The double play failed...
"Sawamura! Don't..." Just as Miyuki wanted to comfort Sawamura, he stopped when he saw the expression on the boy's face.
Sawamura was baring his teeth, his face full of smiles!
"Two..."
"Two outs!!" When Haruichi, who did not know what was happening behind them, tried to call out two outs, Sawamura's louder voice cut him off.
"Two outs, Eijun-kun!!" He then revealed a somewhat surprised but delighted smile.
"Two outs!!
Everyone!!"
Then all of Seidou's fielders responded to the figure on the Pitcher's Mound.
The players' interaction made everyone feel it—at this moment, he was Seidou's ace!!
Itou watched the scene with a grave expression as he walked toward the Batter's Box!
Two outs, runner on first. If he did not get a hit now, there would be no more chances this inning.
These guys really are amazing!! Sawamura laughed excitedly to himself.
"Focus on the first pitch!!"
"Go, Sawamura!!"
"Take them down!!"
At that moment, Itou could not help glancing toward the bench again. Coach Sasaki nodded at him, and he nodded back.
*Is this guy also staying close to the edge of the plate?!
They had all backed off before!
Still, they might change their strategy at a time like this...
But if it's the current Sawamura...
An Inside Corner Ball fastball!!!* Even though he knew the chances of a strategic change were low, and that the best approach would be to test him with an Outside Corner Ball, this was Miyuki Kazuya after all!!
At this moment, Miyuki had absolute faith in the guy before him, who looked every bit like an ace!!
"Throw your arm all the way through!
Make him submit to your ball power!!!
Sawamura!!!"
"Even if their momentum is soaring, the impact of allowing runs just now cannot be