Play Ball (1)

The Yokohama team walked out onto the field and began their usual warm ups. The game was due to start in 20 minutes so they made sure to use the time effectively.

Some assistant coaches were sending ground balls towards the infielders, while the pitchers and catchers threw some balls on the other side of the field.

Since Yuta and Akira were starting, they were paired up. This left Ken with Shiro, his short and hardworking friend.

Looking at his friend, Ken couldn't help but feel a little bad.

Shiro had worked real hard alongside everyone throughout the year, yet he had not even had a single minute of game time to show for it. Having been on the bench for the entire tournament, he could only watch on as his teammates fought.

Of course he was not the only one who had been working hard. There were over 30 students who continued to train day in and day out in order to make it onto the bench for the first squad, yet they could never make it.