Ace of Diamonds: The Last Piece of the Puzzle

Today is August 1st, and the opening day of Koshien is August 7th. Counting the time for traveling and settling in, Qingdao only has three or four days left for emergency training.

In the past few days, it is impossible for the main players to do any intensive training. They mainly need to do some recovery training to make up for the fatigue from the summer conference and be in better condition to face Hajia.

However, this does not include some substitute members. There are only 18 places that should go to Koshien, and there are currently 20 people. The coach will definitely select from the substitutes. If you perform well and are in good condition, the higher your probability of being selected.

Although everyone can roughly guess what the coach will choose for the team, there is still hope until the list is announced at the last minute, and that is all that can be done.

Everyone is quite positive, and Coach Kataoka can see it too. So I am also very worried about whether I should choose third-year students or first-year students to be the substitute team. Considering that the last summer of the third-year students is not allowed to let the first-year students experience it, what should I do with the new team when they come back and prepare for the autumn competition soon?

Qingdao High School, principal's office.

The three bosses of the baseball club and the principal gathered together to report on future work.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" The principal obviously doesn't care about this now. As long as you prove yourself with your results, then that is your strength and your ability to work.

After all, this time the baseball club enters Koshien, so at least there will be no need to worry about next year’s student resources! He can also be more confident on the side of shareholders. As a famous baseball club, the principal's baseball club has been unable to achieve results, which also makes him very distressed! After all, there are shareholders above me, so the pressure is real!

This year was originally my last deadline for Kataoka. Fortunately, Kataoka’s students are up to date! After all, I have already started looking for a new coach, hahahaha! The principal thought happily in his heart and wiped the sweat from his head.

"Finally, I have lived up to your trust over the years, thanks to the efforts of the players!" Kataoka said calmly.

The principal was also very emotional. This class was originally the class that was least favored in the year of poor harvest. He didn't know for a moment whether to praise Kataoka for his good teaching or to scold him for being too stubborn.

"Principal, I have a request!" Kataoka said solemnly.

The principal was very surprised. After all, Kataoka rarely made requests, not to mention that he had the chairman's eldest daughter by his side who usually didn't need to ask for help from him.

"Say it, say it! No matter what the request is, the school will fully cooperate!" the principal said quickly. After all, the baseball club is the biggest now!

"I hope the school can hire an experienced full-time coach from Koshien to join me in helping the baseball department!"

"Why?" The principal was very surprised. Did he hear that he was looking for a new coach? I shouldn’t be making too much noise!

"What the team needs most now is more experienced guidance. We haven't entered Koshien for many years and we need more technical advice, which I am immature and don't have yet. I will still stick to my coaching philosophy, but I also I hope the school can help find a technical coach who can help the team!" Kataoka bowed to express his gratitude and left the office with the other two people.

After all, the team no longer has the energy to care about this kind of thing. It is better to leave it to professionals. Besides, I have already made the decision after careful consideration. What the team needs most at the moment is professional guidance. , and after all, he is a pitcher, but he is still not mature enough in other aspects.

I hope the school can do more, after all, Koshien is about to start, and the establishment of new teams will not be enough on its own.

"This is a good thing!" the dean said excitedly. He didn't expect that Kataoka would take the initiative to bring it up. Originally, the school was considering replacing a new coach. Unexpectedly, coach Kataoka actually entered Koshien this time, so he just hired a new coach. The coaching staff is also very good and can help him provide better guidance. Whether it is Koshien this time or in the future, the team will achieve better results.

The principal nodded in agreement and said: "Then you go contact the coach we are looking for! With his qualifications, it is more than enough to give professional guidance to the players! There is no need to consider the price!" If you have results, you will be confident. Well! Besides, the chairman’s daughter will definitely support it!

The dean smiled easily and said, "Understood!"

...

As night falls, the sky is covered with darkness and dotted with spots of light. The bright moon is in the sky, and the gentle breeze brings a little bit of coolness!

Even when the coach does not allow the players to practice more, there is still a group of people who are secretly swinging the bat because it is already a part of their lives and has become a habit! The coach does not allow everyone to train more in order to restore their condition, and if these people do not train more, they may be in poor condition!

