The Return of Diamond Ace Pitcher

"Number nine, right fielder, Oyamazaki."

Although Koyamazaki is not working anymore, fortunately, Oyamazaki is still strong and barely retains his main position.

These nine people are all the main players of the Akagi Middle School baseball team, two third grades, five second grades, and two first grades.Because Akagi Middle School has a total of two pitchers, after they have one off, there will be no pitchers to rotate.In order to facilitate the rotation, both of them must be on the court.

The positions of Zecun and Xiaomu can be changed flexibly.Zecun pitched the ball, Xiao Mu guarded the field, Xiao Mu made the ball, Na Zecun ran to the outfielder.

In addition to the main players, the next step is to substitute players.

"No. 10, the first generation of the team, Hirota."

In terms of defensiveness, this kid is not good at all, but his blows are not trivial, far from the average first-year can compare, it is one of Akagi Middle School's secret weapons.

"No. 11, the first generation of the team runs, Koyamazaki."

Koyamazaki, who has been running around all over the mountains since childhood, is still very fast.Although it can't compare with the runners of the national level, it is the fastest runner in Akagi, and it is considered the first runner to choose the bigger one among the camels.

"No. 12, reserve catcher, Matsumoto."

The guy is the only person in the team who can catch Zecun's pitch except Feng Xiang. It is beneficial and harmless to recruit him into the big list just in case.

...

After the eighteen numbers were sent, six more numbers were given.The five players who were not selected into the team also have their own numbers.Then Cang Yue, who is the jewel of the team, also has her own number.

Number 33!

This number is from Sawamura's previous life as a rescue pitcher.

Time flies, and more than a month later, the second round of the summer competition after the establishment of the Akagi Middle School baseball team has begun.

Chapter 017

Akagi Middle School won the semi-finals of Nagano Prefecture last summer and fall, and is a well-deserved seed team.

The seeded team does not need to participate in the first round of the regional competition. Akagi Middle School can wait for its opponents to come to the door.

Speaking of it, this is the first time Akagi Middle School has enjoyed such privileges.If it hadn't been for seeing the match list in advance, the friends of Akagi Middle School baseball team might be really happy for two days.

But look at the match table, no one can laugh.

The matchup table divided all the teams in Nagano Prefecture into four ABCD groups.

Ordinarily, the top four in Nagano Prefecture should be in these four groups.But I don’t know if it was deliberate by the organizer. The top four in Nagano Prefecture were slightly disrupted.

The original three kings, Tenryuji Temple, Nagano Metropolitan Government, and Dabei Middle School were divided into three groups of ACD.

And Akagi Middle School, which was supposed to be in Group B, was not in Group B as expected, but in Group D.

If all the previous competitions are successfully advanced, Akagi is bound to meet Dabei Middle School, one of the three kings, in the quarter-finals.

Then even if they beat Dabei Middle School, they will meet Nagano Metropolitan Middle School in the semifinals. The target of the final final is not surprising, and it should be Tenryuji Middle School led by Qikai Haru.

Although he wanted to kill in Nagano Prefecture, it was inevitable to meet the three kings.But this one is a bit too evil, Akagi is almost going to pick the three kings in a row!

"It doesn't have to be all three. As long as we win the first two, we can participate in the Kanto Conference."

Wakana held a pen and said intently.

Speaking of which, she felt that luck was not too bad.Although Nagano Metropolitan Middle School and Dabei Middle School are also very strong, they seem to be average compared to Tenryuji and Nanami Haruka.

It’s better to challenge Dabei Middle School and Nagano Metropolitan Middle School in succession than to fight with Tenryuji.

"No, three games to win."

Feng Xiang smiled bitterly and said: "We have to win three games! If we are aiming for the whole country, we have to win three games. Although Nagano has three kings, our county ranking is not high. If we play in second place. If you enter the Kanto Contest, you will first be ranked first among other strong counties. That way, our odds of winning will be very low."

Nagano Metropolitan and Dabei Middle School often scored second in the Kanto Contest, and then was eliminated in the first round at most in the second round. Why?It's not that they are not strong enough, but because they won the second place, the opponents they met in the first two rounds were too strong.

There is no county where the first place is given for nothing, especially for places like Kanto.If they get the second place, they will have to challenge the two other counties for the first place in a row. This difficulty is definitely not lower than defeating Tianlong Temple.

"It's really a group of death!"

Zecun nodded.

There are two places for Nagano Prefecture who can participate in the Kanto Conference.With these two places as the boundary, the Nagano Prefecture competition can be divided into two major groups.In the two groups, Tianlong Temple is in the same group, and there are no competitors in the same group.

