After several days of training, it was time for the first Practice Match.
Their opponent was Yamaguchi High School from Kanagawa, and they made it to the fourth round of the summer Regional Preliminaries.
It can be said that this opponent is very suitable as the first Practice Match for the new team of Seidou High School Baseball Club.
However, the final score was 2-0.
Furthermore, Seidou High School did not score in the first five innings, and only had one hit in the first three innings, which was Koharu's hit.
It can be said that the game was won entirely through defense.
Furuya went all out from the start of the match.
Furuya went to great lengths to overcome his physical weaknesses.
With his simple mind, all he could think of was to train his physical fitness by going all out from the start.
As a result, his stamina only lasted until the sixth inning before he collapsed and couldn't get up from the bench.
Sawamura replaced him and threw the ball directly to the end.
Sawamura, whose only decisive weapon is the Inside Corner Ball, still has inconsistent ball control, occasionally producing some easy Ball Trajectory.
but,
Despite conceding some balls and throwing some bad ones, they ultimately prevailed with a score of zero.
However, the entire game saw only seven hits and two runs, a truly dismal performance from the batting lineup.
Sendou, who was off the field, had already collapsed. With this kind of offensive ability, how was he going to survive the Autumn Tournament?
However, it was just a match, and Sendou still held a sliver of hope.
The following afternoon, there was another doubles match.
Their opponent was also a team from Kanagawa, Kaiyo High School, a team that was unexpectedly eliminated by a dark horse in the third round.
Kawakami Starting Pitcher in the First Match.
The original plan was to let him pitch until the seventh inning or even a complete game, but he was knocked out by the opponent in the fifth inning.
Kawakami- senpai's condition has not yet recovered.
In this game, Kawakami pitched three Four Balls in the fifth inning and allowed seven hits, giving up two runs.
In the final game, they came back from behind to win 4-3 in the Eighth Inning.
In the Second Match of the double competition, Furuya started.
He pitched only six innings, but struck out eight, hit three, and allowed no runs.
Furuya recent condition has been very good, but my physical strength is still the same.
Sawamura, with his usual booming voice and the nostalgic declaration, "I'll let them hit it out, the defense is up to you guys." He took to the court in the seventh inning.
His performance was neither good nor bad; in short, it was just average.
The hitter made it into the scoring circle several times, but managed to hold on with the support of the defense.
There was one goal that Xiaochun saved entirely through her own ability.
He was so excited that he blurted out whatever came to mind.
He made a strange statement, saying, "As expected of Ryosuke's brother."
The older brother, who was watching from the sidelines, wanted to punch him.
However, with such strong defense, Seidou won their third Practice Match 3-0.
However, someone on the sidelines was already furious and wanted to teach these guys a lesson with a baseball bat.
Sendou wasn't the only one furious; the third-year students watching were also filled with righteous indignation.
Especially Isashiki-senpai, who had already been shouting and yelling from the sidelines.
The first phase of Practice Match has ended, with an average score of only three points and a dismal win rate.
The highest average batting average is Koharu, at 60%, followed by Shirazu-senpai. It's safe to say that he's as steady as Shirazu.
Even so, Shirazu-senpai's hit rate was only a little over 30%.
It's easy to imagine how bad the other players' hit rates were.
Miyuki, who used to be extremely strong at making decisive plays, has a lower batting average when there are runners in scoring position than he usually does.
It's only a little over 20%, no wonder Sendou wanted to hit someone.
If his teammates' batting average is this low, the opponents, unless they're idiots, will definitely use all their batting averages to send Sendou to safety.
The strongest player has been guaranteed a spot; the rest are up to you.
If that's the case, what can Sendou do besides shouting and having no gaming experience at all?
Of these three Practice Match, the only bright spot was the growth of the first-year Double Pitcher.
And the performance of Xiaochun, who is also a first grader.
After all, he has a batting average of 60% and a stable defensive ability. Although there are still some issues with his coordination with Kuramochi, these are in terms of speed rather than defensive stability.
Just like in her previous life, even during practice, Xiaochun didn't dare to make any exaggerated movements to increase the speed of her passes.
Because of this, Kuramochi and Koharu are not used to working together, and they can only work out gradually.
After finishing this Practice Match, Seidou returned to its intense practice phase.
This was the original plan: to use Practice Match to find the weaknesses and problems of the new team, and then try to solve these problems during practice time.
This process is repeated, and the opponents in Practice Match become increasingly stronger.
The team returned to the practice phase, and Sendou was taken to the hospital for a check-up by the anxious Rei-chan.
The result was naturally that everything was OK, which means that you can try to go back to practice and do some light movements.
To protect him, Coach Kataoka still did not allow him to participate in any training other than running.
However, his vacation is over, so even though he doesn't need to train at other times, he still has to appear at the Practice Field.
After running with the team, this guy continued working as a wooden figure in the Bullpen's Batter's Box.
He said, "This batting lineup is hopeless. The hopes of the whole village rest on you pitchers."
This made Miyuki feel extremely uncomfortable.
However, Sendou didn't say it in front of others; he was still trying to control his emotions.
Give him time to play in lane. He has just taken over the team's responsibilities, and the pressure on him is immense. It's normal for his performance to be inconsistent at times.
September 4th is the day of the preliminary Drawing Lots. There is about a week left until the first Drawing Lots of the Autumn Tournament Qualifier rounds. That is, there are less than two weeks left.
The Practice Match against Yakushi High School is on September 5th, which is Sunday.
After that, it was time for reorganization and preparation for war.
For Seidou, the Preliminaries are also a platform for training.
As the home school, the preliminary rounds will be held at Seidou's home stadium.
Sensory experience was no different from Practice Match, except that the opponents were a bit weaker.
Due to time constraints, after a brief adjustment, Seidou began the second round of Practice Match.
The Practice Match and competitions this summer is also very tight.
As Coach Kataoka said, the new team mainly relies on these Practice Match to make adjustments.
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