the fact that kawakami got sit out this match i felt like kawakami will be an opening pitcher just like last year when tanba still there, after kawakami will be furuya and then sawamura since he plays a full inning in semi, kaneda wont pitch since he cant even pitch in ichidai. i am also questioning the author decision to put kaneda in the roster when u had takatsu (a strong batter that i bet will be part of cleaned up crew next year) or that first year taku who got a golden legs and high IQ as good as kuramochi, if okumura can be on a roster why cant taku? if we compare those 2 with kaneda, it really lacking. if the author put kaneda on the roster just for the sake of having back up pitcher u still had toujou, the guy originally is a pitcher and has been honing his stuff in the practice drill despite his talent on batting/outfieding, he still has skill on pitching.. i felt it was such a waste to put kaneda in
I get your point about the line up of pitch relay on the next game. And, it is a high possibility. On the otherhand, how kaneda get to the roster we have a similar views of point, either takatsu or taku deserved to be on the roster. Maybe Terajima-sensei do not want to changed the line up due to the reason that it may deteriorated the each roles of the players? Only Terajima-sensei knows the reason though. ╮(￣▽￣)╭
If they win this game, I think on the next game between seidou and inashiro; Sawamura will be the last one to pitch. The line up for the pitcher is Furuya-> Kawakami -> Kaneda -> Sawamura. But, I don't think Kaneda has a strength to compete with inashiro. As I do not remember the time, how he take a spot in 20 players, also I don't remember that he makes an appearance in a game. For Kawakami's case there's a 50/50 percent that coach Kataoka put him on the mound, because on the previous chapter Coach Kataoka said to him that he should healed up first. I know that they will and they will go to nationals because that is where everything begins, Miyuki's successfully defeated the team which Mei's build and Sawamura successfully take the seidou to nationals.
And I can't wait for the sawamura-okumura battery. (=・ω・=)
In addition, I wish that on the final tournament, where all the buddies of Sawamura from his homeland see him again, and congratulate him on winning the tournament and be on the national tournament.