Afternoon, training time.

White Mountain High School Baseball Field.

In the pergola, several people were sitting on benches to rest, including Tetsu Nishino and Kazuya Nishino.

"Tetsusang, on behalf of the Second Army, I made an appointment for an amateur baseball team from our Hakusan Town to play a friendly match tomorrow. Can you send a few first-year players?"

The speaker was a tall, thin, fair boy wearing a pair of highly myopic glasses.

"Okay, no problem. Ito-senpai." Tetsu Nishino replied.

"Well, I will take you to a nearby baseball field around 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. It's very close, just a few steps away."

Keita Ito added.

After seeing Tetsu Nishino understand, Ito Keita turned around and left to continue training. After all, he was usually busy studying and didn't spend much time training.

According to Tetsu Nishino's understanding, Keita Ito, a junior in high school, is a member of the second team of the baseball club and often organizes games for the second team.

In fact, the first and second teams of the White Mountain High School Baseball Club have very different meanings from those of private schools.

Unlike the baseball clubs of strong private schools, which can easily form a baseball team for each grade, the baseball clubs of public schools often have a tight number of members and can barely make up a starting set. Being able to form an army is already considered a success.

Already.

Although the Hakusan High School Baseball Club is also public, its situation is much better and can be divided into the first team and the second team.

Considering that many members have different willingness to participate in department activities, the organizational structure of the Hakusan High School Baseball Club is a little different, with some flexible adjustments added.

That is, the first army of Hakusan is equivalent to the baseball club of a private school, and the second army of Hakusan is equivalent to a baseball enthusiasts association.

This means that although all members of the Hakusan High School Baseball Club train together, the requirements for the second team members are not high. You can even skip training if you are busy with studies. This can retain members who like baseball but are not good at playing.

players, help them organize some light training and games, and also work hard to cultivate a set of main starters.

"Ah, amateur team? Then I should still play soft balls, but I want to play hard balls."

Nishino Kazuya said, with a bit of regret in his tone.

"Still hitting soft balls? What do you mean?" Tetsu Nishino heard the sentence that made him confused.

"Huh? Don't you know, Azhe? Our baseball club currently uses two types of baseball training, but we mainly use soft balls for first grade training."

"Why is this happening?"

"It's not because we consider you baseball beginners. Beginners usually train with soft balls first, and few people practice hard balls directly."

"The material of the soft ball is relatively soft, and it is relatively less painful when hit on the body. You see, generally middle school and amateur baseball games are played with soft balls. High school baseball and professional games are played with hard balls."

Tetsu Nishino was a little puzzled, "Since we are all high school students in the first grade, why should we start with soft balls first?"

Pouring his lips, Kazuya Nishino said: "You will know if you look at our first grade fielding training. Many people are often hit by the ball when the ball comes over. Some people even subconsciously use their bare hands to block the baseball flying at high speed."

"If we don't get used to the soft ball first and go straight to the hard ball, I'm afraid we will have several injured patients in our department now."

"So that's the reason." Tetsu Nishino understood.

He had discovered before that there were several different kinds of baseballs in the store, and he thought it was because the quality of baseballs from different manufacturers and prices were different.

"Otherwise, why do you think we have to play against the junior high school first? If we wait until we transition to hard ball, we won't be able to play at all. After all, the strength gap between high school baseball and junior high school baseball is too big."

"Hmm." Tetsu Nishino was a little curious and said, "Are other schools the same as ours?"

"Not necessarily..."

After thinking for a moment, Nishino Kazuya replied helplessly.

"The freshmen recruited by those private schools are generally sports students who have played baseball for many years. They basically don't need a long period of adaptation before they can start to adapt to hard ball games. There are even youth baseball teams and leagues that directly play hard ball, and directly compete with

Seamless transition to high school baseball.”

So there is such a difference, Nishino Tetsu thought, recalling his impression of soft balls, although he didn't know it at the time.

A soft ball is relatively less painful when it hits a person, but a soft ball will also cause the bat to absorb a large part of the impact force when it comes into contact with the ball, and the kinetic energy is used to deform the ball. All balls

The distance being hit will be shorter.

No wonder Tetsu Nishino felt that the ball was softer in the last game and required more hitting power. However, in the last game Ibotada was able to hit a three-point home run, which was indeed a powerful hit.

Who would have thought that after hearing what Tetsu Nishino said, Kazuya Nishino would unknowingly complain loudly.

"No way! That guy Tian Tai only knows how to bully Xiao Junzai. You still have to rely on me at the critical moment..."

"Azhe, if you don't believe it, you can ask the juniors in the junior high school. That guy Tian Tai is a person who has been awarded the title of 'Blind Cannon'. He is effective and ineffective when attacking. It's really not good..."

"Asshole, Kazuya!"

Iba Tata, who happened to be passing by, suddenly broke into the arbor and angrily scolded Nishino Kazuya.

"It's you bastard who gave me this nickname, causing my strength to be questioned! I heard you talking bad about me again from afar!"

Ibotata felt aggrieved. I had made great contributions to the team. Didn't I often get hit by strikeouts? Isn't it just that I often achieved four no-hits? As for complaining about me like that?

Seeing the strong Iba Tata smiling evilly and moving his joints, Nishino Kazuya swallowed his saliva, his eyes were a little panicked, and he quickly changed his words.

"Who did you listen to, Mrs. Tian? You heard it wrong, you heard it wrong!"

"I'm talking about that guy Xiangwu. He's the real weak point. He's nicknamed 'Squib' and he often gives away the game for free..."

However, before Nishino Kazuya could feel joy from Ibota Taishou's doubtful expression.

The voice coming from the side sent a chill down Nishino Kazuya's back.

"Kazuya-kun, please pay attention to me next to you when you speak ill of me in the future..."

Koda Shogo said softly and politely.

Nishino Kazuya: "..."

Koda Shogo said to Ibo-Tata: "Ibo-san, Kazuya-kun really doesn't have a long memory. He spreads random nicknames for us everywhere."

"Yeah." Iba Tianta also understood that Nishino Kazuya actually wanted to get through.

Feeling deeply uncomfortable, Nishino Kazuya quickly stood up.

"Ah, it's time to train Azhe..."

"No, I just took a rest."

"Yes, pitching is so hard, so you need to take more rest!"

As Koda Shogo said this, he and Ibata Taichi clamped Nishino Kazuya's shoulders on the left and right.

"Come on, Kazuya, try my Ibo-style massage!"

"Goodbye, that's too polite..." Nishino Kazuya said with a grimace.

Kazuya Nishino cast a look at Tetsu Nishino asking for help.

Azhe, come and save your pitcher quickly!

However, Tetsu Nishino's look in response was, "Enjoy yourself, I'll take a break first."

Then Tetsu Nishino continued to drink water and rest, automatically blocking out Kazuya Nishino's pleas for mercy.
Chapter completed!