Nippon-Ham manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo (54) praised the "super-fast quick" pitch of first-round draft pitcher Jay Ohkawa (22), who made his professional debut on the 14th in an intrasquad game in Nago, Okinawa. Okawa pitched as the second reliever for the White team from the third inning, and gave up a timely doble the left field line to Yuki Kiyomiya, resulting in a bittersweet debut of 2 hit 1 runs in 1 inning. However, Shinjo praised him, saying, "I liked his quick pitch when there were runner, and his pitches from the set position. It makes it difficult for batters to hit. His quick pitch is top level."

During his time at Meiji University, he was a first-round draft pick right-hander who made all his relief appearances and achieved results as a reliever. The manager commented, "It's hard for batters to get the timing right. I think he can do better. If I told him to just try a quick pitch, without throwing a fastball, I think he would probably be able to throw a quick pitch that was just fast enough. I had the impression that even if the batter tried to get the timing right, they might not be able to make it in time. If he were to throw a shoot pitch with that, I think it would really make for a tight batting session. Even when there are no runners on runner, it's fine to pitch as if there are runner on base. I would also like him to become pitcher can expand his range of pitches with his pitching form. I would like him to throw at about twice the speed of Higashizuma, who has an incredibly fast quick pitch for Lotte."