Hitoki Iwase

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Hitoki Iwase
Chunichi Dragons — No. 13
Pitcher
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Nippon Professional Baseball debut
April 2, 1999 for the Chunichi Dragons
Selected NPB statistics
(through 2006)
Win-Loss-Tie     42-21-1
Innings pitched     517.2
Saves     114
Teams
Olympic medal record
Men's Baseball
Bronze Athens 2004 Team Competition

Hitoki Iwase (岩瀬 仁紀, born November 10, 1974) is a professional baseball player from Nishio, Aichi, Japan. He is one of the best left-handed relief pitchers in Japanese baseball history.

In 2005, he marked 46 saves with a 1.88 ERA, renewing the single-season save record previously set by Kazuhiro Sasaki.

He was chosen to play on the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.

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