"When something was within reach, desire was bound to arise, wasn't it?"
"You've got some nerve saying that, you bastard!" Kanemaru was so furious he could barely speak.
"The view from third base isn't so bad either!!" Takatsu continued to provoke him without mercy.
"Shut up! Stop talking!!"
"Kura kura! Don't just leave me out of this!!" The blatant competitive spirit between the two of them thoroughly pissed off Senior Higasa behind them.
They were competing for a starting spot as if their senior did not even exist. Although Kanemaru had taken a lot of his playing time lately and he could now only be considered a substitute—
Senior Higasa had never given up, especially since Kanemaru's recent poor performance had given him an opportunity.
"Infield! Throw the ball to second base!!" Miyuki's command redirected the attention of the people at third base back to the field.
"Keep imagining the runner as Mima from Hakuryu! If your throws are sluggish, every runner will get on base!" Kataoka Coach shouted.
Clearly, he was trying to make the players tense up and focus their attention!!
"All right!!" Senior Maezono was the first to respond to Kataoka Coach's instruction.
"Oh! This is bad!" Sawamura had really gotten into it...
The infielders on the field all shouted in response as well, using their cries to raise their spirits!
"Then we'll begin!!"
"Bring it on!!"
"All right!"
"They're as imposing as ever!!" the visiting scout said with a sigh.
That was precisely why Kataoka Coach's coaching ability had earned the trust and recognition of professional teams!
Otherwise, how could a declining former powerhouse that had failed to reach Koshien for so many years still provide its players with stable pathways into professional baseball and university?
"Yes! For Kataoka Coach, this kind of catching and