Chapter 55: The Opponent
"The game is over..."
"The team that represented Nishitokyo and won the Koshien spot was the Nishitokyo Seido High School baseball team! The score was 8:4, and after nine rounds of fierce competition, the Qingdao High School baseball team, relying on its strong strength, defeated the super dark horse Yakushi High School baseball team. ”
The audience boiled......
Although the current result is expected by those die-hard supporters of the Seido High School baseball team.
They had long predicted that the team they supported would win in the end.
With a mere pharmacist high school baseball team, is it possible to stir up some great storms?
But when this result actually appeared, the fans of the Seongdo High School baseball team, those die-hard supporters, were still very excited.
They got together excitedly, singing and dancing, jumping and jumping......
Today's game is undoubtedly very enjoyable for the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team.
The most enjoyable thing is the process of the game.
Although he is a die-hard supporter of the Seido High School baseball team, he has never taken this opponent seriously when evaluating the Yakushi High School baseball team.
They have absolute confidence in the Seongdo High School baseball team and believe that the team will be able to win the final victory.
But in good conscience, is the strength of the Yakushi High School baseball team really bad?
Even the most arrogant supporters of Qingdao Dao may not be able to say such a thing with a clear conscience.
In any case, the opponent also defeated the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School and the baseball team of the third high school of the city university.
What some of the very good teams didn't do, they did, and they did it well.
In response to this, those die-hard supporters of the Qingdao High School baseball team also had to give a thumbs up in admiration.
This super dark horse team, which has just emerged since the spring, does have the ability to shake the pattern of West Tokyo.
They have the strength to challenge the three giants, and they can pose a big threat to the players of the three giants.
But that's about it!
Although they made it to the final, the final result has fully proved that they want to dominate West Tokyo and win the qualification place in Koshien at this time.
It's a little early......
You must know that in today's game, don't look at the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team who worked hard, but in fact, they did not show all their strength.
If nothing else, just look at the pitchers sent by their team.
The pitchers sent by Qingdao High School are all first-year newcomers, not to mention the team's real ace Zhang Han.
Even the second- and third-year pitchers didn't play.
They came to the game with the intention of letting the new players hone their strength, so that at the beginning of the game, many media were very optimistic about the Seido High School baseball team, thinking that the players of the Seido High School baseball team were too big.
In any case, the baseball team of Renjia Yakushi High School has just defeated the third high school of the city university, and now the morale is high.
The Qingdao High School baseball team dared to use the newcomers on their own team to weigh the opponent's pounds and pounds, so as to hone their first-year pitchers.
Isn't that incomprehensible?
There is a saying in the book of war, which is called the defeat of arrogant soldiers!
The players of the Seido High School baseball team are so blind that they will definitely suffer when the real game begins.
At that time, there were quite a few people who felt this way.
At the beginning of the game, the Qingdao High School baseball team did suffer a lot of losses.
Although they scored two home runs in a row, they started with three points.
But the pharmacist high school baseball team was not idle, and quickly chased back the score, chasing only one point.
At that time, those who thought that the Qingdao High School baseball team would pay the price for their pride were about to bubble up with beautiful snot bubbles.
They proudly said to their peers and fans, "I just said that if this continues, the Seido High School baseball team will definitely suffer, right?" If I listen to my kind advice, the Qingdao High School baseball team can change its past mistakes at this time and send the third-grade pitcher or their team's ace directly to the court, and maybe things will take a turn for the better. Otherwise, the loss of the Qingdao High School baseball team will be assured, and if it is not done, it may affect the outcome of the game......"
It's just that the person who spoke like this was soon slapped hard by the Qingdao High School baseball team with the cold reality.
They didn't make substitutions!
And the hitter of their team quickly chased the score back.
"That's what you said, the Qingdao High School baseball team is about to collapse?"
Someone next to him sneered.
As die-hard supporters of the Qingdao High School baseball team, they hate the popularity of the Qingdao High School baseball team the most.
It's like the guy who just analyzed, obviously he doesn't know much about anything, and he is still pretending to be an expert, and they have long wanted to shoot him.
It's just that the opportunity is not suitable, and they don't think about it.
Well, now that the team they support is so good, of course they can spray ruthlessly.
Those who are not optimistic about the Qingdao High School baseball team will certainly not give in so easily, although the offensive strength of the Qingdao High School baseball team makes them feel very murderous.
But they still insist that if the Qingdao High School baseball team does not change its strategy, the crisis of losing points will definitely happen.
They never imagined that the first-year player they were not optimistic about would seem to be like a god in the following competitions.
