The day before the match with Sensen Gakuen,Superintendent Kataoka suddenly called everyone to gather at Court B.,Said to start hitting training.。

Sawamura put down the mobile phone in his hand and followed the group towards Court B.

Since yesterday, he has received a lot of text messages one after another.

The friends from Akagi Middle School came to watch him play. Including Feiyi Hirota and Rui Matsumoto, who are still in middle school. They also lost their summer tournament. Lost to Nagano Toritsu.

Without the Akagi of Sawamura, it will no longer be the Akagi that dominates the world!

However, their results are not bad, at least better than Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi was in the top 16, and Akagi made it to the top four in Nagano Prefecture. (Akagi is a seeded team and won't face too strong opponents until they meet Nagano Metropolitan University, Tenryuji Temple, and Daihoku.) ）

If you lose, it's the end of the summer. They have nothing to do, so they naturally have time to cheer for Sawamura.

Not only in the semi-finals, but also in the finals.

For three days, you can cheer for Sawamura and travel in Tokyo on the other.

Because of advertising, these friends in Akagi are not very bad for money. I have to say, money is really a good thing. Although it is not omnipotent, it can meet the needs of many people and give people a lot of convenience.

When they arrived at Court B, all the players in the First Army were surprised.

On the pitcher's mound on Court B, a high mound of dirt was piled up. And it's not just the piles, the mounds are also very well filled.

It's going to be used as a pitcher's mound.

Helping with this were the third-year seniors who had retired from the baseball club. A lot of people, Sawamura can't even call their names.

"You guys!"

Izaki Jun's eyes are red, don't look at the mustache senior, he looks like a fierce god on weekdays, but he is actually a very emotional person in his heart.

"We also wanted to do something for the team."

Sensensen, Seido High School's opponent is Yosuke Maki, who is known as the country's No. 1 giant pitcher. It is said that the kid also got a professional scout and is very talented. Especially his kind of curveball that fell from the first height in the country, he overcame a lot of strong hits.

These retired third-year seniors, in order to make the first army more comfortable with the high-drop ball before the game, specially made this pitcher mound.

"We have been together day and night for two years, and we can't compare this kind of relationship."

Sawamura glanced at these third-grade seniors with envy.

He believes that one day in the future, there will be such a friendship between them.

"It's useless to have a pitcher, you need a pitcher who can throw a curveball, right?"

Ryosuke Kosato said.

"I'm here to be your opponent!"

Superintendent Kataoka didn't know when, but he was ready.

Ochiai happened to be on the side, looking at Kataoka in surprise.

"Does the overseer have to be on the field himself? Do exercises against opponents? ”

"yes, you can't let Tanba come."

Kataoka affirmed.

Looking at Kataoka, who walked up to the pitcher's hill, Ochiai sighed.

"It's good to be young!"

After the Yakushi War, Kataoka came to thank Ochiai. At that time, Ochiai was a little dumbfounded, but he didn't expect the team's supervisor to be such an open-minded person.

Now, I see Kataoka himself as the object of the players' practice.

These are far beyond Ochiai's imagination!

That's why he said it's good to be young.

There are some things that you can't do if you want to. Also, you really have that kind of strength.

"If the opponent is an overseer, can I fight seriously?"

The fighting spirit of the captain was formed, and he immediately got up.

"If you can hit it, just give it a try."

Kataoka said disapprovingly.

"Then I have a chance, too."

Sawamura held his bat and looked at Kataoka with burning eyes.

"Whatever!"

The opponent is Kataoka alone, and it is impossible for everyone to play in the first army. The main players take turns to attack, and the others are in charge of the defense.

A pleasant training session began.

This time it was adaptation, not really an offensive drill. Therefore, Qingdao's line is not arranged according to normal rules. Rather, it is arranged according to the importance of the blow.

Sawamura came in second.

First, of course, it is formed.

After Yucheng stepped into the strike zone, he didn't perform well in the face of Kataoka's pitching. Of the three goals, he hit a total of one goal, and the ball he hit was an infield rebound.

"Knot, is this what you look like when you get serious? I don't think it's very good. ”

High pitcher mound, Kataoka's words, very strict.

"Please make sure I hit again!"

Yucheng was clearly stimulated as well, and his eyes sharpened.

"Get in line, I'll get each of you to get enough."

After the formation, Sawamura stood in the strike zone.

"Please advise!"

After saluting Kataoka respectfully, Sawamura raised the bat in his hand high.

Although the blow is not as cool as the pitching for Sawamura. But this does not mean that he has no ambition in the strike, on the contrary, Sawamura is very ambitious in the strike.

Being able to play against Kataoka, both in terms of personal feelings and the challenge of pitching, is a very exciting thing for Sawamura.

Come on!

The onlookers also sighed when they looked at the high-spirited Sawamura.

"This stinky boy is really not simple, even in the face of supervision, he will not flinch at all."

"That's why he's Sawamura."

Pitcher Mokami, Kataoka was also satisfied with Sawamura's performance.

This is the ace of Qingdao, the posture that should be.

"I'm not going to show mercy!"

Kataoka said.

"I can't ask for it!"

Sawamura also didn't flinch at all, even if he was right with Kataoka, he didn't show weakness at all.

"Whoosh!"

The little white ball, whistling.

In the strike zone, Sawamura's face sank suddenly.

The ball is so fast, faster than expected. And it's not the usual rigid pitching, Kataoka's pitching seems to have life.

"That's amazing!"

Sawamura couldn't help but exclaim.

However, such a pitch could not scare him. He still calculated the timing and swung his baton decisively.

The bat swung out, but the small white ball suddenly fell.

Sawamura's swing missed.

This is a curveball!

It's no wonder that in the captaincy, two of the three balls missed.

The ball fell from top to bottom, and instead of a straight line, it flew a diagonal line.

From the point of view of the beater, what they want to hit is not a line, but an intersection.

Time, position, swing power......

These things have to be mastered perfectly!

Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hit the ball.

"Come again!"

The bat was raised again, and Sawamura's eyes were fixed on Kataoka.

"This stinky boy dares to stare at the overseer."

"Sawamura, he doesn't dare to do anything."

"By the way, the speed of the Overseer's ball is too fast, it's more than one hundred and fourteen!"

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