2009 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Roster
Team Record: 74-65
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Koji Akiyama (74-65)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
Playoffs - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2 games, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 0
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2009 season with a record of 74 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Softbank Hawks scored 600 runs and allowed 591 runs. Hidenori Tanoue led Fukuoka with 26 home runs, while Hiroki Kokubo, José Ortiz, Nobuhiko Matsunaka and Hitoshi Tamura each walloped 15 or more also. Hiroki Kokubo drove in 81 runs. Yuya Hasegawa paced batters with significant playing time with a .312 average. Toshiya Sugiuchi topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.36 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
D. J. Houlton, Justin Germano, Munenori Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi Wada, Chris Aguila, Brian Falkenborg, José Ortiz and Kameron Loe were all players from the 2009 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks who played in the Majors during their careers.
Koji Akiyama served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Aguila | R | R | February 23, 1979 | 5'11" | 200 | Redwood City, CA US |
| Kenji Akashi | L | R | January 9, 1986 | 5'9" | 154 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Nagisa Arakaki | R | R | May 9, 1980 | 6'2" | 181 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Hisao Arakane | R | R | August 1, 1978 | 5'10" | 170 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Tomoaki Egawa | R | R | October 31, 1986 | 5'9" | 174 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Brian Falkenborg | R | R | January 18, 1978 | 6'7" | 235 | Newport Beach, CA US |
| Yoshiaki Fujioka | R | R | March 12, 1985 | 5'10" | 174 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Justin Germano | R | R | August 6, 1982 | 6'2" | 210 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Yuya Hasegawa | L | R | December 22, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Tsuruoka, Yamagata JP |
| Mitsuru Homma | L | R | August 25, 1972 | 5'11" | 172 | Rumoi, Hokkaido JP |
| Yuichi Honda | L | R | November 19, 1984 | 5'8" | 154 | Onojo, Fukuoka JP |
| D. J. Houlton | R | R | August 12, 1979 | 6'4" | 235 | Fullerton, CA US |
| Shotaro Ide | R | R | October 10, 1983 | 5'10" | 179 | Nishi Morokata-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Sho Iwasaki | R | R | October 21, 1989 | 6'2" | 163 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Yasushi Kamiuchi | L | L | August 12, 1983 | 5'10" | 192 | Ayabe, Kyoto JP |
| Keisuke Kaneko | S | R | July 23, 1985 | 5'11" | 157 | Kimitsu, Chiba JP |
| Keisuke Katto | R | R | November 12, 1983 | 5'11" | 198 | Kami, Kochi JP |
| Munenori Kawasaki | L | R | June 3, 1981 | 5'11" | 175 | Aira-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Ryuma Kidokoro | L | R | September 24, 1985 | 5'10" | 163 | Hoi-gun, Aichi JP |
| Mu-Young Kim | R | R | November 22, 1985 | 5'11" | 176 | , JP |
| Hiroki Kokubo | R | R | October 8, 1971 | 6'0" | 194 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yusuke Kosai | L | R | April 30, 1983 | 5'10" | 198 | Matsubara, Osaka JP |
| Yuki Kume | R | R | September 10, 1985 | 5'10" | 157 | Ashikaga, Tochigi JP |
| Kameron Loe | R | R | September 10, 1981 | 6'8" | 245 | Simi Valley, CA US |
| Takahiro Mahara | R | R | December 8, 1981 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Nobuhiro Matsuda | R | R | May 17, 1983 | 5'10" | 187 | Kusatsu, Shiga JP |
| Nobuhiko Matsunaka | L | L | December 26, 1973 | 6'0" | 220 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Koji Mise | L | L | March 11, 1976 | 5'10" | 170 | Kannonji, Kagawa JP |
| Akio Mizuta | R | R | July 11, 1973 | 6'0" | 179 | Minami Kawachi-gun, Osaka JP |
| Masahiko Morifuku | L | L | July 29, 1986 | 5'7" | 143 | Toyohashi, Aichi JP |
| Satoru Morimoto | R | R | January 6, 1978 | 5'9" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Arihito Muramatsu | L | L | December 12, 1972 | 5'10" | 172 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Kenta Nakanishi | R | R | April 10, 1986 | 5'10" | 187 | Higashi Omi, Shiga JP |
| Tadaatsu Nakazawa | R | R | September 1, 1982 | 5'11" | 172 | Fukui, Fukui JP |
| Shota Oba | R | R | June 27, 1985 | 6'1" | 171 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shinsuke Ogura | L | L | August 1, 1980 | 5'11" | 185 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| José Ortiz | R | R | June 13, 1977 | 5'9" | 177 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Kenji Otonari | L | L | November 19, 1984 | 5'9" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Makoto Sato | R | R | June 12, 1975 | 6'0" | 198 | Tendo, Yamagata JP |
| Tadashi Settsu | R | R | June 1, 1982 | 5'11" | 198 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Hiroshi Shibahara | L | L | May 23, 1974 | 5'9" | 179 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Toshiya Sugiuchi | L | L | October 30, 1980 | 5'9" | 181 | Kasuga, Fukuoka JP |
| Hideaki Takahashi | R | R | August 26, 1982 | 5'11" | 172 | Ota, Gunma JP |
| Hiroaki Takaya | L | R | November 13, 1981 | 5'10" | 185 | Oyama, Tochigi JP |
| Hitoshi Tamura | R | R | March 28, 1977 | 5'11" | 179 | Kiyokawamura, Kanagawa JP |
| Hidenori Tanoue | R | R | March 20, 1980 | 5'10" | 187 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shingo Tatsumi | R | R | January 10, 1987 | 6'1" | 156 | Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Takeshi Tsuji | R | R | June 12, 1979 | 5'10" | 174 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | L | L | February 21, 1981 | 5'11" | 180 | Konan, Aichi JP |
| Katsuki Yamazaki | R | R | August 16, 1982 | 5'11" | 196 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Akihiro Yanase | R | R | July 8, 1983 | 5'10" | 170 | Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Yao Hsun Yang | L | L | January 22, 1983 | 5'11" | 210 | Taitung, TW |
| Motohiro Yoshikawa | R | R | July 29, 1979 | 6'1" | 187 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
