"Hah!
Hah!
A Red and White Battle?
Even though Masuko-senpai hit a long ball off me last year, the joy of taking part in a game for the first time is still vividly etched in my memory, even today!!
And that was when I joined the second string!" Sawamura panted heavily after stopping his run at Field B. Looking toward the lively ballpark in the distance, he sank into his memories.
"I really want to cheer Asada on, but I understand how the seniors and everyone in my year feel too!!
Damn it! Seriously!!
I want to go over there, but I can't!!" He then drew in another breath and began his next sprint, venting the complicated emotions in his heart.
The game at A Ballpark had already begun. Though the first years had First Attack, their first three batters were retired as if they had been handed away for free.
Then, in the bottom half of the inning, Kuki personally experienced the gap between the new students and their seniors!
After Oka Kenichi, who was in the same year as Sendou, got on base as the first batter, Ishikawa-senpai, the second batter, decisively laid down a bunt.
But Kuki had misjudged the level of coordination between the second and Third Years. Just as he thought he could handle the runner and turned to throw, he discovered that the runner was already nearly at second base.
The result was runners on first and second with no outs!
"Next is third year Mimura?
He didn't make the bench in spring, but...
He's a very powerful batter!" The spectators at the side of the field revealed expectant expressions when they saw the batter stepping up.
The next batter, batting third, was also someone Seidou fans knew well.
If there was anything particularly