"That slider just now was really good!
Even though the pressure on him should've been huge!" Tojo said with a smile as he watched Kuki celebrate with his teammates.
"..." Kanemaru, standing nearby, was in no mood to celebrate. He sank into thought.
"More and more people have started practicing third base lately!
I don't want Coach to think third base is a position where anyone can play defense!!" Kanemaru, who had just been worried about Furuya, now began worrying about his own position.
There was no way he could see through Okumura's pitch-calling strategy at a glance like Miyuki and Sendou, those old schemers.
So if even Furuya, who had been thrown into the role at the last minute, hadn't made a mistake, then the sense of crisis was anything but small!
Senior Higasa, who played the same position, felt the same way. With so many people practicing third base, the pressure was enormous!!
Meanwhile, Takatsu also fell into thought. He was considering whether moving to third base was feasible for him.
After all, the competition at shortstop was far too fierce!!
It was hard enough to take away a starting spot held by a regular player. Even among the backup shortstops, Takatsu had no advantage.
Sendou had already helped him assess all of that!!
Now, he was seriously considering Sendou's earlier suggestion: switch to first base in the fall, then see if there was an opportunity at third base in the summer!
Otherwise, even if he had the ability, he would still get pushed out because the position was overcrowded!
Unless he showed an absolute advantage and made the team feel that they couldn't do without him!!
That was how Takatsu had thought before, but on a team like Seidou, making the team feel he was indispensable was