Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 161 Kataoka's Records

"competition is over!"

In the top of the ninth inning, with the ninth batter of Hyojo High School being struck out by Sawamura, the game between Seidou High School and Hyojo High School came to an end.

In the end, Qingdao High School resisted the offensive of Bingcheng High School and won the game in one fell swoop.

5: 4.

Seidou High School narrowly won.

Zhou Hui contributed a hit in every at-bat in this game.

He is also proving with practical actions that what he did not get in the summer tournament, he will definitely get back in Koshien.

But I don’t know whether it will succeed or not.

Seidou High School is three games away from the championship.

Those who have reached this stage are undoubtedly the best.

They are among the top eight in the country.

Playing against the top eight teams in the country, Seidou High School may not gain any advantage at all.

If Zhou Hui still wants to achieve a 100% batting average, he may need more concentration and double the effort.

At this time every year, the real Koshien begins.

The quarterfinals are bound to be very exciting.

The eight strongest teams in the country gathered together, all wanting to win the final and only championship.

This is the highest hall for baseball boys!
"That last outside corner kick was good. Now it seems that your inside corner kick is not your best shot anymore."

Miyuki praised Sawamura's outside corner shot.

That corner kick really made Yuki drop his jaw.

He thought Sawamura's outside corner ball was special, but he never thought he could strike out Thompson.

Although it was a no-strike strikeout, it was obvious that Thompson was definitely surprised by the pitch.

Maybe he didn't know what the principle was.

Not only him, maybe Sawamura himself can't explain it clearly.

His ball cannot be explained by science, so it is called a "weird" ball.

"That's where you're wrong. Whether it's my outside corner kick or my inside corner kick, they're both the best in the country. There's no ranking difference at all. They're all the best."

Sawamura put his hands on his hips, looking extremely proud.

"Okay, okay, you are a great contributor to this game."

Seeing Sawamura being so cocky, Kuramochi was naturally very unhappy and clenched his fists tightly.

But he was still stopped by Zengzi Toru.

Sawamura played so well today that there was no reason to beat him.

"Since you performed well today, I'll let you go."

Zhou Hui packed his things, put on his backpack and prepared to leave.

The thank-you ceremony is over, there is nothing to be nostalgic about, and the real thing is to leave the court to the opponents in the next round.

"You're really anxious!"

Seeing Zhou Hui preparing to leave, Ban Jing said.

"Hmm? Aren't we supposed to leave right after the game?"

Ban Jing stopped talking.

Indeed, for Zhou Hui, there is nothing worth remembering here.

This time, Seidou High School was able to enter Koshien thanks to Zhou Hui.

Proves that he has the ability to lead the team into Koshien.

Therefore, he will have plenty of opportunities to come to this stage in the future.

But this was Itai's last and only time at Koshien, and he had many memories of the fresh air in Koshien.

At least he won't regret it as he has had the experience at Koshien.

This Koshien also gave those third-year seniors a wider path and a brighter future. If it weren't for this Koshien, other than Yuki, they might not have had the chance to play professional baseball and could only choose to go to college for further studies.

Even Danbo is no exception.

But with this experience in Koshien, their future is infinitely bright. Whether it is Ryosuke or Isashiki Jun, they have proved themselves on a higher stage.

If you choose to participate in the professional baseball draft right after Koshien, you may get a good ranking and enter the professional baseball stage directly.

You know, those who can enter professional baseball after graduating from high school are all geniuses among geniuses.

Although their competitors are players who are one or two years older than themselves, their youth is their capital to show off.

Due to their age, they can also get more playing time.

"Okay, now let's all get back to the bus."

Supervisor Kataoka ordered.

Then he turned and looked at Watanabe.

"Watanabe, I'm sorry to bother you today."

"It's okay. I'm willing to do anything to help Qingdao High School."

Director Kataoka nodded.

There are not many people like Watanabe who are willing to contribute even if they don't make it into the first team to play in the game.

In fact, the students of Qingdao High School had already packed up their things and were waiting for an order from Coach Kataoka.

No one dared to move without the order from Supervisor Kataoka.

But who would have thought that this order would come so slowly.

Just now, Coach Kataoka fell into silence, staring at the court in a daze.

He hadn't entered Koshien as a supervisor for five years, and this time's visit to Koshien touched his heart.

In the six years he led the team, he only made it to Koshien once, and that was in the round of 16. He was naturally very excited that they made it to the quarterfinals this time.

He created a record of his own.

Lead the team into the quarterfinals!

But the person he really wanted to thank was Zhou Hui.

Although Seidou High School's lineup has the strength to enter Koshien, if Zhou Hui is not there, whether they can enter Koshien will still depend on the status of Daocheng Industrial.

But after Zhou Hui came along, the status of Daocheng Industry was no longer something they should consider.

No matter what, no matter which game, Zhou Hui is the well-deserved MVP player of Qingdao High School.

After the players of Seidou High School left the field, Coach Kataoka looked at the field.

He really couldn't imagine how glorious it would be to raise the flag symbolizing the Koshien championship in this field.

At that time, he was the Koshien champion supervisor.

This is an achievement he never had even as a player, and now he has to rely on these kids to make it happen.

Thinking of this, tears of shame flowed from the corners of Director Kataoka's eyes.

Although Director Kataoka usually has a poker face, he is actually a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

To put it bluntly, he has a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

He always sets strict requirements for the players, but it can also be seen from the follow-up shooting tactics that he always puts the players' health first.

From this point of view, Director Kataoka is definitely a good director.

"Supervisor, it's time to leave the field. The next team is about to enter."

Seeing that Coach Kataoka didn't move, the referee hurried over and told him that he had to leave the field.

Coach Kataoka then realized that the next team was about to start warming up.

After apologizing to the referee, Coach Kataoka turned and left the field.

This time's Koshien was worth it for him.

Created my own record in Koshien!
Next, how far they can go depends on the performance of those kids!

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(End of this chapter)