Volume 3: Hot Summer Chapter 21 Director Kataoka's Appreciation
After the meeting.
Takashima Rei was afraid that Zhang Han would be depressed, so he found him and gave him some psychological counseling.
"Do you think Kataoka is a strict supervisor? In fact, he is a very gentle man at heart."
Zhang Han almost broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this.
Forgive his shortsightedness, but he really couldn't associate the everyday Kataoka with the word gentle.
"He will only be extra strict with those players he particularly values."
This is what Takashima Rei said. No matter what Zhang Han thought in his heart, he nodded on the surface.
The next day, before the game started.
As soon as the starting players were announced, Zhang Han felt that what Takashima Rei said was relatively reliable.
Coach Kataoka had said before that the main players would not have to play, but in fact, not all the main players were replaced.
In addition to Zhang Han, the main shortstop, there were two players with single-digit numbers who were directly sent onto the field.
They are No. 2 Kazuya Miyuki and No. 5 Higashikiguni.
Zhang Han had no way to refute the fact that he was not the main player, although his performance was indeed better than that of another shortstop in the team.
But it didn't reach the level of crushing.
It seems that there is nothing wrong with saying that the third-year senior is the main force.
But Kazuya Miyuki and Toseikoku are different.
The current status of these two players in the team can definitely be described as as stable as a rock.
Kataoka must have had other reasons for sending them into the game.
Zhang Han and Yu Xing are in a similar situation.
Although they are very strong, they lack experience in high school baseball games. Coach Kataoka wants to seize every minute and every second to help them get familiar with the rhythm of high school baseball games.
In order to meet more intense challenges in the future.
As for the Eastern Qing Kingdom, it was a different situation.
Coach Kataoka put him on the field for no other reason than to let him break the record.
Don’t underestimate the Qingdao High School baseball team. There are many outstanding third-year players this year.
But the only one who really has the potential to enter professional baseball and has the potential to make great achievements in professional baseball in the future is probably Dong Qingguo.
Perhaps what Rei Takashima said was right, Director Kataoka is a very gentle person at heart.
He gave the newcomers experience and gave Dong Qingguo a chance to perform. He even took into account the desire of the substitute players to play.
The opponent is a public school and does not pose much of a threat to the Seidou High School baseball team.
Coach Kataoka believes that in a game like this, giving substitute players a chance to play will allow Dong Qingguo, Zhang Han and others to get what they need.
is more appropriate.
To be honest, from the perspective of the entire Seidou High School baseball team , this approach is definitely not the best.
But from the perspective of the individual players, this is probably the best choice for them while ensuring the interests of the team.
The game between Seidou High School and Metropolitan Third High School has begun.
As soon as the game started, a large number of people of unknown origin appeared in the opposing stands.
These people were wearing various school uniforms and holding various filming equipment in their hands.
It seems that after Seidou's first game, their treatment in the entire West Tokyo has changed significantly.
They used to be a wealthy family in decline.
In addition to the opponent in the next game, and a few old enemies.
Not many people pay attention to the Seidou High School baseball team.
It was not until the end of the match between Qingdao and Musashi that people realized that the seemingly declining giants had become strong again.
Today's Qingdao is clearly a troublemaker.
Although they may not be able to hold on to the end.
But they definitely have the strength to cripple the team that may hold on to the end, or even defeat it directly.
Such a spoiler.
No matter those powerful clubs who are confident of winning the championship, they still have the possibility of meeting Qingdao’s team.
It's impossible to just leave Qingdao High School alone.
So they sent people specifically to observe the game of Seidou High School baseball team.
In today's high school baseball world, teams and players are paying more and more attention to intelligence.
This is also one of the important reasons why so many people appeared on the scene.
As a result, when the game started, they were disappointed to find that the Seidou High School baseball team seemed to have completely ignored their opponents.
They replaced a large number of main players with a large number of substitutes.
Only Dong Qingguo and two first-year students escaped the disaster.
"This is too crazy! They actually used a substitute lineup to deal with the opponent who advanced to the third round in West Tokyo."
"It doesn't seem to be a problem. After all, Qingdao is a powerful team. Even if they are substitutes, their strength can't be too bad."
People in the stands were talking about it.
The people in the stands, that is, the contestants from the Third High School, all had flames of anger in their eyes.
When the players of the Third High School baseball team knew that they were going to meet Seidou, they had actually given up resistance in their hearts.
Although they were lucky this year and won two games in a row, their luck and ability would only go so far.
They had a very difficult game in the last match, and they won purely because of luck.
There's no way we can win against Qingdao today, right?
Before the game , No. 3 High School was prepared to lose.
But their own recognition is one thing, and the fact that the Seidou High School baseball team does not take them seriously is another.
People need face and trees need bark.
Being ignored like this, even a clay man would get angry.
The players from the Third High School regained their fighting spirit and prepared to fight to the death with the Seidou High School baseball team.
They faced Seidou's second-year pitcher Tamba and launched a fierce attack from the start.
Tamba started the game very steadily and was not intimidated by his opponent's momentum. He cooperated with Miyuki and successfully got two outs.
But when facing the third batter, there was a slight mistake, allowing the opponent to get on base.
Two outs and a runner on first base.
After someone got on base, Tamba's condition was obviously affected.
At third base.
Dong Qingguo grumbled in great dissatisfaction.
"Waste snack!"
If there was anything that Dong Qingguo was dissatisfied with the first and second year juniors, the one he was most dissatisfied with was probably the pitcher.
Xiu Ze is a very nervous person. When he is in good condition, he is invincible, but when he is in bad condition, he is a huge hole.
At this time, the Seidou High School baseball team particularly needs a stable relief player.
Today, Danbo plays such a role.
But it was obvious that the Eastern Qing Kingdom was not satisfied with him.
In Dong's opinion, Danbo is too cowardly.
Even though he has a good ball type and great talent, he has no way to bring it into play in the game .
He is not even as good as Kawakami, who was just promoted to the second team in his first year.
In fact, Toseikoku and Tanaka and others still have some confidence in making it to Koshien.
The only thing that made them uneasy was the pitcher.
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