Chapter 50: How Can I Keep My Opponent from Hitting My Ball? (2nd Update)
PPS: I've never seen such a long chapter name, right? When he came up with it, the bear himself was startled. I didn't expect to be able to put so many words, what a surprise.
The third-year team played against the freshman Seido High School baseball team, and it was in full swing.
In the first game, the climax was repeated, and the old alumni who watched the game were passionate.
It's so exciting!
Even if it's the Koshien finals, it doesn't seem to be as exciting as the game in front of you, right?
In just one round of confrontation, there was a climax.
Many people have refocused their eyes on Sawamura Eijun. Originally, in that Qingdao High School, Sawamura Eijun's sense of existence was first-class.
But at that time, Sawamura was not alone. He has a lot of good teammates around him, and he disappears from time to time. Everyone shines on each other, and the fame of Seido High School as a whole reaches its peak.
At that time, Seido High School was an exclusive term. It means that the whole group will never refer to a single person.
Even if it's Sawamura, everyone knows that he is a member of this great collective, not a special existence independent of the team.
That changed in the new team.
Today's Sawamura, the presence of the new team is second to none, dominant.
You know, the current Sawamura has not yet climbed the pitcher's hill. It's hard to imagine what kind of presence he will show when he stands on the pitcher's mound.
"The new team is really built with Sawamura Eijun as the core."
"Anyway, this is a matter of course, before it was a double core with Sawamura, and now that it has formed a team, Sawamura is naturally the only core."
"Qingdao High School, which was originally full of stars, has suddenly become a standout, and it's really unsettling to think about it."
"It's a shame to leave the third grade, but there's no need to be upset, right? The players who came on the bench are also not bad, Miyuki was also one of the star players, and the strength of Kominato Haruichi is also very good. Not to mention that Kuramochi and Hakushu are both original members. ”
"That being said, but compared to the previous team, this team is still unsettling."
"It's even more needless, our strength has declined, and other teams may not be much better! The autumn tournament is an opportunity for freshmen to show their strength, and it is completely unknown who has what kind of strength, which cannot be compared with the mature teams of the summer tournament. ”
Outside the net, some old alumni of Qingdao High School began to talk about everything about the new team.
Although the current game is fierce, people can't take their eyes off it, but everyone is still subconsciously worried about the new team.
There has always been a curse in Koshien that the more brilliant the team in the summer tournament, the easier it is to capsize in the autumn tournament.
In areas where competition is not too fierce in general, there are very few teams like Tokyo that can win back-to-back games in the fall after the summer tournaments.
This also proves from the side that the fierce competition in the fierce war zone is cruel. Even if you have the strength, you may not be able to get ahead.
The game continues.
With Sawamura returning to home plate, Seido High School's freshman baseball team recovered a point. The score went from 2:0 to 2:1.
And at this time, Yuyuki's Ichiya has also safely been on the first base.
The situation became two outs with someone on first base.
It was the turn of the gold strike to the fifth baton front garden.
Coach Ochiai watched the front garden walk into the strike zone, and subconsciously frowned.
Sawamura Eijun's arrangement is basically arranged according to the lineup in Kataoka's heart. During this time, Superintendent Kataoka's preference for the front garden was obvious to all.
Now that Ochiai has been at Seichi High School for more than three months, it's not the time when he first arrived. Why did Superintendent Kataoka promote Maezoen? Ochiai has a good idea.
If you really want to talk about ball skills, in terms of the level of the former garden, that is, you will be promoted to the first army, and as for whether you can serve as the main force, you still need to compete with players in the same position.
There is a reason why Superintendent Kataoka chose Maezono and promoted him to the middle line as soon as he came.
Now this Qingdao High School, the strength and mentality of the players are seriously polarized.
Those players who have participated in Koshien have already won the national hegemony, and for them, the current Qingdao is guarding the country. When guarding the country, it is naturally impossible to have the enterprising spirit when fighting the country.
So their mentality is a little lacking in aggressiveness.
And those who didn't make it to Koshien have a different mentality. They want to be the main force of the first team and then dominate the country with the team. At the same time, compared with those players around him who have participated in Koshien and have won the championship, they are a little unconfident.
One is not enterprising enough, and the other is not confident.
Such polarization makes the coaching staff helpless.
It was in this situation that the front garden came out.
Maezono is very simple, he doesn't think much about those messy things, and after he joined the team, what he did was to work hard and actively compete for opportunities and positions.
At the same time, this man is also very ambitious. It's definitely not a bad thing for a player to be ambitious, it can even be said to be a good thing, a great thing.
Whether it's self-explanatory or whatever. The front garden has never given up on hard work, and has never given up fighting. In this process, he has not had low self-esteem, but he has never given up.
Whether it is the players who have already won the Koshien championship or the other new players, they lack the simple quality of Maezoen.
This is the reason why Superintendent Kataoka has a soft spot for him and promotes him.
"The character of this young man is really admirable."
For this, Coach Ochiai also agrees.
When it comes to the appeal to the people around you, the appeal of Mae-en is a little worse than that of Sawamura. Others like Yuyuki and Tsukiya Xiao can't compare to him.
"Ping!"
The small white ball flew high and landed in Masuko's open glove.
"Out!"
"Three outs, offense and defense exchange."
Ochiai shook his head with a wry smile.
Maezono is very good in other aspects, the only problem is strength, his strength is not as unshakable as Sawamura, Miyuki. Even the Kominato Spring Market, the warehouse can't compare.
He is the fifth baseman, and the only deficiency is strength.
Although during this time, the growth of Qianyuan is not slow, but it is still insufficient, at least it still does not match the title of the fifth baton of Qingdao.
Thinking about it, Ochiai set his sights on Hakushu.
If he were a coach, he would have promoted Hakushu. Although Hakushu's presence is not strong, the appeal is almost equal to zero. But his blow was eye-catching.
Unpretentious, very comprehensive and very solid, with no shortcomings.
"It's a pity!"
If it weren't for the personality reasons, the role of Hakushu could have been taken to the next level.
After the first inning, the second inning begins.
In the first half of the second inning, the third-grade seniors attacked.
Before going on the field to guard, Akira Shibuyani suddenly stopped Sawamura, who wanted to run into the field.
"How can I keep the opponent from hitting my ball?"