Thinking of playing more baseball just for fun, he and most of his teammates entered Oita Commercial High School.

[4] He doubled as a pitcher and 3rd baseman/shortstop and had a friendly rivalry with Hikaru Kawase (Softbank player) for those positions.

[11] 2020 His performance during the pre-season games earned him a spot in the starting rotation, and he debuted on the opening card against the Baystars on June 21, the team's third match in a pandemic-shortened season.

He went the distance and notched his first win on his next outing on June 28, where he almost pitched a complete shutout against the Dragons until he gave away 3 runs on the 9th inning.

[4] On August 14, he almost singlehandedly pitched a perfect game against the Tigers with only 2 hits allowed in 9 innings, no walks and 12 KOs.

[13] He notched his 10th win on November 1, a feat last achieved by a rookie Carp pitcher in 2014 (Daichi Osera).