In the other group, the other three of the top four gathered, Nagano Metropolitan, Dabei Middle School, and rising star Akagi Middle School.

Even if you don't consider the finals, just in terms of grouping, Akagi's group is also considered to be the dead group, especially for Akagi Middle School and Dabei Middle School.They are simply hard brothers.

Akagi needs to break through three levels, so why not Dabei Middle School.

They also need to defeat Akagi and Nagano Metropolitan Government to go to the Kanto Competition.In order to achieve a long-term success in the Kanto Contest, they must defeat Tenryuji Middle School to have more possibilities.

"The organizing committee should have arranged this deliberately. Last year, the fourth place in the country, Tianlong Temple, must be guaranteed, and the remaining place will be given to our three schools to fight. It is just that we and Dabei Middle School seem to be a bit miserable, and they look more I value Nagano Metropolitan Government."

Oda calmly analyzed.

Nagano didn't have to go through three levels like Akagi and Dabei.As long as they can defeat the winner between Dabei Middle School and Akagi, it is enough.

"No way. In the Wenchen Cup held in the spring, Nagano Metropolitan Government reached the second round of the Kanto Conference. If it weren't for bad luck, they met Yokohama in the second round. They might be able to join the whole country. Eight counties, a total of talents. Four and a half places, if Nagano Prefecture can occupy two, it will be a big gain for Nagano Prefecture."

Although Akagi Middle School is also favored by people, it is still incomparable with the well-known Nagano Metropolitan Government.Despite the emergence of Tenryu-ji Temple in recent years, it is still better to look into history in Nagano.

Its location is great!

Nagano City is the most prosperous and most populous area in Nagano Prefecture.As the most famous school in Nagano City, Nagano is able to get twice the result with half the effort no matter what it does.

Not only is there a large number of people, but you can also select talents from the famous Little Leagues in the country and Nagano Metropolitan Little Leagues.Companies in Nagano City are not comparable to those in remote areas like Akagi. It is easy for them to get sponsorship...

In short, all the conditions have made Nagano unique.

Just like now, the organizing committee clearly knows that the strength of Sawamura surpasses all the people of Nagano Metropolitan Government, and it is the symbol of the entire Nagano Prefecture after Seven Seas.When they were grouped, they still favored Nagano Metropolitan Government.

"Perhaps a coincidence?"

Ruo Cai is unwilling to think badly about people.

Zecun snorted coldly: "We didn't even let the lottery group be drawn. The semi-final seeds are disrupted, and there are coincidences."

The reality is cruel, but this is the fact.

The organizing committee has done it all right!

Furthermore, the seed selection system does not need to be concealed.Now that the seed selection has started, what Nagano Prefecture must think is how to select the two strongest teams to represent Nagano.

Baotianlong Temple, let the other three schools fight.

It seems unfair, but in fact, this is indeed the most insurance measure.

"There is nothing wrong with this. Since they gave us this opportunity, why don't we give it a try, defeat the three kings, and completely create our own legend."

Friends, it looks a bit listless.

Sawamura originally felt that this kind of grouping was a big challenge for Akagi.But if Akagi Middle School really aims at the whole country, such a challenge might be a good thing for them.

It is conceivable that Akagi will have no battle at the beginning of the quarter-finals, and will be able to secure the victory.They have to go all out for each game.

Under this kind of training, the little friends are either overwhelmed by the pressure, or survived and reborn from the ashes.

...

"Our opponent in the next battle has come out."

As the friends were discussing countermeasures, the opponents of Akagi Middle School's first round were released.

"who is it?"

"Nagata Middle School!"

...

Chapter 018

"Our opponent in the first game is confirmed."

While the friends were chatting, the door was pushed open, Feng Liang walked in from outside, and he brought back news about his opponent in the first game of Akagi Middle School.

In Nagano Prefecture, apart from the three kings, Sawamura really didn't put other teams in the eyes.This is not to say that Zecun is arrogant, but because the strength gap between the schools in Nagano Prefecture is too great.

Like the three kings, even if dragged to a fierce battle zone like Tokyo, they are very competitive.Compared with them, other schools are not at the same level.After all, Nagano Prefecture is a small place after all. With its population density and capital strength, it is impossible to train too many wealthy middle schools.In Nagano Prefecture, there may be one or two short-lived dark horses. It is said that there are only three kings who can maintain the top strength of the county all year round.Because of their outstanding performance, the three kings are naturally easier to recruit good seedlings. This is like a virtuous circle. It is precisely because Nagano Prefecture is a small place. The gap between the teams is getting bigger and bigger.Akagi Middle School led by Sawamura is nothing short of the Raptors for Nagano. They can compete with the three kings, and their strength is also far superior to other teams.

