"Ping!"

Under the watchful eyes of dozens of players on the Seido High School baseball team.

A white baseball soars into the sky.

The baseball crossed hundreds of meters in the sky and began to fall.

The outfielder, who was in charge of helping the guard, ran back desperately.

This time, they had to catch the ball anyway. Now it is not only the duel between Sawamura and Zhang Han, but also the challenge of all the players of their second army to the main force of the first army.

It's just a pity that he chased all the way to the position of the wall, and the baseball in the sky didn't fall.

The baseball flew over the low fence and smashed into the net before bounce back.

The outfielder, who had chased all the way, put down his gloves in a dejected manner, and the whole person fell to his knees.

The continuous running made him breathe short, but the physical discomfort was far less than the blow to his soul.

Not an opponent at all.

"Unexpectedly, nine home runs?"

Even the melon-eating crowd who watched the duel were a little dumbfounded by the result of the duel on the court.

Although they had expected Sawamura's fiasco before, they never imagined that the final result of the three-day duel would be like this.

Even if the blind cat encounters a dead mouse and fights nine times in a row, it is said that Sawamura should solve Zhang Han once or twice.

But not once.

"It's not bad today, hasn't he forced Zhang Han to fight for the fourth time?"

"That kind of ball counts, huh?"

Baseball has been seriously deviated from the good ball belt, okay?

Zhang Han didn't even let go of that ball, and directly swept it out of bounds, which made people feel even more amazing.

"Let's continue tomorrow!"

Zhang Han let go of the bat in his hand, turned around and prepared to leave.

Sawamura on the pitcher's hill was once again like a frosted eggplant, and the whole person was wilted there.

On the first day, he quickly regained his fighting spirit. The next day, Sawamura's confident challenge was knocked out again, and he recovered for about 15 minutes.

Thinking about it today, it should be a little longer.

"Why does it take half an hour?"

Some players whispered and speculated.

"Who do you look down on, that's Sawamura, twenty-five minutes at most."

"That's shameless......"

Continuously troubled the players of the second army to help with the garrison, and in the end it turned out to be such a result.

How thick does it have to be to recover in less than half an hour and continue to challenge?

Two people with their own opinions, almost didn't bet on the spot.

Their bet didn't work, not because some of them backed down, but because things had taken a new turn.

"Let's stop the showdown for now!"

After verifying the growth of Zhang Han's dynamic vision, the meaning of letting him continue to fight against Sawamura disappeared mostly.

Coupled with the next team arrangement, Coach Ochiai took the initiative to stand up and announce the order that their coaching staff had previously discussed.

"Coach!"

Sawamura, who was depressed, unwillingly raised his head again.

It's a bit of a big grin, but this guy isn't stupid at all. The duel with Senior Zhang Han, no matter what the cause is, is a manifestation of his attention.

If the duel is gone, is it the coaching staff who will also ......

"Tomorrow is the end of the night, this Saturday and Sunday we were relaxed, there were no practice matches scheduled. But there are other trainings that need to be completed by the players together. ”

Ochiai touched the mustache on his chin and explained calmly.

Everyone trained together, so naturally it was no longer suitable, so let Zhang Han practice alone with Zecun.

Although Sawamura was unwilling, he nodded: "Yes." ”

Sawamura himself, didn't notice anything special.

But the other friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team, especially a few players from the First Army, kept their eyes on Sawamura.

In their eyes, there was a complicated and inexplicable look.

Explained to Sawamura alone?

Even on a typical high school baseball team, the authority of the coaching staff is unquestionable. Not to mention giants like the Seido High School baseball team.

Coach Ochiai was able to patiently explain to Sawamura, which fully shows that in the minds of the coaches of the Qingdao High School baseball team, Sawamura's identity is quite special.

Originally, everyone thought that Sawamura, who lost the showdown with Zhang Han, had no chance to turn over no matter what.

But now it seems that the real results may not be the same as they imagined.

After Coach Ochiai finished speaking, he was ready to leave.

Unexpectedly, all the players in the second army were looking at him with blank eyes.

Tomorrow is the co-ordination, and all the training is over today, shouldn't that be announced?

But Ochiai, who didn't seem to notice anything unusual about the players, was unhurried and ready to leave.

