{"id":165805,"date":"2024-09-24T09:48:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T00:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=165805&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-09-24T11:06:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T02:06:34","slug":"softbank-hawks-secure-pacific-league-title","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/softbank-hawks-secure-pacific-league-title\/","title":{"rendered":"SoftBank Hawks Secure Pacific League Title in Manager\u2019s Debut Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SoftBank Hawks captured their first Pacific League title in four years with a decisive 9-4 win over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka. This victory, combined with a loss by the second-place Nippon Ham Fighters, secured the Hawks&#8217; 22nd Pacific League crown. The achievement is particularly notable as it comes in the debut year of manager Hiroki Kokubo, a former Hawks star, deepening the sense of local pride.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kokubo praised his players for their dedication throughout the season, expressing joy in leading the team to this triumph. Rookie Yuto Kawamura was a standout, driving in two runs and scoring two more, including a key RBI single that tied the game in the fourth inning. Ukyo Shuto\u2019s two-run triple then gave the Hawks the lead, and they never looked back, adding three more runs in the fifth inning to secure the win. <b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softbankhawks.co.jp\/news\/detail\/202400639786.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SoftBank Hawks<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165808\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fnn_softbank-win-sep_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C773&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SoftBank Hawks Secure Pacific League Title in Manager\u2019s Debut Year\" width=\"1400\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fnn_softbank-win-sep_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fnn_softbank-win-sep_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fnn_softbank-win-sep_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C565&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fnn_softbank-win-sep_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SoftBank Hawks captured their first Pacific League title in four years with a decisive 9-4 win over&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":165809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-165805","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-sports","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/165805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}