"Though it's a little early, there's no helping it!
J!!" As Sendou carried his bat toward the Batter's Box, Coach Kevin slowly lowered his folded arms and stepped out of the dugout.
"What's wrong?
Isn't it a little early to bring in the ace now?" Coach Nakanishi teased with a smile.
"Indeed!
Honestly! We're very grateful for Japan's invitation!
This exchange match will give our players a tremendous amount of stimulation!!
But as the birthplace of baseball, America absolutely cannot lose either!!
Indeed!
Wade can still pitch...
However, having him face your disciple directly now is too dangerous!
And their batting lineup is about to get used to Wade's pitches as well, so it isn't too late to make a change now!
I also want to see this batter's limits. J is, in a sense, your disciple's Nemesis!!" Coach Kevin was already walking away as he said the last sentence.
"I see! Then I'll be watching closely!
Facing a pitcher whose style makes him his Nemesis?...
It might give Sendou quite a bit of stimulation!" Coach Nakanishi muttered quietly in Japanese.
"Notice of a player substitution for the America Team!
C. Wade is being replaced by pitcher J. Konrad!
Ninth batter, pitcher Konrad!"
"They're changing pitchers too?" Osada spoke as Konrad walked toward the Pitcher's Mound.
"He's so tall! He has to be over 190 centimeters, right?" Umemiya shouted in surprise, cutting him off.
"Are they going all out too?
But he only did some stretching at the side. We really have no idea what kind of pitcher he is!
They really aren't afraid of blowing themselves up!
That coach~!" Sendou watched the new pitcher head for the mound, privately thinking of Furuya, who often had shaky starts.
"Play!"
"Pfft!"
"Whoosh!"
"Holy crap!"
"Smack!"
"Strike!!"
"Good!!" The America Team's dugout