Kōichi Sekikawa

is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher, outfielder, and current field player coordinator for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Early baseball career Sekikawa went on to Toin Gakuen High School and participated in 66rd Japanese High School Baseball Championship in the summer of his first year.

Professional career Active player era Hanshin Tigers On November 24, 1990, Sekikawa was drafted second round pick by the Hanshin Tigers in the 1990 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. And he participated the All-Star Game for the first time in SANYO All-Star Game 1995.

Chunichi Dragons In 1998 season, Sekigawa finished the regular season in 125 games with a batting average of .285, a one home runs, and a RBI of 36. He also won the Central League Best Nine Award.

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles In 2005 season, Sekikawa finished the regular season in 101 games with a batting average of .287, a 7 stolen bases, and a RBI of 12.

On November 9, 2015, Sekikawa was appointed as the first squad field player general itinerant coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

He served as the third squad manager in the 2018 season, the first squad hitting coach in the 2019 season, the third squad hitting and outfield defense base running coach in the 2020-2021 season, and the second squad hitting coach in the 2022 season.

Sekikawa was transferred to the field player coordinator since the 2023 season.