An exhibition game between Orix Buffaloes and Fukuoka Softbank will be held at Kyocera Dome Osaka from 1:00 p.m. on March 8th.

Orix Buffaloes is hoping to see a boost from Tomoya Noguchi. On the previous day, the 7th, starting line-up started as the seventh batter and short stop, but ended up with no hit in four At Bat-bats. To compete for a regular spot, he'll need to get some results in the exhibition games. First, can he get a hit?

Fukuoka Softbank 's Tatsuru Yanagimachi Tatsuya has consistently hit in four consecutive games since the start of the exhibition games, and even hit Home Run in the game against Tokyo Yakult on the 4th. He ended up with no hit in the previous game against Hanshin Tigers, but he wants to make sure he's well prepared for the opening game.

Written by Kai Nagi Niwa