Seibu Lions The second overall draft pick of the Hakua Iwaki (Hakua) pitcher (22) = Chuo University, sat catcher down for the first time bullpen on the 24th and threw 32 pitches.

On the second day of the fourth round of rookie joint voluntary training, everyone did sprint training before entering bullpen. It has been decided that he will start in the first-string Miyazaki/Nango group for the spring training camp that begins on February 1st. catcher Yuto Koga (26), a senior at Chuo University who is four years older than Iwaki, will also start in the same group, and Iwaki is already excited to meet him, saying, "If I see him, I'll go and say hello right away!"

There's a possibility that the "Chuo University battery" could be seen in bullpen as early as the first day. "I can't do (short stop bounce)! I'll apologize immediately," he said with a worried laugh, wondering if he might throw pitch with a good sense of tension."