◆Pre-season game Softbank Hawks and Seibu Lions (1st, Ivy Stadium)

Softbank Hawks starter Nao Higashihama pitcher left the mound in the third inning hit 7 runs.

In the first inning, he was hit by 6 consecutive hits from 1 out and 4 runs in one fell swoop. In the second inning, he lost two runs, including one out and one out, and from second base to No. 3 Nakazo hit a timely doble over the left. In the 3rd inning, he allowed a solo to the left field stand to No. 6 Sotozaki and suffered a total of 7 runs.

Carter Stewart took mound in the fourth inning.