JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
CL (NI-GUN) MARINES AT HNH (NI-GUN) FIGHTERS
04/17/2025
 
JAPAN BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
CL (NI-GUN) MARINES AT HNH (NI-GUN) FIGHTERS
GAME ID: 981 - THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CL (Ni-Gun) Marines (8-9) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 5 9 0
HNH (Ni-Gun) Fighters (10-7) 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 X 7 7 0
Fighters Win, 7-5, Extend Hot Streak
HNH (Ni-Gun) played host to CL (Ni-Gun) at Kamagaya Fighters Stadium.

HNH (Ni-Gun) parlayed a decent outing from starter Dave Jimenez into a solid win over the CL (Ni-Gun) Marines. The final score was 7-5. Jimenez picked up the win for HNH (Ni-Gun), going 6 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 2-1.

In the bottom of the third, HNH (Ni-Gun) third baseman Yuto Takahama had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Takahama stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 2-0, HNH (Ni-Gun). For the game, he was 1-2 with 3 walks.

"There's a lot of good karma around our club," said winning manager Yoshifumi Okada.

The Marines drop to 8-9 and continue their inconsistent start to the 2025 season.
CL (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE HNH (NI-GUN) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Harada 3B 3 0 1 2 1 0 4 .242 1 6
K. Chatani 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .196 1 8
D. Yamamoto LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .186 1 5
D. Watanabe 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .343 1 6
N. Ishikawa RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .250 1 3
Y. Tanigawa C 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .250 1 6
K. Yamaguchi DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .220 3 8
A. Tanabe CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .146 0 1
   a-S. Futamata PH, SS 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .167 0 1
T. Hirooka SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 3 3
   b-Y. Itayama PH, CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .154 0 3
Totals 31 5 9 5 5 10 17      
a - S. Futamata pinch hit for A. Tanabe in the 7th
b - Y. Itayama pinch hit for T. Hirooka in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Yamaguchi (2, 9th Inning off Y. Mitani, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Harada (1, 9th Inning off Y. Mitani, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Ishikawa (1, 5th Inning off D. Jimenez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Harada 3 , K. Chatani , D. Yamamoto , D. Watanabe , N. Ishikawa 4 , Y. Tanigawa , K. Yamaguchi 2 , A. Tanabe , T. Hirooka
2-out RBI: E. Harada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Harada , K. Chatani , N. Ishikawa
GIDP: E. Harada , K. Chatani 2 , D. Watanabe
Sac Fly: Y. Itayama
Hit by Pitch: E. Harada
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hirooka-Watanabe)
PB: Y. Tanigawa
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Yamada CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .289 1 12
S. Kataoka LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 6 .229 1 11
J. Imai DH 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 .239 1 2
K. Ebihara 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .257 4 9
Y. Imagawa RF 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .269 0 5
Y. Furukawa C 3 2 1 1 2 0 2 .310 0 7
Y. Takahama 3B 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 .186 0 4
T. Yoshida 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 8 .224 0 2
Y. Nanba SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .300 1 4
Totals 31 7 7 6 12 9 30      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Nanba (1, 3rd Inning off Z. Neal, 3 on, 2 outs) , Y. Imagawa (2, 4th Inning off Y. Azuma, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Kataoka (3, 7th Inning off Y. Norimoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Yamada , S. Kataoka 2 , Y. Imagawa 2 , Y. Furukawa , Y. Takahama , T. Yoshida , Y. Nanba 2
2-out RBI: T. Yamada , Y. Nanba
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Kataoka 2 , J. Imai , Y. Furukawa , T. Yoshida 2
GIDP: K. Ebihara
Hit by Pitch: J. Imai
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Kataoka (3) , J. Imai (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Takahama-Yoshida-Ebihara, Yoshida-Nanba-Ebihara, Yoshida-Nanba-Ebihara, Yoshida-Nanba-Ebihara)
CL (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE HNH (NI-GUN) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nakamori L (2-1) 2.1 2 4 4 7 3 0 71 3.44   
Z. Neal 0.1 2 1 0 1 0 0 15 5.40   
Y. Azuma 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 1.59   
T. Watanabe 1.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14 2.11   
R. Endo 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 23 1.74   
Y. Norimoto 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.16   
T. Furuya 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 2.16   
H. Doi 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nakamori 29
Batters Faced: S. Nakamori 15, Z. Neal 4, Y. Azuma 6, T. Watanabe 4, R. Endo 6, Y. Norimoto 4, T. Furuya 3, H. Doi 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nakamori 2-1, Z. Neal 0-1, Y. Azuma 2-1, T. Watanabe 1-2, R. Endo 1-1, Y. Norimoto 0-2, T. Furuya 1-0, H. Doi 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nakamori 71-32, Z. Neal 15-9, Y. Azuma 24-15, T. Watanabe 14-8, R. Endo 23-12, Y. Norimoto 15-9, T. Furuya 11-5, H. Doi 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Neal 3-3 , Y. Azuma 2-0 , T. Watanabe 1-0 , R. Endo 1-1 , H. Doi 1-0
WP: S. Nakamori
Hit Batsmen: R. Endo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jimenez W (2-1) 6.0 5 2 2 2 6 1 87 2.63   
R. Ramos 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 30 1.69   
A. Mochizuki 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.79   
Y. Mitani 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 30 12.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jimenez 58
Batters Faced: D. Jimenez 23, R. Ramos 8, A. Mochizuki 1, Y. Mitani 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jimenez 5-4, R. Ramos 1-1, A. Mochizuki 0-0, Y. Mitani 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jimenez 87-51, R. Ramos 30-18, A. Mochizuki 3-3, Y. Mitani 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Mochizuki 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Jimenez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Jimenez
Ballpark: Kamagaya Fighters Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM JST
Time: 4:53
Attendance: 2389
Special Notes: SP Shunsuke Nakamori was injured while pitching. Rain delay of 62 minutes in the 4th inning. SP Takuro Furuya was injured while pitching.
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