When the difference in strength reaches a certain level, it will be difficult for other factors to determine the outcome of the game.

Apart from anything else, the three giants of Guang Chicheng Middle School are Sawamura, Fengxiang and Oda.Adding up these three people, it is estimated that 90% of the teams in Nagano Prefecture will be wiped out.Not to mention, this year, the strength of the small partners has also improved by leaps and bounds.

Even so, Akagi did not ignore his opponent in the first game.They deliberately let Fengliang, who are better at collecting intelligence, go to the game, at least to know the strength and style of their opponents in the first round.

Only by knowing this can Sawamura arrange the lineup and tactics used in the next game.

"who is it?"

Asked the friends.

They are not as confident as Sawamura, and they still care about their opponents in the first round.

"Nagata Middle School!"

Feng Liang replied.

Nagata!

Hearing this name, the friends were first taken aback, and then a little weird.

"Did they break through the first round?"

I have to say that this school is also famous in Nagano Prefecture.

This is not because they are strong, on the contrary, they are famous because they are too weak, or too unlucky.Nagata Middle School set a record of defeat in the first round of the Nagano Prefecture competition.

Ordinarily, in the knockout matches, the most eliminated teams in the first round accounted for almost half of all participating teams.

So even if it is eliminated in the first round, it does not mean that the team is weak.It is also very likely that they are out of luck, and the opponents they met in the first round are more difficult.

The problem with Changtian Middle School is not here. Although being eliminated in the first round is nothing, but being eliminated in the first round every year is not so simple.

There are dozens of schools in Nagano Prefecture, and Nagata is the only one that can keep this record.If the baseball team of Nagata Middle School is the kind of grass team, and the students play the hobby club, it is not unreasonable to have such a result.

But Nagata is not the case. Not only are they not a grass team, they are also one of the two dozen formal clubs with independent courts, activity rooms, and full-time coaches in Nagano Prefecture.

Such clubs are eliminated in the first round every year, and it is difficult to think of not being famous.

Speaking of it, the Nagata Middle School baseball team has a lot to do with Akagi Middle School.

At the beginning, Zecun was selected by thousands of choices and used it as a sharpening stone for the newly established Akagi.

With certain strength, it is easy to withdraw when encountering difficulties, and the team has a fine tradition of failure.Such a team is hard to find!

Sawamura selected Nagata Middle School carefully, and Akagi also started his own winning streak by defeating them.Since then, the relationship between Nagata Middle School and Akagi has always been good, especially when they look at Sawamura, as they see a big star, their eyes are full of worship.

At the beginning, President Takata didn't follow the funding, and Sawamura was still cheeky and used Nagata's court to compete with other teams.

Before the summer competition, as a good ally, Sawamura also dedicated a long time to guide Nagata's team.Unexpectedly, the effect of his guidance was really good, and he even broke the curse of over ten years of invincibility for Changtian Middle School.

For such an opponent who knew everything, Akagi really didn't know how to deal with it.Originally, they made up their minds, they played momentum in the first round, and then challenged the three kings with momentum.

Before playing against the three kings, they have to go through two games.To defeat the opponent cleanly, Akagi is still very good.

At least in terms of momentum, they will be more adequate!

How to fight with the three kings without any confidence?

Of course, in addition to this unreliable reason, there is another reason that is also very important, and that is to use strength to crush the opponent, which will cause a serious blow to the opponent's psychology.

If the opponent is unable to resist, Akagi can naturally save some energy.

This is also very helpful for the schedule of two games a week and consecutive games.

Of course Akagi can do this to deal with others.But to deal with his allies, a bloodbath seems inappropriate.

After all, the other party is Nagata Middle School, an old friend of Akagi Middle School, and a die-hard fan of Rong Chun.

He finally broke through the first round and broke the curse of more than ten years, and he was brutally abused by Akagi when he came up. This is really unreasonable.

How about showing mercy?

There is no need to ask about this, Akagi must be merciful.But the question is how to show mercy, Sawamura, Fengxiang, Oda, all the main players are not playing.

Well, thinking about it this way, my friends are somewhat guilty.After removing several of Akagi's main forces, their strengths were average. Compared with Nagata, it seemed that they were not sure of victory.