"After the outside corner comes the inside corner! What's the next ball? Inside corner or outside corner? Now it's a good ball, what's it going to be?
Calm down, Ono, don't think too much. Sen-chan said that thinking too much will slow down the swing speed. If you swing empty because of this, you will be finished! "Ono kept trying to calm down after hitting the foul ball.
At this time, the pitcher is ready to throw the third ball.
"Phew!"
"Crack!"
"Bad ball!" This ball is a bad ball from the inside corner.
"You're really observing carefully!"
"Phew!"
"Outer corner!" When Ball Trajectory was seen, Ono's outside foot moved directly forward.
"Ping!"
"Hit!"
"Passed it!"
"Yo west!!!"
No one could say a few words at the moment Ono hit, but there was no doubt that it was a beautiful hit!
Ono went directly to second base with a hit that passed through the infield and came up to catch the ball from the outfield.
"Hey! There's someone in the scoring circle with no outs!" At this time, Akagi Middle School collectively raised one arm to cheer for Ono, and a few wolf howls sounded from time to time. Since the last time Sendou loaded the bases Home Run, Akashi has formed a little habit.
"Keep going! Aoki!"
"One hit! Please Aoki!"
Everyone will not forget to cheer for the follow-up hitter.
"Left hitter! I didn't realize that there was no runner in front of this hitter before. This guy's skills are really troublesome when there is a runner in front of him!" De Chuan's catcher also had a headache for Aoki. It can be seen that Aoki left a deep impression on him today.
"Play!"
After correcting Signals,
"Crack!"
"Bad ball!"
"It's a bad shot again! Is he so scared?" Seeing another bad shot from the outside corner, Takada asked in confusion.
"No, their pitcher is at his limit! He was really bothered by us to throw a lot of balls in this game!"
"Then just replace him!"
"It's because I can't change it!"
"Why?" This time Sawamura suddenly intervened and asked.
"Pressure!"
"Huh?"
"Final Inning is 1 point away. They feel the pressure and think they might lose!"
"That's why we should replace him! Isn't that pitcher at his limit?" At this time, Wakaba also joined in!
"Under this kind of pressure, can a relief pitcher withstand the pressure and complete his original pitch?
Once it fails, the game is over. Japan's ace atmosphere means that the experience of the substitute pitcher is not too high. Although there are pitching restrictions in junior high schools, it will be no problem if it is not a double game a day.
Most teams use substitutes to pitch some ordinary games to consume the number of games, but they do not have the ability to determine the outcome of such key games.
Our county's schedule does not include double games on one day, which means that it is no problem to leave it entirely to the ace. "
"I see! Does that mean they were pushed to the limit? We are indeed very powerful!" Sawamura said with a clear mind.
"Baga! That's just the debt they owed for observing your ball." Sendou hit him on the back of the head angrily.
Sendou, who was chatting with everyone, had actually already called Signals.
"Aiming at the inside corner, right? Then the attack range has been narrowed again. The straight ball Slider is a bad ball. Is it actually just a straight ball or Slider?" Aoki was right. The opponent has reached this point. To the extent that Changeup, except for the winning pitcher Slider, the other Changeups no longer dare to throw, and with Akashi's observation level, it is difficult to deceive them with bad pitches from exhausted pitchers.
"Ping!" Sure enough, Aoki picked the inside corner and hit it out, and there were people on the first and third bases.
"Yo west!" Aoki yelled from the base bag!
And everyone once again extended their arms in celebration.
"This is simply the worst result. It's hard to deal with these three bats in this state. Do you still have the strength?" Finally, the catcher gave Signals a ball and wanted to ask the pitcher if he could still throw!
De Chuan's trump card nodded decisively, joking, if not now, when will he? He is De Chuan's trump card!
But having said that, the pitcher still performs squatting and relaxing exercises on Pitcher's Mound.
"You, xia!!!" Finally he shook his arms and shouted.
"Come on!"
So the head-on confrontation with the three-bat hitters began.
"Crack!"
"Strike!"
"What happened suddenly?" Kondo saw Outside Corner Ball entering Strike Zone and became confused.
"As expected of De Chuan's ace, he can still pull himself together at this level. This spirit is worth learning!" Sendou said with a chuckle.
"Don't worry, watch the ball carefully!" Immediately tell Kondo to continue waiting.
