On February 22nd, the open match between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Hiroshima was held at Enagic Stadium Nago, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham lost 1-7.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham starts Tamon Asari pitcher. Although he carried runner in scoring position with consecutive hits, he closer in the top of the second inning with a three-way retirement, and in the second inning, he went down mound with 38 pitches, 2 hit, 1 strike out, and no runs.

In the top of the 3rd inning, 2nd runner Taiki Kikuchi pitcher scored 1 run, but in the bottom of the 3rd, Taiki Narama 's Walk, Ryota Isobata, and Reyes' consecutive hits created a good opportunity with 1 out and bases loaded, and Yuya Gunji The player equalized with sacrifice fly. However, in the top of the 4th immediately after, Kyosuke Kuroyanagi pitcher allowed a one-run lead.

In the top of the 8th inning, 6th place Toshihiro Sugiura pitcher lost 5 runs in one fell swoop due to 2 runs by Shogo Sakakura and Konosuke Tatsumi, and the score became 1-7. The batting line advanced runner to scoring position in the bottom of the 7th and 8th innings, respectively, but the follow-up fell and no additional points were scored. In the bottom of the ninth inning, it ended in a three-way retirement and lost 1-7.

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Hiro Turnock - Junji Endo - Kenya Suzuki - Takehisa Masuda - Taiga Tsuji - Koya Takahashi
Tamon Asari-Taiki Kikuchi- ● Kyosuke Kuroyanagi-Koji Fukutani-Nao Miyanishi-Toshihiro Sugiura-Kenta Uehara

Written by Aoi Nishijima