In the second half of the fourth game, Seido attacked, and the first one to play was Kōshū. Returning to the game again, his blood is still boiling for the Slider that he shot very well. There is no way, this is what he has been pursuing for the past half month, and he finally shot it, but due to the fact that he could not show it happily during the game, he could only use this energy to hit.
"Bump--" Kōshū hit the ball far away and landed in the corner of the right field. He roared, rushed past first base, second base, and finally stepped on the third base bag.
"It's bad... he almost flew out. That pitcher is the same as ours."
"Why does he look so excited? It's very different from the one on Pitcher's Mound..."
'It wasn't hit out.' Just seeing the ball flying so high, Hiroki Tate thought he was going to lose one point. Just as he was dazed for a moment, support from his teammates came from everywhere.
"Deal one by one!"
"Very good shot."
"Ignore the runner on third base and focus on the hitter!"
"Everyone——" After receiving the comfort from everyone, Guan's smile returned. That's why he likes to bowl. With these teammates behind him, he is really reliable.
'Damn it, it didn't interfere with this pitcher's condition at all. ' On third base, Kōshū held up his hat. Standing on Batter's Box at this time was the silent and reliable man—Shirazu.
"Bump--" When the right fielder caught a ball that wasn't too far away, he saw that the third base runner had already started running. Now that he was almost at home plate, he could only take one out and pass to first base.
"Safe!"
"Out!"
Kōshū was waiting near home plate. When senior Shirazu approached, they raised their arms and high-fived. "Another run!"
However, the scoring in this inning only ended there. In addition to another one-run hit by Kuramochi, Guan, who had adjusted, lost one run and successfully ended the half inning.
In the fifth game, the opponent was Kiryu's lower bat, and Kōshū's ball became "hittable" again.
"Bang..." When Ba Bang saw the first ball, although he was thinking about hitting a few more balls, his instinct still made him hit the first ball.
"Out!" As a result, the second baseman caught him and was thrown out.
The last time Jiuban was eliminated, the alternation of inside and outside angles and straight balls broke the rhythm. He must learn a lesson this time. Seido probably will not use his true strength to deal with his ninth bat.
But——
The speed and rotation of the pitches faced by Jiubai were far higher than those in the second game, and they were constantly attacking his inside corners, making him want to block them involuntarily.
"Touch——"
"Out!"
"Huh——" Kōshū continued to do his relaxation exercises, and he was about to face the upper position again. He was so tired. He just relaxed his muscles like this now, and he couldn't get rid of the fatigue. As expected, Training Camp was too involved in the fielding practice before.
And under such circumstances, I hit the field, followed the supervisor's instructions, and hit 8 balls in a row, only to be deceived by a Cutter, Strikeout.
"Cutter?"
"So there really is still Changeup that hasn't been used yet?"
"That Slider never appeared again."
Now, because of the appearance of Cutter, the original joy of successfully consuming so many balls has disappeared. Two-Seam Fastball, Carter, Changeup, Slider, it seems that except Two-Seam Fastball, everyone else has voted. He has to be decent. Such a pitcher is only a first-year pitcher. Kiryu's supervisor finally understood why he was allowed to compete with them from Osaka. "Kataoka Manager, is this the talent you want to hide? There are indeed two brushes. I will sympathize with the schools in the Tokyo area for the next two years." '
However, Seido began to be wary, "Chris, what is the current number of balls?"
"52 pitches, 15 pitches in this inning alone."
Kataoka understands what Chris means. There are still four rounds left, and Kiryu's side probably won't let Kōshū have an easy time.
The pitcher, who was being thought about by both supervisors, fell on the bench again at this time. Tanba and Kawakami came over and silently massaged Kōshū. At this moment, Tanba's heart The situation was very complicated. Standing in the left field, he could clearly see how the pitcher played tricks on the pile of bad cards he received. Every time he saw him and Miyuki smiling mischievously, he felt sincerely that the kid was really 'playing' baseball.
Tanba's slightly disappointed mood lasted until the first half of the 6th game.
"Bang -" The first crisp sound was at home plate, and the next second, the sound of the ball hitting the grid wall in the center field was heard.
"Home Run!"
"Pavilion! Well done!"
