soul of baseball

Chapter 239 Defense Adjustment
Shen Qin fantasized for a few days, but before he found a chance to fight for it, he automatically lost the right to choose.

Campbell was replaced by Pepe, a Brazilian-American who was 18 months behind the age of 6 (full name is hard to remember, whether it is surname, first name, or nickname, it will not be changed in the future).

Pepe is a beautiful boy with a perpetual smile on his face, not tall but with big black eyes.

Cheerful personality, superb skills let him quickly integrated into the team, at the same time Shen Qin really lost the second base position.

I could only use my original leg injury to comfort myself.Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhm

And Pepe's defense is really good, the reaction speed is very fast, the arm strength is also good, and what's more rare is that the stick is also very sticky. Although the long-hitting ability is not enough, the batting rate is very high. It is simply an upgraded version of Xiaomin.

I heard that when he was a freshman, his batting average was terribly over [-]%.

Shen Qin couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive. He and Kou Chi had just performed an excellent second game defense, how could they be easily replaced?
Pepe was very puzzled by this Asian who was always staring at her silently. She stroked her hair and rubbed her face. Did something get on her?
"Is something on my face?"

Shen Qin who was caught peeping hurriedly shook his head, blushing in embarrassment: "No! No!"

"Then why do you keep looking at me?"

Why are these people talking so directly?In this case, wouldn’t it be better to just shut up and look back?Shen Qin was going crazy, his mouth was so big that he couldn't speak.

"Hahahaha!" Pu Yichrome smiled and leaned over to add fuel to the fire: "Qin must be staring at you and cursing quietly because you took his second base position."

"No!" Shen Qin's ears turned red, how could he be so shameless as an 'old man'~ Although there was a little bit of jealousy, there was absolutely no malice.

Pepe was surprised for a moment, and then the corners of her mouth twitched, revealing her neat teeth, and she smiled. This is a joke, why is this little guy who doesn't talk much in training so serious, a little cute~
Pu Yichrome often teases Shen Qin like this, and he already knew that it must be such a reaction. The goal was achieved and he took Coach and Pepe to do infield defense practice together, leaving the embarrassing people behind.

Shen Qin, who finally realized that he was being tricked again, widened his eyes angrily: Why are children nowadays so bad?Even Coach is the same, smiling!What are you laughing laughing!

Kou Chi was very happy, only when Shen Qin felt embarrassed would he be at a loss, more like a peer.

The addition of Pepe, who was stuck at the age limit, made the team's defensive lineup complete again, which also made Quinn breathe a sigh of relief.

It’s best if the school is willing to spend money. Those who want to save money at the same time are really troublesome. How can there be so many rookies who have just entered the door for you to choose.

……

The team's next game is a one-win system, and there can be no mistakes.

The St. Louis Warriors where Shen Qin is located have replaced the city name with the state name and changed it to the Missouri Warriors. They will compete with six teams from North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, and Iowa. Compete together for the Midwest District Championship.

The championship team will represent the division in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in August.

At that time, there will be a competition in the youth baseball group with 8 strong teams from other countries in the world.

The Warriors were lucky enough to have a bye in the first round of the lottery, some more practice time, and the second game against the winner of the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas Bards.

As the competition progressed to this point, there would naturally be many videos that should be available. From the state finals to the competition with the poet, the videos were all sent to Quinn on time.

The coach of the Gemini team is Japanese, and they have used the small ball tactics to the peak. The opponents have to beware of the batter's sudden horizontal stick all the time.

The Poets simply died on the short stick.

Sacrificing bunt advances and forcing points ~ ran through the entire two games.

This caused Quinn a headache. He had never encountered such an opponent, whether in his professional or coaching career. It is really unrealistic to say that he has a way to deal with it.

He was like that, and so were the kids on the team.Are the infielders equipped to handle it?
The players are also very anxious. Watching the video and playing in person are two different things. It is impossible for the Kansas Poets to become the state champion and get close to the divisional game.

The only advantage is that I know the opponent's tactics in advance and can make some arrangements.

But how can we keep it?Going forward to defend, will they give up bunt and fly high to die?
Shen Qin was terribly conflicted, he really wanted to intervene, but he couldn't get it out of his mouth.

Quinn glanced at him and knew Shen Qin's character, so he simply asked, "Just say what you want."

All eyes turned to him, Shen Qin blushed uncontrollably, but still mustered up the courage to say: "I want to guard the field!"

The teammates were not surprised. Shen Qin's infield defense and judgment in the last game were really beautiful.

Pepe, the party involved in the position grabbing battle, was not in any mood, but felt a little excited.

Quinn smiled and said, "Why?"

"I can defend well!" Shen Qin himself was stunned when he said this sentence, he knew that he was a person with no adventurous spirit, and would not do things that he was not sure about, but now he saw a ghost, and his heart He was obviously still hesitating, but his mouth was out of control!
He wants this opportunity!

Want to win and keep going!
Want to go to Williamsport!

Quinn looked at several infielders: "Everyone knows Qin's defense, so who can guard the outfield?"

This is an interesting question. The roster is already narrow, and basically every player has practiced at other positions. Quinn knows this, and it was Pepe who made up the second base, but Quinn still asked, Obviously they didn't intend to move him, but it was decided after discussion between Pui Chrome and Marcel, who were going to defend the third base bag.

Puiger was about to speak when Marcel stopped him: "Me! I heard that Qin played third base in the All-Star Game, so let me take my position, but I practiced in left field the first time, so I still I want to return to this position, otherwise it is easy to make mistakes.”

Marcel was right. He was at third base, and switching to left field was at least consistent in terms of perspective.

After speaking, Quinn turned to Pania: "It's normal for rookies to start from left field. Congratulations! You've been promoted!"

Hahaha~ Everyone laughed. Pania has a fast pace and a wide defensive range. It is very suitable to guard the center field.

The tall boy rubbed his head: "I've played center field since I was in junior high school. It's no problem. After a few days of familiarization, I'll find the feeling."

Shen Qin lowered his head. Although Quinn helped him resolve the embarrassment, he was still very embarrassed. After all, no one wanted to give up his defensive position to others easily.

Head sank, Coach lowered his head and said softly: "You have to fight for what you want, can't you bear it? The professional circle will only be more cruel! Besides, it's much easier for Marcel."

Shen Qin looked up, and sure enough, he saw Marcel blinking at him: "I am such a strong bat, of course I have to save my energy for hitting! If it weren't for the lack of manpower, how could I be on third base!"

The corners of Shen Qin's eyes were a little hot, no matter what Marcel said was true or he was trying to save face, he was very moved.The teammates are so kind, who said black people are rude and violent?

look!Marcel is careful and gentle~
As for the fried dumpling incident back then, who still remembers it?
Kou Chi had a smile on his face, but he was a little worried in his heart. He was worried that Shen Qin, who stood on the third base, would think about Taiwan...

(End of this chapter)