Easily solved one opponent after another, and never gave the pharmacist high school baseball team a chance.
Even if he was hit with a home run, he didn't collapse......
"This first-year pitcher of the Qingdao High School baseball team is a bit fierce..."
Even those who are not optimistic about the Seido High School baseball team have already seen it, let alone those who were on the side of the Seido High School baseball team in the first place.
"Needless to say. Do you think that our Kataoka supervisor is such that a casual first-year player can get into his eyes? ”
The die-hard supporters of the Seido High School baseball team showed disdain.
seems to disdain to deal with those who sang the declining green path before.
Those people were also knowledgeable and did not continue to wrestle on this matter.
The Seido High School baseball team won, and it was a big win.
Anyone who saw the scene in front of them had to give a thumbs up.
"No shame for the big team..."
The three giants of Nishitokyo, not only within Tokyo, but also in the entire island nation, are very well-known.
If they all lose to the pharmacist high school baseball team, they won't have any face at all.
No matter how powerful the super dark horse is, their three giants can't be paper-paste, right?
Luckily, none of this happened......
Supporters of the Qingdao High School baseball team, including those of the other two big teams, can hold their heads high.
In this game, Eijun Sawamura, a first-year rookie pitcher on the Seido High School baseball team, really made a splash.
Anyone who is interested in the Seido High School baseball team will remember this name firmly.
"This kid is on fire!"
Waiting until the end of the game, the die-hard supporters of the Seido High School baseball team in the stands were still cheering for Sawamura Eijun.
"We're optimistic about you, boy!"
"Please come on when you get to Koshien, I'll buy a ticket to see it."
Unlike regional competitions, Koshien tournaments are ticketed.
If you want to watch these high school baseball boys, you have to shell out real money.
The die-hard supporters of the Seido High School baseball team have a lot of support for these players, and a large part of them will deliberately take time out to go to the Koshien field to cheer for the friends of the Seido High School baseball team!
Now these people can say such things to Sawamura, which proves how high their expectations are for Sawamura!
They are very optimistic about Sawamura Eijun.
The friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team, after hearing these words, their faces became more and more strange.
Now that the team has made it to Koshien, it is natural for the players to be happy.
In particular, all the people around them are cheering them on, and the feeling of being like the center of the world is deeply fascinating......
But at the same time, the expressions on the faces of several players were always stiff, and even the smiles were not very happy.
In the Nishitokyo regional competition, there are 20 people in the rest area.
However, after entering Koshien, there were only 18 places.
This also means that the Qingdao High School baseball team has to play two people.
Originally, these two candidates were basically determined.
All of them are first-year players!
When the players are dispensable, even the Kataoka supervisor has to consider the sophistication of the people.
The third-year players have no chance, and the first-year players still have many opportunities, so unless the first-year players can play a huge role in the team, it will definitely be the first-year players who will be eliminated.
As for the third-year players who may be eliminated due to lack of strength.
As early as when the roster for the summer tournament was decided, Superintendent Kataoka had already been ruthlessly eliminated.
Ruthlessness has the advantage of being ruthless, so that he doesn't need to face the serious problem of eliminating the third grade after that.
In the case of Koshien, the third-year players are eliminated.
Even if you are a hard-hearted person, it is difficult to do it.
Originally, there were two people who could be eliminated, one was Jinguji, a first-year player.
Although he was the most famous player among the freshmen, before entering the Seido High School baseball team. It is even regarded as the strength ceiling of peers!
But after he entered high school, his growth rate was very average.
Although he was also promoted to the first army, he didn't take advantage of the opportunity several times and showed his presence.
Instead, he entered the first army with him, and he was not favored by everyone. After entering the first army, the agent basically hit every shot.
It's a big hit.
So if nothing else, Kominato Harushi should stay.
The other one who stayed, of course, was Akira Shizuya, who had a ball speed of more than 150 kilometers.
If nothing else, this ball speed alone is enough to blow people's eyes.
Coupled with his good striking strength, his performance in the strike zone even surpassed Jinguji.
It is only natural that such a genius will stay in the team in the end.
Since he stayed, the candidate for elimination must be Sawamura Eijun.
Although Sawamura also performed well when he was on the field, it was remarkable.
But his overall sense of existence has never been able to compare with Xiaoya Gu.
In this case, the only option is to let him quit......
Although Kataoka and the coaches didn't say anything, the Seido High School baseball team has its own rules.
So they all knew very well that these two little guys were afraid that they were going to leave the team.
Jinguji Temple and Sawamura Eijun.
But today's game brought you too many surprises. First of all, the first accident was the outstanding performance of Eijun Sawamura.
