Rakuten held a practice match for the first time at the camp held in Okinawa. Kazuki Murabayashi, who aims to become a regular at shortstop, hit two two-handed doubles.
Rakuten played against Nippon Ham in Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture. Coach Toshiaki Imae said, ``They just wanted to show off.'' Rakuten lost the match 2-4.. Daisuke Nakajima, a rookie who joined the 1st team on the 10th and was drafted in 6th place and graduated from college, came on as a substitute in the 5th inning.