On Saturday morning, the bus from Osaka stopped at the entrance of Seido High School, and a group of baseball boys wearing unfamiliar school uniforms walked into the baseball field of Seido.
On the third base side, the Seido players are all paying attention to the movement on the other side.
"Hey, are those people Osaka Kiryu, who are known as muscular men? They're not that big of a deal."
"Damn it, I actually played against them on the first day."
Kōshū listened quietly to the sounds around him without saying a word. He was taking all the time to rest. When he got up this morning, he moved a bit and his whole body became lighter. However, the muscle fatigue caused by Training Camp will not be eliminated for a while.
At this time, Miyuki approached, "How are you? Your body is still very tired."
"It's enough for today. If it doesn't work, I will talk to the supervisor."
"Hi-hi~ I will make the most of your abilities."
After the supervisors from both sides have exchanged lists, the game officially begins.
Kiryu attacked first, and the Kiryu player on the first base side learned from the supervisor that the pitcher of Seido was the first grader who had been in the limelight at Kanto Tournament, "I heard that Seido just finished Training Camp. Don't be soft-hearted. Give me as many points as you can!"
"Hi——"
Kōshū, who had just finished warming up, heard the cry from his opponent Dugout, 'What's wrong, do you still need this kind of momentum to deal with me, a first grader? '
Kiryu stood at Batter's Box, holding the bat tightly. The pitcher looked tired, but he could not let down his guard.
'Well, I'll just say, you're not having a good day today, the people on the other side are very cautious. 'Miyuki pat the ground and make sure the opponent is eliminated quickly.
Kōshū, with dark circles under his eyes, threw what can be said to be his softest ball in the past few months, running to an outside corner position that he is not very good at.
"Bump--" Kiryu saw this 'delicious' ball as soon as he hit the ball. He didn't remember what his coach said to watch more balls, so he immediately took action. It was barely hit on the head of the bat, but he managed to carry it out with his own strength and successfully reached first base.
"Yo west!" Dugout on the first base side cheered up, and the first pitch of the first inning was On Base.
'It seems that Training Camp's fatigue has greatly affected this pitcher's performance. This was not the case with his performance on Kanto Tournament. ' Director Kiryu crossed his arms and looked at the field.
"Bump--" The second bat hit the first ball again, which was his favorite high inside angle. It was almost a conditioned reflex, so he took the shot, but I don't know if it was his illusion. The ball did not appear where he expected and fell a little. Such a slight deviation caused him to miss the center of the ball, which only made the situation become one with people on the first and second bases.
"Fight it out, fight it out!"
"That pitcher is dead!"
The three bats stood up to Batter's Box with such shouts. A one-run hit means the bases are loaded, and if it breaks through the infield defense, it can score one run. Depending on the pitcher's pitching state today, he might be able to hit a Home Run. Such an opportunity must be seized.
Although he knew in his heart that this pitcher had two brushes, that was when he was in good condition. If the first person On Base, he was still a little doubtful. If the second person On Base, it was almost certain that the pitcher's pitching state was unstable. After all, the second person had already reached the circle, and no pitcher would deliberately put the batter on it.
Miyuki glanced at the batter standing next to him and said, 'Here comes Central Batting Lineup. This batter is very crucial. There is so much paving the way, so this ball must be thrown well! '
Kōshū nodded, looked at the runner on second base, then turned to look at the runner on first base, turned around and gave the second base a check.
"What's going on? The pitcher and the runner on second base didn't move far at all!"
"The pitcher is scared!"
Not only were there boos on the first base side, but there were also noisy sounds inside his own Dugout.
"What's going on, brother, if it doesn't work, please replace me!" Eijun looked even more panicked than the person standing on Pitcher's Mound.
"Eijun! Shut up." Haruichi forcefully covered Eijun's mouth to prevent him from disturbing Kōshū on the field.
Ota Manager was the second panicked person. "What's going on, Mr. Kōshū, after just a few pitches, he already gave up two batters On Base. Sure enough, Training Camp It's not okay to let the first grade pitch after, Tanba is in left field, or let Tanba pitch instead of Kōshū."
Kataoka Manager frowned and endured his inner thoughts. "It doesn't matter. Let the players on the field decide what happens on the field."
Kōshū no longer cares about these sideline promotions. He is going to start exerting his strength at this time. The ball speed cannot be too different from the previous ball speed, but he has to control it more accurately.
First there was a bad ball in the outside corner. When others began to wonder if the pitcher's ball control was broken, a high ball in the inside corner tricked him into swinging the bat, scraped a little side, and hit Foul Ball.
'Isn't this guy Strike Zone the decisive pitcher? ' With this question, Sanbao saw a ball flying towards Hongzhong, 'Missed the shot?? How dare you hit me! See if I don't hit home plate! '
But as soon as he touched the ball, Sansibao exclaimed in his heart, 'Isn't it a straight ball?? Isn't this of course? I'm such a fool, why did I forget that he still has Changeup. ' The ball turned to the inside corner at the end, and the swing was squeezed. Instead of flying into the sky, it bounced towards the infield. Fortunately, the ball was hit with enough force, and it quickly bounced towards the first and second bases.
"Yo west, one base hit -" Sanbao looked at the ball between the base runs. It was about to pass between the first and second bases, but was blocked by a figure.
The pink-haired second baseman flew toward the ball. Using the momentum, he rolled over and adjusted his center of gravity, passing the ball toward second base.
"Out!" Kuramochi jumped and passed to first base.
"Out!"
"Wow -" Regardless of the enemy or friend, the baseball boys all paused. They knew the amount of training behind this skill, "That coordination is amazing."
Haruichi couldn't help but feel proud of his brother, his face flushed with excitement, and he failed to take good care of Eijun.
"Sa——Brother, you have been completely saved by the defense! Wake up quickly! You are already competing!"
Kōshū had just taken off his hat to pay tribute to the defense behind him, and heard the voice behind him. It was really annoying. If there were only 5 rounds, he could still support it. Now that the defense is based on the 9-inning pattern, he must rely on these seniors behind him.
Turning around, facing Kiryu's pitcher and four-bat, Kōshū remembered the terrifying performance of this man in the video tape he watched yesterday, 'If I still have the strength, I can fight with you, but the current situation does not allow me to do so. '
In the first half of the inning, with two outs and a man on third base, the first-year pitcher Seido seemed to have another problem with the ball when faced with Kiryu's four bats. The beautiful fielding behind him just now did not seem to save his tired state.
"Four balls! Walk!"
"Ah, this guy can't control the ball at all."
"Score for me!"
Kiryu's players became more and more excited, and their supervisor sensed a hint of danger, 'Is this pitcher really in bad shape? His spirit is indeed visibly bad, but he has let many people go On Base, and he has not lost points so far. It is too early to draw conclusions. '
So Dugout issued an instruction, "Be careful at the five bases. The runner on first base will steal bases as soon as possible. If Seido only focuses on catching stolen bases on second base, the runner on third base should run back before three outs and try to expand the chaos within them." '
The three Kiryu players on the field nodded in turn, come on, first-year pitchers, let us score a few more points in the first inning!
I almost synchronized the two chapters wrongly. When I was writing this chapter, I kept thinking about super-intelligent games. It was so difficult to write!