Chapter 6: Koshien Class Contest (1st Update)
At the time of Miyuki's inaugural speech, preparations were in full swing for a practice match that was no less than the Koshien finals, also in the Nishitokyo area.
The two sides of the match were Inagi Industries, the runner-up in Nishitokyo, and Yakushi High School, one of the quarterfinals in Nishitokyo.
These two high schools are well-deserved strong schools.
When Qingdao High School was still immersed in the joy of national domination, the two teams that lost to Qingdao High School magically got together.
"I didn't expect so many people to come to watch!"
Owada Akiko looked at the dozen peers around in amazement, as well as dozens of spectators.
"You can see the popularity of these two high schools!"
Fujifu said.
Today, Tokyo is second to none in terms of baseball, and of course it is the national hegemon, Seido High School.
Not only in the Tokyo area, but also in the whole country, there is now a whirlwind called Seido.
The great demon king Sawamura Eijun, the hot-blooded superintendent Kataoka, the five star players......
Their news became hotter and hotter, and it was clear that more than a week had passed, and instead of declining, the popularity had an upward trend.
Now during the daily training at Seongdo High School, there are countless reporters around me, professional baseball managers and scouts who come to visit.
In such an atmosphere, the competition between Daocheng Industry and Pharmacist High School can attract so many people to watch, which has to be said to be a very amazing thing.
"After Qingdao High School wins the national championship, I am afraid that the only teams in the same region that can pose a threat to Qingdao High School are the two teams in front of us."
Fujifu was so emotional.
Although Daocheng Industry's results in the practice competition are very average. But their combat power is indeed very intact, and the entire main lineup is retained by a full half, even if the third-year players are all retired, and the second-year players are also replenished.
The only problem is the catcher.
When Tada Noki was in middle school, he was also a famous star player in Tokyo. It's just that his current level, partnering with Cheng Gongming, is still a little insufficient.
I believe that as long as many fields and wild trees grow, Inagi Industry will immediately have no less combat effectiveness than before.
In contrast, after Seido High School removed the third-year players, the second-year and first-year substitutes obviously couldn't make up for the gap left by the third-year.
The weakening of Seido High School is predictable.
In the case of eliminating the strengths of the other, Daocheng Industry is definitely a strong rival of Qingdao High School and entering Koshien again.
The other one is Yakushi High School!
The experience of pharmacists is also very legendary, and their explosive power is not even inferior to Qingdao High School.
In addition to Sawamura, Seido High School also had Tamba, Shibuyani, and Kawakami at that time, three very powerful pitchers.
The only one who defeated all three of them was the medicine man!
If it weren't for the fact that they had a big problem with the pitcher formation at the time, it would be hard to say who would have died in that game.
During the summer, the people at Yakushi High School were not idle. Under their supervision, they fought in the north and south, playing practice matches with wealthy colleges and universities across the country. So far, he has won 33 consecutive victories.
Such a terrifying record even attracted the attention of the media.
"Crownless Haoqiang!"
This is Yakushi High School.
These two teams are rivals in the same region, so it is said that they will not meet each other.
But I don't know which string the superintendent of Yakushi High School is playing the wrong string, so he applied for a practice competition with Inajo.
The moment he saw the application, the head of the baseball club of Daocheng Industrial High School thought it was April Fool's Day and was joking.
Looking at the calendar, it's already August, and it can't be April 1.
"Maybe your brain is hot and confused!"
The head of the Daocheng baseball club, as a joke, told it to the national friend superintendent.
"If they want to compare, it's the morning of August 31."
Hearing the words of the Guoyou supervision, the minister of the Daocheng Baseball Department couldn't say anything.
"Supervisor, we, we're rivals in the same region, and when it comes to the fall tournament, we're likely to play against each other."
"Do you think we're going to be able to make it from the fall tournament with the kind of performance we're doing now?"
The Governor of the Nation asked.
These words confused the head of the Daocheng baseball department.
Truth be told, he thinks it's hard.
Judging by Inagi's performance in the practice match now, it may be difficult for them to defeat Seido led by Eijun Sawamura.
Don't look at the outside media, they all say that six of the nine main forces of Qingdao High School were missing all of a sudden, and in the autumn, the combat power was seriously weakened.
But as the main competitor of Qingdao High School, Daocheng's research on Qingdao High School cannot be so shallow.
Qingdao High School is also a giant, even the players on their bench, and even the players in the second army are very good. The most terrifying thing is that the main structure of Qingdao High School has not changed.
Qingdao's casting partner, ace Sawamura and the main catcher Miyuki. Even if the strength of the two is not stronger than when Sawamura partnered with Chris before, it will not be worse than before.
With the two of them, the strength of the original Qingdao High School is at least more than sixty percent.
Simply speaking of garrison, at least more than eighty percent of the garrison capacity of the original Qingdao High School has been retained.
Now the only problem at Qingdao High School should be the line.
As long as this problem is solved, even if Qingdao is not stronger than before, it will not be much worse.
So relatively speaking, the problem of Qingdao High School is easy to solve.
On the contrary, it was Daocheng, and the strength of the catcher was insufficient, and it directly became a fatal wound!
The importance of a good catcher is decisive for the team.
This is the problem that Inagi is facing.
is also because of the mismatch between Tada Noshu and Narumiya Ming's partner, the entire Daocheng is in a sluggish state.
It's not bad to face Seido High School in such a state without being baptized in blood!
Not to mention victory.
"But?"
The head of the Daocheng Baseball Club also understands it. But he always felt that it was not suitable to compete with Pharmacist High School.
"Ah Shu is a very talented catcher, the reason why he can't cooperate with Ah Ming is not that his strength is really bad to that extent, it's just that Ah Ming has suddenly grown a lot after competing with Qingdao High School, especially after competing with Sawamura. Now, even if Yagong is really replaced, their cooperation will not be as handy as before. ”
As he spoke, the Guoyou Supervisor shook his head and made a creaking sound.
"It's time for the players to understand this!"
Daocheng lost before, and the score of the loss was actually not big. If the hitter works hard, it is not impossible to chase the score back.
But they don't seem to be motivated!
This is not good, you have to find a suitable opponent and stimulate them well.
This is the real reason why the Guoyou Superintendent agreed to the Pharmacist High School practice competition.
In this way, a practice match that was no less than the Koshien final level began.