"At a time when the Summer Tournament was drawing near, there were actually players willing to answer our call!
First, I wanted to thank all the players who had come here!"
Once the last person had arrived, Coach Kunimoto, the supervisor for this gathering, was naturally the first to speak.
"What an outrageous lineup!" Mitsuishi, a first-year student watching from the side, remarked.
"If Amakusa-san and Sanada-san were here too, this would be the strongest Third Year team!" Yoshizawa beside him added.
"But opponents from the same district probably wouldn't come, right?" Mitsuishi chuckled.
Even among the first-years, these promising newcomers who had earned their teams' favor and were full of confidence felt the thrill of facing an all-star lineup.
Two months of high school had already let them feel just how enormous the gap was!
At the high school age, even a difference of one year could create an incredibly huge gap!
"Although we have three days, there isn't much time for actual practice!"
"Although we have three days, our actual practice time is limited!
So today, I planned to have everyone communicate through baseball during group practice, build chemistry, and settle on our Signals!
Our players will assist with the training!
First, let's start by introducing ourselves, beginning with our high school names!" Coach Kunimoto did not waste any words and immediately arranged the practice.
Since they were all in the Tokyo area, even those who had never met had heard a little about one another.
Though scouting reports would only be prepared when they met in a game, they at least knew some of each other's traits, reputations, and legends!
Even so, self-introductions were not useless. Many players had only heard names and did not know who was who.
More importantly, introductions encouraged the players to speak