Professional baseball Hanshin Offensive No. 2 Chikamoto plays 2 hits February 15 22:20

Professional baseball Hanshin played a practice game with Hiroshima at the Okinawa camp on the 15th, and Koji Chikamoto in the second year was appointed with a new batting order, showing two hits.

Last year, Chikamoto was the No. 1 batter, but at the camp in Kotoshin, he used his aggressive and battering technique to improve his scoring power, which is a challenge for the team. Has been appointed as.

In a practice game with Hiroshima on the 15th, Chikamoto once hit the first at-bat after the lead batter fell and hit the light before hit to start the attack. On the at bat, the runner hit from the first base before the light, expanding his chances with first base and third base and meeting expectations.

Mr. Chikamoto said, "I was able to hit between the first and second bases as I aimed at both hits, and I was able to swing the bat firmly."

In the game on the 15th, pitcher Suarez, a new player who joined this season at former SoftBank, pitched for the first time in actual battles. The Suarez pitcher, who is expected to be a relay, was making good adjustments with a good pitch that reduced one-third to 0 points at a time, such as taking two consecutive strikeouts with a fastball exceeding 150 km.