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.

The new manager of the second team this season, Saito, looked back on a productive February. fielder He was impressed by the players who practiced from early work until around 6 p.m. every day, saying, "If I were to say just the amount of work, I would definitely fielder say more. He recalled many individual names, including the fifth overall pick in the developmental draft, Takahiro Suzuki (CLUB REBASE), Sakura, and Nakazawa.

On the 1st, in an exhibition game against Seibu Lions (at Ivy Stadium) that ended in a 6-10 loss, second-round draft pick Ryuta Inagawa (Kyushu Kyoritsu University) and third-round draft pick Gota Suzuki (Osaka Commercial University) made their practical debut in the A team. Each pitched one inning, with Inagawa giving up no runs. Suzuki gave up two runs, but both pitcher threw powerful pitches. Second-team manager Saito also commented, "They might have gone smoothly even if they had started in the A team, but I think they probably went according to plan." He added, "Basically, in recent years, not many rookie pitcher have started in the A team. In that respect, I feel they were able to go at their own pace, and I think starting in the B team, including (fifth-round draft pick) Takahashi, wasn't so bad," nodding in approval at the adjustments of the three rookies who completed the season without any major injuries.