◆ Pacific League Nippon-Ham vs. Lotte (26th, ESCON)
Nippon-Ham ‘s dual-wielding Dora 1 ・ Leo Shibata (Reo) pitcher = Fukuoka Ohori = made his first professional appearance and first start, and made a complete debut with no hit and no runs in 3 innings. “It was a fun mound as I imagined. I had never received so much applause, so I thought the first team would be good. It was unclear whether it would work against the pros, so I went back to my original intention and competed straight the first time. The reaction of the foul and the swing was good, so I felt the response there. To be honest, I still wanted to throw, but I’m glad I was able to throw 3 inning.”
In the first inning, he slashed three hitters with just eight pitches, all straight pitches. His fastest speed was 153 km/h and he recorded 3 strike out. This was a highly-anticipated game for which “spectator certificates” were handed out to visitors. The big 19-year-old rookie, who had said the day before, “I’m not nervous by nature, so I’m really just looking forward to pitching,” performed an impressive pitch.
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