"Though there were still two outs, Seidou was only one hit away from another run!"
"But with the game having reached this point, hadn't the outcome already been decided?!"
"Even so, they had to show their ability and fight until the very end.
That was what made student baseball so interesting!"
"That's true!"
The spectators at the side of the field were still a little confused, unable to understand what had happened. This inning, the batting lineup had suddenly connected.
"Big Spicy Shrimp!!" Though he had not hit it cleanly, Senior Maezono had successfully reached base. He raised an arm high and struck an exaggerated celebratory pose.
"As expected of A-Yuan!"
"Being able to celebrate a hit like that as if it were a Home Run was impressive in its own way!"
"He and Shirazu were complete opposites!!"
"Sendou stayed calm even after hitting a Home Run!"
"No, no!
Don't drag that guy into this!!"
With the situation turning greatly in their favor, the group began mercilessly teasing Senior Maezono!
It made even his raised arm feel a little embarrassing!
"An opportunity has come!!
I'm going to seize it and put on a good performance!" Senior Asou's eyes lit up as he headed toward the Batter's Box, utterly radiating minor-character energy.
"Ping!"
The Hakuryu battery, still somewhat stunned from being hit around, tried to earn a strike with a Slider—and got hit again!!
"Oh!!!"
"Whoosh!"
"Asou!!"
The Seidou bench shouted in unison once more. Miyuki easily returned to home plate, scoring the fourth run of the inning!
"Again, they swung at the first pitch, and again it was a Slider?!
Could it be that the pitch they were targeting had changed?!!
Because we had started using Sliders to enter the Strike Zone and earn Strike Counts?!" If Itou still