◆ 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. In the first inning, he slashed 3 people in just 8 pitches with an all-fastball. The fastest time was 153 km, with a time of 3 strike out. It was a very high-profile match in which visitors were given “spectator certificates”. The day before, the 19-year-old big rookie, who had said, “I’m not nervous to begin with, so I’m really looking forward to just throwing,” showed off his impressive pitch.
After the first inning, he and manager Shinjo exchanged high-fives on the bench. Before his first outing, Shinjo said, “His form is beautiful. hitter From my eye, that straight line is hard to hit. I can get foul pitcher. I think I’ll get about 166 when I move up to the first team mound. I have an image of him pitching overwhelmingly,” he exclaimed.
Shibata has made eight appearances in the second division this season, with ERA of 2.31, and as hitter has a batting average of .156 (15 hit in 96 At Bat-bats) and two Home Run in 42 games. At the Fresh All-Star Game on July 20th, he started for the All-Ichi team, allowing one hit no runs in the first inning. He recorded a personal best of 154 km/h.
Otani, right-handed pitcher left-handed hitter, made pitcher debut in his first year against Yakult (at Sapporo Dome) on May 23rd, throwing 86 pitches in five innings and allowing six hit two runs. Although he did not win or lose, he recorded a top speed of 157 km/h.
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