Ace of Diamond: Return of the Pitcher

Chapter 4: Assert your Dominance!

After breakfast, everyone gathered on the field again, and after doing a simple warm-up exercise, they heard the instructions from the small speaker to let the first-year freshmen gather and do the test.

Seidou has two outdoor fields and one indoor field. In addition, there are long-hitting range, bullpen, conference room, weight training room, dormitory, and so on. The space occupied by the baseball club was much larger than the entire Akagi Middle School where Sawamura used to be.

With such a large area and hundreds of members, it is impossible to direct the training just by shouting.

So in every field, there are small speakers.

As soon as the small speaker broadcasted, the players followed the instructions broadcasted by the small speaker and started the corresponding training.

The same is true now. These seniors in the second and third grades practice on the field, the hitting field, and the bullpen. Freshmen go to the field to be tested.

The freshman test is also very simple.

The Seidou test is nothing more than the old three, pitching, running, and hitting tests.

Based on the results of these tests, your ability will be assessed, and then combined with your wishes, your fielding position will be determined.

Of course, there is also a very small probability. If you perform well, you will have a recognized performance in high school. Then you are likely to be directly promoted to the first string.

Seidou has not entered Koshien for several consecutive years, and there are fewer and fewer good seedlings that can be directly recruited.

Up to now, there have been no freshmen in Seidou who have been selected to join the First String before the Spring Tournament.

This is the reason why the third year was called the year of no harvest because when the freshmen entered the school, no one showed the potential to join the first string when they were assessed.

Chris and Yuuki both joined the first string Before the start of the first-year summer competition and cultivated it as a reserve force.

This year, it was Sawamura’s turn to be tested.

The freshmen voluntarily lined up one by one, and then there were two assistant coaches to help them. The one who was in charge of directing everyone’s tests and making records was the Deputy President of the club Takashima Rei.

“I have already reminded you, and you are still late?”

Takashima Rei glared at Sawamura angrily.

Sawamura smiled awkwardly: “Accident, purely accidental.”

Takashima Rei rolled his eyes at him and said nothing. Fortunately, after being late, Sawamura admitted and apologized for his mistake and did not arouse the disgust of Kataoka. But he was late and made a mistake, and the plan to transfer him directly into the First String was put on hold.

“The players whose names were called come forward one by one to the pitching test, one person, three balls, and only the highest score was recorded.”

“The first Oka Kenichi!”

It was a strong boy who was called by Takashima. He Pitched three times, twice over seventy meters and once at eighty-five meters.

“Awesome!”

“The Pitch is so far!!”

The players around, whispered one by one. A fifteen-year-old boy can throw seventy or eighty meters, which is not bad.

“Yawn~”

Sawamura suppressed his drowsiness and yawned.

Then the next one.

It was like this one by one, and there were about ten tests in total. The highest scorer was Takatsu, and his long shot was 86 meters. However, his body is very thin, and not as buff as Oka Kenichi had before. It seems that the shock is much stronger than Oka Kenichi.

After Takatsu, it was Kominato who looked very shy and had a baby face.

His long shot record is 65 meters, which is lower than anyone else.

“It’s really because of his small body that he can throw such a ball?”

“It’s not easy either.”

“But with a body like his, I’m afraid it will be difficult for him to be in the main string.”

Listening to the discussion of the Players around, Sawamura touched his nose bored.

After all, the test is just a test. The real strength of the players depends on the competition.

Just like Kominato Haruichi here, his strength can’t be seen just by looking at the test.

Gradually, after the test, fewer and fewer were not tested.

When there are five people left, the best test scores are Toujou and Kaneda. These two people were originally famous pitchers in Tokyo, and Toujou was even the main pitcher for the best four in the country.

Kaneda is 90 meters.

Toujou is 92 meters.

They are the only two of these players who have more than 90 long shots.

“Next, Furuya Satoru.”

Fourth from the bottom, it was Furuya’s turn.

The moment he saw Furuya, Sawamura felt that the blood in his body couldn’t help but boil.

'The big man is here!'

“Can I go all out?”

Furuya Satoru seriously asked Takashima Rei, who was in charge of the test.

Takashima Rei still didn’t understand what was going on, but it didn’t matter and she signaled to him to throw his full power.

Seidou’s pitching test scale extends to a full 120 meters. In theory, it is impossible for a middle school student who has just graduated to pitch this far.

With the permission of Takashima Rei, Furuya Satoru’s aura changed.

He is like an unknown creature, giving a strange feeling with his pitching form.

With the stride of his body, the baseball in Satoru’s hands was thrown like a cannonball.

Boom!

With a terrifying whistling sound, the pitched ball flew and flew along the test scale until it exceeded the limit of the scale and fell after.

Beyond 120 meters, super long shot!

One pitch that will shock the audience, is the ability of Furuya.

A glimmer of light flashed in Takashima Rei’s glasses, and he said flatly, “Okay, get ready for the base run test.”

After finishing speaking, Takashima Rei calmly recorded Satoru’s pitching results in her notebook.

Potential: A+!

After everyone finished the test, Takashima Rei just read Sawamura’s name.

“Sawamura Eijun.”

Sawamura happily walked forward and picked up the baseball.

To be honest, if it wasn’t his turn, he would be sleepy.

“It’s him!”

“Nagano Prefecture, Sawamura Eijun of Akagi Middle School.”

“I didn’t expect that the Demon King of National Records would come to our school.”

The Players couldn’t help but muttered when they saw Sawamura playing.

Takashima Rei is also very proud.

Scouting Sawamura is one of her most two successful scouting.

It’s been more than a year and a half since Sawamura pitched at Seidou last time, and she doesn’t know how far Sawamura has progressed.

In this regard, Takashima Rei is full of expectations.

With a baseball in his hand, Sawamura glanced at Furuya briefly.

Then he took a step, and as his weight shifted, and he threw the ball out of his hand.

Although the speed of baseball is not as intimidating as Furuya, it is far faster than others, and most importantly, Sawamura has put a lot of spin on the pitch.

Pak!

The baseball lands.

The assistant coach in charge of the inspection ran over to take a look and announced the result of Sawamura’s first pitch.

“110-meter!”

At this time, all the Players in the audience were stunned.

'Another monster!'

“Tsk!”

Sawamura’s eyes narrowed, and his heart was very unhappy.

The speed of the ball is not as good as that of Furuya, he knows that. After all, Furuya Satoru is very talented, and he can’t compare to his natural speed. But how can his pitching distance be less than Furuya?

He can’t let this go, not after getting this chance of regression, not after all of his training and achievements in middle school.

He has to assert his dominance!

Thinking, Sawamura raised his leg high, and then his leg fell like a battle axe.

With this action, Sawamura’s body turned like a rolling windmill, and he threw his second ball strongly.

Whoosh!

The white ball, like a ray of light, travels through a distance of 100 meters.

“120-meter!”

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T/N: This Chapter has been revised