"Hagiyama-senpai—you really didn't have to go all out on that last ball..."
After finishing the top half of the fifth inning and once again shutting out Koushing Academy three-up and three-down, Lin Guanglai said this to Hagiyama Mitsuo beside him on their way back to the dugout.
After all, from the situation at that time, at most it would have become a single to first base, and with one out, even if the opponent got on first base, the threat it posed wasn't that great;
Hagiyama Mitsuo indeed made a desperate but also dangerous play when catching that ball—as the team's main first baseman and today's key hitter, if he got injured while fielding, the impact would probably be much greater than a single.
Because of this, after completing this half of the game, Lin Guanglai shared his thoughts with him.
Surprisingly, after hearing Lin Guanglai's words, Hagiyama Mitsuo shook his head and voiced his disagreement:
