Lotte Sasaki finished the first course, "I got over the practice" February 18 18:33
Professional Baseball Lotte's No. 1 draft rookie, pitcher Aki Sasaki, said that after the first camp on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, he was glad he had successfully practiced. Also, after the end of the camp this month, it was decided to continue with one expedition.
On the fourth day of the camp, pitcher Sasaki first practiced fielding and fighting second base.
Under the guidance of pitcher coach Yoshihito Yoshii, he worked on a menu where he could hit the ball on a platform with an ascending slope, in order to develop the sense of putting weight on the hip joint of the foot to step out, necessary for pitching using the lower body. Was.
After this, we focused on catching balls at a distance of about 40 meters for a limited time of 8 minutes.
According to coach Yoshii, the 2nd course from June 6th to 9th this month will not be in the bullpen.
Sasaki looked back on the first day of the course, which was the last day, and said, "I'm glad I managed to practice hard. I'm so tired because I play baseball all day, so I don't think I need to rush. I would like to be able to throw them in perfect condition as much as possible. "
Also, pitcher Sasaki will continue to practice after the end of the camp on Ishigaki Island on 13th of this month, following the expedition of one army and following the plan established by coach Yoshii, although there is no actual pitching. Was.
Sasaki said, "I think it's a good opportunity to learn by watching a match and practice in one army, so I want to absorb a lot of things."