Furuya nodded vigorously, but was still disappointed, "It's already the seventh inning..." In this case, he could only pitch to him in two innings at most.
"Think on the bright side, at least we will win. I think the reason why Kōshū wants to extend the pitching innings is to stabilize everyone's hearts." Kawakami patted the junior on the shoulder, and they looked at the court together, "At the same time, Amakuhisa is also suppressing the opponent's momentum, and Amakuhisa, who is recovering, is really amazing."
On the court, Kōshū wiped his sweat once again. It seemed that the opponent also knew the hidden rules of Seido's ace pitching, and began to think of ways to consume his pitches.
"Bump--" After gradually adapting to his pitching, Ichidai Third High's three sticks kept hitting Foul Ball balls.
'Really, don't let me leave the four sticks to Furuya. ' It's like dumping the problem on others if you can't deal with it.
'Be at ease and don't be restless! 'Miyuki opened his arms after Home Plate to calm down the pitcher, 'Don't be disturbed by their strategies. '
'Then as a catcher, please think of a way. 'Miyuki You don't even need to guess that the pitcher is slandering him right now.
Open the glove and place it high on the inside corner. 'Use all the straight balls and use all your strength! '
I have to say that Miyuki is really good at stimulating pitchers' emotions. Kōshū, who was a little irritable just now, is now filled with fighting spirit again.
A straight, pure straight ball shot from Pitcher's Mound to Home Plate. The annoying bat was no longer in the pitcher's eyes, only the glove that kept calling him.
"Pa--" Safely entered the bases.
"Out!"
In the second half of the seventh inning, with two outs, it was Hoshida's turn to play Ichidai Third.
"Four sticks, fight them out!"
"It's up to you!"
As the only person who hit Seido's ace pitch in the entire game, Ichidai Third Dugout li had great hopes for him.
In other words - at least more than one hit.
But Hoshida himself understood that it was because of the contempt of the other party that he was allowed to On Base easily.
'Damn it, is this the end of our game? ' The batter tightened his grip on the bat, 'No way! I will never let the game end like this! '
The pitcher on the opposite side has nodded slightly, what is it this time?
'Straight ball! ' Using the last strength in the body without reservation, Kōshū was like a battery that was about to run out, with only a little bit of power left. With just a little bit of force, every ball consumed a lot of dashboard numbers.
Straight! Put the last dexterity of your fingers into it!
"Pah——"
"Good shot!"
Ichidai Third's shouting voice lowered.
The pitcher raised his leg again, using the force to almost throw himself out, "Whoosh——"
Someone in the audience noticed something unusual, "The speed of this ball has reached 148 kilometers! Will it still be at this speed in the seventh inning?"
And Hoshida, who was standing on Batter's Box, was the one who felt this most intuitively, 'It's so fast! '
"Bump--" couldn't keep up and could only scratch a little bit of the bat.
"Foul Ball!"
'It's the last ball, we have to adapt to this ball speed! ' The batter yelled in his heart.
The catcher also silently chants, 'Last ball! '
"Pa—" The bat had been swung, but the white ball was far from arriving. Hoshida could only watch his bat miss the white ball, 'It turned out to be, Changeup??!! '
"Out!"
"Three out, switch sides!"
"Huh——" Finally all the work was completed. Kōshū wanted to loosen the tie around his neck like an office worker, as a ritual for handing over work.
There was also a strong gaze from the opposite batter. He ran down Pitcher's Mound, ignoring the sight behind him, 'What? Could it be that we have made an agreement to decide the outcome with a straight ball? Or do you think I am an ordinary ace? '
Ordinary team aces, at the last moment, will use straight balls to compete with the opposite batter, forming an invincible momentum, encouraging themselves and suppressing others.
But, is Kōshū such a person? Well, at first he himself thought how refreshing it would be to hit three straight balls in a row and strike out three balls, but the physical deficit quickly made him give up this "childish" idea, "Let's use a little cleverness here, anyway, as long as we win." '
So in the end, when Miyuki quickly gestured for a straight ball, Kōshū shook his head.
In the blink of an eye, the catcher understood the opponent's thoughts. It has to be said that sometimes when the juniors are more reliable, there is no problem for the seniors.
"Nice, Kōshū!" Returning to the entrance of Dugout, the catching partner's gloves touched each other in the air.
Kataoka Manager stood up at the right time, "Well, Kōshū, you go to the left field next. We have to guarantee this victory!"
"Hi!"
"Next, Furuya, the last two rounds will be left to you!"
"Hi!!"
As a result, Asou, who finally appeared again, gave up his seat to Furuya.
'Ah, why are there so many people competing for the left field position? '
In the past few games, if Yuki had not had insufficient defensive ability and had made mistakes, he would not have been able to play this important game today.
Wanting to have a place in this school Baseball Club is not something that ordinary people can do. So when he heard the Regulars player on the team complaining about Kōshū, he also wanted to complain about the Regulars player.
'Have you forgotten that we still have First String as a candidate?. '
At this time, everyone was lying on the railing. Asou digested his emotions and joined the team to cheer for the person who took his position.
"Come on, Furuya!"
"Fight it out, fight it out!"
Waves of shouts reached Dugout on the opposite side, and everyone at Ichidai Third responded with louder voices not to be outdone.
"Amakuhisa, come one by one!"
"Come on!"
Amakuhisa's performance after the fourth round was remarkable. He is worthy of being a person from a prestigious high school who can afford the ace card.
However, the numbers on the scoreboard clearly show the difference between Ichidai Third and Seido.
"Three out. Change sides!"
So what if Seido changes pitches? The person who comes up again on Pitcher's Mound is not much weaker than the ace.
"Boom——" The first ball that exploded made everyone look at the signboard in anticipation, "152 kilometers!!!"
"This speed!"
With exclamation, praise, and anticipation, the audience, who had reached the finale, became lively again.
"That's 152 kilometers!"
"It looks really fast from here!"
"So, Ichidai Third really has no chance."
"That's true, but it's a pity that their ace performed pretty well. It would be better if they were more stable at the beginning."
The noisy voice only subsided slightly until the end of the game.
Outside the stadium, Teito and Inomi also received the information simultaneously.
"As expected, it's still Seido. But their ace pitched seven innings today, will he play tomorrow? Don't the media like to say, he is Seven Innings Ace?"
"Won't we find out when we win today's game?"
On April 26, at 1:30 pm, the match between Teito and Daomi is about to begin.