These people are the third-grade seniors. They came to the place where they come every night by chance again in the so-called bad harvest year, silently waving their bats, day after day, never changing.

This is the only thing they can do as representatives of the poor harvest years. They use hard work and sweat to make up for their own shortcomings, lead the younger generations, and lead the team to keep moving forward. Even if they go to Koshien this time, this will not change.

On the morning of August 2nd, a new day has arrived, and everyone’s task today is mainly to maintain their own state.

However, there are always a few who are more energetic. For example, our double shot started to run without caring about the tires again.

Among them, Sawamura refused to admit defeat the most because he didn't even play in the finals. This was a big failure for him, who was aiming for an ace. After all, Fukiya, who was in the same grade, had served a few games first!

Jiang Gu was also unhappy that he was replaced early again, damn it! As for my physical strength, I will become stronger! Looking ahead, Sawamura started to accelerate again! The two began to chase each other crazily.

Miyuki was holding the bat on the side and educating him: "Didn't I tell you to just do some simple training?" The two of them simply ignored him as if he was nothing.

Miyuki poked Kurosawa next to him and said helplessly: "You pitchers are so willful! Why don't you talk to them? It's too much to ignore me completely!"

After hearing this, Kurosawa couldn't help laughing and said: "Why do you always tease them, it's weird for them to ignore you hahaha!" He pretended to think and nodded as he said, "Ichiya, after all, you may be a person in their hearts. Be a ruthless catching machine! ╮(╯＿╰)╭”

"Ah hahaha, that makes sense! Isn't this bastard Miyuki usually a catching machine for pitchers!" Kuramochi couldn't help but agree.

"The first-grade students are really energetic!" Liang Sang said with a smile. Looking at them this year, he couldn't help but think of his own qualifications. There really is no harm without comparison! But that’s okay. If they don’t take first place in the country by the time they are in third grade, it will be unjustifiable! ˉ\_(ツ)_/ˉ

"They play differently from us. They started with the easy mode, and we started with the hell mode!" Junsang said with a sigh. After all, they followed them into Koshien in the first grade, and we are still there in the first grade. I practice hard every day and I don’t know when I will get ahead!

He has been resenting this for a long time, and his jealousy has changed him beyond recognition! It’s really enviable that I still have two years left to enter Koshien! If they are more ambitious, they can go to Jiazi Garden three times. If Chunjia works harder, tsk!

"But I don't know who was left behind in the end..." Before Liang Sang could finish speaking, Captain Zhe interrupted directly: "We just do what we can do. Who goes and who stays is not something we should worry about!"

Even though this third grade class has helped each other get through, and no one wants to be kicked out, he doesn't want anyone to be kicked out. However, there are only 28 places in the Koshien team, so there will definitely be two who will stay. The reality is so cruel. The coach's choice must put the team first in everything. They think about these things more clearly than we do. In this case, we have no choice but to move forward with the dreams of everyone else in the baseball club on behalf of those who remain.

"Yes! All we can do is keep winning!" Chun Sang agreed.

"Everyone, maintain your physical strength and condition. If you want to practice more, please do so." Kataoka shouted, "We will go to Hyogo Prefecture the day after tomorrow. I will announce the list of players tomorrow. Everyone, please go back and rest!"

"Disband!"

After hearing this, Kurosawa decisively pulled Miyuki and walked to the dormitory. He should go back and watch the video! Anyway, time is running out and we can’t train more, so let’s use our brains more!

Just let those two energetic boys be! Anyway, don’t worry about them not being selected! I'll go back and send some delicious food to Leishi, and then call my parents and ask them if they will come to watch my game in Koshien. Kurosawa thought silently, I'm still very busy!

Miyuki looked at the person who was originally dragging him away, but now he was dragging him away, and he kept mumbling in his mind what he was thinking so absorbed in! I’m not afraid of falling directly, which is really worrying! Even though he thought so, his body still honestly pulled the person away to avoid hitting the obstacle in front.