Chapter 21: The Harvest of Qingdao

The superintendent of Feilian High School, at this time, the intestines are repentant.

Why did you say that he had a brain cramp at that time and agreed to play a practice match with Qingdao High School?

As a result, the confidence that the players had managed to accumulate in the Kanagawa Regional Tournament completely collapsed.

It's so devastating.

The score on the field was 9:1.

This is also a practice competition, and if it is an official competition at the regional level, it has now ended early.

The gap between the two sides is clear at a glance.

Although in the process of the competition, Fei Lian University showed a very strong strength. Especially their ace pitcher, Xian Cao Zhi, even forced Qingdao High School's playing line helpless for a time.

But that still doesn't change the truth.

The strength of the two sides is not a level at all.

Even if Feilian High School has a top pitcher like Xiancao Nao, it still can't change this.

The strength of King Qingdao High School is no longer limited to a certain player.

When it comes to Qingdao, who is the person that people think of most often?

Of course, it's the Great Demon King Sawamura Eijun!

Not to mention that in the current Qingdao High School baseball club, even in the whole country, Sawamura Eijun's sense of presence is first-class.

Such an ace core is said to be absolutely impossible to lose. But even if Qingdao High School really loses Sawamura Eijun, what can it do?

Seido High School is still the top team in the country.

They may not be as strong on the pitch as they are now, but they won't be too far behind.

In contrast, Feilian University is not good at all.

If Feilian High School loses their current ace pitcher, Xian Caozhi, then Feilian High School will become worthless.

Nothing!

The other players have more or less two brushes, but if they are put together, it is at best a good level in Kanagawa Prefecture.

This level is too far from the national gap, and it is not a level at all.

It is precisely because of Xiancaozhi that Feilian University has the strength of the national level.

With such an ace pitcher leading, Fei Lian High School can also challenge some national-level teams.

If they didn't even have such strength, it would be impossible for them to fight in second place in Kanagawa, a fierce battle zone.

However, there are limits to how much a player can improve a team.

Xiancao can directly bring Feilian High School into a national-level team, but when such a team is compared with Qingdao High School, their gap is immediately reflected.

Qingdao High School showed a real show in front of the contestants of Feilian High School, what is powerful?

They are really strong like that of Qingdao High School.

In today's game, he was regarded as the absolute core that could not be replaced, Sawamura.

Didn't show much strength.

On the one hand, he wasn't on the pitcher's mound, and there was no way to control the tempo of today's game.

On the other hand, today's blow from Sawamura Eijun is qualified at best, and he also does not show the demeanor of a leader.

So in today's game, Qingdao High School was able to win, and it didn't have much to do with Sawamura Eijun.

Why did Feilian University lose so badly?

It's entirely the credit of the other Seido High School players.

This is where Qingdao High School is strong, and it is also the place where the superintendent of Feilian High School is most annoyed.

The momentum that the team has finally accumulated is all because of today's game.

Even Qingdao High School, which retained its strength, couldn't cope with it at all. Not to mention the king of firepower?

Originally, when they won the second place in Kanagawa Prefecture, they were also ambitious.

Thinking that as long as my strength can go further, plus some luck.

You will definitely have a chance to advance to Koshien.

But after really seeing what kind of strength the top teams in the country have, the players of Feilian University have completely realized one by one.

I'm afraid they really won't be able to get to Koshien.

After all, there is a team in Kanagawa Prefecture that is not inferior to Seido High School.

I didn't notice it in the previous finals because people didn't do their best at all. Once the other party also goes all out, Feilian University has no power to parry at all.

"In the next game, you must score!"

The superintendent of Fei Lian University prayed secretly.

The disciples under him were all depressed.

Apparently they were hit very hard.

At this time, no matter what they say to these people, they probably won't be able to listen.

As it turned out, they simply couldn't.

The only solution to this problem is for the team to turn the tide at this moment.

As long as the players can pick themselves up at this time, they still have a chance.

It's best to be able to score points.

In this way, the players will think that although we can't defeat the main force of Seido High School, we can still defeat their substitutes.

With that experience, they will also have confidence when they face other top teams in the country.

Qingdao High School is the top king in the country.

Even if they are the substitutes of their team, they have good strength.

Being able to defeat such an opponent will definitely make the players of Feilian University have more confidence.

The superintendent of Fei Lian University thought very well, but the reality was far more cruel than he imagined.

Without waiting for Fei Lian High School to take the points from Qingdao High School, the substitute of Qingdao High School began to fight back.

When the game reached the eighth inning.

It was Takatsu again, and he scored a hit cleanly.

It's gold that always shines.

As several players from the Second Army advanced to the First Army to participate in joint training, the team of the First Army of Qingdao High School was overcrowded.

Whether it's the Kanto Conference, the upcoming Summer Tournament, or even Koshien.

There is a limit to the number of players a team can field.

In regional competitions, a team cannot have a maximum of 20 players. Of course, this is limited to the players, not managers and coaches.

Koshien has even fewer places, with only 18 people.

What does this mean?

This shows that some of the more than 20 people who are now going to be eliminated will definitely be eliminated. Especially when they are promoted in the later stage, the probability of these players who have just participated in joint training is much greater than that of those who have stayed in the team before.

After all, if two people compete for the same position, the strength of the performance is half a catty.

