Shun, Kenta, Ren, and Shimizu arrived at the baseball field. While Shimizu went to arrange a few things for the team's practice, the three boys headed to the clubroom to put on their uniforms. A few minutes later, all the players from Shoto Junior High were gathered on the field, standing in front of Coach Yamada.
"Let's start with a light run to warm up and then move on to batting practice." - Coach Yamada instructed calmly, looking over his players.
"Yes, Coach!" - All the players responded loudly as Kenta took the lead in starting the run. The team spent a little over 20 minutes jogging around the field before beginning their batting practice.
Since this was the day before the Kanto Tournament, the practice was focused on the starting players, while the reserves had lighter training sessions and focused on assisting the starters. The batting practice lasted about two hours before Coach Yamada called everyone to take their positions on the field for fielding practice.
