Chapter 165: The Pitcher
"Yes, Overseer!!"
Noticing the moment when Superintendent Kataoka focused his gaze on himself, whether it was Inoue Senpai, Tanba Senpai, or Shigerano Nobu, they all subconsciously quickly straightened their bodies and responded loudly.
"Well, then, then, I'll announce tomorrow's starting lineup."
The impressive answers of Shigerino Shin and the other three also made Kataoka Superintendent nod with satisfaction, for the players he cultivated himself, Kataoka Superintendent naturally still believes in this aspect, but out of his duty as the head coach, it is necessary to mention this group of teenagers more before the game, that's all.
I have explained the necessary precautions for the game.
Superintendent Kataoka then announced the starting list for the quarterfinals for the second day.
It's just a little surprising that in the case of a strong player like Senquan High School tomorrow, Superintendent Kataoka didn't make the slightest change to the starting lineup, to be precise, it should have not changed the position of the starting pitcher.
"Eight, pitcher, Shigerun."
Originally, I thought that it would be the third-year ace Koji Inoue, who started in the quarterfinals, and the moment Superintendent Kataoka announced the name of Shigerino Shin himself, they all showed an extremely stunned look, and among the other second- and third-year seniors, there were only a few people except for Dong Qingguo, Chris, and Tetsuya Yuuki, and the rest of them also showed a faint look of surprise more or less.
Getting rid of the senior Inoue of the party, the expression of the senior of Isashiki is the most exaggerated, and the sight that stared directly at Shigerino Shin did not hide the incredible look in it.
It's not because they don't trust Shimono, in the first two rounds, in the daily training, Shigerino's performance is enough for these seniors to recognize Shigerino, but this kind of recognition is absolutely unable to replace the strong trust of Inoue seniors who have been teamed up with them for more than two years.
And, most importantly, tomorrow's opponent is not a team like Kitagawa High School and Fukudo High School, and as one of the favorites to win the championship in Nishitokyo, Sensen High School is a strong team that all other colleges and universities in Tokyo must be waiting for.
"I didn't expect that in the face of Xianquan, the superintendent let Shigeno take the lead...
"Maybe the overseer has other plans?"
"I really thought I'd let that guy from Inoue start, after all, it's such an important game."
"The main opponent is still Xianquan High School, so it's more appropriate to let Inoue seniors start more stable, right?"
The second- and third-year seniors sitting in the front position all looked at Shigeru Ye not far away with a strange look, and the seniors whose eyes flickered slightly all had similar thoughts in their hearts at the same time.
According to general considerations, such an important game must be chosen to let the most stable third-year ace appear, right? Even Shigerino Shin himself thinks so, Shigerino Shin has done a good job in this quarterfinals, and there is a high probability that he will not be able to play, but he didn't expect that in this end, Kataoka Superintendent unexpectedly chose to let him appear as a starting pitcher, because he was a little caught off guard, Shigerino Shin's eyes widened, and he looked at Kataoka Superintendent at the top with an incredible expression.
"It should be that in the first two rounds of the game, the superintendent saw the possibility of Ashin's guy."
Compared to the puzzlement or shock of others.
Miyuki has some vague speculation in his heart.
As I have said before, Seido High School is one of the top teams in West Tokyo, no matter what year it is, and every year, it has the strength to win the championship, but it will be a little worse in the end, resulting in failure, and there may be other problems, but the biggest problem is still in the pitcher lineup.
This year is no different.
It seems that the powerful Qingdao High School still has this or that problem.
If we want to win the championship this year, win the regional championship, and successfully advance to the national competition, Qingdao High School will need to make some breakthrough changes at a critical moment.
And this breakthrough is Shigerno Shin.
In the past five years, with no absolute ace pitcher, Seido High School's defensive line has always had fatal holes at critical moments.
In fact, it has been proved that a really strong team must be hard with both hands, whether it is garrison or line, and only a team that is strong in both can be truly called a strong school at the national level.
to be eligible to win the championship of the fierce battle zone like the Nishitokyo area.
After five years of defeat, Superintendent Kataoka is deeply aware of the importance of the existence of absolute trump cards, and the emergence of Shigerano Shin is the last important piece in the puzzle of Seido High School winning the championship.
Of course, this does not mean that Kataoka Supervisor does not trust Inoue seniors, otherwise, Kataoka Supervisor will not give the ace back to Inoue seniors, but through the performance of the previous two summer tournaments, Kataoka Supervisor confirmed that Shigeroka Shin's potential as a pitcher, as well as the mentality problem in such a tournament, Kataoka Supervisor determined that Inoue Koji is the lower limit of the Seido garrison defense line At the same time, Shigerino Shin is the upper limit of the Seido High School garrison line!!
The two games allowed Superintendent Kataoka to really determine the specific combat policy of this summer tournament.
That is to use actual combat to constantly sharpen Shigeruno's letter.
And, with Shin Shigeruno's sharp pitching style, he exists as the vanguard of Seido High School's defense, and puts pressure on the opponent at the opening moment.
If something goes wrong, let the veteran Koji Inoue play as a rescue pitcher to fill in the gaps for Shigerano.
Of course, there is a big premise here, and that is that Shigerino Shin is strong enough to bear the intensity of the summer tournament, and if you want to enter Koshien, a region like Tokyo with many colleges and universities, you basically need to go through at least five or six rounds of competitions to win the championship.
What Superintendent Kataoka is worried about is that under such a continuous high-intensity game, Shigerino's strength can hold up, and the important thing is his mentality, which can always maintain a high-spirited edge.
The result was to the satisfaction of Superintendent Kataoka.
At present, there are indeed many minor problems and relatively inexperienced.
However, if it is compared to the performance presented by Shigerano Shin.
Superintendent Kataoka is willing to take a certain risk, besides, this risk is also controlled by Kataoka Superintendent to the minimum, at least, if Shigerino Shin really made a fatal mistake in which game, before the loss expands, Kataoka Superintendent will definitely not hesitate to replace Shigerino Shin.
It's true that Superintendent Kataoka values Shigerino Shin, but it doesn't mean that he will trust Mono Shin to the extent that he will press the entire team on him, at least, the current Shigeroo Shin has no strength, and he doesn't have this ability, so that Kataoka Inspector will completely entrust him with the heavy responsibility at a critical moment.