In today's draft, starting from the fifth round, only Yokohama and Seibu were still named. The other teams all packed up their things and ended the annual draft.
By the seventh round, all teams had selected players, including Takano, university, and Adult League, and there were less than 40 spots in total.
Kataoka Manager stood aside. Although he did not speak, his splayed eyebrows told everyone that he was in a good mood.
This is the second time Seido has been drafted after last year's Dong Qingguo. In the foreseeable future, the next Miyuki will surely attract Professional Team's attention as a catcher. For the next generation of players, Furuya and Kōshū are the ones most likely to directly enter professional baseball.
After a quick calculation, Seido has been able to have players selected for several consecutive years, and the former kingly demeanor seems to be slowly returning.
For this reason, many middle school or Youth Baseball players will set their sights on Seido when choosing high schools. This is the positive cycle of prestigious schools. Because the players' physical fitness and training are in place, they can enter Koshien and become famous, and there will be a steady stream of students coming later.
At the end of the day, it basically heralded the third grade's departure from school to speed up again.
The draft, Retirement Match, college visits, and then the winter without Winter Training. When spring comes, they officially graduate from school and go to their respective futures.
Every node is an accelerator of time.
And at the end of October, third grader Retirement Match was finally welcomed.
"Takano-no-I'm going to hit 10 Home Run from you!" When I heard this voice, it was senior Isashiki.
Senior Kominato next to him was still trying to make trouble as usual, "There won't be 10 people playing at the table~~"
"What a shame!" Isashiki turned his head and saw Furuya again. The bat pointed at him again. "And you, little monster brother, I'm going to hit your ball far away!"
"Victory with all dignity, Isashiki!" Senior Yuki looked upright.
Kōshū complained silently, 'By being upright, does it mean that pitchers can only use straight balls? '
Yes, this Retirement Match has no other purpose except for the seniors to have fun.
Therefore, in order for the seniors to hit more balls, the pitchers of the new team, including Kōshū, Furuya and others, can only use straight balls and can only throw balls within the Strike Zone range.
If the ball is thrown into the bad zone, it will not be counted.
"Originally I wanted to contribute a game to the new team to practice, but I think they are very good and they don't need us to worry about it. Damn it, I really want to play!" This was the voice of everyone during the discussion in the third grade.
but! In the third grade, pitchers are not restricted by this rule. Senior Tanba is ready to make these brats scream.
"Hmph——" Miyauchi Senior puffed out two puffs of air from his nose, "Why are you competing with the juniors!"
However, this proposal was approved by everyone including the most reliable Chris.
So Seido High School and Retirement Match, who was in third grade, quickly started talking trash to each other.
The head referee is Kataoka Manager, the coach of the third-year team is Chris, and the coach of the new team is Miyuki.
Kōshū stood still on Pitcher's Mound and made eye contact with his senior who shared the same bed. "If it weren't for Senior Nanmu, a kind-hearted person at that time, I would probably still have the impression that Seido is a black-hearted school." '
I didn't expect that the seniors would all leave so soon. While Kōshū was pitching the ball, I suddenly felt the real feeling of leaving.
The seniors had previously said they were retiring, but they still lived and ate together. We could often see them on the training ground and joke around.
The two pitchers and catchers didn't even communicate with Signals. Miyuki just squatted there, put on his gloves, and Kōshū threw the ball directly.
"Bump--" A Inside Corner Ball was squeezed and did not hit well.
The fielding at the back was still very solid. Second baseman Haruichi made a diving catch and killed the first batter.
"Yo west! One is out!" Kōshū even wanted to imitate Eijun and give everyone behind him a "fireworks" warning.
Senior Nanmu, who returned to Dugout, was laughed at by everyone as expected, "Why, are you so soft-hearted when facing the juniors who are sleeping with you?"
"How come?"
But in fact, when he was striking, he felt a strong sense of strangeness when he looked at the junior on the opposite side.
'My life has slowly passed away from baseball. Maybe I will see him on TV next time. ' When I think about it, it feels strange.
In Kusunoki's own expectation, he would probably quit the university in his first or second year of college, and then take a good look at his career development.
"What's wrong Kusunoki, there are still several months until graduation?" Chris said in a gentle tone, reading the emotions in the other person's heart.
"Yeah, but it's only been a few months..."
Both of their eyes returned to the court. At this time, Kominato Ryosuke had reached first base, and Isashiki was shouting to go to Batter's Box.
"Kid! Just come on!"
The surrounding sound was very noisy, but everyone in the game was very happy.
Kusunoki looked through the layers of figures and vaguely saw Yuki standing in the strike preparation area. Probably no one in the new team knew that Yuki and Isashiki were a bit at odds before, but now they are getting along well.
Over there, Bullpen, were Miyauchi and Tanba. When I thought of Tanba——Kusunoki, I turned around and asked the person next to me.
"Chris, will you pick up Tanba later?"
"Until the last few rounds."
"That's it, what a pity. Tanba is probably the person who wants to cooperate with you the most." When everyone saw this tall but weak pitcher, they didn't think of him as an ace pitcher.
However, the team at that time had almost no decent players, and only Chris was a shining presence.
"I miss you so much -" What is that sentence called? People can't have youth and the feeling of youth at the same time, and it's the same here.
"Bump--" A crisp sound interrupted the atmosphere between the two.
"Yoshi! Two points! Yuki!"
"Well done!"
The guy who screamed the hardest was Isashiki who just struck out.
Kominato Ryosuke finished running the bases and said softly, "A biting dog never barks."
But Isashiki didn't hear these sincere words, otherwise he would torture everyone's ears again.
Speaking of why Isashiki always 'targets' Kōshū, there are some reasons. One is that the two have a good relationship, and the other is that he is indeed a bit 'envy' of Kōshū.
With a frame of 1.9 meters, his top speed was 145 when he first came to high school. And judging from that, it's unclear how fast he will be when he graduates.
The key is!
Kōshū This guy has what Isashiki wants most, which is pitching accuracy. It's almost like the accuracy is bound to a crosshair.
How could this not make him envious and jealous all the time?
Yuki, who also ran the bases, didn't feel as much as his teammates, "The wind is good today."
During the last period of his third grade, he still had to come here for training every day.
In such a mixed bag of emotions, the seniors' Retirement Match came to the end.
On the scoreboard, the big 15 is the score scored by the third grader.
Kataoka Manager lifted the mask and said, "All third-year players, those who have not played and those who want to try other positions, can come."
"Yoshi, then I want to be a pitcher!" Isashiki wants to fulfill his dream no matter what.
"Then I'll be a catcher. I really haven't had this experience before." Senior Yuki gave up his first base.
"I've always wanted to try a long pass from center field."
As the sun sets, the retirement time for these people has just begun.
Station B really understands my heart
Videos about starting a PS5 video game store keep being pushed to me. Maybe I've been watching a lot of videos about old headsets lately..
He also showed me a video of him lying flat without finding a job for several months..
There are also various videos of RV travel and rural farming.
Of course, there are also videos about full-time writing
Anyway, after watching these videos, I really made up my mind to move bricks with peace of mind...