◆ Second-division training match: Nippon-Ham 3-1 Chunichi (20th, Nago)

Nippon-Ham 's third-round draft pick, infielder Ruan Ohtsuka (Tokai University), recorded his first hit in a real game.

Starting as the number nine hitter and starting line-up, he hit Matsuba's 134 km/h pitch to right field in his first at-bat in the second inning. Regarding his first hit in his fourth at hit bat in a real game, he smiled and said, "First of all, it was my first hit in a real game, so I think that was good. I feel relieved."

On defense, in the fifth inning, he made a diving catch of a sharp line drive hit by hitter Yamamoto to the gap between third and shortstop. "defense is definitely my forte, so I was able to make a good first step there. Since he was a right-handed batter, I prepared by moving a little closer to the gap between third and shortstop," he said proudly.

He is currently spending the training camp at Kunigami, the second team, but said, "My goal is to be on the first team at the start of the season.I don't have much time left, but I want to do my best and do what I can each and every day."