After lowering the intensity from the second day, Sendou would not be able to stand up for at least half a day. Plus, he could sleep in the classroom, so he finally got through the most difficult days.
Sendou What he didn't realize was that as he continued to adapt, he had become accustomed to practicing and no longer had the little thought of being lazy all day long.
Coach Kataoka, who has been a coach for so many years, of course knows that it will definitely become like this. That willful Sendou has finally grown up mentally, but this kid himself doesn't know it yet.
It's finally the fifth day of the training camp, and there is only one day left to start against Practice Match from Osaka Toin. As the runner-up of Koshien last year, it has always been a super strong team. Strictly speaking, it is on the same level as the three famous teams such as Seidou.
The key is that the opponent's ace is not as tired as Ichidai San High's Manaka.
Sendou also already knew that before Summer Tournament, this Practice Match was his last one.
It is not difficult to understand. Even though Sendou is already well-known in Kanto, the major teams do not have detailed information about him, and the intelligence station has already started.
It is also true that Double Pitcher did not participate in the last two games in the original work. He can hide one game and count it as one. Not to mention that Sendou is too amazing in external games. Like Furuya, he is a player that every team is eager to collect information.
Miyauchi-senpai was about to catch Double Pitcher's ball. Sendou and Captain Tetsu heard about it when they came back from Miyuki's room last night. They didn't say much. They just said that Eijun's ball was not easy to catch.
So there is nothing surprising when Senior Chris and Double Pitcher talk about it today.
Since the training camp started, Sendou no longer has the time and energy to care about Sawamura.
Today is the fifth day. In the first four days, without exception, the first grader was the first to stand up. This is too embarrassing.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, those who were conducting defensive training were no longer able to do it, although they were all talking harshly.
At this time, Coach Kataoka had already taken the bat from Senior Maezono and knew that he had to start coaching personally. (By the way, Maezono's face looks like a gangster at this time.)
Sendou is not naive enough to think that Coach Kataoka will let him and Haruichi rest together.
Because he is the main selection, Xiaochun is currently just a player who goes to Summer Tournament to feel the atmosphere. At this time, Coach Kataoka has not thought much about letting Xiaochun appear, so he can rest.
Coach Kataoka feels that Xiaochun's ability to play is also the reason why all the occasional training opportunities given to him were taken.
Sure enough,
"First-grade Kominato, go outside the field, and the rest of you should wake up!
I will keep calling!!! "Coach Kataoka just asked Xiaochun to rest.
Just like the original work, Coach Kataoka doesn't give any time to breathe and hits crazy.
One ball after another, time passed slowly with the blow of Coach Kataoka.
Today, you can only leave the court if you can't hold on and fall, and Sendou is no exception.
But he, who had felt too embarrassed before, became more stubborn and gritted his teeth as hard as he could.
Although they were among the first to die, they were not the first.
Everyone looked at the few remaining people in the field until they also fell...
Under the leadership of Captain Tetsu, after everyone stood up again, the coach hit the last ball with satisfaction.
What Sendou doesn't know is that Coach Kataoka is equally satisfied with today's Sendou. He doesn't expect him in the first grade to have the same physical fitness as his seniors.
However, Fighting Spirit's ability to remain tenacious even when exhausted is a valuable part of Sendou's character, and Coach Kataoka does not need to be nurtured.
In comparison, the other three in the first grade are much better. Sawamura and Furuya only need to adjust their condition today and tomorrow. After all, continued exhaustion will not take a few days to rest.
Xiaochun was called off in advance, but Miyuki's physical strength during the entire training session was relatively good.
The other fielders are all exhausted and have only one day to adjust tomorrow.
On the last day, the task given to Sendou is to find the status by himself.
Sendou After jogging, he went to the cage to adjust with strikes.
Pitcher-Catcher Lineup's content is all in Bullpen, and Sendou, who was looking for a feel, also came over. At this time, no one will be doing any training.
Otherwise it wouldn't be training, it would be something you do only if you want to send yourself to the hospital.
Today Bullpen's protagonists are Sawamura, Furuya and Miyauchi-senpai. Miyuki doesn't need to get along with them, while Miyauchi-senpai needs to adapt more to Double Pitcher's ball.
