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Today was the end of the first block of spring camp for the Hawks.  The team has the day off tomorrow.

Shota Oba will be demoted to B Group spring camp; Keisuke Katto will be promoted to A group.

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A number of players, including Seiichi Uchikawa and Tadashi Settsu, visited four child care facilities in Miyazaki after practices today.

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The Hawks have ten lookouts watching out for bystanders around the stadium when Wily Mo Pena enters the batter's box during outdoor BP.

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Kimiyasu Kudo worked with Hiroyuki Kawahara on his pitching mechanics for about twenty minutes on Thursday.  Amongst some of the things he told Kawahara: line-up your back foot with home plate; do not try to store energy in your delivery and just let the body movement flow naturally; and imagine flicking the ball when throwing a curve and cutting the ball when throwing a slider.

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4th round draft pick Naoki Shirane had right elbow surgery on Thursday and will remain in the hospital until February 17.  He will rejoin the team on the following day.

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Rehab coach Kazumi Saito joined the team Miyazaki today.  His arrival was slightly delayed because of the flu.

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The Hawks ordered two flat training bats from Kubota Slugger for use during spring camp.

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