West Tokyo, the baseball stadium of the Sankou High School.
When Seidou fought in Koshien, the people from the Sankou High School were not idle. Although their main third-year player retired, there are also many outstanding players in the second-year and first-year players, who finally got their turn to represent the team and play.
These players were quickly added to the team, and a new Sankou high school was born.
In the words of their Coach, the more Seidou can advance in Koshien for a longer time, the better it is for Sankou.
The summer competition in West Tokyo lasted about a month, and after that, it took another three weeks for Koshien to reach the end, and then add the interviews and the hassles afterward…
After all, it will take two months to assemble the new team of Seidou High School!
"This is a great opportunity for us!"
The eyes of the Sankou High School's Coach filled with the hunger for victory.
Under his guidance, the players from the Sankou High School gathered together to train without even going home during the summer vacation.
On the field, the players who were training kept moving and shouting.
On the periphery of the stadium, Manaka looked at his Kohais.
He knows the talent and efforts of his Kohais, so he should have confidence in them. But as long as he thinks of Seidou's Sawamura, Manaka can't help but be apprehensive.
'Will these guys really be okay?'
"They are still missing a real Ace!" The former captain, Takahiro Omae said beside Manaka.
Manaka nodded at his words.
Yes, if the Sankou High School really wants to compete with Seidou, Inashiro, and Yakushi who comes later. Then they still lack an Ace that can stabilize the defense!
"Have you talked to that guy?" Omae asked without thinking.
"We've talked about it, but it still depends on what the Coach wants," Manaka replied.
"The Coach is a sensible person. If that guy really came back, he would be able to fight Sawamura and Narumiya with a bit of self-assuring."
In this regard, Manaka does not deny it.
"Kousei is indeed more suited to be the Ace than me."
Amahisa Kousei!
This is the new Ace that the Sankou High School is going to promote, a pitcher who can be compared to Sawamura and Narumiya in the eyes of Manaka and Omae.
"The game is over!"
While the two were chatting, a panting figure came running from behind them.
"What's wrong?" Omae asked curiously.
"The match between Seidou and Hirotaka is over!"
The messenger took several breaths in a row before speaking.
Really turned around and said, "Koichiro is playing?"
"No!"
Manaka Kaname was stunned for a moment when he heard the answer, and he vaguely understood in his heart. As he expected, his friend's trip to Koshien would end by the end of the last match between Seidou and Hoshiryu.
"What's the score?" Omae continued to ask.
"15:3!"
"What!?"
Manaka and Omae's eyes suddenly widened.
In the semi-finals of Koshien, the score was a bloodbath!!
This is amazing!
Seidou was originally the center of the storm. After today, Looks like there will be a hurricane, right?
A super hurricane named Seidou!!!
"Let's go and see!"
Originally, after Seidou had a five-point lead, they thought the game had no more value to watch. Now it seems that they were naive.
Seidou High School's artillery has gone full assault mode, and the title of the High School's best lineup is already well-deserved.
Considering the fame of Seidou before, and after this result came out, this title might really turn into a true title.
Meanwhile, in the baseball club of Inajitsu High School.
All the players were like leaves hit by wind, listlessly scattered in the corners of the field.
In the previous practice game, they lost again.
Although Narumiya is still going strong, Tadano couldn't catch his pitching and became a fatal weakness to Inajitsu…
The catcher missed the ball from time to time, and Inashiro's defense was like an open sack that was dropping point after point.
Their lineup exists, and is full of power and talent, with a performance befitting a team like Inashiro.
But they can't keep up with the speed of losing points.
This is the fifth defeat in their practice matches.
If it is the previous Inashiro was is called the strongest. The current Inashiro, even if not the weakest, they are at this level. It was the first time in Inashiro that the catcher had such a hard time catching for the Ace.
"I will definitely catch it, I will definitely."
Tadano told himself over and over again that he must not give up here, he must catch all the pitches of Narumiya Mei.
"Don't take be too hard on yourself. After the West Tokyo area competition, Mei's pitching became stronger, and even Harada-senpai would miss sometime…"
The chubby new captain Fukui smiled and comforted Tadano.
"Captain!" Tadano was ashamed.
He was originally a freshman in the first year in the previous main force, and his promotion at that time was an exception. Although he caught the ball for Narumiya before in the bullpen, he didn't expect his performance will be so bad when Narumiya wasn't holding back.
He knew at that time that Narumiya wasn't going all out, and when he was giving it his all in the matches and practice, the difference would be like that.
The ball over 150 km/h was accurately thrown into every corner, and the breaks were extremely sharp. (93 mph)
'It is really not easy for the batter to hit the ball of Mei-san.'
'But in the same way, if the catcher wants to catch this kind of ball, he must have enough skills.'
And he, Tadano Itsuki, lacks exactly that right now!
The frustrated young man clenched his fists and was speechless.
"Seidou's semi-final is over!"
Looking at the listless students under guidance, Superintendent Kunitomo said with a cold face.
This news obviously aroused everyone's interest. The Players of Inajitsu all raised their heads and looked at their Coach.
"The Score is 15:3 a Bloodbath!"
"What?!"
"How is this possible?"
"Are you kidding me?"
Everyone in Inajitsu was full of disbelief.
Inashiro still knows something about this opponent in the semi-finals of Seidou. Hirotaka was a national-level giant in his own right. Before the summer competition, Inashiro also played a practice match with the opponent.
Although Inashiro won that game, it was not easy at all.
Hirotaka's Ace was a Moving ball pitcher with a very tricky characteristic. Inashiro didn't find an opportunity until the last two innings and scored five runs.
During the game, Hirotaka also used their aggressive surprise tactics and scored two points from Inashiro.
The score at that time was 5:2!
To put it bluntly, it was a close match.
Has the opponent who is now evenly matched with Inashiro been massacred by Seidou like this?
However, in their mind, they do not want to accept this result. But everyone in Inashiro also knew that their own Coach would never take this kind of thing as a joke.
"Fortunately, Sawamura finally lost points!" Shirakawa said haphazardly.
Coach Kunitomo glanced at Shirakawa and said coldly, "No, Sawamura didn't lose points in this game, it was Kawakami who lost points."
What?
The players in Inashiro were all stunned.
'Sawamura didn't give Hirotaka High School any Run?'
Just when the others were shocked, Narumiya Mei, who covered his head with a towel, stretched out his hand and pulled the towel off.
"Itsuki! Let's go!"
"Mei-san?"
Tadano looked at Narumiya in shock, not understanding what he wanted to do.
You know, they just finished the practice game.
"The autumn competition is about to start. I don't believe that those guys in Seidou will be stagnant. I will not stop and wait for you. If you want to keep your position as the main catcher, then you can follow." Narumiya said in a low voice.
"Yes, Senpai!"
"Before the autumn competition starts, you should at least reduce the number of missed catches from three or four out of ten balls to Zero."
"I'll do my best, Mei-san!"
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T/N: With this, the game is over. Only one game is left!
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