◆ Pacific League vs. Softbank Hawks (April 4th, ZOZO Marine Stadium)

Lotte Kyota Fujiwara outfielder (25) played starting line-up as "No. 2 center fielder". In the 5th inning with 2 outs and 2nd base with both teams scoreless, Softbank Hawks started left-hander Haru Matsumoto 's 144 km fastball bounced back to center field and hit the first hit.

In the first game of the series on the 3rd, with his team trailing by one run in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and runners on second and third base, he hit a game-winning two-run doble to right walk-off. He couldn't hide his excitement at his first dramatic hit as a professional. He assisted starting right-handed pitcher Tanaka, who was pitching well, with timely hits for the second day in a row against Softbank Hawks.