◆Exhibition game Orix Buffaloes 0-1 Softbank Hawks (8th, Kyocera Dome)

Softbank Hawks was the second pick in the draft Ryuta Inagawa and took the 4th spot in the 8th inning, hitter 4 for none hit 1 Walk with 2 K's. He had 3 consecutive no runs games in his debut in the Open, hitter 11 for 5 strike out. "I'm conscious of throwing a good line (of pitches). I'm trying to make a good spin with vertical rotation, just a solid line. My conditioning is getting better. Of course, I want to be in the first team for the season opener," said the right-hander from Kyushu Kyoritsu University, who is reliever determined to be in the first team for the season opener.

Manager Hiroki Kokubo said, "It's a straight line and a curve, pitcher a vertical variation of fork, but from the side (bench) I get the impression that the hop component is strong. I haven't seen the numbers yet, so I don't know (the details)," said Kokubo, who praised fastball the pitch, which has a maximum speed of 153 km/h. The team plans to have him continue to pitch at first base, along with the third-round draft pick Gota Suzuki = Oosho University, who was drafted fifth and no runs once.