July 2 (Thu): Nogizaka Baseball Club Appears at ES CON FIELD for "Nippon-Ham vs ORIX" Game! Pre-game Performance and First Pitch to be Broadcast Live on GAORA SPORTS

CS broadcaster GAORA SPORTS, which provides live coverage of all Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters home games, will broadcast the "Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs ORIX" game on July 2 (Thu) starting 30 minutes before the game begins.

On that day, at ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO, Nogizaka Baseball Club, a unit comprised of Nogizaka46 members who love baseball, will perform a pre-game show and throw the first pitch. This event will also be broadcast live on GAORA SPORTS.

Nogizaka Baseball Club

GAORA SPORTS' "GAORA Baseball Live Broadcast (Fighters)" offers complete live coverage from 30 minutes before the game starts until its conclusion. Furthermore, it also covers various pre-game events.

On July 2 (Thu), the game between "Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs ORIX" will take place at the Fighters' home stadium, ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO.

On this day, Nogizaka Baseball Club, a unit formed by six Nogizaka46 members who are baseball fans – Saya Ogawa, Saya Kanagawa, Haruka Kurokumi, Yuna Shibata, Kokoro Setoguchi, and Rio Nagashima – will appear.

Before the game, the six members are scheduled to perform their song "Pacific League ni Tsuretette," which is also the official collaborative song for the 2026 Pacific League season. Additionally, Saya Kanagawa and Rio Nagashima, both from Hokkaido, will throw the first pitch. This will be their second time throwing the first pitch at ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO, following their appearance last May. GAORA SPORTS will broadcast the singing performance and the first pitch live.

Furthermore, during the game, the six members of Nogizaka Baseball Club will join the Fighters Girls to perform the "Kitsune Dance." GAORA SPORTS will also show this "Kitsune Dance" during the program. Don't miss it!

<Comments via the Team>

Saya Kanagawa

"Last year and at the beginning of this year, I visited ES CON FIELD privately and prayed on an ema (votive tablet) to throw the first pitch and perform live!! I am so happy that both of these wishes are now coming true!! Thank you so much.

I will give my all to perform "Pacific League ni Tsuretette," the official collaborative song for the 2026 Pacific League season, so that everyone will love it!!

There will also be time for many other dance performances, so I want to energize ES CON FIELD as much as possible!! I look forward to it!!"

Rio Nagashima

"Last May, Saya Kanagawa, Aya Ogawa, and I threw the first pitch, and I am so happy to be back in my hometown of Hokkaido! During my previous first pitch, my throw was described as a wild pitch, so this time, I want to throw a good ball after practicing hard.

This time, the six members of Nogizaka Baseball Club, including myself and Saya Kanagawa who are from Hokkaido, will be at ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO. We will also perform the 2026 Pacific League official collaboration song "Pacific League ni Tsuretette."

I would be happy if we could heat up the Hokkaido summer together with everyone! Thank you!!"

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<Program Overview>

Program Title

GAORA Baseball Live Broadcast (Fighters)

"Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs ORIX (July 2 ES CON FIELD)"

Broadcast Date and Time

July 2 (Thu) 17:30~ [Live Broadcast]

* Pre-game performance and first pitch are scheduled to take place around 17:40.

Cast

Commentator: Tsutomu Iwamoto, Announcer: Yuhei Doi

★ Program Homepage

https://www.gaora.co.jp/fighters/4280470

★ How to Watch

https://www.gaora.co.jp/guide/

GAORA SPORTS can be viewed via "Sky PerfecTV!", "J:COM and other cable TV stations nationwide", "Hikari TV", and "au Hikari TV Service".

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