"Although I was asked to aim at Inside Corner Ball, if there is a good Ball Trajectory, I won't let it go!" Kondo touched his helmet to express his understanding. At the same time, he also had his own thoughts in his heart, such as acting.
"Ping!"
"Foul ball!"
Kondo directly hit a ball that entered Strike Zone from the outside corner and out of bounds.
"That's it, Kondo, aim at Ball Trajectory but also learn to hide your true thoughts." Sendou secretly praised in his heart. It can be said that apart from Aoki, Kondo is the most attentive to the attack.
At the same time, the most comfortable thing about the match between Sendou and De Chuan is that the opponent's coach knows nothing about him. Like the opponents he met before, Qinghe, Sakura Girls, and Deming, Coach Nakanishi is very careful because of his big mouth.
De Chuan obviously didn't think what tactics Akashi would use, and with Sendou's deliberate concealment, they didn't even know the tactics were used.
At the same time, the players on the field felt that time was extremely slow. Kondo looked at the pitcher who kept shaking his head and had this feeling. Every second would feel long.
After finally seeing that Signals was finally confirmed, Kondo also became tense, but I can't talk about nervousness. You have to know that yesterday, as the only person who hit the Sendou ball, even though the ball was in the center and a very straight ball, the ball was easily caught if there was a defender.
But Sendou's ball was infinitely better than the pitcher's straight ball in front of him, so he had no reason to be nervous or afraid. This is why Sendou gave them military training yesterday, hoping it would be a little helpful, and these help began to show up in Final Inning's partners.
Whether it's Ono or Aoki, both of them got hits because of Sendou's contribution yesterday and all the time to Batting Practice Pitcher.
"Phew!" Finally the third ball hit home plate.
"Inside Corner Ball!~Huh?"
"Crack!"
"Bad ball!"
"So... so dangerous! I almost swung the bat at Slider."
When the good ball is far dominant, I use a Slider from Strike Zone to the bad ball, hoping to trick Kondo into swinging the bat, and Akashi, both of which are playing without lifting the leg, can keep an eye on the ball until the end, plus Kondo's observation ability... pass!
"Tch! Have you been seen through? You really can see clearly! But then you probably don't want to swing at Inside Corner Ball! Come on and finish him off with one ball!"
However,
"Ping!"
"Left field!" The catcher didn't have time to think about anything else and could only instinctively remind left field!
"Yo west!" Akashi's bench boiled.
"Yo west!"
"Oh!"
"Ah!" The runners on the base also shouted in different voices while running quickly.
Even though De Chuan's fielding pass was smooth, Ono easily returned the base, and Aoki and Kondo also entered second and third base respectively!
Ono, who had just returned to base, raised his right arm high and shouted at the bench. Sawamura in the preparation area excitedly went up to high-five him!
"Tie points!" Akashi bench celebrated wildly!
After high-fiving, Sawamura turned around, pointed his left thumb at himself, and raised his chin!
"How do you think I'll spend a lot of money on you? Home Run!"
"Don't be impulsive! Baga!" Sendou cursed in his heart, but his body was very honest and beat Signals like crazy!
"Na..."
"Nani! You actually let me bunt?"
Even if he hits a beautiful bunt that rolls along the first base line, even if he is allowed to bunt every time this happens without exception, Sawamura is still the same Sawamura, as if he is resetting his computer and feels that his bunt is incredible!
"First base!" Seeing that there was nothing he could do, the catcher gave up and gave Akashi a point.
Although he was prepared, Sawamura's bunt was so beautiful that it rolled close to the first base line. The first baseman had no choice but to rush forward to catch the ball and only the first baseman could relieve it. Everyone could see that by the time he caught the ball, the third base runner had already returned.
"Yo west! Reversal! And there's still one out and someone on third base!"
"Ouch!!!"
"Ouch!!!" I was so happy that I collectively howled like a wolf!
Of course, except for Sendou and Wakaba, these two people feel so ashamed!
I was so happy that the referee came to urge me and let the game continue!
At this time, the opponent will still be alert to force points. In fact, they have done a good job. The last ball was Sawamura's bunt. It was so good and unnatural that there was no way!
There is only one short hitting genius like Sawamura, the rest have to come up normally!
The five-stick Takada entered Batter's Box normally, and the opponent's infield immediately became nervous.
After a brief discussion with Signals, we finally decided on the same ball type.
De Chuan Ace threw the first pitch without wavering!