Looking at his distant back, the eyes of those players in the second army became more and more dim.

Already, completely out of chance?

Xiao Minato Haruichi, whose eyes were covered by the flowing sea, clenched his fists unwillingly.

The reason why he chose to join Qingdao High School was that on the one hand, he wanted to follow in his brother's footsteps, and on the other hand, he also hoped that he could fight side by side with his brother when he was in the third grade.

But now it seems that this is destined to be only a good wish of his.

There may be only one reason why Coach Ochiai didn't stop.

That is, this year, Kataoka's supervisors and coaches on the coaching staff do not plan to select combat forces in the second army, nor do they plan to train new people.

Is this possible?

This possibility really exists, and some people have made such speculations about the players of the second army before.

First of all, the twenty members of the current First Army, they are all very outstanding.

At the just-concluded Kanto Conference, these were the people who made it all the way to the finals.

And in the finals, he eliminated the strong Inagi Industrial High School baseball team, and then dominated the Kanto region in one fell swoop.

You must know that the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team is the champion of Koshien in the spring. Qingdao High School baseball team, there seems to be no reason to dismantle this army that has formed combat effectiveness.

As for nurturing new people.

The Seido High School baseball team has always had a tradition of selecting one or two particularly talented players from among the newcomers every summer.

But this year, the Qingdao High School baseball team has picked out those two newcomers.

One is in Jinguji, which was famous in the Kunaka era, and the other is in the first game of the Kanto Convention, where Akira Shibuyani became a blockbuster.

Needless to say, his pitching talent, how many team supervisions, after seeing it, they all went straight to the bottom.

It is said that some of the overseers of Hokkaido, some people watched the Kanto Convention game, and their bowels were full of regret.

You say that they have good cabbage growing in their own fields, why did they let the pigs from Tokyo arch it?

Such a person, the team naturally has to go all out to cultivate.

Although Jinguji has not had any outstanding performances until now, the performance of the two substitute players is also average.

But that's mainly because the opponent of the Seongdo High School baseball team is too strong.

It's not that Jinguji itself is so bad?

His performance at the orientation spoke for itself. Not to mention, his growth after entering high school is obvious to all.

It is a matter of time before he becomes the core of the team.

Under such circumstances, it is not impossible for Kataoka supervisors and coaches on the coaching staff to concentrate on training 20 players in the first army.

This is what makes the players of the second army feel the most desperate.

Especially their main player, who has just cooperated with Sawamura for defense, really feels Zhang Han's strength.

When the gap is so big, it also makes them basically break off the idea of entering the army.

Just when everyone in the second army was almost desperate, a smile flashed in the eyes of the person in front of him.

He touched the back of his head, as if he suddenly remembered something, and looked at the player behind him apologetically.

"I forgot to tell you that after eating and showering, we will meet at the court at eight o'clock in the evening, and the overseer has something to announce."

After eating, after taking a shower?

In the past, when Superintendent Kataoka announced this kind of thing, it was announced directly after the players had finished training.

Today, it changed the norm, and instead of announcing the results as soon as possible, everyone was asked to talk about it after eating and taking a shower.

"Doesn't it look like it's just going to publish the list?"

Several main forces of the First Army have not been with their own supervisors for a day or two, and they quickly analyzed the truth of the matter.

"It's definitely different, last year's training camp started on Monday. This time it started on Sunday, that is, there was no chance to even go to class. ”

The third-year contestants still feel cold sweat when they think of the painful experience last year.

That one week was like hell for them.

Now, they have two more days to go to hell.

"The seniors of the Eastern Qing Kingdom have survived, we have no reason to admit defeat like this."

Izaki said menacingly.

"With Saturday and Sunday, what did we do last year?"

"Looks like I'm still playing practice matches."

Practice the game, what a longing memory.

Especially compared to the hell training camp, that kind of memory is simply not too good.

At dinner in the evening, the second and third grade contestants suddenly felt that the food in front of them was not as fragrant as before.

Although usually, everyone likes to practice very much.

But tonight, it is estimated that none of the players will choose to do that.

If someone really does that stupidly, there is a real chance that they will die of overwork tomorrow.

