"Winter training will start tomorrow, don't you know what training programs will be? Matsuda-senpai didn't say anything, a little nervous. ”

(Note: During the winter training, day students also have to stay on campus to stay, and the dormitory where Yagami temporarily lived during the winter training was the dormitory of Matsuda-senpai.) )

However, it wasn't until the day after the end of the winter training that Yagami sent pictures of the training schedule was belated.

"Training Schedule ......"

Looking at the dense content in the picture and the amount of practice required to mark it later, Chris was very glad that he didn't have to participate in the club's winter training.

The already short winter vacation has become even shorter because of the winter training, and it has passed in a flash.

The members of the Qingdao Baseball Club have to return to school earlier than ordinary students, which also makes the deserted Qingxinliao and the canteen of the Baseball Club lively again.

From December at the end of the year to February of the following year, it is forbidden for schools to compete with each other, but there is no problem for schools to organize their own intra-school competitions; As a result, Superintendent Kataoka arranged several intramural matches in which the first and second armies were mixed, and after experimenting with various combinations of lineups, the idea of a new team gradually became clear.

At the end of February, because the school would not prohibit reporters from coming for interviews, Superintendent Kataoka no longer arranged intramural competitions, and in addition to the basic training necessary every day, he also asked the first army to do some garrison and strike training.

On March 1, Superintendent Kataoka reissued the back number.

Jingujiichi still got the trump card number of the No. 1 back number, and surprisingly, Tetsuya Yuki got the first number of the No. 5 back number.

In the end, Superintendent Kataoka's bib number was only sent to the 16th back number, and everyone somewhat speculated that the two places reserved were to stimulate those players who were not selected and make them more energetic. The preliminaries for the Spring Tokyo Metropolitan Meeting, which was held from March 18 to 24, were held from March 18 to 24, and Seido High School was seeded so that they could qualify without participating in the qualifiers, which led the Seido people to focus on the 78th selection of the high school baseball tournament, the 78th Spring Koshien Tournament, which began on March 23.

The schedule of the 78th selection of high school baseball tournament is as follows: on January 31, the participating school selection committee was held to determine the 32 participating schools; On March 6, the Japan High School Wild Ball Federation and the Mainichi Shimbun accepted Komachi's request to withdraw from the competition, and Hokkaido Sakae was selected as a replacement school; On March 15, the 32 participating schools were divided into two halves by lottery; March 23, Opening Ceremony; April 4, Closing Ceremony.

March 15th, the day of the spring Koshien lottery.

"Captain, they're back!"

After dinner in the evening, when the people of the First Army, who were about to disband, saw the familiar car, someone immediately shouted.

So when Dong Qingguo got out of the car, he could only see a group of people swarming from all directions.

"East, this grouping draw did a good job."

"Good luck, Captain."

"That's right, the luck this time is really good."

Unlike Koshien in the summer, the lottery in Koshien in spring only requires the captain to go to the site to draw lots, so early this morning, Minister Ota took Dongqingguo to Nishinomiya City in a car, and sent him back after participating in the lottery.

The players who did not go together can find out about the situation by watching the live broadcast of the draw.

The position drawn by the Eastern Qing Kingdom is in the upper half of the district, although there are many strong schools in this half of the district, but in addition to the strong Kansai universities in the 11th and national regions that will be encountered in the second round, there are only strong Yokohama universities in the Kanto region that will be met in the semi-finals.

Of course, this is not to say that Qingdao can easily reach the quarterfinals or even the semi-finals in the top half.

After all, baseball is a sport that can be overturned by opponents before getting the last number of outs.

The impression and understanding of other teams in Qingdao is stuck in last year's Mingye Jingu Conference, and after four months of training, they still don't know how much the strength of each team will improve.

Of course, the Qingdao people have also experienced training in the past four months, and have made great progress. They are confident that no matter what kind of opponent they meet, they will not lose, even if it is the former Komaomai Otomaki.

After watching the rare Dongqing Kingdom with good luck, the Qingdao people quickly scattered in all directions, the practice that should be practiced, the rest that should be rested, and the home that should go home.

On the afternoon of March 20, Superintendent Kataoka gathered the Seido people who were about to take spring break and walked back and forth several steps before turning to face them and standing still: "The list of entries for the spring Koshien will be announced below. ”

As soon as Superintendent Kataoka's voice fell, there was a small commotion in the team.

"No. 1, Jinguji I; No. 2, Kentaro Matsuda; No. 3, Dongqingguo; No. 4, Taro Fukuda; No. 5 Tetsuya Yuuki; No. 6, Yuki Tanaka; No. 7, Murasuke Big Tree; No. 8, Takashi Fujii; No. 9, Kotaro Tojima. "Superintendent Kataoka is not in a hurry to report the number and name, the starting lineup is indisputable, and everyone has no idea.

"No. 10, Yagami Night; No. 11, Hiroshi Sakai; No. 12, Hiroshi Ota; On the 13th, Keisuke Miyauchi ...... "When reporting the last number and name, Superintendent Kataoka deliberately paused before he said slowly: "No. 18, Koichiro Tanba, above." ”

At the last moment, he didn't hear his name, and the two second-year seniors who didn't get the number bib although they were members of the First Army became a little stunned, and a sense of loss quickly came to their hearts, and they lowered their heads and clasped their hands.

Spring Koshien and Summer Koshien are different from other competitions in that there are only eighteen spots for each team.

There was a sound of discussion in the crowd, but I quickly quieted down again, and after the voice of Kataoka Inspector was silent in the group, he continued: "Recorder, Hidaka Kawako (female manager of the second grade); In addition, the assistant team members: Kamishi (the second-year senior of the former First Army who was unelected), Kuroki (the second-year senior of the former First Army who was unelected), Toru Masuko, Jun Izashaki, Ryosuke Kominato, and the above. ”

"Yes." The six people named by the Kataoka superintendent replied.

Chris, who is still in recuperation and rehabilitation, is actually the most suitable candidate to be a recorder, followed by Hidaka Kawako and the other two second-year students in the Second Army who are responsible for intelligence gathering, but in order to reward the contribution of the female manager of the baseball club represented by Hidaka Kawako to the baseball club, Kataoka Superintendent decided to let Hidaka Kawako be a recorder and go with the team to participate in the spring Koshien.

As for the second-year Ueshi and Kuroki, the five first-year students, Masuko, Izashaki, and Kominato, as the assistant team members, in addition to being caddies on the field, can also give them a taste of the wonderful atmosphere that Koshien has in advance, which is very wonderful for them as baseball players.