[Softbank Hawks] Starting starting line-up for The Giants game announced. Opening pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa will start, Kenta Imamiya will play at second base.
Sports Hochi
March 12, 2026 17:44
◆Pre-season game Softbank Hawks and The Giants (12th, Mizuho PayPay)
Softbank Hawks has announced starting line-up for the game against The Giants.
The starter mound will be Naoyuki Uwasawa who is scheduled to start pitcher on the 27th against Nippon-Ham (Mizuho Peipay). In his last appearance on the 5th against Yakult (Mizuho Peipay), he pitched 4 innings of no-hit runs. He is expected to pitch more inning on this day as well, and he is adjusting well.
The clean-up fielder are Yanagi, Yamakawa, and Kurihara. Imamiya will start as the ninth batter and second baseman.
The Hawks’ starting line-up is as follows:
[Softbank]
1 (center) Yanagimachi
2 (Shortstop) Nomura
3 (finger) Yanagida
4. Yamakawa
5 (3) Kurihara
6 (Left) Masaki
7 (right) Inoue
8 (catcher) Umino
9 (2) Imamiya
(Pitcher) Uesawa
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