After taking a shower, Zhang Han changed his clothes and took his mobile phone to check the time.

19:45。

There are still fifteen minutes before the meeting time mentioned by Inspector Kataoka.

But Zhang Han had already stood up and was ready to rush over in advance.

There are many people who think the same way as him, and on the way to the stadium, Zhang Han saw many teammates.

"Who do you think has a better chance?"

Miyuki had an excited expression on his face.

He is different from those players in the Second Army, this guy has already guessed that Superintendent Kataoka will definitely find someone to join the First Army and sleep with the First Army.

On the one hand, it is to give those players from the second army a chance. On the other hand, it is also to create pressure on the main players of the first army.

In addition, even those players who were selected to join the first army, stayed with a group, and did not stay in the first army in the end.

The experience of staying together is also very important to them. Even if there is no way to join an army now, they can join later.

When they join in the future, this experience of staying together can also make it easier for them to integrate into the ranks of the first army.

With a triple deal, how could Superintendent Kataoka give up?

Zhang Han really didn't care too much about Yu Xing's problem.

Anyway, his own two juniors will not have a chance to be promoted this time.

Tojo is slightly better and has now made his mark as a newcomer. But even so, he was not promoted to the Second Army.

Another golden pill, not to mention.

Although there is no strong player competing for the position of the team's main third baseman, there are several strong players.

This position can basically be regarded as one of the most fiercely contested positions on the Seongdo High School baseball team.

In order, Kanemaru is almost ranked fifth or sixth.

To put it bluntly, he really didn't have a chance at all.

In addition, among the newcomers, the one who has the closest relationship with Zhang Han is probably Sawamura.

This stupid boy, although he doesn't know it, but within the Qingdao High School baseball team, everyone has a high opinion of him.

Just take a look at how hard the Seido High School baseball team has cultivated him.

Superintendent Kataoka personally pointed out the pitching position, and Rei Takashima arranged to observe everything about him, just like a nanny.

Chris, the talented catcher of the Seido High School baseball team, is still busy competing with Miyuki for the team's main catcher.

Such a busy man, the supervisors and coaches also asked him to be Sawamura's master, and when he was not training, he helped Sawamura make up for lessons.

Zhang Han, the core of the team, is one of the top hitters in the country.

Also at the request of the superintendent, I practiced with Sawamura.

Although this exercise is not only for Sawamura, the superintendent also hopes that Zhang Han can gain something in the duel with Sawamura.

But just being able to practice with Zhang Han already shows how special Sawamura is in the eyes of the coaching staff.

"That silly boy, there shouldn't be any problem."

Although among the players in the second army, there are still a few people who have a very high voice.

However, in Zhang Han's opinion, the most likely to be promoted is probably Sawamura Rongchun.

Whether he can stay in the first army or not, this is really hard to judge.

After all, among the players in the first army now, everyone's strength is very strong, and even if it is two first-year newcomers, the possibility of being replaced by him is not very high.

But with an army to stay together, Sawamura is definitely no problem.

The coaches of the supervision and coaching staff have put so much effort into developing him that it is impossible not to give him a chance.

As for the number of newcomers, who will be able to stay in the first army in the end and participate in the summer competition.

It depends on everyone's performance in practice in the next nine days.

Especially after a week of intense training, next Saturday and Sunday's practice game will greatly determine the final 20 players of the Seido High School baseball team.

It's exactly the same as Zhang Han thought.

Superintendent Kataoka is a very straightforward person, and after he came to the meeting place, he didn't say anything else first, but first announced who would enter the first army and train together.

"Hiroshi Ono in the second grade, Kenta Maezono, Haruichi Kominato in the first grade, Eijun Sawamura."

He promoted four players in one go, and all of them were first- and second-year players.

It's clear that Superintendent Kataoka isn't just for the pre-summer tournament selection.

At the same time, it is also to prepare for the formation of a new team after the third-year players graduate.

Even these four were not promoted to the first team before the summer tournament.

They will also play an important role in the teams that will be formed later.

Originally, everyone thought that announcing the new person was the most important thing tonight, but they obviously guessed wrong.

Superintendent Kataoka specially brought everyone together, but not just for this matter. There is also a huge bomb waiting for them.

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