"Ping!"
"Out of bounds!"
"Huh? It's not forced to score points? What on earth is this team thinking? (This sentence has a tone for laymen, as if you have done something wrong, what are you doing!)" At this time, the catcher or coach De Chuan had no idea what psychological tactics this layman team was playing.
Second goal!
"Crack!"
"Bad ball!"
"Sure enough, I am on alert to force points, and I only dare to throw the ball with all my strength. If I do, I will lose the ball control again!" Sendou said with an expression as expected. After he looked at the opponent's catcher, it was really easy to understand.
"Crack!"
"Bad ball!"
"Crack!"
"Good shot!"
"Crack!"
"Bad ball!"
"The number of balls is full!" Sawamura suddenly had a thought in his mind.
"Ha! Ha! Ha!" De Chuan's ace kept breathing heavily!
"It's a showdown!" At this time, the shooting team reached an agreement on the last ball, and the ball came roaring.
Then his face changed drastically!
"Forced points? And also when the number of balls is full?"
"Ding!" Since Takada swung the bat seriously and made two strikes, once the bunt hit the boundary, he was directly out, so the infield had already retreated. After all, Takada is a heavy and powerful hitter.
"First base!" the catcher said almost with grief and anger!
"Crack!"
"Out!"
"Safe!" In the end, Kondo at third base also returned. Final Inning Akashi chased three points in a row, which made all De Chuan members unbelievable!
Seeing that something was not going well, Coach Kunimi decisively called a timeout and sent an orderly soldier up.
The batter behind is not easy to deal with either! At least judging from Ace's current state!
"If I had known, I wouldn't have let him vote for so long yesterday!"
What Akashi doesn't know is that yesterday, De Chuan played a game with Practice Match, and he was also the ace main shooter. The lack of physical strength cannot be entirely due to Akashi's entanglement. It can only be said that they were too careless, thinking that Akashi was just an ordinary school, and they did not expect such great progress.
No one knew what the messenger said, but the look in his eyes as he looked at the opponent's ace became much firmer.
"What should we do? Sendou?" Sawamura panicked!
"I don't know!" Sendou answered very simply.
"Play!"
"I didn't expect us to be in a tough battle today! But we won't just give up!" the pitcher thought in the pitching center.
"Strike!"
"Nani? Can his Slider still enter Strike Zone?" Kondo exclaimed on the bench!
"Crack!"
"Bad ball!"
"You left as soon as you said it?"
"Crack!"
"Bad ball!"
"Ping!"
"Out of bounds!"
"Being chased!"
"Chasing him!" The two teams thought to themselves at the same time, and the atmosphere became tense again.
"This is the end!"
"Crack!"
"Strike! The batter is out! Change the field!" The last ball profoundly showed the ace's self-esteem and Fighting Spirit!
"This is ACE!" Sawamura's eyes sparkled!
"Okay! Stop looking at others with sparkling eyes! This is the end! Is today's game auspicious? Or is it a disaster? It all depends on you! Come on! ACE!" Sendou persuaded.
"ACE!" What a happy scene.
However,
"Hahaha! Sendou You finally admit my existence! Sure enough! Hahaha!"
"Hurry up and get on the court!" Seeing Sawamura showing off his power in front of him, Sendou, who couldn't stand it anymore, kicked his butt and sent him into the court!
It's getting closer to noon! I just arrived at the game and it seems like it's still playing in my head!
"It really scared us to death. Too scary? Final Inning's attack! Sure enough, our Nagano is the strongest team! If you hadn't observed Ball Trajectory in the early stage, I really couldn't have beaten you! I'm so lucky today!"
"Hmph! How could the game end like this? We are De Chuan!" People from the two teams were chatting excitedly after the game. Only Akashi seemed to be excited.
"We will win it back next time!" De Chuan's ace said this without much explanation!
"Well! Let's compete again!" Sawamura replied excitedly.
Yes, Akashi won. The opponent lost by one point due to various reasons such as fatigue from the previous day, observing the number of balls, underestimating the opponent, etc.!
Final Inning's attack, De Chuan exploded with announced attack power. Knowing the characteristics of Sawamura, they also began to stand at the front holding the short bat and pursue accurate strikes.
But after all, they could not ensure an accurate hit. For them, the ball, which was already very fast, finally recovered one point, and with someone in the circle by stealing a base, they hit a high fly ball to catch the ball.