◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026: Lotte vs. Hanshin Tigers (May 31st, ZOZO Marine Stadium)
Lotte's fourth-round draft pick, infielder Shohei High School, joined the first team for the first time as a professional and stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter in the 8th inning.
The rookie registered as a player on that day appeared in the 8th inning with two outs and a runner on third, leading by two runs, and came in as a pinch hitter for Polanco. count From 2-2, Oikawa swung a low outside 142 km/h and swung struck out.
He played in 51 games in the minor leagues, batting .276 with one Home Run. The right-handed slugger prospect, who hit a total of 49 Home Run in high school, said before the game, "I think I'm able to swing to a certain extent and I'm getting hits, so I hope that will lead to home run extra inning"
![[Video] Overwhelming number of applicants wanting to join!? Nogizaka baseball Club makes an appearance on ZOZO](https://hochi.news/images/2026/03/29/20260329-OHT1I51303-L.jpg)
![[Scoreboard] Lotte vs. Hanshin Tigers](/asset/img/news/source/logo_hochi.png){kind=logo}
![[Lotte] Long leaves the game after 4 innings, having given up 1 hit 1 runs fails to win in Japan.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/31/20260531-OHT1I51242-L.jpg)
![Lotte] First in Toshiya Sato in sacrifice fly During the game, the music of "Arashi" was used to direct the game.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/31/20260531-OHT1I51184-L.jpg)
![[Lotte] Yuya Sakurai joins the first team for the first time as a professional: "When they told me yesterday, I thought it was too soon, so I asked again, 'Is that really true?'"](https://hochi.news/images/2026/05/31/20260531-OHT1I51091-L.jpg)