Even though he didn't move much today, Sendou still felt more tired than ever before. Bullpen tried his best not to move in order to make his body more comfortable.
"Hey! Sendou!"
Just when Sendou was about to fall asleep, Miyuki came to him.
"I don't have time to argue now, I'm so heavy!
Let me rest for a while, we have a game tomorrow. "
"Don't sleep like this, you'll catch a cold!
How is it? Do you want to do some exercise? "
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Try it on Batter's Box!"
"What kind of activity is this?"
"Don't worry about these, and even though it's not an event anymore? Aren't you going?"
"Go!"
"Go!"
"You knew I would go a long time ago, so don't pretend to be surprised!"
"Hahaha! It's boring to expose me!"
After Miyuki briefly talked to Senior Chris, the senior agreed.
Sendou also wants to see Sawamura at Batter's Box
Pitching, taking this opportunity is also just right. (No, you don't!)
After standing on Batter's Box, Sendou, who was a little sluggish due to training fatigue, saw the helmet and armor handed over by Miyuki, and he suddenly understood what Miyuki said before about moving around.
It really takes courage and dexterity to stand on Batter's Box and watch these two guys who have no ball control throw.
Although he knew he was being tricked, Sendou thought it was very interesting, just like playing dodgeball, except that it hurt a little if he couldn't dodge.
"Hahaha! Sendou! Look, this is my evolved pitch!"
Watching Sawamura shouting at Pitcher's Mound, Sendou seemed to see devil's horns growing on this guy's head.
Sendou himself was not low either. Kanemaru Mama was often beaten even after Sawamura initially gained some control over the ball!
What's more, I am very tired now, and Sawamura is controlling the ball...
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
"Eijun! Bastard!!!
Did you do this on purpose?
You definitely did it on purpose! "After dodging several balls with high difficulty in a row, Sendou Wild Run!
"Ah!!! Sorry!
I didn't mean it!
I don't know what's going on! It wasn't a problem before, but it's gone as soon as you get started. "Sawamura thought Sendou was going to beat him, so he quickly explained.
"Hahahahaha! My stomach hurts so much!" Black-bellied Glasses next to him had already revealed his true colors, and he had finally tricked Sendou.
"Substitution!!!
This bastard got too excited when he faced me! "
Although Sendou decided to let Sawamura go first, he insisted on a substitution!
"Then it's my turn!" Furuya also answered immediately.
"Substitute! Hahaha!" Miyuki also knew that he couldn't play anymore. He didn't expect that Sendou would be so excited and lose control of the ball, so he laughed and asked Sawamura to get out of the way.
After Furuya entered First Team, it's not that Sendou has never seen Furuya pitch, it should be said that he has played it frequently.
Furuya Although he doesn't have the ability to control the ball, this guy's ball is as if it's alive, and people's ball control is not like machines with the same lines. The position of each ball is slightly different.
It's still the same saying. Balls thrown by people with the same speed are different from those thrown by machines. The difficulty of hitting them is not on the same level.
Therefore, the duel with Furuya has always been interesting, although Furuya was beaten to death every time.
In the original work, Sawamura and Furuya were very afraid of their third-year seniors' striking ability, and they were beaten during practice.
Because Sendou, a really tired idler, created a practical atmosphere, the day's practice came to an end.
"It's finally over!"
"I'm starting!" At this time, Miyuki's voice came from behind Sendou.
The next second, Double Pitcher, who had a breathless look on his face, became extremely understanding and his face turned gloomy.
"Speak!"
"When are you going to catch my ball? The game is tomorrow!"
Then Miyuki was surrounded.
"Me?"
"Look, we shouldn't discuss how to vote tomorrow, or what to pay attention to, etc.!"
"That's right!" Every time like this, Double Pitcher has an unusual tacit understanding.
"What are you talking about? Changeup doesn't even know how to deal with this guy, what's there to discuss?" Miyuki's counterattack was a heavy blow to the soul.
"Besides, your body is already very tired! You two should be prepared to be banged up beautifully tomorrow! Hahahahahaha!"
Sendou After hearing this, he no longer wants to talk to these people, let them play by themselves!
"My body is too heavy!" Thinking of this, Sendou felt that his eyelids were heavy!
