◆Pre-season game Softbank Hawks 2-2 The Giants (10th, Ube)

Softbank Hawks of Nao Higashihama pitcher put together 5 hit 1 runs in the first 5 innings.

In the first inning, he retired in three ways without danger. In the second inning, he was on first and third base with consecutive hits from two outs, and Ishizuka's timely hit to the right gave the first run. After the third inning, he carried the runner on his back and tightened the key points. In addition to sinker, "(the pitches that had a response) were collected low as slider and change-up", and survived with a minimum of runs.

　前回登板の１日の西武戦（アイビー）では３回７失点と崩れた。それ以来の登板に「ランナーは出したりしましたけど、そういった中で何とか最少失点で粘ることができた。前回が前回だっただけに、そういった姿勢というか、姿を見せることができたのが良かった」と振り返った。