Softbank Hawks 's training right-hander, Haruto Fujiwara pitcher, took the mound in the red and white match of Group A at the Miyazaki camp on the 20th and showed off a spectacular pitch of MAX 155 kg. When he took the mound from the 4th inning in the 3rd position of the red group, he fired a series of fastball in the 150 kg range. hitter 4 hit 1 Walk. Kurano pitcher went up to mound in the 5th inning under the direction of the coach, and allowed Kawase to infield hit from two outs, but Nomura flew in the middle, Kurihara flew left, and Yamakawa finished off with a 154 kg fastball. The two innings were 1 hit 1 Walk runs.

Fujiwara joined the team in 2011 as the sixth-round pick in the development draft from Iizuka High School. In January of this year, he became Uesawa's apprentice and participated in joint voluntary training in Miyakojima, Okinawa. After pitching, his master called out to him, "Nice pitch." "I was confident in my fastball and was able to keep pushing forward, which was good. I was also able to get count and strikeouts with breaking ball. I was able to go (to mound) with confidence," he said with a fresh smile. Not only was his fastball effective, but his combination of a vertically splitting curveball and fork was also effective.

Manager Kokubo, who watched from the stands, said, "He's doing great. He did well in the Group B practice match (on the 16th). When he first turned pro, he couldn't even throw 140 km/h." He was pleased with his growth.