Shuta Ishikawa

Ishikawa developed right elbow pain in April and spent most of the 2019 season in rehabilitation. He made a comeback on September 23, but only pitched two games in the 2019 season. However, he pitched as a relief pitcher and won in the 2019 Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants, contributing to the team's third consecutive victory.

On July 1, 2016, he signed a 5 million yen contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as a registered player under management. (Ja:支配下選手登録)

From 2014 to 2016, he played in informal matches against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams and amateur baseball teams, and played in the Western League of NPB minor leagues.

On October 24, 2013, Ishikawa was drafted as developmental squad player (Ja:育成選手制度 (日本プロ野球)) by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

On April 4, 2017, Ishikawa pitched his debut game against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles as a relief pitcher. On May 31, he won the game as a starting pitcher for the first time. In 2017 season, he finished the regular season with a 34 Games pitched, a 8–3 Win–loss record, a 3.29 ERA, a one Holds, a 99 strikeouts in 98 1/3 innings. In post season, he pitched against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars as a relief pitcher in the 2017 Japan Series, and won the game for the first time in the Japan Series on October 31.

Shuta Ishikawa (石川 柊太 , Ishikawa Shuta, born December 27, 1991 in Shinagawa, Tokyo) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.