In Tokyo, the Spring University tournament is naturally less valued than the summer and autumn tournaments, which determine the number of places to be played in Koshien. This is especially true after reaching the round of 16 in Tokyo and having already seeded the summer tournament.

Of course, this is not to say that it is not valued at all. After all, the top two teams in Tokyo can participate in the Kanto Tournament. Although the Kanto Tournament is not as famous as Koshien, it is also considered the top tournament in the Kanto region.

Being able to play in the Kanto Tournament and win good honors is also very tempting for Tokyo's giants. Another point is that most of the Kanto heroes have the strength of the national level. It is also a very rare competition object for Tokyo Haoqiang, who is preparing for the summer competition.

Therefore, after the top 16, some wealthy families who are interested in the country will definitely not mind going further.

Seido High School is ambitious this time and wants to revitalize this time, so naturally they will not let go of such an opportunity, and they want to appear in the Kanto Conference no matter what, and challenge the national power.

So in this semi-final, Qingdao is still very attentive.

For the tactical grinding, cooperation, during the week, carried out a lot.

As a pitcher in the first army, Sawamura naturally had to practice as well. It's not just him, but even Tsukiya Xiao.

At this time, the gap between the two freshman pitchers became obvious.

Sawamura has performed very well in all aspects. Except for his scary pitching, in the pitcher's position, he doesn't know anything at all.

This time, too, he was supposed to go to first base to fill the position, but when he received the ball, he made a mistake.

"Don't mind!"

I didn't know if I was too thick-skinned, or if I was really natural, so I even signaled to my teammates not to mind too much.

"Don't make a mistake, it's you who made the mistake, give me a little realization."

"Even if you don't ask for a fill like Sawamura, you can't make a mistake."

"How are you going to play?"

"Also, don't put on a nonchalant face, you're wrong! It's you!!! ”

The players of the first army of Qingdao unceremoniously opened the mode of complaining about the valley.

At this time, Tanba was still very senior, and told Tsukitani Xiao to pay attention to the guard, and at the moment when the ball was thrown, he had to be ready to be guarded.

"Once the ball is thrown, the pitcher is the ninth fielder on the field, and that should never be forgotten."

At the end, Tanba also poured a bowl of chicken soup for Tsukiya Xiao.

On the other hand, Sawamura's performance is different.

containment, stealing bases, containment, garrisoning, filling......

When he really started to get in touch with the guarding, Sawamura's performance was enough to make everyone look sideways. He's strong, he's all-round, not at all like a fifteen-year-old boy who has just graduated from high school. (Not originally.) ）

Seeing Sawamura's performance, Minister Ota was almost unable to find the north.

"Sawamura-san can be used as the main pitcher, and I believe that even if you hand over some key scenes to him, it will be no problem."

That's what he suggested to Kataoka.

Rei Takashima hugged her chest, equally complacent. You know, Sawamura was invited to the team by her with great difficulty.

"Don't underestimate the honors achieved by Sawamura-san in middle school, although the intensity and rhythm of the middle school games are not as good as those in high school, their tactical arrangements are also very good. As the team's pitcher and coach, Sawamura's experience and mentality are also a great asset to lead the team to win the national championship two years in a row. ”

The meaning is obvious.

It must be no problem to hand over the key scene to Sawamura, but he is the one who has won the national hegemon. Even if high school baseball receives more attention, the national hegemon is the hegemon, and people have the experience of reaching the top.

Will the person who can win the national hegemony be nervous in the high school competition?

This is certainly not possible.

Kataoka has nothing to say about this. Although Tanba's pitching is very good, it can be said that he is getting better and better since he regained his fighting spirit.

But when it comes to comprehensive strength, I'm afraid he may not be comparable to Zecun, who is two years younger than him.

Sawamura is too comprehensive, especially after getting his true pass (covering the pitch), the strength of the pitch has risen rapidly.

In terms of strength alone, the current Sawamura is actually the most trusted pitcher in Qingdao.

"If we can win the semi-finals, I will arrange for him to play in the Kanto Conference. If his pitcher's skills are almost perfect, let him try his hand at being an outfielder. ”

In the end, such an arrangement was made for Sawamura and Kataoka.

"Outfielder?"

Ota looked at Kataoka in surprise.

In his opinion, letting Sawamura guard the outfielders is really a bit tyrannical.

Takashima was pleasantly surprised.

It's not just pitching, but even Sawamura's blow, is it also favored by Kataoka?

Ace pitchers who want to be on the court all the time are generally placed in two positions, the pitcher mound and the outfielder. It's not often the case in the profession, but in high school, it's all too common for an ace pitcher to be an outfielder.

There are two main considerations for this.

The first is that the ace pitcher is on the field, even if he is not on the pitcher's mound, he can also give other friends a psychological comfort. Another is that in case the substitute pitcher is not good, in the event of a crisis scene, the ace pitcher can immediately replace the pitcher mound.

Therefore, the real high school ace will never end the game, unless the opponent is too weak!

Otherwise, if you replace the trump card, you will be helpless in the face of a crisis. However, the rules of high school baseball are that once a player is off the court, he must not play again. It's not the same as basketball or football.

Kataoka has already made up his mind to train Sawamura as a trump card.

Of course, there are other reasons why he did this. For example, playing as an outfielder is also good for training Sawamura's long passing and ball speed, and it is also very important that Kataoka still can't ignore Sawamura's blow even if Aodo is so strong now.

It's amazing!

Although Sawamura is not a strong hitter, he has a batting average of more than 60% and flexible tactical striking skills.

Ordinary opponents are just that, and for a tough battle, Sawamura's blow is an unparalleled weapon for attack.

In that regard, Kataoka believes that Sawamura has the strength to become the main combat force of Seido.

Still with Chris supervising the execution, Sawamura began to contact the outfielder guard, and it was also Akira Shibuyani who practiced with him. In the position of outfielder, Akira Shibuyani did a good job. He has no problem receiving and passing, but he is very talented.

Sawamura himself is even better.

He also worked as an outfielder in Akagi, and he is also very familiar with the skills of outfielders.

While Sawamura was gradually revealing his presence in the first army, Seido ushered in their spring semifinals.

The day before the game.

Kuramochi left the classroom and prepared to go to training.

At this time, a little beautiful woman with shawl hair suddenly came out behind him.

"Hee-hee, Master Banhua, what are your orders?"

recognized the person, Cangzhi's heart was overjoyed, but he didn't expect that his uncle Cangzhi would also have a day when the peach blossoms were overflowing.

The class of flowers glanced at Kuramochi shyly, and it was itchy to look at Kuramochi's children.

"Well, Kuramori, you're on the baseball team, right?"

"yes."

"Do you know Sawamura then?"

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