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

Softbank Hawks outfielder Yoshiyasu Sasakawa hit a solo Home Run to bring one point back.

Trailing by six runs in the second inning, he led off by the first pitch and swung hard. He powerfully swung at a 116 km/h curveball from left-handed Sou Sato on the opposing mound, sending the ball into the right-center field stands. The 23-year-old, who also hit a home run in the game against Taiwan on the 26th (Taipei Dome), hit his second consecutive home run in an exhibition game.

Sasagawa said, "I corrected my overly powerful swing and hit home run in the game against Taiwan. I was able to continue using that image of hitting the ball back center fielder and translate it into results."

I would like to continue to produce results and make a good impression," he commented.