Looking at the performance of the fans, it is not difficult to guess how much shock Sawamura Eijun brought to them.
Even the Kataoka supervisors and coaches in the rest area have straight eyes.
They must have been impressed, so to speak!
Let them kick such a player out of the army, I'm afraid it's not so easy.
In addition, the first-year Kominato Haruichi was not able to play the original characteristics in today's attack.
Plus the semi-final game against the Baseball Team of Inagi Industrial High School.
His performance is not as dazzling as before.
Although it is said that it is largely because of the opponent, facing Narumiya Naru and Sanada Shunpei, not to mention him as a substitute, even the main force of many of the core of the first army of the Seido High School baseball team.
There is no performance either......
But as long as he is not able to respond to the expectations of the overseer, it proves that his strength should not be praised too highly.
After all, after entering Koshien in earnest, none of the opponents encountered by the Seido High School baseball team were weak.
If he can't have an outstanding performance and performance against opponents of the same level, why did the Qingdao High School baseball team promote him to this first-year?
Although Jinguji's striking performance is a little worse, it is still remarkable in other aspects, especially with such a pair of long legs!
Who will quit in the future suddenly becomes confusing.
None of these players, except for Sawamura Eisumun, were stupid, and they all felt such an atmosphere.
So the face is getting tighter and tighter one by one, and there is no way to relax it no matter what.
Of course they were happy that the team was able to score Koshien. But if the team makes it to Koshien, it doesn't matter to them.
How can they laugh out loud from the bottom of their hearts?
The third-year players of the Yakushi High School baseball team cried, crying very miserably, and burst into tears.
The first- and second-year players are not much better, especially the thunder city, which cries worse than the third-year players.
So much so that those third-graders had to take the initiative to comfort him after stopping their crying.
"It's good now, I never dreamed that we would be able to reach the final one day."
It's the truth.
The players on the Yakushi High School baseball team, especially those in their third year, before they met the father and son.
It's great to be able to reach the semi-finals!
As for the goal of going further, they really never thought about it.
It stands to reason that the Yakushi High School baseball team is also a bit strong, and it is only one or two games away from the finals.
Compared to the vast majority of teams, they are closer to Koshien.
But it is precisely because of the proximity and the number of times that the three giants have played against each other more often that the players of the pharmacist high school baseball team are more clear.
If they want to break into Koshien, how terrifying are the three mountains they need to climb?
It is precisely because of the appearance of the father and son that they can have a chance to defeat the other two giants.
With the Seido High School baseball team, we will meet in the finals.
It's just a pity that their civilian team was not able to create a miracle in the end, and they still lost to the giants.
"We're so happy to be here! It's up to you. ”
The seniors, who were originally very sad, actually comforted themselves in turn?
This made Thunder City even more uncomfortable.
"If I could get a few more home runs......"
"Let's not forget who our opponent is? Besides, you can score 8 home runs, although you can't break Zhang Han's record. But among the first-year newcomers, you are also unprecedented. Don't be discouraged, show some star player momentum. ”
After hearing the senior's words, Thunder City raised his head.
"Aren't the seniors unwilling? Obviously only one step away......"
They have already reached the finals, and as long as they can win this one, they can advance to Koshien.
How can those third-graders on the Yakushi High School baseball team not regret it?
"It's still very clear how many catties and taels we have, and even now this result is that we have climbed high. But you're different......"
After the end of the game, although the pharmacist players cried sadly, they were actually very free and easy.
Since the new overseer arrived, they have worked hard and done what they can do......
There will be no regrets.
As for Koshien, although the father and son of Thunder Zang have been talking about this slogan all day long, in fact, everyone knows it in their hearts.
It's far from them.
The game in which they beat the third high school in the city was largely a fluke to defeat the third in the city.
But luck is such a thing, but it can't be repeated.
This time they faced the Seido High School baseball team, and it was clear that they didn't have that kind of luck.
"Thanks for the advice!!"
"Thank you for the advice!!"
After the game, the two teams saluted each other, and then the friends of the Seido High School baseball team were ready to receive their rewards.
When they greeted each other, many people gathered around Sawamura Eijun.
Zhang Han, who won three home runs in a single game, was surrounded by many people.
It wasn't until Thunder City took the initiative to come to Zhang Han's side and then shook hands with him.
"I'll be ahead of you!"
The young man's eyes were spewing flames.
Obviously, he has taken Zhang Han as his target to catch up.
"Then I'll see."
Zhang Han agreed with a smile.
There is such an opponent as Thunder City among the younger generations, and he should not feel lonely in his last year of high school baseball career......
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