baseball boy

Supervision room

Ochiai squeezed his mustache, squinted at Kataoka and said, "Who do you plan to play in Sunday's game, Supervisor Kataoka?"

Kataoka picked up the cup on the coffee table and blew on the hot air, the dense mist made it difficult to see clearly.

"If Furuya can't make a shot, let Sato go. After all, he has good ball power." What Ochiai thought in his heart was that no one else could trust the team's victory except Sato. Although Gu is a public school, after all, he has attended Jiashien, so it is better to be careful."

"Hahaha, isn't there Kawakami and Sawamura?" Minister Ota said excitedly, "I didn't expect Sawamura to get the double play at the end. It's really lucky. Kawakami's ball is also good. I think what Wang Gu said. It would be best to leave it to Kawakami."

As he said that, Minister Ota danced happily.

"Fukiya's injury, I don't plan to let him play," Kataoka put down his cup, seeing Ochiai's unsurprising expression, continued, "Also about Sato, I don't plan to play him either."

Ochiai stopped stroking his beard gradually, and his eyelids, which were originally slack, tightened slightly, "Then, what Director Kataoka means..."

"Could it be that Kawakami is going to start?" Minister Ota seemed particularly surprised.

.........

Day [-] Qingdao A Course

Although the opponent is not a strong school, after all, he had the experience of Koshien, and the road he has traveled since winning the first game is not easy.Losing a game is tantamount to wasting an opportunity. For Miyuki, he has already used up three opportunities in the second grade.

In just two and a half years, there were only five chances to reach that stage. This autumn, he must seize it, because... there is no way out.

"I am...free!" The metal bat kept hitting the baseball, and the force of the arm swing kept hitting the ball straight to the block.

"Oh, today's captain is very imposing." Tojo said involuntarily.

"Tojo...." Kanemaru looked at someone in the strike zone, and said with some embarrassment to his friend's suspicious eyes, "You... have you..."

"What," Tojo said softly as always, "Xin Er, if you have something to say, just talk about it."

"That's it, girl...has the girl ever confessed to you?"

"Ah?" Tojo blushed, and scratched his head in embarrassment, "Yes, but I refused."

"Normally they will refuse," he seemed to feel that his friend didn't believe it, "because there is no time to think about such things now," Tojo's eyes gradually flashed a fascinating look, "because that Man, he has already stood at a height that we cannot look down upon, if this continues, I will not even be able to see his back."

Even though he is the same age as himself, he has some extraordinary insight, and a slender and sharp sense of the ball. The most important thing is that he does not lose to anyone's hard work. Since he entered school, he has been looking at his back. In order to climb the first army.

Kanemaru followed Tojo's gaze, and saw a head of striking blond hair at a glance, "That guy is as powerful as ever..."

Kanemaru had to admit that some people are born to be looked up to, but he would not just give up the starting lineup easily. He turned his head and looked at Hikasa who was also practicing strikes, his eyes became more determined.

"I'm a man of action, I'm a man of my word..." Sawamura shouted loudly while running. He was very energetic. I don't know if he has been dragging his tires since he entered school. The reason is that physical strength seems to be a bottomless pit.

"Shut up, don't run and shout." Complaint from teammate A.

"It's so energetic that people are too enviable." Liang Zhen kept his eyes on the thrown ball, and hit it with a swing.

It's just that I don't know if it's because of the wooden bat, but the flight distance seems to be longer.

"Ahhh, Miyuki-senpai and Sato-kun are so handsome!" Ryoko Onoda, who came from behind the block, covered her flushed cheeks.

"Our school's baseball team really has a lot of handsome guys, but it's a pity that all of them are idiots who can only play baseball!" After taking a few photos secretly, Huajian Meizhu pouted her lips in frustration.

Ryoko looked sympathetically at Miju, who was rejected by the confession, but who came to see Sato-kun practice every day, and sighed in her heart.

"It seems that wooden bats are very suitable for you. I might as well use wooden bats from now on." Ochiai's voice suddenly came from beside his ears, Ryoma shook his hand and swung it empty...

Hey, uncle, where did you come from?Although he complained about Ochiai's appearance pattern in his heart, as a newly hired coach, Ryoma nodded politely.

"The batting posture is very smooth, without stagnation, the strength of the elbows and waist is in place, the explosive power and the feel of the ball are first-class. If I were the supervisor, I would definitely give you acenumber. How can you play your talent in this position as a fielder? " Liang Zhen seemed to see some light emerging from the corners of the new coach's wrinkled eyes.

In the distance, Supervisor Kataoka, who was watching the infield defensive practice, cast a glance here.

"Oh, Sato, it's almost there, your foot is not completely healed yet," Kudo-senpai, who was with Aben-senpai, has been watching the situation on Liangma's side, seeing that someone seems to have no intention of stopping swinging. , could not help persuading.

