"Haha, are your hands numb?" Miyuki and Kōshū entered the field side by side, "Then why are you competing? The game has just begun... Hey, why did you stop?"
Kōshū put his feet together, bent down, and acted like a waiter. "Senior Miyuki, please go first!"
"Huh?" Miyuki didn't react and took two steps forward. Only then did he realize that this guy was impatient to listen and didn't want to waste energy by running up to Pitcher's Mound, so he made a show of letting himself go first, "Hahaha, you can really do it."
However, this look of trying to rest as much as possible reassured Miyuki, 'This guy understands his situation very well. '
'Then next, let's use a straight ball inside and outside to get this four-stick out. '
Kōshū glanced at the opponent's five bats standing outside Dugout, waiting for a hit. It was Yang Shunchen, the pitcher who had just faced off with him. 'In terms of accuracy, I'm not bad! '
"Touch"
"Foul Ball!" The ball was scraped by the bat and bounced to the net behind it. It was still very powerful. Mingchuan Shiba heard the sound of the ball hitting the net behind him, but did not look back. "This pitcher is indeed very powerful. Although I have thought about it, it would be great if Yang's ball speed could increase to 140 kilometers.". There is such a pitcher, and he is our current opponent.. '
"Good ball!" The next one was a ball that hit the outside corner. Since Yang's Outside Corner Ball was picked up just now, there is no reason why Kōshū, which has the same precise ball control, should not be picked up.
'Tch', Yang Shunchen, who clearly saw this similar routine, was stunned in his heart, this guy is really difficult to deal with.
"Foul Ball!"*2
At this time, Mingchuan's four-bat had no retreat and could only keep hitting baseballs. As he kept playing with Straight Ball Duel, he slowly mastered the rhythm of Kōshū. At this time, a ball that was 20 kilometers slower was suddenly thrown. The muscle memory that Mingchuan's four-bat had formed made him completely empty.
"Batter's out!"
"Huh--" I didn't expect that the four-sticker in this school was quite capable. To be on the safe side, I had to give him a look at Changeup first.
"Interesting." Yang Shunchen stood up to Batter's Box, who is also from a foreign country, also played baseball in a Japanese high school, and also has precise ball control. The only difference is their state of mind. Although one seems to be in the first grade and the other in the second grade, "But I don't have the third year!" '
It's not strange for a person in desperate situation to do anything. The supervisor obviously asked him to watch a few more balls, but through the four outs just now, Yang Shunchen understood one thing. This catcher is as difficult to deal with as the pitcher. Even if you wait a few more balls, you will see more, but this is deliberately revealed by the opponent, and it is easy to be led away, so——
"Touch——"
"Wow, that's the first ball."
"This pitcher is very confident!"
The ball hit hard between the first and second bases, and the irregular changes after the bounce prevented the second baseman Kominato from pounce on the ball.
"Yoshi!!"
"Good job Yang!"
The opponent's Dugout instantly gained momentum.
The first person to feel this change of emotions on the court is Eijun. Regardless of whether he is on Pitcher's Mound, he will not lose in terms of momentum.
"Onii-sama, just give the opponent a base and concentrate on dealing with the next batter, don't mind!"
Kōshū, who was being cared about by Eijun, was completely unaffected by the movement on the sidelines at this moment, "Ah~~ Really, everyone is shouting so loudly, and they can't fight when it's their turn. What's the use of being strong? Come up and hit me if you have the ability~"
Glancing at first base, Kōshū threw the ball directly. Behind him, he was reminded that his teammates had stolen a base, but he didn't panic at all. After Miyuki received the ball, he didn't bother Yang Shunchen, who was stealing second base.
"Good ball!" The ball with a high inside angle directly disrupted the opponent's six-bat swing. He stepped back and looked at Dugout. Coach Ogata hit Signals, allowing him to Sacrifice Bunt send Young to third base.
But how could Miyuki not think of this? Now that there is someone on second base with one out, anyone would choose Sacrifice Bunt. He glanced at the pitcher on the opposite side. The man didn't look panicked at all, and he took the time to look. He glanced at Yang Shunchen on second base and said, "Haha, this is the advantage of having rich experience in the game. If Furuya or Eijun came on the field, I don't know what kind of panic would be at this time." '
Sure enough, the six-stick was in a short position when the ball was released, but the ball rushing towards his face made him involuntarily lift the stick and retreat, "Good ball!"
Looking back at the supervisor Signals, the other party still asked him to try Sacrifice Bunt. The six sticks used the short stick again this time.
After Kōshū looked at Home Plate, the glove was placed in Outside Low Corner's position.
"Touch——"
Kōshū picked up the ball and passed it directly to first base, "Out!"
Then there's the "safe!" behind it!
But he didn't care, instead he thought, 'Run, let's run'.
The next bat was Mingchuan's seventh bat. Kōshū struck out three balls, quickly ending the half of the inning.
"Wow, that pitcher is pitching at a very fast pace."
"There is no suspense. Seido probably wins again."
"Hey, player Mingchuan, hurry up and make a comeback, let's do something interesting!"
In addition to the various spectator groups in the auditorium, there were also some people who were staring closely at the pitcher who walked quickly down from Pitcher's Mound. They were wearing gray baseball uniforms and it was Ichidai Third who was going to participate in the next game.
"That first grader is probably the pitcher who joined Kanto Tournament just two months after entering school. He has a straight pitch of more than 140 kilometers and also has Changeup and Cutter."
"But Quarterfinals and Seido will probably send their ace, Tanba."
Manaka nodded, "Well, so the important task is to decipher Tanba's pitching, but this first-year pitcher is also very important."
"We must study him thoroughly, otherwise Tanba will soon be replaced by this pitcher after he explodes."
At 11 o'clock in the morning, Fuchu Municipal Stadium, the game was already in the first half of the fourth inning. Seido's batting line returned to the top, and Isashiki appeared again, relying on a very random swing to chop the flying ball into the outfield.
"Oh - this way of releasing the bat can actually hit the ball."
"Come on, Seido's fox dog!" Eijun went to the sidelines to pitch again without permission. He heard everyone calling Isashiki senior, accepted it readily, and shouted louder than anyone else.
"Damn it! Who is the fox dog? Sawamura, go down and make you look good!"
The next step was the Seido four-bat Yuki that made Yang Shunchen fearful. After the temptation failed again, he chose to walk the opponent. The situation became one with no one out and first and second bases occupied.
At this time, there were zero scores on both sides. In order to break the situation quickly, Kataoka Manager at the entrance of Dugout hit Signals, and 'Sacrifice Bunt sent the bases. '
"Yeah!" Masuko bent over Sacrifice Bunt at the first pitch, and the two people on the base also rushed directly to the next base in perfect coordination.
By the time the catcher picked up the ball, the two runners were already very close to second and third base, and they could only pass to first base, "Out!"
'Damn it, the players from these powerful schools have very heavy training marks and they cooperate very well. '
"One out, Shunchen!"
"Pitch with peace of mind! Concentrate on dealing with the batter!"
At the same time, Mingchuan chose Infield In in the infield, preparing to lose a point and catch a double play.
At this time, a figure stood on Batter's Box. He smiled and pointed at Yang Shunchen on Pitcher's Mound, 'Haha, he's a smart pitcher, coupled with precise ball control, that means if I can guess his Pitching Strategy, I can basically hit it 100% of the time. '