At 1:30 in the afternoon, Fuchu Municipal Stadium, the next game was Ichidai Third vs. Pharmacist. At the beginning, everyone thought that the outcome of the game was destined, and they kept discussing the pitching state that Manaka wanted, but soon, The situation on the field changed dramatically. Ichidai Third was like a dam. It started from a hole and slowly spread to the whole. Emergency filling could not stop the overturning trend at all. And it all started from the appearance of the four sticks.
"Look, that tricycle is here."
"I really can't figure out why all the people from Central Batting Lineup should be replaced by first-year students."
"Give up this summer and practice first grade in advance?"
All kinds of speculations stopped after a crisp sound of "touch".
"Hahahahahaha." The man's harsh laughter echoed in the field that was quiet for a moment.
Everyone in Seido looked at the figure who was circling the field, especially Chris and Miyuki. Their brows instantly furrowed, and a bad premonition arose in their hearts.
"That Todoroki's swing speed is amazing. You can't tell he's a first grader at all."
"No, could it be that they hid the four sticks at the beginning just to catch the other side off guard?" At this time, they thought that only the four sticks were a threat.
The next batter, taking advantage of Ichidai Third's ace being unstable, fired another Yang Chun Cannon, which instantly shattered Manaka's confidence.
"Ichidai Third player change..."
Except for Tanba who was still staring at the person who was transferred to the outfield, everyone else looked at the pharmacist Dugout. Chris opened his notebook and thanked him for his meticulous way of working. He also had detailed records about Yakushi High School, "Yakushi High School, the current supervisor was changed last spring. Former member of Adult League Baseball, this summer's style is a super-attacking team, never swinging the bat."
"An offensive team, but they have the biggest weakness." Kōshū's words made everyone look at the scoreboard. Yes, now Yakushi High School has lost 6 points in one game.
"Yes, if they have such a big weakness, it is not certain who will win today's game." So we still have to watch until the end and collect information from both sides.
By the end of the second game, Yakushi High School had lost 9 points, while the opposite Ichidai Third had only lost 4 points in the first game.
"Although Yakushi High School swings the bat without hesitation from one to nine bats, it turns out that the four bats are the most dangerous."
'Boom.. ' At this time, in the hearts of all Seido pitchers, the name that was teased just now has cast a slight shadow.
At the beginning of the third inning, the pitchers on Pharmacist's side seemed to have finally stabilized. In the first half of the seventh inning, they only gave up 3 points, but the accumulated points lost in the previous games had reached 12 points. Correspondingly, Ichidai Third had an ace in the outfield and let two substitute pitchers alternate. By the sixth inning, they had given up 5 points in total, giving up a total of 9 points, and still maintained a 3-point advantage.
"It has completely turned into a strike battle. It's hard to say how long this three-point advantage can be maintained in such a strike battle." Kōshū's throat was a little tight, driven by this atmosphere.
"Fortunately, I stayed to watch the game today."
"Yes, otherwise you will be completely unprepared."
"That Ichidai Third actually fought with this school and the result is unknown."
It's hard to tell the outcome when encountering a dark horse like this. You know, information collection is becoming more and more important in competitions now. The scary thing about a dark horse is that you don't have his information, and you may even despise him beforehand, but the other party knows your information very well, so you can easily be pulled down.
Kōshū glanced at Tanba lightly, and saw that the other party was also frowning. If Seido encountered this team today, could they survive it smoothly?
'Senior Tanba's mentality doesn't seem to be any better than that of senior Manaka, so he can only be the substitute. Even if he won't encounter such a dark horse in the future, there will be endless troublesome opponents. I really hope that Tanba will grow into a real ace as soon as possible. ' Among the entire team, the one who hopes most for Tanba to stand up, apart from Tanba himself, is probably Kōshū.
"Ichidai Third players changed, pitcher Manaka, right fielder Tagawa."
"Oh, here we come, Manaka." Tanba called out.
In this case, the ace will take over the seventh to ninth games, and if defended well, these three points will become the key to victory.
"Tsk, come and go, this game is really exciting." Senior Isashiki was also inspired by this atmosphere.
"So the next game will be Ichidai Third? That's fine. We know their information better."
"However, Ichidai Third is not easy to deal with. Their Central Batting Lineup is almost the same as ours."
Eijun and others didn't know much about the style of this team, so Chris explained to them the various characters of Ichidai Third Central Batting Lineup.
At this time, the situation changed drastically again.
Pharmacist's four-bats came on the field. This time Ichidai Third was very cautious, but did not choose to retreat with a walk. Two Changeups were used to lure the batter out, and finally a straight ball caused the swing speed to be too slow.
"Bump--" The four-stick bat could keep up with the hitting speed. He hit it out, but in a bad direction. The ball went straight towards Pitcher's Mound.
"Hmm!" The unsuspecting Manaka Yao was hit in the middle of his left shoulder by the attack ball. Kōshū and others who were far away from Dugout all heard the muffled sound of the ball colliding with the human body. It seemed that the hit was not light.
"Ah!" There was an uproar on the field. The spectators really wanted more drama in the game, but they didn't want these children to have such a health risk.
"Manaka!" Teammates on the field and people on Dugout immediately came over, but in the next moment, Manaka, who was already kneeling, struggled to pick up the ball that was blocked by his own body. After passing it to first base, he fell to the ground and was surrounded by his teammates.
The game was forced to be suspended, and Seido everyone in the audience immediately understood, "Ichidai Third must have used two substitute pitchers just now..."
"A three-point advantage." But even if Ichidai Third wins today, will Manaka be able to play at full strength in the game against Seido three days later?
The game started again ten minutes later. Pitcher's Mound had a new pitcher. This was already the last substitute pitcher that Ichidai Third could play. As if that wasn't enough, they changed pitchers in the eighth inning and scored 4 points in the last two innings, knocking the opponent to the ground.
Today's game, to various extents, gave Kōshū some new inspiration. He patted Eijun on the head, as if telling him and himself, "Be prepared for everything. Baseball is not won by individual strength, nor by bad luck. In short, there are too many determining factors."
The two rookie pitchers nodded together, not sure how much they understood.
But the supervisory voice came from behind several people. "Although there are many factors that determine the outcome of baseball, one thing is certain, that is, strength is the lower limit that determines where we go."
Let's tell a ghost story and let's report next week????
Our director is on a business trip. He just came out of quarantine this Monday and started looking for things for us.
Me: @#%...&*%#￥
Then at 9:30 this evening, he told me that he wanted to communicate and come up with new rules???
Me: %￥E$W%#$%*&^
Everyone is on fucking holiday next Thursday. If you have a meeting with someone, who will pay attention to you?!