"Ah! Furuya!"
"Well done!"
Seido Dugout, which had been silent for a long time, became excited because of this success On Base.
Unlike Kyoma University's 7 hits, Seido currently has only three hits. With the addition of Furuya's, it now has 4 hits.
So look at the current score. Both teams have 2 points, but the efficiency from hits to points is different. If you look back at the previous games later, it will be obvious.
Almost every time Kyoma University Lineup wants to score in series, Kōshū comes to fill in the blanks urgently. Of course, there are also gaps that he cannot fill. Kyoma University's 2 points were obtained with such difficulty.
Now both teams feel that the game has reached its most difficult moment, and the most anxious point is focused on one person.
"Nine bats, pitcher, Kōshū."
If Kyoma University wants to score, it must break through Kōshū, and if Seido wants to score, it must now connect with Kōshū.
"Fight it out, Onii-sama!"
"Kōshū!"
"Come on!"
Dugout, who had been depressed for a long time, did not hesitate to encourage Kōshū.
Nitta Manager stood up again and hit a series of Signals into the field.
'If Kōshū is going to be out, just walk him? ' The catcher nodded, but his heart was shaken by these words. He doubted whether he understood correctly, and looked at Dugout's Nitta Manager again.
'Watch him later? ' Seeing the supervision of the new Signals, Kyoma University, the catcher probably understood what the supervision meant, which was to keep the pitcher on the field as much as possible and not let him rest.
"Is this good for supervision?" If the pitcher is walked as Nitta Manager said, the pressure on Kyoma University will suddenly increase. He needs to confront Seido's first and second bats with one out and one and two bases occupied. In this case, the opponent can score with a double.
"Haha, the gap among Seido's hitters is as big as two teams. Hongo can solve that one-two hitter. As long as the pitcher keeps a tight mental state, it will be the most beneficial situation for us."
On the court, Kōshū was still struggling. He understood that as a pitcher, the most important thing he should do at this moment was to swing the bat three times and go down to rest. However, now there is no way to delegate On Base's task to others.
"Bump--" He hit this straight ball repeatedly, and his arm was numb from the bat.
"Foul Ball!"
Kōshū has gradually become familiar with this golf course. As long as he is given two more balls, he will definitely be able to hit it.
But at this moment, Kyoma University's catcher looked up at the batter and called a timeout.
After a heated discussion with the pitcher, it seemed that they had reached an agreement, but the audience, who did not know what was going on, started talking sharply because of this interruption.
"It's been several hours since today's game!"
"This is what a final feels like."
"Hurry up, either we are out, or On Base, hurry up!"
Generally speaking, they are tolerant. After the summer Koshien, all third-year players will retire, and then they will enter the society or go to college. Therefore, in the hearts of the Japanese, the summer Koshien is the end of youth and the beginning of adulthood. They are happy to see these children trying their best to win the game.
But what happened next on the field caught everyone off guard.
"Bad ball!"
"Bad ball!"
"Four bad balls! Walk!" Kyoma University actually chose to walk nine pitchers despite being chased by two good balls.
Kōshū lowered his bat and looked at the pitcher who was pressing the brim of his hat, stepping on the dirt, but not looking at him, "I see, no wonder their discussion just now was so intense." '
The On Base at this moment did not make him happy at all.
Just like Seido's investment change, Kōshū's On Base was also calculated by Kyoma University. Such a result will only lead to the continuous loss of Seido's initiative, and the final result will go in the direction planned by Kyoma University.
Therefore, in Seido's Dugout, everyone's emotions were suppressed again.
"Kataoka Manager, I didn't expect the opponent to be so cunning, what should I do?" Even Ota Manager, who didn't know much about baseball, understood the meaning.
Kataoka looked inside Dugout. Kawakami had been warming up since the fifth game, but he seemed to be sweating more than the players on the field. If Kawakami was allowed to come on stage for a while, he would have to start with Full power. His mental state does not meet this condition; Tanba has already left the game; Furuya is still on the field, that is, Seido is the only two pitcher who can be used now, and is now on the field without getting any rest; and then Kataoka's sight is blocked by someone.
"Let me do it. I'll pitch a game for my brother!" Eijun's expression was very serious. It was rare for him to understand what was happening.
Such a heavy thing should not be borne by Kōshū alone.
But Kataoka Manager turned around and said, "Under the current situation, we can only choose to believe Kōshū."
A circle of third graders nodded. Eijun looked at a group of people who agreed with the supervision. Just as he was about to continue saying something, he was caught by senior Kuramochi who had just left the field.
"Eh? Senior Kuramochi, haven't you gone up yet?" Eijun was smart just now, but now he's starting to be stupid again.
"Huh? Sawamura, do you know what you are talking about? I will deal with you when I get back." Kuramochi had a gloomy face and took off his hitting gloves. The power of the ball was still in his palm, "It's not good." '
Kuramochi didn't hit out. His last choice was to hit the bases and pass the pressure of the hit to Senior Kominato.
Although it is said that a dog can jump over a wall in a hurry, this is not the case with attacks. The proverb that can be compared to it is that a person cannot become fat in one bite.
"Three out! Change sides!"
Seido's penultimate at-bat ended and they still came up empty, their pitchers unable to catch a break.
After Kōshū came off the field, he drank a glass of water. It was about to reach the hottest time of the day, and Kōshū's inner lining was already soaked through after more than one game.
Eijun said that he would contribute his clean lining. He shook his head. When the water vapor evaporates from the soaked lining, it will actually be cooler.
"Brother, come on!"
Kōshū waved his hand back as a response. He must seize all the time to rest now.
"Huh--" The sun today was really too hot. All his fighting spirit and perseverance were put on the edge of the cliff and burned. If he relaxed even a little bit, he would fall down the edge.
'You must not lose points! ' Under the current situation, as long as we don't lose points, we can delay Yuki's attack. 'We can't be dragged into an extended game. '
"Keep going, Kōshū." Miyuki saw a stubbornness in the pitcher's eyes.
"Yeah! We'll win."
But these words made Miyuki frown. After all, persisting and winning are two different things. However, he didn't say anything. The first Bottom of the Eighth Inning game began.