The longer I stayed in Seido and high school, the child in Eijun's heart grew up rapidly.
He thought he had already experienced the hardships of baseball. He was beaten on the field, lost against other teams, and had to rent a car or take public transportation to reach the game venue. But this hardship was insignificant compared to the joy of playing baseball with his teammates.
Although the team doesn't even have enough people, everyone is here for Eijun and is willing to pamper their own ace.
Therefore, when he, a country ace who was indulging in honey pots, came to the baseball giants, he made various declarations without shame, which he couldn't bear to recall. But no one needed to beat him or bully him to shut up. It was the gap in strength that made him quickly realize the truth of the high school baseball world.
Among wealthy families, there may still be friendship and support, but once it comes to competition, there must be a priority and a clear class.
Just like at this moment, he and Furuya are in the dark, and Kōshū is in the sun.
"I won't give up." Eijun took the initiative to stand up. If the sun doesn't shine in the dark, then I will go to the place where it is willing to shine, such as Bullpen, "Kanemaru, can you help me catch it?"
"It's so noisy, Kōshū is in such good shape, and Kawakami Senior is also warming up, no matter what, it's not your turn!" Kanemaru has been disgusted with Eijun since the beginning of school, who is always full of optimism and energy. The relationship has improved since then, but Kanemaru will always prick Eijun at some moments.
Eijun ignored it and immediately pointed to Furuya, "Then Furuya, let's catch each other!"
"Hey, that guy doesn't have a chance!"
This sentence once again added fuel to the burning of Furuya.
"I want to go!" The two pitchers hit it off immediately, leaving Kanemaru alone to "feed" behind for a long time.
"Tch—" One or two, they were all so passionate. Kanemaru, who had been left out, felt that he was particularly empty around him. Several first-year players, those who were on field duty, were on field duty, and those who could pitch were Bullpen. Looking around, it seemed that he was the only one who had not done anything.
So, "Hey, wait for me! Really, since you said so, I will reluctantly help you catch him!"
Since then, in Dugout, the area where the first grade usually stayed has become empty.
On Pitcher's Mound, Kōshū once again faced the four sticks of Ichidai Third.
'This is the third time. I have seen the straight ball many times, and Cutter and Changeup have also seen the ball several times. 'Kōshū followed the batter's gaze and looked back. On that face, there was a fighting spirit that had never faded.
It's really amazing. The game has reached the first half of the seventh inning, no points have been scored, and the game is about to be lost with four bats. The fighting spirit is even stronger than at the beginning.
'These are the four sticks of a famous family, Senior Miyuki who always falls behind, please take a good look at it! '
Miyuki, who was complained about by the pitcher, placed his glove in the inner corner after normal observation.
The ball path in the inside corner is Kōshū's specialty. If the pitch is lower here, few hitters can catch it.
'Then vote lower! ' The target is exactly where the knee is.
A straight line shot from Pitcher's Mound to the home plate. The strong rotation carried the wind and rushed towards the inside corner of the batter. This ball was almost the highest speed Kōshū could throw physically. His fingers still maintained a certain degree of sensitivity. It was a very high-quality ball in the past few innings.
Ichidai Third Four sticks, long before the decision to arrest Signals, he had a vague premonition of the situation he would encounter next.
'Inner corner? Inside corner! This pitcher has always been offensive-oriented and never flinches even when faced with hard hitters. ' So he was ready from the beginning to face the first ball from the inside corner.
What he recalled in his mind was the speed and rhythm he had seen in the first two games. He just waited for the pitcher Pitcher's Mound to take action, and he started directly.
Lifting his legs and stepping out to provide space for his body to rotate, the bat hit the direction of the ball almost vertically from top to bottom, and then from bottom to top.
"Bump--" Ichidai Third hit the first pitch of four at bat, hitting directly between the first and second bases.
Gao Gao fell between three figures running straight towards this direction.
"Landed!"
"Ichidai Third High finally got another hit!"
"What should I say? The line operator is finally at work?"
"It should be said that Seido's ace pitcher is amazing." After all, he was still around 143 in the seventh inning. Whether it was physical strength or stability, he was considered a leader among high school pitchers.
The audience finally became excited due to this change in situation.
"Good shot!" Miyuki shouted towards Pitcher's Mound from a distance. He did not call for timeout. For such a small problem, he believed that Kōshū could adjust his mood on his own.
"Haha, that goes without saying." Kōshū whispered back to Pitcher's Mound. He was quite confident when throwing this ball. If it was hit, it can only be said that Pitching Strategy was seen through, or that the opponent's ability was online.
Turning around and looking at first base, Kōshū didn't pay attention because he would strike out everyone behind him.
"Play ball!"
Ichidai Third has five balls. In the previous rounds, he was fooled by Seido's pitches that intersected the inner and outer corners. In this round, he was ready to aim at the right pitch and shoot, 'That straight ball! ' It was the straight ball that had just been hit.
Miyuki patted the ground, looking at the almost obvious intention on the batter's face, he hit Kōshū with the next Signals.
First, a Changeup slowly entered the base in front of the batter.
After being fooled like this, Wu Bang directly swung a big empty stick.
"Huh——" After adjusting his mentality, he put the slow ball shadow out of his mind with five sticks.
The second ball, "touch——"
Kōshū actually voted directly to the opponent.
"Hit it, hit it! This ball is just for you!" There was a smirk on the corner of his mouth. This is a Two-Seam Fastball that will change when the base is entered.
The five bats, which were in a state of high tension, hit the road directly. The blow was squeezed and only hit the direction of second base, where the prepared Kuramochi was waiting.
"Out!"
"Out!"
"Ah - what a pity, I finally managed to get a hit."
"Three out, switch sides!"
Ichidai Third The cheers that arose here quickly subsided again.
In this increasingly suffocating atmosphere, Amakuhisa looked around and said in his heart, 'What a great pitcher. Just standing on Pitcher's Mound has given us so much pressure. '
He had to admit that the opponent's ace's excellent performance was putting pressure on him. The two of them seemed to be on a tightrope running towards each other, and only one of them would fall off if his mood became unstable.
However, compared to Qingdao, Tianjiu, which has already lost 2 points in a row, seems to have a more serious problem.