On the field, Du Xiaopingnan pitcher struggled to win the last number of outs in the second half of the seventh inning to end the game with Qingdao.

Qingdao side ended the second round of the second battle with Xiaopingnan in the same capital with an effective score of 2:9x in seven games, and won the first battle.

As the air raid sirens sounded again, the players of Qingdao and Du Xiaopingnan lined up in two rows at home base again.

The Qingdao people looked at the teenagers who began to cry on the other side, and they were more or less unbearable in their hearts.

After bowing to each other, the players from Qingdao and Du Xiaopingnan began to shake hands one by one.

Dong Qingguo held the hand of Du Xiaopingnan's captain and said sincerely: "We will always win, with your share." ”

"Well, please." Du Xiaopingnan's captain wiped the tears from his face, nodded, and let go of Dong Qingguo's hand to shake the next person.

"In the fifth inning, you hit that home run so beautifully!" When Murasuke Taiki shook hands with Tsukohei Minami Gobang Takahashi, he said seriously.

After listening, the red-eyed boy looked up at the Murasuke Taiki in front of him, then let go of his hand and left without saying a word.

……

"The starters in the three-round battle were: pitcher Sakai, catcher Kuraza, first baseman Yuuki; Second baseman Tanaka, third baseman Higashi, shortstop Fukuda, left fielder Fujii, middle fielder Murasuke, right fielder Ota. ”

After everyone in the First Army watched the videos and materials of the opponent in the next round, Superintendent Kataoka immediately announced the list of the next battle.

"Jinguji, get ready for the next investment."

"Yes!" Jinguji immediately stood up and responded loudly.

"Rest well tonight and be careful not to overtrain." After Inspector Kataoka gave instructions, he let the Qingdao people disband. ……

At 9:56 a.m. on July 22, Hachioji Civic Stadium, the 88th National High School Wild Ball Tournament West Tokyo Tournament was played in the third round, Seido vs Tsurunoshima.

Seido's opponent is the famous strong school city of Otsurujima in western Tokyo (the prototype selected here is Hidai Tsuruyugaoka), because Yagami as the ace did not play, and it was Sakai Yu who boarded the board as the starting pitcher, resulting in Qingdao and the city of Otsurunoshima have no way to get rid of each other, widening the gap between the two sides in the score.

Even if Superintendent Kataoka replaced Hiroshi Sakai in the sixth game and let Jingujiichi pitch the ball, the score of the two sides was still tied by the end of the ninth inning.

It wasn't until the two sides went into overtime that Qingdao successfully broke the deadlock on the score and won the three-round battle with a score of 8:9.

After this match against Tsurunoshima City, there will be four rounds, the round of 16, three games before they reach the final of the Summer Liga qualifiers, and the final four games before they reach Koshien.

So far, the weaker teams have basically been eliminated, and the top 16 teams are all some teams with good strength, how to face these strong opponents is the focus of Kataoka Tiexin and Qingdao people to break down next.

……

After announcing the starting list for the four rounds, Superintendent Kataoka immediately disbanded the team and let the Seido people train on their own.

Because the fourth round of battle was two days later on Monday, most of the soldiers of the First Army went back to their dormitories to put their luggage, changed their clothes and returned to the training ground to continue the necessary daily practice.

All the pitchers of the First Army went to the cowshed to practice pitching, even Hiroshi Sakai and Jimaichi Jingu, who played today.

"Whew!"

"Bang!"

"Whew!"

"Bang!"

"Whew!"

"Bang!"

The sound of throwing and catching the ball was constantly heard in the cowshed, Yagami Yagami and Chris group, Jingu Teriichi and Matsuda Kentaro group, Tanba Koichiro and Kuroza Naoya group, Sakai Hiroshi and Miyuki Kazuya group were all doing shooting practice seriously.

"You're in pretty good shape." A somewhat familiar voice sounded outside the cowshed.

Jinguji looked in the direction where the voice came from, and showed a surprised expression.

"Saito-senpai!" The last OB was also the former ace of Qingdao, Katsu Saito (this is the name of a third-year student at Xiude High School in 2005, who is the ace of Xiude Baseball Club), and is standing outside the cowshed watching them.

"Why is Saito-senpai here?"

Several second- and third-graders surrounded them, and the two first-graders, Miyukichi and Kuroza Naoya, thought for a moment and walked behind the others as well.

"There are no classes this afternoon, so I made an appointment with Maeda and Kiryu to come over and have a look." Saito Katsu said with a smile: "We also heard about this morning's game, and it was good, Jinguji Temple and Sakai." ”

"Where is this? There are countless strong enemies behind......" Jingu Temple was a little embarrassed, and then changed the topic: "What about Kiryu seniors?" ”

"I'm going to find Towa Murasuke and them." Chi Chunma said and looked at Chris on the side: "Chris, how are you recovering from your injuries?" ”

"TOEFL, I've recovered." Chris replied with a smile.

"I feel a little itchy when I see you pitching, can you let me come in and throw a few shots?" Saito Katsu said with a move of his shoulders.

"Of course welcome!" The crowd asked Chi Haruma to come in, and Yu Sakai lent his pitcher case to the senior.

"Matsuda help me catch it, you can continue to practice, Yagami, you have to work hard in the next game." Saito Katsu saw that Chris was squatting for Yagami and guessed that the starting pitcher who would play in the next game should be Yagami.

"Yes, Senpai Saito."

At the same time, on the other side, Maeda Shoji and Kiryu Hirodai are holding the newly published "Baseball Kingdom" to find Higashi Kiyokuni, who is practicing with Daiki Murasuke.

"Qingdao's strong stick captain, 'monster beater' Dongqingguo."

"I'll lead everyone to Koshien together."

Maeda Shoji took the magazine "Baseball Kingdom" and turned to the page where Dong Kiyokuni was interviewed by reporters, and read the title and introduction of the article.

"Dong, you took this photo very handsomely." Kiryu said as he pointed to the photo in the magazine of Higashi Kiyokuni vigorously waving the bat in his hand.

"Kiryu Senpai!" In the face of the ridicule of his previous captain, Dong Qingguo rarely showed a blushing expression and shouted.

"Haha, no kidding! Let's take a look at how much you've improved. Kiryu asked Maedanaka to put away the magazine in his hand, then turned to Murasuke Taiki next to him and said, "Murasuke, you are the same." ”

"Yes!"

After Dong Kiyokuni and Murasuke Taiki each stood up, they raised their bats and posed, and asked the players next to them to help them throw the ball, and then waved the bat in their hands and knocked the baseball out of the air.

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

The baseball, which was knocked out by Higashi Kiyokuni and Murasuke Taiki, hit the barricade of the training ground one after another.

"Looks like you've made a lot of progress." Kiryu's grand and pertinent comments to.

"Murasuke, I'm not too worried...... Kiryu told him seriously, "However, Higashi, because your personality is more anxious, you must remember not to let your rhythm become chaotic because of your opponent's provocation." ”

"Yes!" Dong Qingguo nodded, he would definitely keep it in mind.