On March 22nd, the open match between Hiroshima and Fukuoka Softbank was played in Mazda Stadium, and the score was a 5-5 draw. Fukuoka Softbank finished the entire open game schedule with 6 wins, 9 losses, and 2 draws.

In the bottom of Fukuoka Softbank the first inning, starter C. Stewart Jr. pitcher hit two runs to take the lead, but in the top of the second inning immediately after, Ukyo Shuto scored three runs on consecutive timely hits by sacrifice fly, Ryoya Kurihara and Kenta Tanigawara. However, in the bottom of the 3rd inning, Ryusei Oe, who replaced him from 1st base pitcher with 1 out, hit a timely hit, and in the bottom of the 4th, 3rd runner Fuga Otake pitcher hit a winning hit, making the score 3-4.

After the 5th inning, Hernandez pitcher, Hikaru Kimura pitcher, and Gota Suzuki pitcher connected with a runs and greeted the top of the 8th inning. Tanigawara, who was in the lead, hit a hit and created a chance with a stolen base, and Yoshiyasu Sasakawa player hit a timely hit to tie the game. Still, with 2 outs on 1st and 2nd base, Akira Kawase player hit a timely hit and succeeded in winning the game.

In the bottom of the eighth, Toshiya Nakamura pitcher closer a three-way strikeout, but in the bottom of the ninth, Ryuta Inagawa pitcher hit a timely hit and the game was tied.

Fukuoka Softbank was 2.1 innings of 46 pitches by starter C. Stewart Jr. pitcher 2 hit 1 Walk 4 strike out 3 runs. In the batting lineup that scored 5 runs in 9 hit, Kurihara and Tanigawara scored 2 hit 1 RBI each.

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So C. Stewart Jr. -Ryusei Oe-Fuga Otake- Hernandez -Hikaru Kimura-Gota Suzuki-Toshiya Nakamura-Ryuta Inagawa
Hiro Kuribayashi Ryoji - Akagi Haruya - Hahn Aria - Masuda Takehisa - Tsuji Taiga - Tsunehiro Hayato