"It's fine. I wanted him to step into the Batter's Box when he was about to reach his limit anyway!!
If he can't finish running, he can keep track of it and pay it back slowly!!!"
Listening to Coach Kataoka, Coach Ochiai merely glanced at him.
He knew about Coach Kataoka's battle plan. He simply could not help asking.
Because even if some things were known in advance, they were still hard to accept right away.
Like Sendou, standing in the distance with a somewhat bewildered expression...
He knew these next few days would be tough, but he had not expected things to turn out like this from the very start.
"This team's batting lineup revolves around his offensive power, so we must ensure that his stamina can keep producing results in a brutal competitive environment.
At last year's Koshien, although we won in the end and he held on until the end as well, he was only barely hanging on through sheer willpower in the final stretch!
And although none of last year's games were easy, the actual game times were not that long!!
But with Koshien's brutal schedule, once we face consecutive deadlocked games, no one knows how long he can hold on.
Maybe we could simply replace anyone else, but he is the core of our batting lineup!!
And for both the team and himself...
Games that push him to his limit, where he can barely hold on even with willpower, are not good news." Coach Kataoka spoke again at that moment.
"Indeed!
For the team, having its core reach his limit is deeply damaging to morale, and this team's reliance on Sendou is still not low!
For him personally, challenging his limits through willpower is harmful to his body. I remember that after last year's final,