v2 Chapter 44： : First appearance at the Kanto Conference

In the final of the spring competition, Qingdao High School chose to retain its strength and dispatched a substitute to start the game, and finally lost to the opponent by one point. 【】(The opponent on the other side is also a substitute.)

After losing the final of the spring competition, Qingdao ushered in a rare golden week.

The island nation's Golden Week has nothing to do with Labor Day. From the end of April to May. There are several festivals next to each other, which are Showa Day (April 29), Constitution Memorial Day (May 3), Greening Day (May 4), and Children's Day on May 5—exactly It is said to be Boys' Day, and this day is also the Dragon Boat Festival of the island country.

The visual imagery before and after the Golden Week is actually always associated with carp streamers, mostly because one of the customs of Boys' Day is that families with boys hang carp streamers in the courtyard; on a beautiful early summer day, the colorful carp streamers flutter in the wind. , probably no one will resist.

During this period, employees and students will have a holiday, which is enough for a week, so it is called Golden Week.

After the rest of the classmates were on vacation, the friends of the Qingdao Baseball Club ushered in an intensive expedition.

During the seven days, Qing Dao's first army went to five places and had six practice matches.

In practice games, Sawamura also began to appear gradually, but not as a pitcher, but as an outfielder.

In this regard, Sawamura is very opinionated. If he hadn't lost to Kataoka in the heads-up, Sawamura would have suspected that Kataoka was avenging his personal revenge. But in fact, Kataoka won the heads-up, and it is really unreasonable to say that he has avenged his personal revenge.

In practice games, Sawamura was the outfielder.

But the practice menu on weekdays is the same as that of a pitcher, even more heavy than the average pitcher.

Chris and Miyuki took turns overseeing his training.

At the same time, Sawamura's ordinary "magic ball" and finger ball were also sealed in the public training!

"The most important thing now is the speed of the ball. If your ball speed can soar to 140, plus control. Even if it is just your straight ball and eccentric ball, it is already a very sharp weapon! You need to know more than you can chew. , it’s okay to practice other changes when your ball speed reaches the bottleneck.”

"The more weapons the better, the sharper the better. The truth that one trick is eaten all over the world is not uncommon on baseball fields."

"Murdering is nothing but a knife. If you sharpen this knife, it may not lose its power to learning other weapons."

Kataoka, Master Chris, Miyuki, the three incarnated as confidantes, and took turns to persuade and educate Sawamura.

Sawamura sneered inwardly.

Do you really think he's a kid? The meaning of these people is obvious, that is, after the middle school competition, he suspended the seal on the school's ball path, and waited until the right time to unblock it.

In the end, it's just about preserving power.

Otherwise, it's so high-sounding, why let Chris stare at him practicing the ordinary "magic ball", and let Miyuki stare at him practicing the fork ball.

Can't be used, such a high-sounding reason is only for the time of the game.

During the expedition, Kougu Xiao stayed in the Second Army to study garrison. If he didn't hone his defense, he wouldn't even want to replace Qingdao in the competition.

Relying on the leadership of the senior leader, Qingdao High School's expeditionary army won six battles and returned to school with unparalleled strength.

Although Sawamura was not on the mound, he was glowing. But he did a decent job at the outfielder position.

In six games, a total of two defensive mistakes were made.

In terms of hitting, in six games, three starts and two substitutes, he went through a total of 17 at-bats, hitting 7 hits and 6 RBIs. The batting average is as high as 40%!

This statistic is second only to the on-base rate of Yusuke and Ryosuke Kominato, and even higher than Miyuki, Kuramochi, Jun Isafu, and Toru Masuko.

Through his own strength, Sawamura has won the recognition of all the friends of the First Army.

After the Golden Week expedition is over.

Sawamura returned to school, and he ushered in the Kanto Conference after two days of class.

This time, the first army issued the number on the back, Sawamura was No. 18, Chris No. 19, and Xiao Gu Xiao was No. 20. (Is there a limit of 18 or 20 people in the Kanto Conference? I haven't found out. Let's count it as 20 people, it has little impact.)

Expedition Chris also participated, and he performed very well. If it wasn't for the fact that his body had just recovered, the supervisor and the coaching staff would not be too relieved. He might have already begun to compete with Miyuki and Miyauchi for the main catcher.

Qingdao Baseball Club, Office of the Superintendent.

The battle table of the Kanto Conference was placed on the table in Kataoka. Because Qing Dao was the second place in Tokyo, he belonged to the b group lottery, and his luck was very bad. The opponent in the first round was the strong enemy from Kanagawa.

Yokohama Konoku College!

As mentioned in the previous article, Kanagawa, like Tokyo, belongs to the fierce battle zone. The strength of Yokohama Gangbei can be imagined when he can come out of Kanagawa in the fierce battle zone and participate in the Kanto Conference.

Apart from this, there is one more thing to mention. Like Qingdao, Yokohama Kongbei College belongs to the national-level high school giants.

Such a team cannot be careless at any time.

Kataoka sat on the chair, his fingers tapped the group table rhythmically, and the expression on his face was always invisible.

"Supervisor, tomorrow's starter?"

Ota asked, rubbing his hands together.

The starting list for the game against Yokohama Kongbei College has not been finalized for a long time. Seeing that the time is getting more and more urgent, it is not necessary for Ota to not be in a hurry.

"Call an army to the conference room."

Kataoka's fingers suddenly stopped, and his eyes became firm.

In the conference room, all the friends of the First Army gathered together, waiting for Kataoka to issue an order.

"Tomorrow's starting lineup, pitcher Tamba, catcher Miyuki, first baseman Ryosuke Kominato, third baseman Toru Masuko, shortstop Yoichi Kuramochi, midfielder Jun Isashiki, right fielder Kenjiro Hakushu, left fielder"

Saying that, Kataoka glanced back and forth between Sawamura and Itai.

"Sawamura Eijun!"

"Yes!"

Sawamura raised his hand in agreement.

However, his brows also furrowed.

In the beginning, it was an outfielder!

It seems that in tomorrow's game, his supervisor is not going to put himself on the mound.

After the starting roster was announced, Kataoka looked at Danbo and told him, "For tomorrow's game, try to finish your shots and show your fighting spirit and strength."

"Yes!"

Danbo glanced at Sawamura, then at Xiaogu Xiao, clenched his fists, and answered loudly.

"Jiaogu Xiao started to prepare from the seventh game If there is a chance, I will also arrange for you to play."

There are two opportunities for this.

Either Qing Dao will win, or Qing Dao is in danger.

"Then I'll be ready, okay?"

Seeing that he had nothing to do with him, Sawamura took the initiative to ask Ying.

For Sawamura's initiative, Kataoka is very pleased, but he did not intend to fully expose Sawamura at the Kanto Conference.

"If you win the first two rounds, I will find an opportunity to arrange you to play in the third round. In the first two rounds, you can honestly feel the atmosphere of the high school giants. Even if you go to the mound in the future, you can't use it. I can't use the ball for the time being, understand?"

"Understood!"

Sawamura frowned in dissatisfaction, but nodded in agreement.

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