Tetsu's Younger Brother stepped into the Batter's Box, drawing the attention of Yui, Senior Asou, Guan-senpai, and others who were, in a sense, his competitors.
As number 19 on the starting lineup, Tetsu's Younger Brother's first at-bat...
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...ended with three bold swings and misses that drew gasps from the crowd.
"HAHAHA!
Those were some satisfying misses!!
But if he'd connected..." Sendou laughed from the bench, then lowered his voice meaningfully at the end.
"Next time..." Tetsu's Younger Brother remained entirely himself as he walked out of the Batter's Box, completely unaffected.
That kind of purity was also one of the traits an excellent batter needed.
After Kanemaru, batting behind Tetsu's Younger Brother, was also put out, the second inning came to a complete end.
"Now things get interesting!
Numbers' first public appearance!!" Sendou stood up, adjusted his uniform slightly, and smiled.
"Yeah! Leave it to me!" Sawamura thought he was being cheered on and shouted back.
"Whether it's a huge success or a failure, it'll be interesting!" Miyuki said the second half of what Sendou had wanted to say.
"What did you say, Miyuki Kazuya?!" Sawamura got so worked up that he did not even call him the goofy captain.
What a... natural scapegoat. He even found the blame himself...
Facing a steady batting lineup like Kasuga One's today, Sawamura also displayed his strength.
Sawamura was, after all, a pitcher who battled within the Strike Zone and mainly forced his opponents to put the ball in play!
Whether the batters wanted to or not, they had to swing!!
And Sawamura's fastball now had the same ability as Furuya's to make batters miss entirely.
For Kasuga One, Sawamura pitching steadily was a real headache!
Every pitch they wanted to take was a strike, and if they watched the