"Huff—huff—huff—"
With both hands on his knees, Lin Guanglai stood in the right outfield, gasping for breath, his eyes somewhat dazed as he looked at the scoreboard beside the field—the score accurately showed that Waseda Jitsugyo was trailing significantly behind today's opponent.
And this was merely a warm-up match.
Yes, this was just a warm-up match; once the official games begin, everything will be alright—Lin Guanglai so desperately wanted to deceive himself with this notion, but he knew that such a thought was merely wishful thinking on his part.
This year's Senbatsu High School Baseball Tournament would start on March 21st, and as the defending champions, Waseda Jitsugyo would soon set out for Hyogo to compete; and the time left for them to find their footing in official matches was barely a full ten days.
