Chapter 62: 3 Pitchers

Being the Ace does not just mean your pitching is good.

A truly qualified Ace can do more than just pitching on the mound.

Only a pitcher who is truly trusted by his teammates can become the Ace of this team. The current Ace of Seidou High School is Sawamura. Sawamura did not acquire this title as soon as he entered the team or because he showed more powerful pitching than Tanpa.

He has two duels with the third-year seniors, and the third-year seniors have recognized his strength. Later, at the Kanto Tournament, with an overwhelming performance, he won the approval of all Seidou players including the substitutes. All the coaching staff recognized Sawamura, including Superintendent Kataoka, through the genuine performance and spirit that he could take.

Everyone at Seidou High School believed that as long as Sawamura stood on the mound, they would not lose.

It was also from that time that Sawamura became the Ace of Seidou High School.

He won the trust of all Seidou team members.

Now that Tanpa has reached this point of growth, he expressed his Ace's spirit with his strong determination of not giving up and has won the approval of all third-year players.

To put it bluntly, if there is no Sawamura, the Ace pitcher of Seidou High School will be Tanpa. Although the sense of stability he brings to his teammates is far less than that of Sawamura, his teammates are willing to believe him.

They believe in the guy who grew up with them!

Of course, the same is true for Tanpa. Because of Sawamura's appearance, the pressure on him has been relieved a lot, and he can play baseball more simply.

Although he said that he would never give up the Ace, Tanpa also knew that it would be difficult for him to catch up with his Kohai Sawamura for a while.

Now his plan is very simple, he just wants to play baseball with these guys who have grown up together, and aim at Koshien, and work hard together. Even if it is with Sawamura's assistant, he has to contribute his own strength to the team.

This simple plan gave him a strong motivation.

Tanpa came on the field, had two Strikeouts and one Shutout, and walked off the mound with a near-perfect performance.

Even Miyuki, who was his partner, was very surprised. To be honest, before he took the ball on the field, he didn't know that Tanpa-senpai's Forkball still had such power.

Not only his mentality but also his pitching has also risen to a new level. If it wasn't for the sudden addition of Sawamura, Tanpa would have been worthy of the status of the Ace of Seidou High School!

"So cool!"

"I told you, you can do it if you want!"

"Anyway, you're also our third-year Ace. You can keep that."

"You don't need to shave your head."

"Yeah, what a pity."

Teammates are both encouraging and ridiculing. In the face of Tanpa's growth, they are all happy from their hearts.

Although the current Seidou High School has an established Ace, Sawamura is only a freshman after all, considering the intensity of the summer competition and the possibility of the Koshien competition. With Sawamura alone on the pitcher's mound, it will be difficult to hold on. It is great that Tanpa can evolve at a time like this!

With Sawamura and Tanpa around, it seems that this year Seidou High School no longer has to worry about the pitchers on the pitching squad.

In the rest area, the different atmosphere successfully angered one person.

It seemed as if something was about to spurt out from Furuya.

Although this guy is quiet, he is very attentive.

Just like now, he did not say a word. Nevertheless, all the players in Seidou High School understood what he meant.

"What about me!"

What he means is that there is still him, and to put it more plainly, it is to show his sense of existence.

There is also Furuya Satoru on the mound.

When they saw Furuya like this, all the Players in Seidou High School had very strange expressions.

Furuya Satoru is definitely a very interesting person.

He is strong, right. He is so strong!

So far, whether it is an official game or a practice game, As long as he is allowed to play, Furuya's performance cannot be ignored, it can even be said to be dazzling and scary.

He only played once in the Kanto Tournament before, and he won that time with several Strikeouts in a row.

Moreover, got his Title as The Monster!

In the two practice games, yesterday's pitching performance was unsatisfactory, but he hit the only home run of the team, and it was a reversal home run. One success can hide ten failures. During the practice game, all the shameful things of Furuya were conveniently forgotten. The only impression left by people was that amazing Home run.

In today's practice match with Inashiro, he showed excellence. One home run, six Strikeouts.

In the two games played, the result handed in by Furuya, even if Sawamura got in, may not be better than him.

However, whether they can trust Furuya Satoru or not, is absolutely irrelevant.

Seidou High School values ​​the performance of the players in their daily practice as much as the performance in the game.

If a player can't do well in his usual practice, how can you trust him to play?

In the performance of Furuya Satoru in his daily practice, it can be said that he is completely useless. As a pitcher, it's not just about not pitching into the strike zone.

Containment, defense, cover…

He has none of these working for him!

With such a pitcher, how could Seidou High School hand over the pitcher's mound to him?

That is, a mentor like Kataoka would give him the opportunity to play. If it were other Coaches, Even if he thought that Furuya had great potential, it was impossible to promote Furuya to the first string, because it was useless to promote him to the first string.

Rough diamonds need carving.

This is what all the players of Seidou High School know about Furuya.

The reason why Kataoka put Furuya on the field in the practice match with Inashiro before is also because Furuya is not the main force in summer.

If Inashiro can put too much energy on Furuya, it will be very beneficial to Seidou!

This was the original plan of Seidou High School and Superintendent Kataoka.

However, as long as Furuya Satoru is in the game, his performance is not inferior to that of Sawamura. At least until now, apart from yesterday's game against Osaka Kiryuu High School, Furuya Satoru's performance on the mound was no worse than Sawamura's.

You don't even need to compare him to Tanpa!

Not to mention Tanpa, who was in a sluggish state before, even if he now has the spirit of an Ace after letting go of the burden in his heart and fully recovered, even Tanpa Koichiro, who is on a higher level.

Until now, Furuya has been better than him in all the competitions he has participated in.

The only thing he lacks right now is probably the lack of trust from the players of Seidou High School. Moreover, this is not one or two players. No players in Seidou High School really believe that he will do better than Sawamura and even Tanpa.

Nevertheless, you have to admit that when Furuya stood on the pitcher's mound, the Players were also looking forward to it.

Looking forward to seeing the shocked expression on the opponent's face.

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