2019 WBSC Male Softballer of the Year leads club to Japanese softball championship

Hirabayashi Metal won the Japanese Men’s Softball League 2020 tournament, after beating Japan Ecosystem, 10-9, in the final on Sunday. Two-way player Hikaru Matsuda, the WBSC Men’s Softball Player of the Year 2019, was the man of the match, pitching a complete game and hitting a home run in the final.

Hirabayashi Metal, the champions of the 2019 Japanese Men’s Softball League, won four games in a row en route to grabbing their latest title.

In the first round, they beat Mie Prefectural, 4-0; then in the Quarterfinals the champions defeated Asahi Kasei, 7-2, before topping Toyota Industries, 6-2.

After the cancellation of the 2020 season, a total of 17 teams competed in the three-day, knockout tournament.