"Tanba, you are really reliable today."
"Ah ha, senior Tanba, just keep it like this." Eryoujian followed behind the pitcher, like a regular complainer.
"That's nonsense." Tanba retorted. After recovering from his injury, today's game should be his highest quality game. He raised his head and looked at the Dugout entrance in front, 'Will Kataoka Manager let me finish the shot? '
At the entrance, Kataoka's expression was hidden behind the lenses of his sunglasses. Over the past year, players on the team have suffered numerous minor and major injuries. He was also reflecting on whether he should make some changes, so——
"Tanba!"
The shout of Kataoka interrupted the surrounding enjoyment, and everyone was waiting for the next sentence.
"You did a great job and looked like an ace, but the most important thing this year is Summer Selection Tournament. Keep this state and avoid injuries. The last two games will be ended by Kawakami!"
"Hi——"*2
Kataoka's firm words made Tanba give up the urge to speak out. There are so many pitchers in the team now...
"Kawakami..."
"Kawakami!"
"Kawakami Senior."
In the past few games, Tanba, Kōshū, and Furuya have all appeared in turn, leaving only Kawakami who has not played. He originally thought that his Sidearm Pitch was useful to the team, but after such a long period of time on the bench, he was not so sure.
'You must behave well this time! 'Kawakami's hands clenched into fists.
"Kawakami, let's go warm up." As a substitute catcher, Miyauchi Senior may have been on the bench longer than the pitcher Kawakami, but he will still take the initiative to do what he thinks is his duty.
"Seido The pitcher over there is starting to warm up again. Are they going to be replaced in the next inning?"
"Why isn't it that first grader?" The spectators who watch the excitement naturally like noisy games, either with Home Run cannons or fast pitchers.
"Which first grade are you talking about? Seido There are two monsters in the first grade this year."
"Haha, any one will do. This year's Summer Koshien Preliminaries, I must come and see it."
"Me too, I finally came up with something different."
"Three outs!" Seido scored a run in the second half of the seventh inning and extended the advantage of the game to 3 points. At the beginning of the eighth inning, the pitcher was replaced by Kawakami. He was good at stuffing baseballs into all kinds of corners, making it very uncomfortable for the White Dragon hitters who still had the Tanba curve ball in their minds.
'This year's Seido is really blessed by God, with so many different types of pitchers on the same team at the same time. 'Sasaki Manager can't criticize his own players, and he can only say that the other side is too terrible this year.
"Keep in mind the characteristics of pitchers Seido. We are very likely to encounter them again this year with Koshien."
"Hey——" Everyone in Bailong understood that this game was over, and they all remembered the pitching images of those pitchers in their minds.
"The game is over!" Air Raid Siren's voice sounded in the field, and the two teams of teenagers lined up.
"よろ.します!"
Kōshū was stared at by many people on the opposite side, and of course Furuya.
'What have I done? Why are so many people looking at me at the same time?.. ' Kōshū, who was being targeted, hurried back to Dugout as soon as he finished saluting.
"Ah ha, what's wrong, Kōshū, running so fast."
"Maybe he was frightened by the momentum from the other side." The two players jointly complained.
'It's really hard to be their junior. When can I become their senior? '
Kataoka Manager is also thinking. Just looking at today's game, Kōshū Starting Left Field has no problem at all. The running speed, defensive awareness, passing accuracy, and batting reliability are all the same. The only thing missing may be the cooperation with the players. But there is still one month before the summer preliminaries, and there is still time for any practice. A bold idea was born in Kataoka's mind.
Summer Koshien Preliminaries has a roster of 20 people. Every number is very important. In addition to the need to prepare a substitute team in the infield, pitchers can be used directly in the outfield, which can not only exercise arm strength, but also save numbers and allow more players with hitting ability to enter the alternative sequence. Of course, the only thing that needs to be paid attention to is that they cannot be injured.
Kōshū probably didn't expect that in his first year of high school, he would be able to carry Single-Digit Jersey Number, even though he was No. 7.
He was still thinking in his mind at this moment that the next game was the finals, and he didn't know if he would be allowed to appear. Furuya-kun's gaze came from next to him again.
"Hey, what do you want to ask?"
"... The end -" Furuya just started to say, when he saw Kōshū suddenly fell asleep, "Eh? Kōshū..."
What is that saying? Take other people's path and leave others with no way to go. Kōshū, who was pretending to sleep, suddenly felt that this trick was very useful. No wonder Furuya liked to use it so much before.
Of course, the answer to this question was revealed immediately after Kataoka got on the bus.
"In the last game, Kawakami starts, Furuya is ready, and Kōshū is still in left field."
"Hi!"*3
Kawakami felt as if there were little angels surrounding him, and they kept chanting, 'First move, first move, first move'. ' So, in today's game, did the supervisor recognize my performance?
No, he probably didn't want to reveal too much important information about Pitcher Lineup. Miyuki seemed to hear Kawakami's thoughts and answered silently, Kataoka Manager had already begun to make plans for Hagar.
Since the final was the next day, the players who had been preparing for the competition for several days were obviously tired, so they rested again in the afternoon, and Kōshū went back to sleep.
In the training room, senior Isashiki saw that Kōshū was not there, so he asked Kusunoki. After getting the answer that the man was sleeping, he said speechlessly, "I also want to explain to him the skills of outfield defense. Why does this guy go straight back to sleep every time?"
"Ah ha, I have this question too. I asked him before. What do you think he said?"
"Don't be pretentious."
"Haha, he said he had to shut down and restart his phone to get back to normal."
Captain Yuuki heard the explanation of this rest method. "Well, it sounds quite reasonable."
"Well, the first grader is First String when he comes up. It will be very tiring just thinking about it. Let's give him some time to adapt." Miyuki tried to smooth things over, but senior Isashiki had no choice but to give up and put the time to explain the skills in the evening.
Kōshū, who had no one told him the news, was still studying the layout with two first-year students in the evening as usual.
At this time, senior Isashiki suddenly opened the door and came in, "Why are you three first-year students here, what, learning the layout? This should be taught by the catcher, Miyuki, did that guy neglect his duty?"
Just like that, I dragged the first grader to Miyuki's dormitory. "Miyuki, the responsibility of teaching pitching to the first grade should be yours, don't push it to others!"
"Huh?"
"Then I'll leave these two first-year students with you first. Kōshū I'll take them away."
After saying that, he went straight to Indoor Training Field.
"This summer, you will probably serve as the left fielder Regulars, so the supervisor asked me to take you to practice coordination as soon as possible."
"So it's confirmed?"
"Probably..." Sakai, the original left field starter, can only be retired as a backup, and senior Kadota, who serves as First Base Coach, is also a backup left fielder. In this case, the outfielder's backup Isashiki couldn't bear to tell the first graders about this cruel reality, but looking at Kōshū's expression, he probably understood it.
'How cruel. '
"First grade, don't show that expression. You earned your qualifications Regulars by yourself. Hurry up and listen to me attentively!"
"Okay."
Because there is no clear dividing line in the outfield area, the three players active in the outfield must be very aware of the opponent's defensive range to prevent collisions.
"Then let's practice it first—"
On the last day of New Year's Day, I really don't want to do anything.
I watched 13 Minkstrasse for five hours and I felt it was so well written.