The 2009 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks season features the Hawks quest to win their first Pacific League title since 2003. For the first time since 1994, the Hawks had a new manager in Koji Akiyama, who replaced Japanese legend Sadaharu Oh. [edit] Regular season [edit] Standings [edit] Game log | 2009 Game Log | April | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record | | 1 | April 3 | Buffaloes | 8 - 0 | Wada (1-0) | Komatsu (0-1) | | 30,106 | 1-0-0 | | 2 | April 4 | Buffaloes | 2 - 5 | Kondo (1-0) | Oba (0-1) | Kato (1) | 28,827 | 1-1-0 | | 3 | April 5 | Buffaloes | 2 - 1 (10) | Kamiuchi (1-0) | Kawagoe (0-1) | | 29,576 | 2-1-0 | | 4 | April 7 | @Eagles | 6 - 0 | Tanaka (1-0) | Loe (0-1) | | 17,281 | 2-2-0 | | 5 | April 8 | @Eagles | 0 - 7 | Houlton (1-0) | Asai (0-1) | | 13,373 | 3-2-0 | | 6 | April 9 | @Eagles | 2 - 1 | Nagai (1-0) | Otonari (0-1) | Koyama (1) | 12,418 | 3-3-0 | | 7 | April 10 | Fighters | 1 - 9 | Darvish (1-1) | Wada (1-1) | | 26,940 | 3-4-0 | | 8 | April 11 | Fighters | 0 - 9 | Fujii (1-1) | Takahashi (0-1) | | 28,306 | 3-5-0 | | 9 | April 12 | Fighters | 5 - 4 | Sugiuchi (1-0) | Sweeney (0-1) | Mahara (1) | 28,296 | 4-5-0 | | 10 | April 14 | Lions | 3 - 5 | Kishi (2-0) | Loe (0-2) | Graman (3) | 14,451 | 4-6-0 | | 11 | April 15 | Lions | 2 - 2 (12) | Game tied after 12 innings | 26,498 | 4-6-1 | | 12 | April 16 | Lions | 5 - 12 | Nishiguchi (2-0) | Otonari (0-2) | Hirano (1) | 25,538 | 4-7-1 | | 13 | April 17 | @Marines | 2 - 1 (11) | Ogino (1-0) | Settsu (0-1) | | 10,367 | 4-8-1 | | 14 | April 18 | @Marines | 4 - 7 | Kume (1-0) | Ito (0-1) | Mahara (2) | 23,225 | 5-8-1 | | 15 | April 19 | @Marines | 5 - 12 | Sugiuchi (2-0) | Kobayashi (0-2) | | 25,537 | 6-8-1 | | 16 | April 21 | @Fighters | 5 - 10 | Kamiuchi (2-0) | Tadano (1-2) | | 17,486 | 7-8-1 | | 17 | April 22 | @Fighters | 2 - 3 | Houlton (2-0) | Tateyama (1-1) | Mahara (3) | 19,138 | 8-8-1 | | 18 | April 23 | @Fighters | 7 - 6 | Miyanishi (2-0) | Settsu (0-2) | | 18,364 | 8-9-1 | | 19 | April 24 | Eagles | 2 - 3 | Nagai (2-0) | Wada (1-2) | Gwyn (1) | 27,568 | 8-10-1 | | 20 | April 25 | Eagles | 5 - 4 (11) | Mahara (1-0) | Asai (0-3) | | 31,021 | 9-10-1 | | 21 | April 26 | Eagles | 0 - 4 | Rasner (2-1) | Sugiuchi (2-1) | Koyama (2) | 31,787 | 9-11-1 | | 22 | April 28 | @Lions | 5 - 4 | Kishi (4-0) | Loe (0-3) | Onodera (1) | 16,151 | 9-12-1 | | 23 | April 29 | @Lions | 7 - 2 | Ishii (1-2) | Houlton (2-1) | | 28,855 | 9-13-1 | | 24 | April 30 | @Lions | 5 - 8 | Mizuta (1-0) | Doi (1-1) | Mahara (4) | 15,720 | 10-13-1 | | May | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record | | 25 | May 1 | Marines | 6 - 2 | Wada (2-2) | Ono (1-2) | | 26,830 | 11-13-1 | | 26 | May 2 | Marines | 4 - 9 | Karakawa (2-2) | Arakaki (0-1) | | 30,239 | 11-14-1 | | 27 | May 3 | Marines | 7 - 2 | Sugiuchi (3-1) | Naruse (1-1) | | 34,040 | 12-14-1 | | 28 | May 4 | @Buffaloes | 8 - 5 | Kondo (3-1) | Loe (0-4) | Kato (6) | 30,252 | 12-15-1 | | 29 | May 5 | @Buffaloes | 2 - 1 | Kaneko (3-2) | Houlton (2-2) | | 31,639 | 12-16-1 | | 30 | May 6 | @Buffaloes | 1 - 5 | Otonari (1-2) | Yamamoto (2-1) | | 30,960 | 13-16-1 | | 31 | May 8 | Lions | 4 - 3 | Settsu (1-2) | Graman (0-2) | | 29,611 | 14-16-1 | | 32 | May 9 | Lions | 1 - 9 | Hoashi (1-2) | Arakaki (0-2) | | 30,863 | 14-17-1 | | 33 | May 10 | Lions | 8 - 1 | Sugiuchi (4-1) | Nogami (0-2) | | 30,337 | 15-17-1 | | 34 | May 12 | Marines | 1 - 2 | Naruse (2-1) | Houlton (2-3) | Ogino (4) | 25,231 | 15-18-1 | | 35 | May 13 | Marines | 0 - 7 | Omine (2-1) | Otonari (1-3) | | 16,242 | 15-19-1 | | 36 | May 14 | Marines | 5 - 4 | Falkenborg (1-0) | Ogino (1-1) | | 29,671 | 16-19-1 | | 37 | May 15 | @Eagles | 2 - 4 | Falkenborg (2-0) | Koyama (1-2) | Mahara (5) | 11,338 | 17-19-1 | | 38 | May 16 | @Eagles | 1 - 2 | Iwakuma (5-1) | Kamiuchi (2-1) | | 17,768 | 17-20-1 | | — | May 17 | @Eagles | Postponed (rained out) | | 39 | May 19 | Tigers | 1 - 1 (12) | Game tied after 12 innings | 33,182 | 17-20-2 | | 40 | May 20 | Tigers | 3 - 2 (10) | Settsu (2-2) | Egusa (2-3) | | 29,258 | 18-20-2 | | 41 | May 22 | Carp | 6 - 3 | Wada (3-2) | Lewis (2-2) | Mahara (6) | 29,327 | 19-20-2 | | 42 | May 23 | Carp | 5 - 4 | Mizuta (2-0) | Saito (2-3) | Mahara (7) | 32,221 | 20-20-2 | | 43 | May 24 | @Swallows | 5 - 8 | Otonari (2-3) | Kawashima (3-3) | | 16,518 | 21-20-2 | | 44 | May 25 | @Swallows | 2 - 3 | Sugiuchi (5-1) | Ishikawa (6-2) | Mahara (8) | 15,555 | 22-20-2 | | 45 | May 27 | @Giants | 3 - 5 | Houlton (3-3) | Greisinger (5-4) | Mahara (9) | 43,050 | 23-20-2 | | 46 | May 28 | @Giants | 8 - 2 | Gonzalez (5-0) | Wada (3-3) | | 42,218 | 23-21-2 | | 47 | May 30 | Dragons | 9 - 5 | Sato (1-0) | Nagamine (1-1) | | 30,387 | 24-21-2 | | 48 | May 31 | Dragons | 5 - 4 | Falkenborg (3-0) | Takahashi (1-2) | | 33,231 | 25-21-2 | | | | [edit] Player stats [edit] Batting | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB | [edit] Pitching | Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | [edit] References |
