Kochi High School pitcher Daichi Moriki, who was nominated first by Hanshin at the Professional Baseball Draft Conference, said his enthusiasm, "I want to do my best to contribute to the victory" after receiving a greeting from the team.

Pitcher Moriki is a right-handed pitcher with a fastball of 154km and a variety of changing balls. At the draft meeting held on the 11th, Hanshin nominated him in 1st place and won the right to negotiate.

On the 12th, one night after the draft meeting, pitcher Moriki received a nomination greeting from the head of the Hanshin Tigers Satoshi Shimamura, who visited Kochi High School in Kochi City.



Among them, the head of the Iwamura baseball team encouraged me, "I can think of a dynamic figure on the mound of Koshien, and the fans think so. I want them to grow step by step." Handed the ID card of the draft meeting with the signature of Director Yano to Pitcher Moriki.

Pitcher Moriki, who received the nomination greeting, said, "I have been familiar with the team since I was little, and I feel that it is worthwhile to be selected by a team with a connection. I want to do my best. "



On that basis, he set the goal, "I think it is important to build a foundation and body in the first year, but after many years, I want to become a player who represents Japan and take the lead in Japan."