"Huh? Already 50 hits?" Liang Zhen felt a little helpless, pulled the corner of his mouth, put down the bat, "Ten more balls, after all, Senior Xian's shot is good, right, Senior Xian."

Although he voluntarily offered to be a feeding pitcher, Kawakami felt sad and happy watching someone throw the ball he threw and hit the block with almost no ball falling.

"After all, you're going to play in Sunday's game, so just be patient these few days." Kudo looked at the young man with a dissatisfied expression a little amused.

.......

October 10th, sunny, Qingdao A course

There are still two days before the official competition, and the competition between the main elections is even more intense. Although they have been selected into the first army, there are only 9 people who can play in the competition, not to mention the members of the second grade, and even the members of the first grade Kanemaru also began to express his desire to play eagerly with actions, after all, no one wants to watch teammates of the same grade active on the bench.

Facing Ryoma who felt nothing, he was warming up in the bullpen before pitching. Because Furutani couldn't pitch, the remaining three pitchers became the main players for the next game. No matter whether it was Sawamura, Kawakami or Ryoma, It's a serious face.

In the bullpen, the ball is constantly ringing, ball control, precise angle, ball speed, everything is the current issue.

Karai catches Sawamura's ball, Ono and Kawakami partner as usual, and Aidou's catcher forms a catch with Ryoma.

For a time, there were three pairs of shots in the bullpen, and the scene was a bit spectacular.There are still a few figures with cameras behind their backs shaking outside.

Feeling excluded, Jiang Gu could only sit and practice pitching against the block, and his dissatisfaction had reached its peak.

It's been a while since I've partnered with that guy, but he's still very good at catching the ball, there's almost no ball that that guy can't catch, Miyuki grinned his white teeth, as if to say so.

The white ball flying at high speed can only be seen as an afterimage, as if appearing out of nowhere, Miyuki's glove caught it accurately, this level of catching ability makes Karaiba feel ashamed, it really is Miyuki-senpai.

"The ball is too high, lower it," Miyuki threw the ball back.

"The control of the ball is still a bit weak. How about keeping your shoulders down when you throw the ball?" Ochiai squeezed his mustache and said unhurriedly, "If you want to throw the ball quickly and accurately at the designated position, how can you do it?" Body coordination is the key, trying to find the best pitching position for you."

When Ryoma heard this, with the mentality of giving it a try, at the moment of releasing the ball, he tried his best to lower his shoulders, and the flying ball landed exactly on the position designated by Miyuki's glove.

This... According to the coach's instructions, the ball control is suddenly much more accurate! !

Miyuki and Ryoma were taken aback, struck while the iron was hot, and tried to throw a few more balls, almost all of them hit the exact positions.

"The ball control needs to be honed. Although the horizontal slider shot is good, if it can't be sustained, it's meaningless." Ochiai stood up and walked to the side of Kawakami.

"Isn't it necessary to make a wrong shot for the sinker? Why not shoot it earlier, it's too wasteful, and shoot more."

After getting Kawakami's hesitant answer, Ochiai looked in Sawamura's direction again.After observing quietly for a while, he returned to the bench in the bullpen.

"When did Coach Ochiai become the boss in the bullpen?" Director Ota stood beside Kataoka.

Kataoka just kept silent, watching the three pitchers in the bullpen, no one knew what he was thinking.

At the end of the practice, the supervisor gathered everyone together, "Jiangu's injury has healed a lot, and he can play if he can barely do it, but," looking around everyone's faces, "I don't plan to put Jiangu on Sunday's game. Gu is counted in combat power."

As soon as these words came out, the hearts of all members jumped. Some looked at each other in blank dismay, while others secretly gathered the remaining three pitchers in the team.

Sawamura, Kawakami, and Sato, I am afraid that the starting lineup for Sunday's game will be among these three.

"I'm going to let Sawamura," Kataoka didn't leave the answer to tomorrow.

"The inner corner kick of the lifeline plus the new weapon I just learned --- the outer corner kick, the man who never gives up, Eijun Sawamura ---" only Sawamura, Takahashi, who has an expression on his face The decibel voice became more and more deafening in the queue.

"Appeared, the expression that makes people angry!"

Liangzhen, who hasn't stood on the mound for a long time, feels a little lost in his heart. I'm really envious of the starter of the game...

Liang Zhen dragged his sore footsteps, and slowly followed the whole team to leave the court.

"Satou," Kataoka called out to Ryoma, his ever-serious face, under the reflection of the orange sunset, showed a hint of a smile, "Don't be anxious, sharpen your weapon well, one day, you You must be in that position.”

"I will definitely...supervise." Liang Zhen's pupils shrank suddenly, shining brightly, exuding a frightening brilliance.