Around an hour later, both teams had finished their warm ups and lined up to bow before the beginning of the match. Shuei won the toss and elected to bat first, sending Yokohama High onto the field.
There had been no changes to the lineup announced by Coach Hanada, so Ken was relegated to the bench for this game.
Ken glanced at Akira who had taken his position on the mound with a serious expression framing his features.
'Don't get too comfortable up there.' He mused, in good spirits.
"Play ball!"
The umpire announced the start of the game, to which a round of cheering began from the Shuei crowd.
Shuei High School was an average school whose baseball club had limited success over the years. Until recently, they had attended Koshien only 3 times in the school's history, yet somehow their fate had changed seemingly overnight.
Kanagawa prefecture was difficult to advance in. The final spot was generally vied over by the big four teams.
A few more introductions to some strong players in Kanagawa. Can you guess the nationality of Carlos?
Breaking news: I decided yesterday that I'll be participating in the Mass Release event that's going on for Webnovel's anniversary. It was a bit of a spontaneous decision, but I thought you all would appreciate it.
If you want to know how many chaps i'm releasing, go check out the event in your inbox ;)
Mass Release date: Monday 13th May
As usual, If you'd like some additional chapters please see below incentives which will be added 1st of new month:
1400 Power stones*** = 1 additional chapter (1 weekly)
400 Golden Tickets* = 1 additional chapter (200 goal reached)
Gift over 1000 coins** = 1 additional chapter (2/2 claimed this month)
Castle**** = 2 additional chapters