'The other team's pitcher and four-bat? ' Tanba quickly turned his eyes back to the field, just in time to see Kōshū turn back, 'Is he okay? He was beaten out after being guarded for so long.. '
But then, he saw the pitcher, and the gloved arm was hanging down again. He understood what it meant, 'Now that it has been beaten, losing points has become an inevitable thing in the past. It is better to take advantage of the time when others are running in circles and quickly release Matsushita. ' He thought about Kōshū's explanation of this relaxation process when he was playing in the team before, 'Senior Tanba, do you want to try it? It is not only helpful for sleep, but also good at restoring physical strength and spirit during the game. '
"What an interesting kid, but I still won't give up my trump card to you." Tanba understands the significance of concentrated games on weekends. This is Kataoka Manager's final test for these pitchers for the summer games. The content of the pitch, the willpower under extreme exhaustion, and whether he can lead the team to victory are all very important assessment points. Therefore, now is not the time to panic. Preparing for tomorrow's game is the most important thing.
In the remaining three innings, Kōshū's physical strength declined significantly. In the first half of the 7th inning, he was hit by a series of hits. Fortunately, he caught a double play. At this time, there was someone on third base with two outs, and he was no longer hiding. He was offensively bad, walked four, and got the last out of the inning with five bats.
"This game is finally over -" No matter how optimistic he is, it is very tiring to meet a team as strong as Osaka Kiryu in the first game of his high school career. He really doesn't want to meet that Central Batting Lineup again. If the 8th and 9th games are more upbeat, this confrontation with the fourth and fifth teams will be the last time in this game.
"Don't relax." Miyuki knocked on Kōshū's waist.
"Stop knocking, my whole body hurts." He has now thrown 90 balls. "I know that if Song Dafa hits, I have to face that Central Batting Lineup again, and I don't want it."
In the second half of the inning, it was Seido's turn again. Central Batting Lineup didn't give Kōshū much time to rest, so he changed sides again, "It's a collective misfire. Senior Yuuki is the most reliable, with four hits and three, and then it's me as a pitcher, and senior Isashiki, with three hits and two. Even Miyuki has one hit to guarantee. Senior Masuko, what's the matter with you? There have been zero hits in the game so far." '
As a result, in the eighth inning, he was still caught by six bats and hit a single. "Ah, even if I strike out all of them, I will have to face the third bat in the next inning. Maybe I will have to meet four or five bats.". '
The score between the two sides was deadlocked at 4:2 until the 9th game, when they faced Kiryu's Hiroki Tate again. Kōshū rarely shook his head continuously against Miyuki's Signals in this game.
'Bad ball from the outside corner. '
Kōshū shook his head.
'Good ball from outside corner? '
He shook his head again.
Miyuki's smile couldn't help but come out of the corner of his mouth, 'Then I know, you want to fight this four-bat, right? But now your physical strength is not as good as in the third inning. There are people on the first and third bases, and they are knocked out. I don't care, the next ball is a straight ball to the chest in the inside corner! '
"Peng——" Guan lived up to the expectations of his teammates on base and hit a deep position in the outfield. The second base runner went straight to home plate. The situation instantly became one out and there were people on second and third base.
Then there was another second base RBI Hit in the fifth bat, and the game turned over instantly, 4:5, Seido was one point behind.
"You first grader, cheer up!"
"There's still the second half of the game, don't relax!"
"Concentrate on the batter!"
Kōshū took off his hat and made an out gesture to his seniors. He knew that his move just now was too willful, but since it was already like this, he could only concentrate on dealing with the batters behind him.
"That's right, it's this expressionless face even if you lose points, just keep it-wuwuwu" At some point, the unattended Eijun ran outside Dugout, clapped his hands and shouted to Kōshū, as if he was the supervisor, but he was quickly pulled into Dugout by Haruichi covering his mouth.
"Hahaha," Kōshū couldn't help but laugh out loud. He couldn't express his feeling that he was about to get off work. There were two more batters to come, so he struck out quickly and left the scoring in the second half of the inning to his reliable seniors.
"The game is over——"
Following the referee's order, the teenagers on both sides gathered to salute. On the sidelines of the game, on the big scoreboard, the ninth inning column and the upper and lower rows all displayed the word '3'. In the end, these seniors responded to Kōshū. The game ended with 7:5, and Seido won the final victory. This was also the first time that Kōshū made a complete shot.
'It's finally over.' After the adrenaline of the game was over, all that was left was exhaustion. The coaches were still chatting there, but here Kōshū and Hiroki Tate had already added friends.
"I really want to hit the ball you throw with all your strength. I feel that our characteristics are very similar."
Kōshū Haha, thinking to myself, you have already hit me Home Run, what else do you want!
The expressions of "eye-catching" on the side cannot be ignored. Furuya and Eijun stared at Kōshū, "What's wrong?"
"I want to join in, too."
"Me too."
"... A child?"