The SoftBank Hawks completed an impressive stretch drive on Saturday, when they wrapped up their first Pacific League pennant in two seasons.The Hawks started this season with three straight wins, but had their worst stretch of the season from April 8 to 15, when they dropped six of seven, while the Rakuten Eagles were running away with the league."We failed to win the pennant last season, and then we lost in the Climax Series," manager Kimiyasu Kudo said after they clinched in a 7-3 win over the Seibu Lions."We had that memory to live with for a year, but we've done it now.""After blowing …READ FULL ARTICLE