There is no reason for Qingdao High School to choose the player who has just been promoted, and not to choose the player who is already very familiar with the team.

The selection of the main players is, of course, based on potential.

Who will be able to achieve greater improvement in a short period of time? This is definitely an important indicator for the selection of the main force.

But the selection of substitutes is different.

Who can show their quality as soon as they get on the pitch?

That's the indicator for the selection of substitutes.

Those players who wait on the cold bench for a while, and the whole strength is not in shape, is definitely not a good substitute player.

Takatsu was one of the players to be promoted.

The location was also quite dangerous.

Maybe at some point it will be excluded from the main force of the First Army.

But today, he proved his worth through his excellent performances.

Even through the sunglasses, it is not difficult to feel the eagerness in the eyes of Superintendent Kataoka.

Of the 20 places in the Kanto Conference, Takatsu may be able to occupy one.

This also means that one of the 20 people in the 1st Army has to leave the 1st Army before the Kwantung Conference.

"This guy's fighting spirit is really high!"

Behind Takatsu was Kanemaru who came on the field to strike.

He watched with his own eyes as Takatsu hit the ball out and ran to second base.

Takatsu ushered in an opportunity.

And because Yoichi Kuramochi's position as a shortstop cannot be shaken, he is likely to be assigned to third base, or even first base.

In this way, Takatsu and Kanamaru became a relationship of direct competition.

Kanemaru is likely to be the one who left the First Army.

"I don't want it!"

At this time, Kanemaru's eyes flashed with unyielding fighting spirit.

The reason why he came to Qingdao High School was to test his strength. Being able to join the First Army so quickly also proves his hard work.

finally mixed up with the back number of the main force in the first army, and he was about to follow the team to kill the Quartet.

At this time, the position was replaced by someone else.

That was worse than killing Kanemaru.

Now he is forced to go to Liangshan, no matter what he thought before, he can only do it hard-headed now.

Come on!

Come on!!!

Let you see that you Uncle Kanimaru is not a vegetarian either.

"Ping!"

The little white ball was slammed out.

With the cooperation of Takatsu and Kanemaru, they helped Seido High School score another point.

As a result, Qingdao High School's overall score reached double digits.

The score became 10:1.

When the bench came on, the best performers were these two sophomores.

They still relied on a tandem to win a point.

Compared to the other freshmen, the gap is not half a star.

Wang Xi, formed!

These two guys, who had been very violent before, were not able to play their striking strength at all in the course of today's game.

The performance can be described as mediocre.

The rest of the substitutes also didn't show much.

Here I have to praise the pitcher of Feilian High School.

Although in the final stage of the game, he was already weak.

It's as if the wind blows and it falls.

However, his pitching was very focused and serious, and he did not give the substitutes of Qingdao High School a chance to show their strength.

Even the friends of the baseball club of Qingdao High School are very impressed.

They originally thought that the other party was just an embroidered pillow, but they didn't expect that the pillow was really stuffed.

So much so that the substitutes of Qingdao High School suffered a big loss.

Especially Wang Xi.

When he realized that today was a very important test for him, he directly turned on the full firing mode.

But that still didn't stop Feilian from scoring.

In the final game of the game, that is, in the first half of the ninth inning.

Fei Lian University suddenly took a hard attack.

These Qingdao High School players who had just come on the field were obviously caught off guard.

Soon they lost two points.

The score on the field became 10:3.

For the players from Feilian University, they finally regained their face.

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For these substitutes in the baseball club of Qingdao High School, especially for pitcher Wang Xi.

This is Chi Guoguo's slap in the face.

In their minds, the previous six rounds had never been counted.

They only count the part of the game after they come on the field.

That is, from the seventh inning to the ninth inning.

They don't expect to be able to pull away such a big score like the main team.

With their own strength, they also know that it is simply unrealistic.

So their goal is very simple, as long as they don't lose.

But this simple goal may never be achieved again.

Because by the time the ninth game was played, the scores of the two sides in these three games had already been counted.

The score was 2:1.

The freshmen team was two points behind.

Especially Wang Xi, his face is even more ugly to death.

Originally, he thought that they would win today's game, but he didn't expect to capsize in the gutter at the last moment.

was hit by a player from Fei Lian High School in a row.

"This is the opponent of the national level, and it is really extraordinary."

After having a feeling in his heart, Wang Xi's pitching became sharper and sharper.

At this moment, he even used his strength to feed.

Finally saved it, and did not continue to lose points.

In the end, the score on the court was 10:3, and Seido High School won the first practice match.

In today's game, the Qingdao High School baseball club found a lot of problems on itself.

At the same time, they realized how bumpy the road ahead was for them.

At the end of the match, the players from both sides shook hands with each other.

The friends of Qingdao High School got on the bus and prepared to go to the hotel booked in advance.

The contestants from Feilian University ran forward one by one to see them off.

The fairy grass firmly grasped Sawamura Eijun's hand and never let go.

Sawamura Eijun looked embarrassed.

He only heard of the fairy grass and did not see it.

Whether it is in a past life or in this life, at most, I have heard the name, and I am not familiar with it at all.

The other party's strength at first sight really stunned Sawamura Rongchun.

Later, he learned that Xiancao took the initiative to shake hands with him for another purpose.