"Smack—"
"Strike!" Miyuki almost wanted to wipe the sweat from his brow. This guy seemed to have been carried away by his emotions and was doing nothing but throwing with brute force.
And now, with no outs and runners on first and second, he had finally thrown the first strike of the inning.
Keep it low. As long as you keep it low, no one can hit your pitches!
Meanwhile, Inajitsu stuck to their steady approach. On the next pitch, the third batter squared to bunt.
"Thwack—"
Amid the violent jolt, the sacrifice bunt failed. Miyuki pushed off hard and lunged for the ball, then smoothly raised his arm and threw.
"Out!" *2
"Safe!" Carlos reached third without slowing down, immediately charging for home as Inajitsu scored first.
However, the catcher had also successfully turned a double play, pulling the situation back under control in an instant.
"Nice one! Now that's our captain!"
"Furuya, relax and pitch!"
After encouraging his pitcher from afar, Miyuki returned to home plate. This time, he really did raise a hand to wipe his sweat away. If he had mishandled that play, there would have been runners on second and third.
That would have put even more pressure on Furuya, who was not in his best form, especially with Inajitsu's cleanup hitter coming up.
Inajitsu's cleanup hitter was the kind of man who could always break open the game at a crucial moment. He had already hit two Home Runs in this Spring Tournament.
All right. They got one run, but now there are two outs and no runners on base. This is really the best possible situation for facing the cleanup hitter.
Miyuki patted the ground again, signaling for the pitch to be thrown low.
Furuya nodded like a pecking chick, terrified of being