"First, we need to start by making the First Team!" After a pause, he spoke again.
"Yeah!" Okumura nodded.
Just as the spectators thought, there were even more fearless first-years this year!!
Even if their immediate high-level talent was inferior to last year's, baseball was a team sport.
Last year, Sendou hadn't participated, Furuya had thrown one pitch before leaving, and only Sawamura and Kominato had fought desperately.
Although Sawamura had awakened the other first-years in the end, their overall level had been worse, and their reflection had come far too late.
And even with Sawamura as their spiritual leader, they had lacked a brain for the team!!
This year, however, quite a few of them refused to lose, and they also had that wolf cub as their brain!!
Even Sendou, who still hadn't arrived at the ballpark because he was with the other upperclassmen, was looking forward to seeing them play as a team.
Winning was definitely impossible!!
"Do your best as the starter!" Asada handed his glove to Kuki at that moment.
"Yeah!"
Kuki didn't say anything like thanks, which showed just how close the two were.
After all, their upperclassmen were childhood friends, so the two of them had plenty of chances to interact.
Their personalities were also somewhat like Sawamura and Furuya's relationship—one outgoing, one reserved.
Once complementary personalities spent enough time together, it was easy for friendship to develop!
They could be called a weakened version of the Double Pitcher duo!
It could be said that this class of first-years was truly well-rounded!!
Once Sendou and the others became Third Years, who knew how many outstanding pitchers and catchers that pair of double catchers, Okumura and Yui, would lure in from all over the country!
Seidou's strength had become visibly unstoppable in recent years!
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