By the well smoked, Okumura Mitsufune!

After Wang Xi and the general were promoted to the First Army, all the remaining freshmen were undoubtedly led by these two people.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree. Both of them are well-known players, and the other freshmen present have more or less heard the names of both of them before.

Everyone knows very well what they are capable of.

In addition, both of them were captains of their respective teams before and have good leadership skills. Before Kataoka did not appoint a conductor, the freshmen were willing to listen to the arrangements of these two people.

Although not everyone is convinced by both of them, even those who are not convinced are very clear that the snake cannot do without a head.

In the absence of a better option, they are willing to champion the leadership of two people.

Old students in the rest area.

Seeing that the newcomers had decided on the starting lineup so quickly, a hint of approval flashed in Sawamura's eyes.

People say that this year's Qingdao freshmen are of a very high standard. This is really true, and it is not difficult to see from the point just now that the standard of the new students is indeed very high.

First of all, the leader must have sufficient leadership, otherwise it will be difficult to have authority to command others. Secondly, the players should also be aware......

You know, there are more than 60 new students. With so many freshmen, it's impossible for anyone to have a chance to play. In such a situation, how to choose and schedule? How do you convince everyone?

This is no small undertaking.

If you want to convince everyone, prestige and ability are indispensable.

From Izuna and Okumura to Qingdao High School, it has only been a month since I entered Qingdao High School. He already has such authority and ability.

When he retires, he can rest assured that he will be able to hand over the burden of Qingdao High School to them.

The other party reacted quickly and responded very calmly.

This made Sawamura very satisfied. But alas, now they are on the opposite side. Even if Sawamura Eijun is satisfied, he will definitely not be polite when it is time to make a move.

"The pitcher who came out on the other side was the Nine Ghosts. That little guy has good quality, but his ball is not the type he can't hit. Take advantage of the other party's unstable foothold and give them a hard blow! ”

Both rookie catchers have such a high prestige among rookies, not to mention Sawamura Eijun.

Before the start of the competition, Sawamura gathered all the players together for a meeting.

"I'm so sorry! The next game is about the dignity of our second and third graders. I can't give every player an equal chance, and I want to stay with players who can challenge for the first team......"

When he said this openly, instead of being depressed, the friends seemed to be full of energy.

They also know that not everyone has equal opportunities. Those who are really qualified to play are still the players with the second army as the main force.

If there is no hope of being selected for the first army, it is a waste of time to play.

In normal times, they don't mind standing on the pitch and experiencing the game. But now it's the orientation game, and it's time to show the majesty of the second- and third-year seniors.

Players who think they are holding back will never take the initiative to ask to play.

The main lineup has already been arranged, and it is Takatsu who plays the fourth base.

After the order, Sawamura Eijun took a deep look at Takatsu. He didn't say words of encouragement, nor did he give Takatsu anything with the attitude of a leader. Just said very blandly.

"I'll leave it to you next!"

"Oh!"

Such an equal dialogue made Takatsu feel extremely comfortable.

He nodded, agreeing.

On the other side, in the ranks of first-year freshmen.

Compared to the awe-inspiring second- and third-year players, many of the first-year players have not yet entered the situation. The good thing is that they have a lot of players, as long as those good players get into the situation, it is enough.

Five minutes before the start of the game, Kataoka, as the referee, changed his equipment and officially appeared.

This kind of treatment is commonplace for old students, but for new students, it is the first experience.

By now, they have been at Qingdao High School for a month. Gradually, I also figured out the rules of Qingdao High School.

It's really a big community.

Not counting the players who are waiting for the alternates to join the team, there are more than 120 players in the current Seido High School baseball club combined.

To put it mildly, even if some people graduate, Superintendent Kataoka probably won't be able to remember their names.

There is no way to impress the superintendent, so how can they be promoted?

In the past month, there has been very little interaction between the freshmen and the Kataoka supervisor. After all, this should be the first time they have had close contact with Kataoka.

If he can show his strength in this orientation competition, he will leave a deep impression on Superintendent Kataoka.

The probability of them being promoted in the team in the future will naturally be much higher.

So he is the referee, which is really a good opportunity for new students.

Takuma thinks so too, gearing up and waiting to play.

Top newcomers, who played directly in the first round, except for Yohei Kuki, only the fourth baton Kagami was available.

Others, like Mogami, belong to the second tier of players.

