Professional baseball Lotte made adjustments at Softbank's hometown PayPay Dome for the season opener on the 26th, and manager Tadahito Iguchi said, "Because the start dash is important, I want to enter the opener in a good way and win." It was.
Last season, Lotte, who was second in the Pacific League, practiced for about three hours at the PayPay Dome in Fukuoka City before the season opener against Softbank on the 26th.
Kota Futaki, who is the first professional pitcher in his eighth year as the opening pitcher, was a perfect match with Softbank last season with no three wins or losses.
On the 25th, we prepared for the 26th with light adjustments such as catch ball and running.
Futaki said, "Among the many good pitchers, I'm really nervous to be the opening pitcher, but I have to win in order to win, so I want to pitch to win."
In addition, Hisanori Yasuda, who hit 4th in 87 games, the most in the team last season, and Koki Yamaguchi, who started as 4th in all open games, played a powerful swing in batting practice. I was showing a hit over the fence.
Manager Iguchi expressed his intention to use Yasuda as the 4th player and Yamaguchi as the starting lineup in the opening round, and said, "I want you to bring your youth to the fore and take the plunge."
He said, "Because the start dash is important, I want to enter the opening race in a good way and win. I think I have reached the point where I can aim for the victory, so I want to fight to the end."