Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 255: Substitute First Baseman

Chapter 255: Substitute First Baseman
"Oh oh oh!"

"It flew out again!"

"It's too strong!"

“Which one is this?”

"This is already the second home run in this game. If the previous practice games are also counted, Zhou Hui already has seven home runs."

"Seven? How terrifying!"

At the training ground of Seidou High School.

With a wave of Zhou Hui's hand, the white ball flew out of Qingdao High School's training ground. Zhou Hui hit another home run.

However, this cannot be considered Zhou Hui's career home run.

The career home run record only includes Zhou Hui's home runs in official games, not including home runs in practice games.

If the home runs in practice games were included, Dongqing's home runs would have exceeded 200 long ago.

The autumn competition is approaching, and there are only two weeks left until today.

So after completing the necessary training, Coach Kataoka also began to arrange the team's practice match tasks.

The previous training was intended to allow these students to awaken their physical functions and to allow those who had just been promoted to the first army to adapt to the rhythm of the first army.

There is a big difference between the training of the Second Army and that of the First Army.

Several players who have just been promoted from the second team.

Whether it was first-year freshmen like Kanamaru and Tojo, or second-year veterans like Asou Takashi and Seki Naomichi, none of them could keep up with the rhythm of the first team in the first place.

But they all persevered silently.

They know that this is the path to becoming stronger!
If we have to say that there is only one player who can train with the first team, it would be Kenta Maezono.

Kenta Maezono has always had the strength of an army.

If this class of first graders wasn't so abnormal, and Chris had recovered so well, he would have had a chance to be promoted to the first team this year.

Everything happened at the wrong time!

"Yes, you are still our fourth batter in the autumn competition."

Director Kataoka nodded and was very satisfied with Zhou Hui.

"Thank you, Supervisor."

The purpose of these games is for Coach Kataoka to adjust the new lineup and test the players.

That is to say, it is the last few times to check for omissions and fill in the gaps before the autumn competition.

The new lineup needs to be run-in.

Coach Kataoka needs to pay attention to whether the strength of old team members has declined or whether the strength of new team members has increased sharply.

Seidou High School has currently held three practice games.

What a concept! Seven home runs in three practice games!
On average, there are about two teams per game, which is simply invincible!

Moreover, the opponents in these three games, except today's, are not weak.

This year, Seidou High School will play against Mishimon High School.

That’s right, it’s the high school that was defeated by Seidou High School in five innings in the summer.

In the first few days of the autumn competition, the strength of Missimen High School was still in the middle and lower levels.

Maybe the level has reached that point and it won’t continue to rise.

There's no way. I'm not from a famous family and I don't have much money, so naturally I can't recruit any big guys.

This game had just entered the fourth inning and the score was already 12:0.

The batting line-up of Qingdao High School showed no mercy at all.

And the starting pitcher of this game was Hideaki Tojo.

Although Tojo's performance was not that great, he managed to avoid losing any points in the first three games.

But it's good in terms of attack.

As the seventh batter, he hit one RBI.

It's considered some achievement.

I believe that after this game, Tojo has a plan in mind whether to be a center fielder or a pitcher.

If he plays as a pitcher, he will never amount to anything in his life.

Although Qingdao High School's opponent in this match is so weak, this is all for preparation for the autumn competition. This match is just like the first, second, and third mock tests before the domestic high school entrance examination.

The questions in the first and second mock exams are very difficult, and their purpose is to find out the gaps and fill them.

But it was different in the third mock exam.

The questions in the third mock exam are very simple and are intended to help students build up their confidence.

Qingdao High School also adopts this model.

In the previous two games, Seidou High School played against Sakurazawa High School and Yakushi High School respectively.

Both of these teams were in the top four or top eight of West Tokyo last year.

To be honest, Sakurazawa High School is not that strong. It is just slightly stronger than Missimon High School.

After all, their three main players have retired, so they naturally lost their competitiveness.

With those three players they are the top eight in West Tokyo, without them they are nothing.

But they are excellent elsewhere.

For example, learning.

Sakurazawa High School's academic performance has always been among the best in western Tokyo.

Let alone a breakthrough, even getting close is not an easy thing.

The other one is Pharmacist High School.

In the match against Yakushi High School, Qingdao High School also fielded all its main players.

After nine full innings, the two teams ended up in a 6:6 tie and shook hands in peace.

But everyone secretly made up their minds to decide the winner in the autumn competition!
After the experience of the summer competition, Honglei City’s strength has been further improved.

It's just that his personality is still a bit dazed.

In these games, Zhou Hui appeared as the starting first baseman for Qingdao High School.

The performances were all very good, and they were all very much like Yuki in the past.

After Yuki retired, Zhou Hui finally didn't have to defend the outfield anymore and returned to the first base he was most familiar with.

To be honest, Zhou Hui's performance in the outfield was also very good.

But compared to the outfield, Zhou Hui is more familiar with and more eager to play first base.

He has always wanted to become the main first baseman of Seidou High School.

Just this one thing makes things difficult for Maezono, who is also a first baseman.

Maezono is also a first baseman, and it was originally thought that he would be the main first baseman after Yuki retired.

But who would have thought that he would become the team's backup first baseman.

What can be done about this?
Zhou Hui is so terrifying. It’s just that he and this monster have the same position, otherwise he would have to be the main first baseman of Qingdao High School.

He never thought that he, the number one player in the second army, would have to be a substitute for a junior after coming to the first army.

This was the first time that Maezono played as a substitute in his baseball career. In the past, others had always been his substitute.

"You should come down and rest from the next inning. Maezono, you will replace Zhou Hui at first base."

"Yes!"

Although it was not pleasant to be a substitute, this was Maezono's only chance to play.

He just wasn't satisfied with it.

But you can't vent at will.

In fact, people know it even if he doesn't say it.

Maezono cares more about the starting first baseman position than anyone else.

But there are some things that he can't get just by caring about them.

Zhou Hui is younger than him, but he is more capable than him.

What can you do?
There is no way at all!