Hawks rookie Shota Takeda fanned 10 batters over 6⅓ innings on Saturday as Softbank slammed the Seibu Lions 7-0 at Yahoo Dome.
Takeda, the Hawks' first draft pick last autumn out of Miyazaki Nichidai High School, allowed three hits and two walks in improving to 3-0 in four pro starts. The 19-year-old right-hander has struck out 26 batters, while allowing just two earned runs in 23⅓ innings.
The Hawks got on the board in the third inning, when Hitoshi Tamura singled against Seibu right-hander Enrique Gonzalez (2-5) to drive in Kenji Akashi. The Hawks speedster had four of the Hawks' 16 hits and scored four runs.