As a first-line player, Tuoma was not able to play in the first game in the end, which really made the guy a little impatient.

"In the baseball club of Qingdao High School, there are 20 places in the first army, 20 places in the second army, and negligible in the third army!"

"According to those seniors, if you want to play more practice games, you can only get into the second army. Before the summer competition, even if the main selection of players is selected, at most they are selected from the first army and the second army. Therefore, our first goal must be to enter the second army first! ”

The young man was very scrappy.

Among the current first-year players, two have been promoted to the first team. They are Yuki Shoji and Wang Xi.

There is also Yui Fumi, who has been promoted to the Second Army, that is, one of the current leaders of the new life.

Tuoma, who thinks that his strength is not much worse than them, of course wants to go further.

"Don't underestimate us seniors too much!"

The blonde teenager Okumura is not as optimistic as his friend.

"In this team, even the players who didn't make it to the first team are working hard behind the scenes. Their swing speed is quite impressive, and it may not be so easy to win the number of outs easily. Maybe in their eyes, we are not much different from the target now. ”

I have to say that the Okumura teenagers are still very standard. His guess was correct.

Many of these second- and third-year players have taken them as targets.

Especially Eijun Sawamura, who sat on the rest area as the conductor.

Originally, he had no motivation, thinking that the freshmen were just a plate of loose sand, and there was no value in defeating them.

But because of the leadership of Ifu and Okumura, this seemingly scattered team was actually combined.

It's different.

Sawamura Eijun was immediately interested, and he was now very interested in having a good fight with these freshman elementary school students.

Although he doesn't have any qualifications as a coach, he has been on the Akagi Middle School baseball team for several years.

Even if he was born in the wilderness, he is definitely experienced.

The competition has officially begun.

The first baton in the second and third grades stood in the strike zone.

He is a very fast player and a good friend of Takatsu, and his strength is very strong.

The position he held was second baseman and he was Takatsu's partner on the field.

Takatsu's position was that of a guerrilla.

Yohei Kuki, who was the first to stand in the pitcher position, after standing on the pitching ball, directly opened his arms and greeted his teammates behind him.

"The guards behind you are up to you!"

Such an attitude shocked the old students of Qingdao High School.

In this boy named Nine Ghosts Yohei, they vaguely saw the shadow of Sawamura Eijun.

It's just that Sawamura Eijun is more domineering than him on the pitcher mound, but the styles of the two do have a certain similarity.

"Funny little ghost!"

Sawamura Eijun smiled slightly, of course he knew the Nine Ghosts Yohei. knows that this little guy is born with a little heart that does not admit defeat.

Standing on the pitcher's hill, the nine ghosts Yohei really feel extraordinary. There was no hesitation when pitching, and in the blink of an eye, the small white ball flew over.

You can see that he is very confident in his pitching. But it's a pity that he underestimated the fighting spirit of the second and third grade veterans.

The first stick of the old students was directly changed to a short hit.

The corners of Sawamura's mouth in the rest area showed a hint of curvature.

Pretty.

The new students who have just entered the game are not on a stable footing, and they must think that the old students will choose to fight them in a dignified manner.

But I'm sorry, but when it's really a game, no one is obligated to take care of each other.

When you see the opponent's weakness, you have to attack fiercely.

It's like the current freshman team, which does not cooperate tacitly, and the mentality is not well prepared.

It's easy to surprise them.

"Ping!"

The small white ball is touched and rolls out.

The first batter directly spreads the bat and runs to first base.

No one is out, there is someone on first base.

The old students are eyeing each other like wolves rounding up their prey.

Originally, the freshmen didn't have such a clear sense, but now they have a very sharp sense. They clearly felt that the old students were serious.

This makes many new students still dizzy.

"It's just an ordinary practice game, is it necessary for the old students to be so serious?"

They have no way to understand, and naturally they have no way to prepare.

Of course, the old students have reason to be so serious, because this may be their last chance.

Catcher's position.

Komatsumoto frowned slightly and made a pause.

The first person to come on the court to receive the ball was Komatsumoto.

Although his skills in receiving the ball are very superb, his overall strength is a little worse. Among the three catchers, it belongs to the weakest one in terms of overall strength.

Naturally, he was sent to be the first to play.

I didn't expect this guy, who has no sense of existence on weekdays, to be the first to call a timeout.

You know, the game has just begun......