Not to mention Sendou, even those seniors are eating with ferocious expressions. Their bodies have reached the limit, and eating is like fighting a war.
Even Sendou didn't eat much, so he went back to bed early, hoping that with his extraordinary recovery ability, he could maintain a little more strength while sleeping a little longer!
Captain Tetsu When they returned to the room, Sendou had already fallen asleep.
"Ah!~"
The next morning, Sendou, who had formed a biological clock, got up on time, yawned, and began to feel the state of today.
"My body is still very heavy, but if I only play nine rounds in a game, my condition will not be affected!"
This is the scary thing about Sendou. Even if your body is tired, it will not affect your performance much unless you are too tired to run.
There was no training all day today. Before Kiryu's people came, they were all adjusting their status and resting on their own.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Kiryu's people had already warmed up and the game officially started.
Players from both sides were already waiting in a row on their respective benches, and the coaches from both sides walked to the middle to exchange lists.
"Coach Matsumoto! Thank you very much for coming here today!
Summer is coming, let's have a good game! "
"Haha! What a good game? But are Starting Pitcher and the stalwart both in the first grade?
And the slugger is also a five-bat hitter!
However! Although I can understand adjusting for summer games and wanting to try some different lineups.
But with Kiryu as our opponent, and two first-year players as starters, they must be players with great future, right?
Or is it a secret weapon that you don't want high schools in the same area to know about?
But no matter what, we will enjoy the game! "
The fame of Sendou and Furuya is limited to Kanto. It is understandable that Kiryu from Kansai is unclear, and today he indeed made some attempt to see how far Sendou can perform in this state against the top teams in the country.
It was just a few simple chats, First Attack Batting Second and so on. Since it was Practice Match, the decision was relatively casual, so the coach went back to explain a few words, and the game started soon.
Furuya hasn't pitched on Pitcher's Mound for who knows how long.
The beginning is important.
"Sunglasses Uncle really lets himself go!
Five sticks? interesting! "
Furuya also had a familiar self-destruction at the beginning. He was exhausted, and the speed of the ball was not as fast as before the training. It was impossible for Kiryu to misread such an obvious bad ball.
"Bad ball!"
"Four Balls!"
Just like this, there were three consecutive Four Ballss in the first inning, with no one out and the bases loaded!
Then,
"Ping!"
"Landed!"
A hit in the center field. If Sendou hadn't run fast, this ball would have cost two points.
"Still so fast! That Sendou-kun! "The OBs who came to watch the game don't know that Seidou is training this week.
Therefore, I am very dissatisfied with the performance of Furuya and feel that his condition is very bad.
"Bad ball!"
A hit followed by a ball!
If Furuya self-destructs, no one can help him except the catcher. The only hope is that Miyuki can do something.
However, today Miyuki planned to let Furuya have a long memory, so he was allowed to blow himself up.
The start of this game was extremely uncomfortable to watch.
Sendou also hopes to end the attack in this round as soon as possible. He finally managed to hit five at once and wants to play early.
"Four Balls!"
Four Balls hit home plate and gave up one run, and it wasn't over yet. Although there were no hits, it was basically Four Balls that kept losing points.
The result was a loss of five points in one breath.
At this time,
"Ping!"
"Yo west! Second hit! "Although he kept scoring with Four Balls, there were no hits, and Kiryu was also very frustrated.
They have also heard that Seidou is still training. Although Furuya's ball is fast, he can clearly distinguish between good and bad. The game cannot end like this.
"Ku ku ku!"
"Crack!"
"Out! "However, Sendou's progress shattered their dream of additional hits once again.
"Okay..., so fast!"
"That stalwart started running away as soon as the ball was hit, right? And so fast! Is that guy really a first grader?"
"I see! This first-year's judgment and speed are indeed enough to serve as a starter, and they are no worse than those experienced backbone players, and their defensive range is also wider!
It seems that this is the reason why he became the starting backbone today.
You can't hit him casually! "Kiryu's coach saw some problems when he saw this performance.
"By the way, this first grader is still a top five player, right?
Is there something unique about striking?
That can really be called a secret weapon! "
I barely managed to catch up today. I'm scared to death. Please vote.