An exhibition game between Chiba Lotte and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held at Zozo Marine Stadium from 1:00 p.m. on March 12th.

Chiba Lotte has high hopes for their first-round draft rookie, Misho Nishikawa. He has played in seven exhibition games so far, with six hit At Bat 17 at-bats for a batting average of .353, and he also had one hit in the previous game. He hopes to show off his batting prowess in this game and earn a place in the opening starting line-up.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters will face off against Daigo Kamikawahata. He was in the starting line-up lineup in the previous game and recorded two hit. This was hit in three games when he was up to bat. The team is showing good progress with five consecutive wins in the preseason, but can they improve their batting average from here?

Text by Aoi Nishijima