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Hikaru Kawase

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Hikaru Kawase
Kawase with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 0
Infielder
Born: (1997-09-15) September 15, 1997 (age 26)
Ōita, Ōita, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
May 23, 2018, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.221
Home runs0
RBI39
Hits111
Stolen base9
Sacrifice bunt38
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Hikaru Kawase (川瀬かわせ 晃あきら, Kawase Hikaru, born September 15, 1997) is a Japanese Professional baseball Infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Early baseball career

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Kawase participated in the 1st grade summer 95th Japanese High School Baseball Championship with Shunsuke Kasaya and Masato Morishita at the Ōita Prefectural Ōita Commercial High School.[1] He had a rivalry with Morishita, who competed for pitcher and shortstop positions in high school.[2]

Professional career

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On October 22, 2015, Kawase was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

On January 5, 2016, He underwent surgery for a broken left hand.[3]

In 2016-2017 season, he played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues and played in informal matches against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams.

On May 23, 2018, Kawase debuted as a shortstop against the Saitama Seibu Lions.[4] On the 24th of the following day, he recorded his first hit.[5] And he was selected as the Japan Series roster in the 2018 Japan Series.[6]

In the 2019 season, Kawase finished the regular season in 29 games with a batting average of .176.

In 2020 season, Kawase finished the regular season in 70 games with a batting average of .191, a RBI of 6 runs and a stolen base of 2. Kawase was selected as the Japan Series roster in the 2020 Japan Series. And he recorded his first hit in the Japan Series.[7]

September 20, 2021, he was named a starter against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and recorded three hits.[8] However, he did not get many chances and finished the 2021 season with a .185 batting average in 21 games played.[9]

On July 18, 2022, Kawase would record a two-run double against the Chiba Lotte Marines.[10] On August 18, he was removed from the first team registration with a positive COVID-19, but was re-registered on September 3.[11] On September 12 against the Saitama Seibu Lions he started the seventh inning on defense and recorded a two-run double.[12] In 2022 season, he finished the regular season with a .278 batting average, 11 runs batted in, and 2 stolen bases in 73 games, his highest number of appearances despite being used as an infield reserve.

In 2023 season, Kawase played in a career-high 102 games, and finished the season with a .236 batting average, a 15 RBI, a 2stolen bases, and a 18 sacrifice bunts.

On December 13, 2023, announced that his uniform number would be changed from 00 to 0.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Nishinippon Shimbun baseball news (Japanese) ３年ねん前まえエースだった兄あにの分ぶんまで…大分おおいた商しょうの大型おおがたショート森下もりした、明豊めいほうにリベンジへ／夏なつの高校こうこう野球やきゅう 大分おおいた大会たいかい". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). June 21, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Weekly baseball ONLINE (Japanese) ソフトバンク6位い・川瀬かわせ晃あきら スカウト評価ひょうかは"川崎かわさき二に世せい"". BASEBALL MAGAZINE SHA Co., Ltd (in Japanese). November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク6位い川瀬かわせ晃あきらが左手ひだりて手術しゅじゅつ 転倒てんとうし骨折こっせつ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). January 5, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク川瀬かわせ４の０ほろ苦くデビュー「空回からまわり」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). May 23, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Nishinippon Shimbun baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク川瀬かわせはにかむプロ初はつ安打あんだ 前日ぜんじつ２併殺へいさつ打だ…同郷どうきょうの先輩せんぱいが記念きねん球だまキープ". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). May 24, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) SMBC日本にっぽんシリーズ2018 出場しゅつじょう資格しかく者しゃ名簿めいぼ（福岡ふくおかソフトバンクホークス）". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Geme report (Japanese) 2020/11/22（日ひ） 第だい2戦せん 巨人きょじん vs 福岡ふくおかソフトバンク". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 22, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク川瀬かわせ、期待きたいに応こたえる遊ゆう撃げきスタメン 工藤くどう監督かんとく「大おおきかった」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). September 20, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク川瀬かわせは100万まん円えん減げんで更改こうかい 結婚けっこん発表はっぴょうで「来年らいねんこそやってやる」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). December 6, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 劇的げきてきV打だの川瀬かわせ晃あきらは「腹はらをくくった」 直前ちょくぜんに長谷川はせがわ勇いさむ也コーチがかけた言葉ことばとは". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). July 18, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 試合しあい途中とちゅうで福岡ふくおかへ〝帰省きせい〟 中村なかむら晃あきら＆川瀬かわせ、1軍ぐん昇格しょうかくの準備じゅんびはOK". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). September 3, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  12. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 「先輩せんぱい方かたがつくってくれたチャンス」途中とちゅう出場しゅつじょうの川瀬かわせ晃あきらが貴重きちょうな2点てん二塁打にるいだ". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). September 12, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2023/12/13 (水)すい プレスリリース 背番号せばんごうの変更へんこうについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
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