School sports in Japan have been becoming more and more international since the nineties. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's not just baseball.

Brazilians in football and Africans in track and field are now not uncommon in school sports in Japan.

There are two ways in which these international students from all over the world can contribute to the school.

Lee Wonrang belongs to the category of people who have talent of their own, but only got started in baseball after arriving in Japan.

There are also a considerable number of international students who have a high level of competition and can play a role immediately after joining the team.

This is the so-called "instant combat power".

Mario, the first batter of Kyoto Prefecture on behalf of Ninten Technical College, is one such player.

This Italian-American, who is in the third grade this year, is actually a transfer student who only transferred in the spring.

Before the game, Li Yuanrang saw the photo of this opponent for the first time in the data, and couldn't help but start to doubt the age of the opponent.

"With such a big beard on his lips, is he really eighteen years old? It can't be a mercenary group that they specially recruited from the United States, right? ”

"At least there is nothing suspicious in the public information, according to the information found on the Internet, he was transferred to Japan with his father's work."

Tian Gu, who was in charge of data collection, replied.

And now Mario is standing next to Li Yuanrang. From close quarters, the opponent is indeed a lot stronger than his peers.

The jersey of Rentian Industrial College is pure white. However, because the team emblem is red, most of the players choose to wear red linings.

The same goes for Mario.

"I don't know if he ate mushrooms and cauliflower for lunch today."

Li Yuanrang thought so.

He hoped that the other party's blow would not really have the same power as a bullet.

However, in addition to his striking ability, Mario is also quite famous for his running speed.

Guarding against Uchino hits is also an important task.

Peace Gakuen's pitcher today is, of course, captain Ichihei Fukushima.

After more than 10 days of rest, Fukushima's physical strength was fully restored. Regarding today's pitching pattern, there was a discussion within the Peace School before the start of the game.

In the end, according to Fukushima's own wishes, and Li Yuanrang also agreed with this. Today is still about keeping the ball.

Facing the opponent's first striker, Mario, for the sake of safety. The first ball was a low ball from the outside corner.

However, Mario doesn't let go of the first ball of the game as an observation, as most Japanese hitters do. He swung his baton directly.

With a ball speed of 130 km/h, reaction time is more than enough for his swing speed.

But fortunately, the baseball was hit in front of the shortstops. Defenders don't have a hard time catching up.

Peace School shortstop Tokuda put the ball in his glove and was originally going to pass to first base unhurriedly. But when he looked up, he saw that Mario had started up and was moving at full speed towards first base.

"Run! Mario! Run! ”

Miyamoto, the second batter in the strike preparation area, shouted loudly in the direction of the field.

As one of the team's double arrows, as long as Mario can get to base, he has the confidence to send his teammates to the lap with a touch.

Tokuda also does pitching training in private, and his arm strength is one of the best in the team. Even so, his pass came to first base less than half a second earlier than Mario.

Finally, nothing went wrong. One out.

……

The "Alpine" stand on the side of the first base is the location of the Peace Gakuen Support Team.

However, in the middle of the opponent's attack, out of courtesy, the band of the wind club will not play.

Team Hiroshima scout Yoshikawa had just bought a drink from a vending machine and was now looking for a seat in the aisle of the stands.

Compared to the special free seats behind home plate. Sitting in the Alpine stands and watching the game makes it easier to see the game in its entirety.

Yoshikawa, who is a scout, deliberately chose this position. But he wasn't going to sit in the upper half of the stands like the general audience, he wanted to get closer.

He saw Aki Suzuki, the manager of the baseball club of the Peace School sitting in the front row.

As a courtesy, college baseball spectators usually give up their seats in the front row of the Alpine stands to the support teams of the participating schools.

And the support group of the Peace School is less than 300 people, even if you add the temporary recruitment of migrant workers. It doesn't fill the area.

Yoshikawa walked over to the reinforcement group and greeted Suzuki.

"There's no one in the seats over there, right?"

"You can sit casually, and we still worry about the space in the stands. You see, Mr. Mita of the Hanshin team is also sitting there. ”

Yoshikawa followed Suzuki Aki's direction and saw his colleague Mita sitting in the front seat. So he sat down too.

"Who is this game going to look at? Mario? ”

There are no self-introductions and pleasantries. The professional baseball scout circle is not large, and the two have known each other for a long time.

"Mario is good, if he gets into the professional baseball, he can make it to the first team immediately. But this guy can't choose. He only came to Japan this year to go to school. ”

According to the relevant regulations of Japanese professional baseball, only international students who have been educated in Japan for three years can participate in the draft, and after being selected by the professional baseball team, they are not subject to the quota of foreign aid. In Mario's case, college graduates can't participate in the draft.

If he wants to make a career out of baseball, he has two paths, either go to college in Japan and then participate in the draft. Either you can sign directly with the team as a foreign player, but you must be subject to the number of places.

And Li Yuanrang is different, Li Yuanrang is now a first-year student. When a junior in college participates in the draft, he is considered a local player and not treated as a foreign player.

This is also a big advantage that will help him enter the Japanese professional baseball in the future.

……

On the field of play, Arakawa's short hit, the third batter of Rentian Industry, was recognized by Lee Wonrang, and a high curved ball made Arakawa point the ball to the front of the pitcher. Kazuhei Fukushima made a decisive pass to second base, and the second baseman who received the pass stepped on base and passed to first base.

The original sacrifice is turned into a double kill, and the offense and defense are exchanged.

Back in the rest area, Arakawa almost dropped his helmet on the shelf.

"It's only the first game, why are you in such a hurry."

The superintendent of Rentian Industry is a veteran Yamauchi who is over sixty years old. He has been coaching this team for many years. It is also recognized as the number one contributor to the team's entry into Koshien this time.

"If I am directly asked to swing the bat, it may not form a double kill."

As the central hitter, Arakawa has disagreement with the code of the attack and sacrifice just now, although he has carried it out.

"College baseball, as long as you get the ball moving, you have a chance. Even if it doesn't work this time, there will be a chance next time. ”

Superintendent Yamauchi stuck to his usual tactics.

"Most of the main players are already in the third grade. There will be no next time. ”

"No, Arakawa, this is your last year, not mine."

Superintendent Yamauchi said in a calm tone and with a blank face. (To be continued.) )