The SoftBank Hawks were crowned champions of Nippon Professional Baseball on Thursday after Isami Nomura's 11th-inning go-ahead home run gave them a Japan Series-clinching 3-2 win over the Hanshin Tigers in Game 5 at Koshien Stadium.The Pacific League champion Hawks bounced back from a Game 1 loss on home soil at Mizuho PayPay Dome to claim the next four straight against the Central League-winning Tigers and secure the Fukuoka club's first Japan Series title since 2020 and 12th overall.Facing elimination down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series, the Tigers were poised to stay alive with a 2-0 l…READ FULL ARTICLE