On the 17th, professional baseball team Hiroshima played a practice game with a giant in Naha City, and pitcher Rookie Kuribayashi, who was the first in the draft, pitched for the first time in the actual game and kept the first inning without any goals.
Pitcher Kuribayashi is expected to join the team in the first draft from adult baseball and be ready for action.
On the 17th, he pitched for the first time in a practice match with a giant in Naha City.
Pitcher Kuribayashi, who went up to the mound from the 6th inning, hit the first batter on a curve that he was good at and then walked a runner.
Even so, the batter who continued to take a strikeout with a forkball, and the runner who aimed for second base also went out and double play was established.
Pitcher Kuribayashi said about pitching without a goal once, "I was nervous, but I'm glad I was able to throw one inning. I want to improve the accuracy of each ball in the future."
Also, in this game, pitcher Daisuke Moriura, who was in second place in the draft, also pitched from the 7th inning, and with good control of the characteristics and a sharp slider, 3 people suppressed the 1st inning.
Pitcher Moriura said, "Following pitcher Kuribayashi who threw the previous inning, I was able to shake my arm firmly to throw at a good tempo."
The match was a 0-0 draw.