2012 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 67-65
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Koji Akiyama (67-65)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
2012 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 67-65
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Koji Akiyama (67-65)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
Playoffs - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 2 games, Saitama Seibu Lions 1
Playoffs - Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 4 games, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 0
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2012 season with a record of 67 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Softbank Hawks topped the circuit with just 429 runs allowed. Fukuoka scored 452 runs.
Renyel Pinto, Kodai Senga, Ángel Castro, Alex Cabrera, Brandon Allen, Hideki Okajima, Wily Mo Peña, Brian Falkenborg and Brad Penny were all players from the 2012 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Koji Akiyama served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenji Akashi | L | R | January 9, 1986 | 5'9" | 154 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Brandon Allen | L | R | February 12, 1986 | 6'2" | 230 | Conroe, TX US |
| Nagisa Arakaki | R | R | May 9, 1980 | 6'2" | 181 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Alex Cabrera | R | R | December 24, 1971 | 6'2" | 217 | Caripito, Monagas VE |
| Ángel Castro | R | R | November 14, 1982 | 5'11" | 240 | Pimentel, Duarte DO |
| Terry Doyle | R | R | November 2, 1985 | 6'4" | 250 | Concord, MA US |
| 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 |
| Shuhei Fukuda | L | R | February 10, 1989 | 5'11" | 163 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Atsushi Fukumoto | L | R | August 24, 1983 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Yuya Hasegawa | L | R | December 22, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Tsuruoka, Yamagata JP |
| Kazuyuki Hoashi | L | L | July 15, 1979 | 5'11" | 170 | Ogori, Fukuoka JP |
| Yuichi Honda | L | R | November 19, 1984 | 5'8" | 154 | Onojo, Fukuoka JP |
| Toru Hosokawa | R | R | January 4, 1980 | 6'2" | 210 | Higashi Tsugaru-gun, Aomori JP |
| Kenta Imamiya | R | R | July 15, 1991 | 5'6" | 148 | Beppu, Oita 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 |
| Takehito Kanazawa | R | R | January 12, 1979 | 6'2" | 183 | Kita Ibaraki, Ibaraki 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 |
| Hiroyuki Kawahara | L | L | August 23, 1991 | 6'0" | 185 | , JP |
| Shinya Kayama | L | L | November 23, 1989 | 5'7" | 143 | , 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 |
| Tu-Hsuan Lee | R | R | April 21, 1988 | 5'8" | 194 | |
| Taisei Makihara | L | R | October 15, 1992 | 5'8" | 150 | |
| 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 |
| Masahiko Morifuku | L | L | July 29, 1986 | 5'7" | 143 | Toyohashi, Aichi JP |
| Akira Nakamura | L | L | November 5, 1989 | 5'8" | 179 | Asaka, Saitama 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 |
| Akira Niho | R | R | May 18, 1990 | 5'11" | 152 | , JP |
| Shota Oba | R | R | June 27, 1985 | 6'1" | 171 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hideki Okajima | L | L | December 25, 1975 | 6'1" | 195 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kenji Otonari | L | L | November 19, 1984 | 5'9" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Wily Mo Peña | R | R | January 23, 1982 | 6'3" | 260 | Laguna Salada, Valverde DO |
| Brad Penny | R | R | May 24, 1978 | 6'4" | 270 | Blackwell, OK US |
| Renyel Pinto | L | L | July 8, 1982 | 6'4" | 280 | Cupira, Miranda VE |
| Levi Romero | R | R | April 12, 1984 | 6'5" | 185 | El Tigre, Anzoategui VE |
| Kodai Senga | L | R | January 30, 1993 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Tadashi Settsu | R | R | June 1, 1982 | 5'11" | 198 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Hiroaki Takaya | L | R | November 13, 1981 | 5'10" | 185 | Oyama, Tochigi JP |
| Shota Takeda | R | R | April 3, 1993 | 6'1" | 185 | Miyazaki, 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 |
| Seiichi Uchikawa | R | R | August 4, 1982 | 6'0" | 180 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Hiroki Yamada | L | L | July 30, 1988 | 6'2" | 203 | Tsukuba, Ibaraki JP |
| Katsuki Yamazaki | R | R | August 16, 1982 | 5'11" | 196 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Yuki Yanagita | L | R | October 9, 1988 | 6'1" | 196 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima 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 |
| Teruaki Yoshikawa | R | R | November 13, 1981 | 6'2" | 210 | , Saga JP |
