◆Exhibition game: Softbank Hawks vs. Hiroshima (March 20, Mizuho PayPay Stadium)

Softbank Hawks has announced starting line-up for the game against Hiroshima.

The starting mound will be Uwasawa, who has already been chosen as the opening day pitcher for the game against Nippon-Ham on the 27th (at Mizuho PayPay Dome). As he said after the team practice on the 19th, "I'll be thinking about The Fighters' batting lineup," he will be aiming to finish his final appearance of the preseason games on a high note.

In addition, fielder Shuto and Makihara Dai, both from the WBC team, were in starting line-up. Yanagita, who had missed four consecutive games due to neck pain, was also named to starting line-up.

The Hawks' starting line-up is as follows:

[Softbank Hawks]

1 (Left) Yanagimachi

2 (Central) Shuto

3 (finger) Yanagida

4. Yamakawa

5 (2) Makihara Dai

6 (Shortstop) Imamiya

7 (3) Kurihara

8 (catcher) Umino

9 (Right) Sasagawa

(Pitcher) Uesawa