Chapter 22: Rookie Team, Captain
The exchange battle between the second and third graders of the Yakushima High School baseball team versus the first graders.
In high schools, this kind of communication competition between old students and freshmen is usually named the orientation game, or the rookie game.
As long as there are no big surprises, a game like this will be a one-sided massacre.
The country's top giants like Daocheng Industrial and the Qingdao High School baseball team.
When they were fighting for the new year, the main players wouldn't even take action.
Just some players from the second team can defeat the first-year newcomers.
High school and junior high school are completely different levels.
In addition, the seniors in the second and third years of high school also have huge advantages in terms of age and physical fitness.
Theoretically speaking, it is indeed difficult for new students to pose a threat to old students.
But this game of the Yakushima High School baseball team is destined to be different.
How could it be that some of their rookies this year were monsters who showed terrifying strength as soon as they joined the team?
When Hong Leishi faced the ace pitcher's third field, he hit two home runs.
Even facing the strong Sanada Junpei, he unceremoniously sent the ball away.
Just a thunderstorm has already made the players of the Yakushima High School baseball team not dare to underestimate them, the first-year newcomers.
Not to mention Mishima and Akiha.
Although the second and third grade seniors of the Yakushima High School baseball team dislike the personalities of these two guys, they still have a certain understanding of their strength and fame.
Hongleishi has no experience playing in youth baseball, and his record in junior high school is blank.
Mishima and Akiba are different.
They are all from youth baseball, and they serve as the third and fourth baseball players in their teams.
A proper junior high school star player.
It is said that these two guys have received invitations from several wealthy families in Tokyo, but they have all rejected them.
They rejected Daocheng Industrial, rejected Didong High School, and rejected Qingdao...
In the end, I decided to choose the Yakushi High School baseball team.
For the second and third grade seniors of the Yakushima High School baseball team, they undoubtedly do not understand.
They can't understand what Mishima and Akiba are thinking?
If they had achieved so much in junior high school, they would definitely have chosen to go to a wealthy high school to receive training.
As long as they can survive it, they will have the opportunity to compete in Koshien.
If they can play in Koshien and get the attention of professional scouts, maybe their future lives will be different.
In this case, how could they possibly understand Mishima and Akiba's choices?
They can't understand.
It's like we can't understand that some students with very good grades did not go to Qingbei after being admitted to Qingbei, but instead chose an ordinary second-level undergraduate...
Isn't this a brain disease?
Although these two guys have brain problems, their strength is genuine.
Just with these three people standing together, the first-year students are already difficult to mess with.
Not to mention, there is also Li Lei whose origin is unknown.
Although Li Lei has never shown his strength, since he can hang out with the people in Honglei City and Mishima, his strength is definitely not simple.
There are also Yonehara and Mihashi who came from youth baseball, and a few guys who had baseball experience before.
Although I usually look down on junior high school students, including those who have just entered high school from junior high school.
But when facing such a team, the second- and third-year seniors of the Yakushima High School baseball team also felt very uneasy.
They don't even want to call this an orientation match, but an exchange match between old and new students, or a competition match.
They need to compete for spots in this game.
If you can't stand out in this competition, according to what Supervisor Todoroki Raizo revealed before, whether you are a second-year student or a third-year student, you will end up sitting on the bench.
If you are not lucky enough, you may not even get a chance to sit on the bench.
The mentality of the seniors in the second and third grades is completely different. The newcomers in the first grade are ambitious and enthusiastic.
After running continuously for more than half a month, I was sweating profusely every day. In the end, the time I spent touching the ball was less than an hour.
And they can only touch the ball when passing the ball.
These arrogant little guys have long been filled with anger.
Now that they have the opportunity to vent the evil fire in their hearts, the first-year students will naturally be in high spirits.
Before the game started, these guys were gearing up and looked like they couldn't wait.
Supervisor Todoroki Raizo is very open-minded.
With the help of manager Ozawa, he directed his disciples to divide into two teams, and then he served as the referee of the game.
The captains of the two teams are third-year captain Masuda and first-year freshman Li Lei.
"I?"
The new captain who had just taken office had a look of astonishment on his face.
"There is no way. The only ones you guys have the most experience are you, Mishima and Qiuye. Qiuye has never had the experience of being a captain. As for Mishima..."
When Mishima was mentioned, Todoroki Raizo spread his hands helplessly.
He didn't need to say much else at all.
Although Mishima once had the experience of being a captain, he had never led a team well.
Furthermore, the captain of the youth baseball team is more symbolic than actual.
Todoroki Raizo was not willing to let Li Lei shoulder such a heavy responsibility. But there was no other way. As far as the freshman team was concerned, there was no one more suitable than Li Lei.
"What should I do if they disobey me?"
Li Lei looked at the group of tough people, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled behind him, and his heart kept getting cold.
He didn't think he had the ability to take care of the guys behind him.
"That's what you, the captain, should consider. Please, new captain!"
Todoroki Raizo's brain is definitely defective.
After making this decision, he actually became the hands-off shopkeeper.
This is not the weirdest thing. The weirdest thing is that he didn't even give Li Lei, the newly appointed captain, a chance to speak, and just announced the start of the game.
The old student team attacked first, and the freshmen team each stood in their own position according to the agreement.
Li Lei, the captain, serves as the pitcher, and he is also the only mature pitcher among the newcomers.
Qiuye partners with him and is responsible for catching the ball.
First baseman Mishima, second baseman Yonehara, third baseman Toruiichi, and Mihashi serve as shortstop.
Three players who had no youth baseball experience but had played soft ball in junior high school were responsible for the outfield defense.
Li Lei, who was standing on the pitcher's mound, looked back at his teammates behind him, and then he felt faintly uneasy.
Li Lei's pitching requires the strength of the fielders behind him.
If the fielder is not strong enough, Li Lei's pitching power will not be able to be exerted.
Originally, Li Lei was full of expectations for today's game.
But after looking at his teammates behind him, he couldn't help but have doubts.
Chapter completed!