At a professional baseball draft meeting, Hakuo University pitcher Ryuhei Sotani, who was nominated by Orix in first place, said, "I want to practice hard so that I can become a strength of the team from the opening of next year." I expressed my enthusiasm.
Pitcher Soya is a left-handed pitcher with a straight line speed of 151 km and a sharp slider. At the draft meeting on the 20th, Orix nominated him in first place and won the right to negotiate.
On the 21st, pitcher Soya met Orix General Manager Junichi Fukura at Shirao University in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture, and received a nomination greeting.
On top of that, I was handed a draft meeting ID card signed by manager Satoshi Nakajima, and an autographed colored paper by pitcher Atsushi Nomi, who Soya named as a pitcher he wanted to be a professional pitcher.
Pitcher Soya said with a smile, "I'm happy because I've admired him since I was a child." I want to practice hard and train my body so that I can become a force for the team," he said with enthusiasm.
General Manager Fukura said, "I want him to enter the starting rotation and play an active role as a pillar of the team. I expect him to be an immediate asset."