SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
CHEONGJU MILLION STARS AT JEONJU THUNDERBIRDS
07/09/2025
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SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL CHALLENGE LEAGUE
CHEONGJU MILLION STARS AT JEONJU THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 2207 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cheongju Million Stars (44-45) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Jeonju Thunderbirds (31-58) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Million Stars Deal Thunderbirds 4-3 Loss
The Cheongju Million Stars topped the Jeonju Thunderbirds, 4-3, with youngster Gouta Kawakami playing a key role. Kawakami went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Million Stars in the win. Kiyomi Nakayama was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 20 of 23 save opportunities. The Million Stars, at 44-45, sit in third place in the Nomura.

Early in the game, Kawakami had a 3-run home run for Cheongju. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Million Stars on top, 3-0.

"This was a good win," said Kawakami.
CHEONGJU BATTING LINESCORE JEONJU BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Oka 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .188 1 13
M. Hamada 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .236 5 21
Y. Machida LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .282 9 40
I. Okazaki DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .220 12 30
K. Sato RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .210 6 21
   b-T. Kitagawa PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 2 13
N. Kataoka CF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .312 2 11
   a-M. Nakajima PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 5
   c-K. Ueno CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .375 0 5
G. Kawakami 1B 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 .243 3 21
S. Araki SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .179 2 11
K. Koyanagi C 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .255 5 19
Totals 36 4 10 4 6 13 22      
a - M. Nakajima pinch hit for N. Kataoka in the 8th
b - T. Kitagawa pinch ran for K. Sato in the 8th
c - K. Ueno substituted for M. Nakajima in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Hamada (9, 1st Inning off H. Higuchi, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Sato (9, 3rd Inning off H. Higuchi, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Kawakami (3, 2nd Inning off H. Higuchi, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Koyanagi (5, 2nd Inning off H. Higuchi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Hamada 4 , I. Okazaki , K. Sato 2 , N. Kataoka , G. Kawakami 5 , S. Araki , K. Koyanagi 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Oka 2 , I. Okazaki , K. Ueno , G. Kawakami
GIDP: K. Sato
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kawakami (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kaneko CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .260 3 32
G. Tanaka 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .226 4 11
M. Fujimori RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .310 4 17
M. Okamura DH 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .288 3 19
J. de Leon SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .168 5 15
   a-T. Tanabe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 3 11
   c-Y. Imagawa LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
Y. Taniguchi LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .183 4 11
   b-T. Ouchi PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239 2 12
A. Kawamura 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .254 5 14
H. Kuroda 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 2 10
K. Kishimoto C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .169 0 4
   d-K. Kawabata PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 2 5
Totals 34 3 7 3 1 13 12      
a - T. Tanabe pinch hit for J. de Leon in the 5th
b - T. Ouchi pinch hit for Y. Taniguchi in the 5th
c - Y. Imagawa substituted for T. Tanabe in the 6th
d - K. Kawabata pinch hit for K. Kishimoto in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. de Leon (2, 4th Inning off M. Hirata, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kaneko 2 , G. Tanaka , M. Fujimori , M. Okamura 2 , J. de Leon 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. de Leon , T. Ouchi
Sac Fly: Y. Taniguchi
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tanaka-de Leon-Kawamura)
CHEONGJU PITCHING LINESCORE JEONJU PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hirata W (8-3) 5.0 7 3 2 1 7 0 89 2.33   
N. Tamura H (9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 3.82   
T. Okuno H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.28   
K. Nakayama SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hirata 49
Batters Faced: M. Hirata 24, N. Tamura 5, T. Okuno 4, K. Nakayama 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hirata 4-4, N. Tamura 1-1, T. Okuno 1-1, K. Nakayama 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hirata 89-61, N. Tamura 22-15, T. Okuno 14-10, K. Nakayama 12-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Higuchi L (4-4) 5.0 7 4 4 2 7 2 85 2.45   
F. Suzuki 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 42 1.12   
R. Matsumoto 1.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 35 2.92   
K. Kimura 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 2.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Higuchi 42
Batters Faced: H. Higuchi 23, F. Suzuki 8, R. Matsumoto 6, K. Kimura 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Higuchi 3-4, F. Suzuki 2-1, R. Matsumoto 0-1, K. Kimura 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Higuchi 85-59, F. Suzuki 42-31, R. Matsumoto 35-18, K. Kimura 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gouta Kawakami
Ballpark: Takaoka Western General Park Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM JST
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 1125
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