
◆ Pacific League Seibu Lions 4-6 Softbank Hawks (May 5th, Belluna Dome)
The event was held as a "Family Festa," and Manaya Nishikawa outfielder supervised gloves were distributed to fans of elementary school age and younger who came to the event.
Nishikawa started the game as the "number 2 hitter and center fielder." In the fifth inning, with one out and a runner on first base and trailing by three runs, he hit a single to center hit. He also said, "I think batting is probably the most fun part of baseball, but I want to convey that fielding and running are also fun," and in the fourth inning, he made a sliding catch of a fly ball to left-center field. He continued to play despite bleeding from his left elbow, showing great determination and thrilling the crowd.
However, he grounded out to second base with no outs and a runner on first in the third inning, and flied out to right field with one out in the seventh inning, resulting in just one hit in four At Bat. With many children gathered at the stadium due to the Golden Week holiday, he bit his lip in frustration, saying, "I wanted to get more hits."