In the dormitory arranged for Koshien.
The players and coaches of Seidou High School are having a meeting in the hall.
The starting pitchers have been announced, and it's the catcher's turn.
Right now, even Coach Kataoka seemed a little hesitant. To a certain extent, the training of catchers is more difficult than that of pitchers. Some experienced superintendents of Famous Schools often think that it takes at least two years to train a catcher.
It is not difficult to see from this, how difficult it is to train a good catcher.
From this point of view, Seidou High School is undoubtedly lucky. In the past two years, although they have been unlucky in the pitcher position, and they have not found good seedlings, the position of the catcher has a good harvest.
Takigawa Chris and Miyuki Kazuya.
These two are unquestionably rare and talented catchers.
But sometimes, having too many talents is also a kind of trouble.
Like now, facing an opponent who they have to go all out. Kataoka doesn't even know who to pick to be the main catcher.
This feeling is annoying and joyful.
In the first match against Okinawa Konan High School, Coach Kataoka chose Miyuki.
Mainly because the players of Okinawa Konan High School attack are known for their speed and mobility. Originally, according to Superintendent Kataoka's plan, in the process of the game, the catcher must throw a lot of containment balls.
That's why he sent Miyuki to play!
Although Chris's containment is also good, he has just returned from injury after all. Under the conditions, Coach Kataoka does not want to increase the risk of Chris' injury recurrence.
So he naturally dispatched Miyuki who was in better condition.
In that match, Miyuki's performance was of course perfect. Not only in pitch calling but also in hitting, he showed a very different sense of presence.
In the second game, Chris came on as the main catcher.
On the surface, his performance is not very amazing, but only Kataoka knows how much credit can be attributed to Tanpa's ability to exert such strong strength.
Chris is definitely qualified to debut as a main catcher. But in such fierce competition, Kataoka actually thought Miyuki might do better.
When the main catcher was about to be announced, the players of Seidou High School also realized the unusual atmosphere. Everyone fell silent, staring intently at their Coach to see what Kataoka had planned.
"The main catcher is Chris, Miyuki is to be ready at any moment."
After hesitating for a few moments, Kataoka finally announced.
The main catcher is the main catcher. There is no reason to replace the bench before this fierce battle?
In the end, Kataoka announced the Batters lineup.
In this game, the nine players from Seidou High School were the starting No. 1 to No. 9.
Of course, Miyuki and Tanpa also made preparations.
"Dismissed."
After the personnel's instructions were completed, Coach Kataoka announced the end of the meeting.
The warm-up training to maintain the state has already been completed by all the players of Seidou High School.
The next thing they do is stay in shape, study the opponent's data, and think about how they will fight tomorrow.
"Sawamura, come, let me study the opponent's information with you, as well as the tactics of the game."
After the meeting ended, Chris directly told Sawamura.
"Can I participate too?"
Unwilling to be lonely, Miyuki took the initiative to apply to join.
"Of course, you are coming too."
Chris, Miyuki, and Sawamura gathered in the dormitory where Chris was.
In addition to the three of them, there is also Kanemaru Shinji.
He and Chris were arranged in the same room.
Originally, Kanemaru, who was in the second string, would not be arranged with the main players, but in the end, the arrangement was not set in stone, and the two still lived together.
This time, neither of them had any objections. When they were at school, they were originally in the same dormitory room.
If Sawamura hadn't wanted to help Furuya and Kominato, he would have been placed in the Kuramochi Masuko dormitory.
"Have you got all the information on the Batters at Seihou High School?"
The TV is placed in the middle of the dormitory, and opposite the TV is a small table. The four were divided into two sets and sat on both sides of the table.
Sawamura sat facing Kanemaru and Miyuki sat facing Chris.
Chris asked Sawamura while sorting out the information.
"I've seen it all!"
Sawamura nodded affirmatively.
Chris was obviously very satisfied with this answer, he nodded slightly to Sawamura, then turned his head and said to Kanemaru.
"Kanemaru, can you please get us a few glasses of water."
"Oh!"
For Chris's request, Kanemaru agreed very happily.
"I don't want water anymore, get me orange juice," Sawamura said with a smile.
"Tsk! Idot, why should I get you?!"
Although he said that, Kanemaru obediently went out to prepare water and drinks. Sawamura knew that while he looked annoyed all the time, he was such a good guy and a good friend too.
Inside the room, Chris and Sawamura continued to discuss the issue just now.
"How do you feel about the opponent's lineup? How many are really threatening?"
"If you study them carefully, you will find it is no wonder that Seihou is called a champion candidate. The overall lineup of Seihou High School is very strong, and it is definitely not under us and Inashiro.
The most important thing to pay attention to is, of course, the fourth batter, Sano Shuzo. He is worthy of being called a monster-level Batter.
His swing speed is very fast. He can wait until the ball is completely in his hand before swinging the bat. The power of the swing is also very strong! Some small pitching breaks may even be ineffective by his swing. He can just suppress them by force.
When dealing with him, the Pitcher type of Mei-san just restrains him the best.
For me, it is the contrary, he should be the type that restrains me the most.
If I want to suppress him simply by pitching, I am afraid it is very difficult, I need help with the game calling."
"Anything else?"
"There are four or five other batters who can threaten me more or less! The most important of these are their battery. The Ace pitcher is the third batter Akutsu, and the catcher is the fifth batter, Hirano. These two guys are also very unique in their swinging.
Not to mention their past achievements, I also think that these two guys are very dangerous from a purely intuitive point of view. So when the real confrontation occurs, I also need your help Shisho."
To Sawamura's sincere request, Chris answered very simply.
"Don't worry, leave it to me, I got your back!"
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T/N: That's it for Today. The game should start tomorrow.
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