June 13, 2013, Fukuoka Mizuho PayPay Dome.
Although the game hasn't started yet, at this moment, the Yahoo Dome is already a sea of people — in the stands, numerous SoftBank fans dressed in various supportive gear are interacting with the mascot family of Harry Hawk while fixating their eyes on their players warming up on the field.
Today is a significant day for the SoftBank Team fans — if they can successfully defeat the Yakult Swallows who came to Fukuoka for an away game today, then the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks will be the champions of the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball Interleague Championship!
Considering that ever since the start of this season, the team's status hasn't been particularly good, with fluctuating and unstable performance, today's victory holds tremendous significance:
