On Stadium B, the coach in charge of this training activity divided the thirty-seven-member Second Army into two groups for an intra-team competition.
Kurosaki stood at the end of the team and cast his gaze on Takashima Rei, who rarely appeared in the second army in the rest area. She stretched out her hand to adjust her glasses and kept staring at the second army's team with a slight smile.
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Kurosaki turned his attention to the classmates next to him. From the expressions on their faces, he could feel the unconcealed excitement and excitement, as if they were full of confidence in the upcoming competition.
Do you think you can compete with the seniors just like this?
Things developed as he expected. The strength of these first-year students was still inferior to that of the second- and third-year seniors.
As time goes by, the players on the field have changed. The first-year freshmen and the second- and third-year seniors have become more and more skilled in cooperation on defense, and their performance has become more and more outstanding. Many are dissatisfied with the first-year freshmen so quickly.
The seniors who were promoted to the second army began to become more cheerful.
Soon it was Kurosaki Kazaka's turn to pitch. He followed the seniors onto the field and stood on the pitcher's mound as a pitcher. The coach at home plate shouted loudly, signaling them to continue the unfinished fielding training.
"Yes!" The members of the second army who came on stage shouted in unison.
After the match restarted, because of Kurosaki Kazaka's unreserved explosion, his strength was recognized by the second- and third-year seniors who were watching their fielding training from the sidelines.
"That kid is pretty good. His ability to control the ball is probably not much worse than Jinguji's, right?"
"Indeed." A person next to him nodded, "It is difficult for them (the Second Army) to overcome this level of pitching. I don't know why the supervisor..."
"Let's take a closer look and see how he performs next."
At the same time, in the dugout of Stadium B, Rei Takashima couldn't help but sigh because Kurosaki on the pitcher's mound, with the cooperation of catcher Miyauchi-senpai, struck out the batters one after another:
"Supervisor, although he has many shortcomings, he is eager to win and to be on the board. He wants to perform well more than anyone else..."
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The time has come to May 22nd. There are still forty days left before the draw of the Ha Liga qualifiers, and there are still the last forty-eight days left before the opening of the summer qualifiers.
"From now until June 20th, the First Army will have a total of ten practice games." While having breakfast in the cafeteria in the morning, everyone in the baseball club discovered the schedule posted on the whiteboard.
"The second army also has seven practice matches." Ryosuke Kominato said while looking at the mark on the schedule.
Although everyone was competing in private, Supervisor Kataoka did not give any more instructions on this, and still let everyone conduct training step by step, focusing on basic exercises, supplemented by fielding and shooting exercises.
The time in the bullpen for the five pitchers of the first army was shortened, and they did some more targeted simulated fielding exercises at the request of Supervisor Kataoka.
Yagami's performance is the most satisfactory. His judgment and execution during fielding training are excellent. According to Minister Ohta, Yagami is a player who is ready to play at any time.
Jinguji Kaichi's performance also received high marks. Apart from occasional errors in judgment or not filling positions quickly enough, there were no problems in other aspects.
Yu Sakai's performance can only be said to be average. Although he is quite satisfactory in all aspects, it also shows that he has no outstanding aspects that can be used to his advantage; his enthusiasm is not much worse than that of Yagami Yagami and Jinguji Ichi.
, but it is difficult to ensure his stable performance in front of hitters with strong hitting skills.
Although Koichiro Tanba has good consciousness, his physical shortcomings are too obvious, not to mention his shyness and psychological flaws that are the most fatal.
As a first-year freshman, Kimura Takuya did not experience enough games during his junior high school years, which made him more incompetent than his superiors. He may be able to become the main force of Seido's pitching staff in the future, and the current
He mainly focuses on improving his own strength and absorbing various arena experiences.
Director Kataoka once set his sights on the pitchers of the second army. Kurosaki's score was higher than Hikari Tanha and Kimura. Considering that he is only a first-year student now, it can be said that his future is bright; but he
But his character likes to pretend and scheme against his teammates. He doesn't care about the heavy responsibility that pitchers shoulder on the mound. He likes to put personal strength first and never cherishes the teammates who fight alongside him...
In desperation, Supervisor Kataoka could only temporarily give up his plan to adjust the pitching array of the first army and turn his attention to the fielding members of the second army.
There is no particularly outstanding player among the third graders. Except for Chris, who is gradually recovering, the rest of the second graders are okay, but they all have their own shortcomings. Among the first graders, except for Kurosaki, the rest
The four of them are still a bit underdeveloped. Even if they are promoted to the first army, they will probably only be bench players and will not be able to be used in the game.
After a few days of simple observation, Director Kataoka decided to use a practice match to test everyone's performance. After all, some people are competition-type players whose usual strength is not very good, but they will perform outstandingly once they arrive on the field.
There is still quite some time before the draw date for the summer qualifiers, so he can wait and see.
Amid the expectations of everyone in the baseball club, Qingdao Baseball Club ushered in practice games one after another. Whether it was the members of the first army or the members of the second army, they were all working hard and trying their best to win the championship.
Won the next practice match with other schools.
This also gives Seido's school officials greater expectations for this year's Hajia qualifiers. I believe they will definitely get the right to qualify for Nishi Tokyo this summer and enter Koshien again.
During the period from May 22nd to June 20th, Supervisor Kataoka made several adjustments to the personnel of the First Army, transferring several second- and third-year students as substitutes to the Second Army, and then
Then based on their performance, it will be decided whether to be promoted to the first team again. For example, second-year Koichiro Tanba, Isashiki Jun, Masuko Tohru, third-year Yida, Namiki, and even first-year Kimura Takuya were delegated by Kataoka.
To the Second Army...
On June 20, that is, on the afternoon of the last practice game, Director Kataoka asked the coach to notify the members of the baseball club to gather at the indoor training ground.
Twenty minutes later, Director Kataoka walked into the indoor training ground, looked at the people in the baseball club who were already lined up, put his hands behind his back, and stared at the teenagers in front of him: "The first army still has the last spot.