◇Kyuushuu Miyazaki Baseball Games Orix Buffaloes 0-0 Seibu Lions (26th, SOKKEN Stadium) = Rain caused the game to be called after the 4th inning =

Orix Buffaloes ・ Yoshihisa Hirano pitcher Part-time coach (41) got a response to breaking new ground on the 26th. In the practice match (SOKKEN) against Seibu Lions, which was his first appearance in an external game, he retired with three outs. It was cleared with 13 pitches, and all of them were groundouts. cutter, who is aiming to learn as a new pitch, tried two pitches, and Yu Koga's three grounders and Nishikawa's grounders were both taken two seam fastball. The legend who has been using fork as the deciding ball is likely to expand his range again.

"Until now, I've only thrown vertical (changes). cutter and two seam fastball, both left and right. I want to use all of them as game-winning pitches." In the last two years, he has only managed a total of eight saves, and in 2013, he only managed three games. pitch reflects his determination that "I can't keep going the way I have." cutter he threw to Takizawa and Nishikawa were designed to hit the inside corner of the plate for left-handed hitter. He has been practicing since last year, and has finally made progress with his two two seam fastball which he had struggled with for a while.

He began taking on the dual role last autumn. Miyazaki training camp ended on the 27th. "I practice as a player first, and then help out in my free time. That kind of atmosphere was created, which made it very easy to work with. I'll do my best and become a valuable player on the first team," he said, exuding a sense of fulfillment. Manager Kishida also expressed his hopes for his ally's improvement, saying, "He has a good range (of pitch). If he had more pitches that he could use as a weapon, he might be able to get more outs easily." He turned 42 on March 8th, and is just strike out. The guardian angel's fighting spirit is endless. (Osada Toru)