In fact, it was not just Head Manager Oota. Seidou's supporters all wore grim expressions, afraid it would end just like this.
It was the same old reason: no matter how good the bullpen was, the condition of a newly brought-in pitcher was unknown.
And it was bases loaded against the cleanup hitter!
Mine Fujio at the sidelines, meanwhile, had fallen into deep thought.
He felt the substitution had come a little too late!
There had been no need to switch pitchers after Amakusa, the eighth batter, drove in three runs, but after that, they should have made the change at the latest when the first batter got his hit.
"Although quite a few of those hits came from bad luck...
Still... as expected, your condition today just won't work against Ichidai San High!
This is valuable experience too... Don't waste it, okay?" Miyuki said to Furuya as he stepped onto the pitcher's mound.
The Natural Airhead, who was usually expressionless, unwillingly touched the brim of his cap, lowered his head, and clenched his teeth.
At that moment, Sawamura also lowered his head and slowly jogged up to the pitcher's mound.
"Sawamura!
It's bases loaded, and the cleanup hitter is up!
The situation is dire, but..."
"I know!!!
About my own responsibility!" Sawamura, who had been keeping his head down and holding it in, roughly cut Miyuki off before speaking with resolute eyes.
"Hey! Hey!" Kanemaru did not know how to react when the usually cheerful presence got so angry.
The others were equally shocked, as if they had been frightened.
"Rather than fired up... you're angry, aren't you?!" Kanemaru said.
"I'm not angry!!!"
"You're too loud!!" Senior Kuramochi kicked him right in the butt.
But perhaps because he had been intimidated by Sawamura's intensity earlier, it was as though