamamoto pinch ran for K. Kagawa in the 6th
b - T. Nakamura substituted for K. Hamamoto in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Tani (7, 6th Inning off K. Matsuura, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Takemoto (9, 6th Inning off K. Matsuura, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kagawa , T. Mochimaru , K. Tani 4 , T. Takemoto 7 , K. Murakami 2 , K. Taira 2 , H. Naki 2
2-out RBI: K. Tani , T. Takemoto 2 , K. Murakami , K. Taira
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kagawa , K. Murakami 2 , T. Kanda 2
GIDP: T. Takemoto
Sac Bunt: K. Taira
Hit by Pitch: K. Kagawa
Team LOB: 12
BUSAN PITCHING LINESCORE GWANGJU PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Matsuura L (3-8) 5.2 11 6 3 3 4 2 95 6.50   
R. Endo 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 0.96   
S. Maeda 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Matsuura 30
Batters Faced: K. Matsuura 32, R. Endo 6, S. Maeda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Matsuura 7-5, R. Endo 0-2, S. Maeda 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Matsuura 95-60, R. Endo 23-18, S. Maeda 16-8
Hit Batsmen: K. Matsuura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Namiki W (7-4) 6.1 4 2 2 0 9 0 84 2.13   
A. Nakamoto 2.1 1 0 0 1 6 0 35 2.08   
H. Ito 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 9.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Namiki 66
Batters Faced: S. Namiki 24, A. Nakamoto 9, H. Ito 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Namiki 8-2, A. Nakamoto 0-1, H. Ito 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Namiki 84-59, A. Nakamoto 35-24, H. Ito 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Ito 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Namiki
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomoyuki Takemoto
Ballpark: Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 3635
Special Notes: 3B Kesaharu Kagawa was injured being hit by a pitch.
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