"How many did you find?"
"Three!"
"Then we've got them all. Let's head back!!
The seniors should be coming back soon, right?!"
The four first-years did not take long to find all the balls that had been hit away.
After all, Sendou, the specialist, was not around...
"Starting tomorrow, practice will be centered around the First Team again!
I really wanted to play a few more games!" Seto could not help sighing on the way back.
"I wonder how Yui and Yuki did. Did they get any hits?!" Kuki thought of his classmates still on the bus.
"That's true!
If they put up results, they might get to play in the summer tournament like Sendou-san and the others did last year!!
Of course, Koushuu, who's been on a roll lately, should have a chance too!!" Seto nodded with a smile, taking the opportunity to look after his own Little Wolf Cub's feelings.
Though his performance really had been excellent...
During Golden Week, the second string played five practice matches, winning four and losing one.
Okumura caught in two of those games, and they won both, while he put on outstanding performances both offensively and defensively.
He drove in four runs with his batting alone, and his defensive presence was so strong that the coaches of the visiting teams were practically drooling with envy!
After all, everyone knew that the First Team still had the prodigy first-year catcher, Yui!!
"Ha...! Ha...! Ha...! Ha...!"
"T-The tire... is so heavy!!
Does Sawamura-senpai always run like this?!!" On the field, Asada tried dragging a tire as he panted heavily, looking as though he were about to collapse while marveling at Sawamura's stamina...
"Hey! Asada!
That's about enough, let's head back!!
I can see it from here—you look like you're about to die!" Kuki, returning