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Chapter 582 - Substitution

It was a three-run hit.

Not only did Kurokawa send the three runners on base back to home plate, helping the baseball team take a three-run lead, but he also took advantage of the opportunity to round First Base and Second Base, reaching Third Base in one go.

No outs, runner on Third Base.

Seido High School Baseball Team, right at the start of the game, had three runs scored against them by their opponent.

This left the loyal Seido supporters and fans, who were used to Seido dominating their opponents, looking at each other in disbelief.

Could it be that Tanba was faltering again?

Fujio, a senior reporter for Baseball Kingdom Magazine, had a different opinion on this.

Although Tanba did show some issues after runners got on base, Shonan's ability to target Seido High School Baseball Team's offense so precisely shouldn't be due to them having figured out the pitcher.

Instead, there must be some other reason.

The Shonan fans in the stands, including their own players in the dugout, were all incredibly excited at this moment.

If they weren't on the field right now, they might have been jumping up and down with excitement.

As a team that had only been established for less than two years, facing the top-tier powerhouse Seido, even the most optimistic supporters had never imagined that their Shonan could gain any advantage at the very beginning.

Even with good luck, if they scored in the first inning, it would at most be one or two runs.

They wouldn't even dare to hope for more than that.

Next, they only need a bunt, a ground ball, or even a fly ball…

They have a very high chance of scoring another run.

At that point, the score on the field would no longer be 3:0, but 4:0.

The happiness came so suddenly that the Shonan Gakuen supporters were almost afraid to accept it.

In Shonan's dugout.

Mikura, who originally only had a fifty percent chance, now had his confidence in winning the game boosted to sixty to seventy percent due to the unexpected gain in the first inning and fate's favor.

Seido High School Baseball Team's pitchers, there are three of them, including Zhang Han.

Each of these three pitchers has weaknesses.

It seems that they can be dealt with one by one.

But after careful study, Mikura found that doing so did not seem very realistic. Besides Zhang Han, the other two pitchers' conditions fluctuate greatly.

When they are not in good condition, it is indeed relatively easy to deal with them.

But once they are in good condition and find their rhythm, the difficulty of dealing with them increases by at least tenfold.

Tanba's curveball, Kawakami's control and breaking ball…

For Shonan Gakuen's players, while it wouldn't be impossible to hit or score runs, their scoring would definitely be suppressed.

In today's game, even if the pitcher were Aoki, just scoring a few runs and hoping to win the game would certainly not be realistic.

It should be known that what Seido High School Baseball Team is best at, and what they are most famous for, has never been their pitching staff, but their terrifying hitting power.

They must find a way to score more runs.

Ultimately, Mikura turned his attention to Miyuki.

This player is undoubtedly one of the core players of Seido High School Baseball Team, and his talent and skill as a catcher are top-notch nationwide.

It's simply impossible to find any flaws in him.

Even finding a small crack or loophole is by no means an easy task.

But the harder it is, the more valuable it becomes.

Seido High School Baseball Team changes pitchers very frequently, basically every game.

If one of them is in good condition, it will greatly interfere with Shonan Gakuen's scoring.

However, their catcher is rarely changed.

In fact, in truly important official games, Seido has never changed their catcher.

Therefore, any opportunity found from Miyuki, no matter how small, is very valuable.

Mikura targeted this point and acted decisively, which helped the team score three runs in one go.

In the dugout of Seido High School Baseball Team.

Ochiai stroked the little beard on his chin and thoughtfully glanced at Miyuki at the catcher position.

"Are they coming for the catcher?"

As expected of the demon coach Mikura, he truly is different from ordinary people.

Miyuki can basically be said to be one of the strongest overall players in Seido High School Baseball Team.

He can be compared with Yuuki and Zhang Han.

How could anyone normally think of breaking through him?

It was clearly an impossible situation, yet Shonan Gakuen did just that, and most importantly, they succeeded!

Although Ochiai realized the opponent's intention, he had no intention of reminding Kataoka.

He believed in Miyuki's ability and believed that Miyuki would quickly discover this and make adjustments.

In this process, they might still lose one or two runs.

But in order to train the team's main catcher, the loss of one or two runs is tolerable.

Of course, Ochiai's confidence also had a lot to do with Seido High School Baseball Team's offensive power.

He believed in the hitting ability of Seido High School Baseball Team's players; they would definitely hit the ball beautifully and score more runs.

However, just as Ochiai remained still, Kataoka, standing at the very front of the dugout, suddenly gave a signal, requesting a timeout and a player change.

"Substitution! Number 12 Chris replaces Number 2 Miyuki Kazuya."

Coach Kataoka had Chris, who had just done a simple warm-up, replace Miyuki.

This was the first time Miyuki had such an experience. Being substituted during a game, and at the very beginning of the game at that.

If it wasn't Chris who replaced him, Miyuki might have rebelled at this moment.

In Shonan's dugout.

Mikura, who was triumphant after his team had just scored three runs, widened his eyes in surprise.

The reason he was so surprised wasn't entirely because Seido's coach could see through his plan so quickly.

Most importantly, the coach's move was truly baffling to him.

Direct substitution?

Was it necessary to go to such an extent?

A catcher is different from a pitcher; a catcher coordinates the entire baseball team. To put it bluntly, the catcher is the coach on the baseball field.

Generally speaking, this position rarely uses lower-grade players; it is usually filled by third-grade players.

This position is simply too important!

In fact, not only Seido, but truly strong teams rarely change catchers.

Seido, having just fallen behind in the first inning, actually did this directly?

Are they crazy?

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