Softbank Hawks Hawks' second-team manager, Kazumi Saito, gave an overview of the Miyazaki training camp on the 2nd. The training camp's Group B team was scheduled to play a training match against the WBC Australia team (Sunmarine) on this day, but the match was cancelled due to rain.

New manager of the second team, Saito, looked back on a fulfilling February. "In terms of quantity alone, fielder definitely outnumbered the fielders," he said, expressing his admiration for the players who practiced every day from early practice until around 6 p.m., saying, "Honestly, I don't think there's a single fielder who I feel hasn't done enough, or isn't doing enough." He also mentioned many individual names, including Takahiro Suzuki (CLUB REBASE), Sakura, and Nakazawa, who were drafted fifth in the development draft.

On the 1st, in an exhibition game (Ivy League) against Seibu Lions, which the team lost 6-10, second-round draft pick Ryuta Inagawa (Kyushu Kyoritsu University) and third-round draft pick Gota Suzuki (Osaka University of Commerce) made their debut in Group A. Each pitched one inning, Inagawa pitched a scoreless runs. Suzuki Go gave up two runs, but both pitcher delivered powerful pitches. Second-team manager Saito commented, "They might have started smoothly in Group A, but I think they probably went according to plan." "Basically, when it comes to rookie pitcher, there haven't been many who've started in Group A in recent years. In that respect, I think they were able to play at their own pace, and I don't think the start in Group B, including (5th draft pick) Takahashi, was too bad," he said, nodding in agreement with the three rookies' preparations, who completed the entire season without any major injuries.