◆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.

Leading off the second inning with the team trailing by six runs, he swung hard at the first pitch. With the opposing team on mound, he swung powerfully at a 116 km/h curveball from left-hander Sou Sato, sending the ball into the right-center field stands. The 23-year-old, who also hit a home run in the game against the Taiwanese national team on the 26th (Taipei Dome), hit a home run for the second consecutive game against an external team.

Sasagawa commented, "I was swinging too hard, but I corrected that and hit home run in the game against Taiwan. I was able to keep the image of hitting the ball back to center fielder and get the result I wanted.

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