JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
YT (NI-GUN) SWALLOWS AT SS (NI-GUN) LIONS
04/12/2025
 
JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
YT (NI-GUN) SWALLOWS AT SS (NI-GUN) LIONS
GAME ID: 962 - SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
YT (Ni-Gun) Swallows (8-5) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 10 0
SS (Ni-Gun) Lions (8-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 11 0
Swallows Capture 4-3 Win at Lions Baseball ground 2
The YT (Ni-Gun) Swallows topped the SS (Ni-Gun) Lions, 4-3, in Eastern League action at Lions Baseball ground 2. The standout performance belonged to YT (Ni-Gun) pitcher and Yamagata, Japan, native Shunsuke Sato. The winner was Sato. He threw 7.2 innings allowing 3 runs. The loser was Kaito Awatsu. Kenyu Abe closed the game out for YT (Ni-Gun), earning his 2nd save.

Masato Nakamura, who is tied for 10th in the EL in bases on balls with 7, had a direct impact on the outcome. Nakamura contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning to put YT (Ni-Gun) up, 4-0.

Sato called the win a test of his team's "mettle."

The win puts YT (Ni-Gun) at 8-5.
YT (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE SS (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakata CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .378 0 1
T. Mitsumata 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .246 1 2
Y. Shiomi LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .240 0 2
N. Soto DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .270 5 12
N. Okumura 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .312 0 5
   a-Y. Matsumoto 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 0 3
T. Hamada RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .366 1 9
L. Wakamatsu SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .255 1 8
M. Nakamura 2B 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .275 0 4
M. Mikami C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 1 5
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 5 20      
a - Y. Matsumoto substituted for N. Okumura in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Mitsumata (1, 6th Inning off A. Tono, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Soto (5, 8th Inning off S. Nakatsuka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nakata , T. Mitsumata 5 , Y. Shiomi , N. Soto 4 , N. Okumura 2 , T. Hamada 2 , M. Mikami
2-out RBI: M. Mikami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Shiomi , L. Wakamatsu
Sac Fly: M. Nakamura
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hamada (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wakamatsu-Nakamura-Okumura, Mitsumata-Nakamura-Okumura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Murata CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .303 0 7
   a-T. Yamamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .500 0 2
Y. Nagata 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .343 1 5
R. Sato 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .190 1 7
W. Takagi RF 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .340 2 10
R. Nakashima DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .300 0 3
Y. Suzuki LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .300 1 4
T. Nanita 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .255 0 8
N. Nishiura SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 1
Y. Isomura C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3 4 8 20      
a - T. Yamamura pinch hit for K. Murata in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Murata , Y. Nagata 2 , R. Sato , W. Takagi 2 , Y. Suzuki , T. Nanita , N. Nishiura , Y. Isomura 2
2-out RBI: R. Sato , W. Takagi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Murata , Y. Nagata , Y. Suzuki
GIDP: R. Sato , T. Nanita
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Takagi (1) , Y. Suzuki (1)
YT (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE SS (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Sato W (2-0) 7.2 8 3 3 2 7 0 102 3.72   
Y. Okano 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.00   
F. Taura H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 4.76   
K. Abe SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Sato 56
Batters Faced: S. Sato 29, Y. Okano 1, F. Taura 3, K. Abe 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Sato 6-6, Y. Okano 0-0, F. Taura 1-0, K. Abe 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Sato 102-68, Y. Okano 3-1, F. Taura 18-10, K. Abe 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Okano 3-1 , F. Taura 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sugiura 4.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 38 2.20   
K. Awatsu L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 12 7.88   
A. Tono 1.1 4 1 1 0 2 1 32 5.40   
A. Okada 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 0.00   
S. Nakatsuka 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 25 2.84   
R. Ogawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sugiura 59
Batters Faced: T. Sugiura 14, K. Awatsu 3, A. Tono 8, A. Okada 5, S. Nakatsuka 6, R. Ogawa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sugiura 5-7, K. Awatsu 1-0, A. Tono 1-1, A. Okada 0-2, S. Nakatsuka 1-1, R. Ogawa 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sugiura 38-22, K. Awatsu 12-8, A. Tono 32-20, A. Okada 28-15, S. Nakatsuka 25-16, R. Ogawa 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Tono 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shunsuke Sato
Ballpark: Lions Baseball ground 2
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 15 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM JST
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 4856
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