Chapter 132: End of Joint Training and Practice Matches
"This year's summer joint training has come to an end here." After the final fielding practice, Director Kataoka put down the bat in his hand and asked everyone to regroup.
"There will be three practice matches on the day after tomorrow. I will take a good rest in the morning and then start the first practice match in the afternoon. The morning and afternoon of the day after tomorrow will be the second and third practice matches. For the specific personnel arrangements, I will
Let’s announce it again, and then we’ll finish it by running ten laps.” After speaking, Director Kataoka turned and left.
The next morning, Director Kataoka announced the opponents for the three practice games, as well as the nine starting players.
The opponents in the three practice matches were Rokushosha, Teito, and Urawa Academy; among them, Yagami Yagami and Naoya Kuraza started to fight against Rushousha, Jinguji Kazuo and Miyukiichi also started to fight Teito, and Tanba Koichiro started.
Yu Sakai is the reliever and Chris is the catcher for Urawa Academy.
"Today's game against Ryuseisha, we have shortstop Fukuda at one base, Tanaka at second base at second base, Yuuki at third base at third base, Azuma at first base at four bases, center fielder Murasuke at five bases, left fielder Fujii at six bases, seven
Ohta is the right fielder at bat, Kurazo is the catcher at bat, and Yagami is pitcher at nine."
"In the game against Teito on a cloudy morning, one hit was shortstop Fukuda, two hit was center fielder Isashiki Jun, three hit was first baseman Masuko Toru, four hit was third baseman Azuma, five hit was right fielder Murasuke, and six hit was left fielder
Fielder Fujii, seven-bat second baseman Tanaka, eight-bat pitcher Jinguji, and nine-bat catcher Miyuki.”
"On a cloudy afternoon, we played against Urawa Gakuin. One-base shortstop Fukuda, two-base second baseman Tanaka, three-base left fielder Fujii, four-base third baseman Azuma, five-base center fielder Murasuke, and six-base right fielder Yuki.
Chris, the seven-bat catcher, Ohta, the eight-bat first baseman, and Tamba, the nine-bat pitcher.”
After talking about the personnel arrangements, Director Kataoka added: "In these three practice games, the pitchers in the first two games must complete the pitch. I will not make substitutions at midfield, am I stupid?"
"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison.
After everyone went to morning practice, Minister Ohta said worriedly: "Isn't it good to let Iori shoot the entire game this afternoon? He shouldn't have much physical strength now, right? It's still a team of the same level as Luzhengshe. If it is defeated,
If so, will it affect his mentality?"
"It doesn't matter if he gets beaten up." Supervisor Kataoka folded his hands on his chest: "The main thing is to see what he can do when his physical energy is exhausted."
After all, he has planned to let Yagami serve as the team's ace. At this time, Yagami's adaptability in the intensive schedule is particularly important. In addition, the Hajia qualifiers are coming later, and the time will become very tight. He needs to confirm the pitchers.
Only in this way can arrangements be made in advance.
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"Everyone should perform well in today's game. There will be reporters coming to interview." Just after the morning training, Takashima Rei said to everyone in Qingdao with his arms folded.
"Eh? That's a lie!" Everyone in Qingdao, who was exhausted from the just-concluded summer joint training, exclaimed in disbelief.
In this current state, you can't display your own strength at all. What if you leave the reporter with the impression that you are not strong enough?
"The match against Luzhengshe starts at 13:30. We will disperse now and will gather here again at 13:10."
After Qingdao disbanded on the spot, they went back to the dormitory in twos and threes to rest, or went directly to the cafeteria to have breakfast.
The time soon came to 13:10 in the afternoon, and the school bus of the Luzhengshe had already entered the campus of Qingdao. Supervisor Kataoka and Director Ohta took the captain Higashi Kiyokuni over to greet the Xisheishe group.
After taking them to Stadium A, Director Kataoka and Director Okada of the official agency exchanged their respective lineups.
"Thank you for coming here today and causing trouble for you." Director Kataoka said as he took the appearance list from the Luzheng Club that Director Okada handed him.
"No, we have to thank you for your invitation and for having such a good practice opportunity." Supervisor Okada handed over his side's roster, and then took over Seido's side's roster.
Okada Ryusei looked at the opponent's lineup and found that Aomichi actually used a first-year student as the catcher, and the pitcher was the second-year Yagami Yoko. He said to Director Kataoka next to him: "Director Kataoka really dares to try boldly. Look,
Today’s practice match will be very exciting.”
"I'm also looking forward to today's practice match." Director Kataoka replied with a smile. He also saw the lineup of Luzhengsha.
The starting pitcher is not their third-year ace Uotani, but a pitcher who is also a sophomore like Yagami Yagami. There are two or three other fielders who don't look like their main force. It seems that even Aomichi
He and Lu Zhengshe are in different competition areas, and the other party is not willing to reveal his true strength in advance.
In any case, Director Kataoka didn't have too many thoughts about the outcome of this practice match. What he wanted to see more was how well the entire army could perform when their physical strength was exhausted.
Players from Qingdao and Luzhengshe who were preparing to play were each doing warm-up exercises at the edge of court A. The time soon came to 13:57, and the referee signaled to the players from both sides that the game was about to begin.
After the players from Qingdao and Luzhengshe ran to the center of court A and lined up to salute, the players from Qingdao left the court and returned to the rest area, while the players from Luzhengshe stayed behind and were making final preparations.
The rest area on the Qingdao side.
"Senior, how does your left hand feel today?" Naoya Kuraza, wearing a catcher's protective gear, asked Iori Yagami.
"Don't expect my ball control level today." Yagami said while helping Naoya Zangzao put on his leggings: "If you only pitch three innings, it's okay. Six innings is already very reluctant, but if you want to finish nine innings,
,At once……"
"It's okay, we have very reliable third-year seniors behind us."
"What's more, as long as I am Senior Yagami, I will catch any ball you throw!"
"Except for those who were beaten out?" Yagami asked directly in response to Kuraza Naoya's comfort.
Zangzao Naoya laughed directly after hearing this. Senior Yashigami still had the heart to joke and didn't seem too nervous: "Yes, except for those who were beaten out!"
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It was almost 13:30. The referee looked down at his watch. When the second hand and minute hand overlapped, he raised his hand and shouted: "pyball."
Standing on the pitcher's mound, the pitcher of Lu Zhengshe waved his arms vigorously and followed the signal given by the catcher to throw the baseball in his hand.
"call out!"
Standing on the batting box, Taro Fukuda stared at the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound and swung the bat in his hand. Unfortunately, his swing was a little slow and the baseball flew past the home plate first, causing him to miss the swing.