"Hey! Is it okay? We are all here in the infield, but I feel a little panicked!" Oomura in the outfield felt a little cold between his legs!
Nine-Man Infield looks dangerous, but in fact it is the most suitable tactic for Sawamura's ball system and junior high school competition level.
Moreover, Big Tail's third-round high-ball play is no joke. The defensive range of the infield is too large, and even Ground Ball cannot stop them all. But with the number of people in the infield increased to 9, such a weak ball will be easily stopped.
It can be said that when the opponent did not discover the Sawamura ball system, Nine-Man Infield just looked like suicide, but in fact it was an unsolvable and rogue tactic.
"Are they looking down on me? Are they looking down on me?" Big Tail's second-bat hitter saw Nine-Man Infield pointing at him like a crazy teammate for verification.
"Calm down! Maybe it's just the opposite. Is it because you take it too seriously? Probably!"
"Na~ni~?"
"Although I don't know why, it is a fact that we did not hit an outfield hit in this game. Nine-Man Infield is exactly their strategy because they are not confident that they can stop our hits, which means they will surrender when we hit the outfield!
Such a battle!
Because they can't possibly want to hand over victory to us, right? "Takase, who returned to normal, said to his second stick.
"Then let's see how I hit the outfield!"
"So I used to hold a short stick and hit the ball, but now I give up!
The only way to get to the outfield is by fishing! "
"Yeah!"
The game starts again!
"Ei-chan! Let's have a showdown with them!"
"Yeah!" Sawamura nodded deeply to Takeda and started to throw the ball.
"Phew!"
"Crack!"
"Good shot!"
"Really! Are you shooting the ball in the center at this time? I saw Takase is right, they are making a desperate move!
But...
So do we! "Seeing the opponent's pitch, the batter put away his previous anger of feeling underestimated.
The second ball roared in again!
"Inside corner! But Ball Trajectory is easy to fight!"
"Ping!"
"Nani?" When I actually hit it with the fishing method, I felt a strong feeling that it didn't feel right!
The ball flew high.
"Ei-chan! I'm coming!!! I'm coming!!!" Seeing that the ball was between the pitcher and the catcher, Takeda immediately reminded nervously that he really didn't dare to let his ace catch the ball!!!
"Crack!"
"Out!"
"Damn it! How does that feel?" The batter slammed the bat on the ground, and a strong feeling of unwillingness emerged!
"Don't worry!" the three-stick beater comforted.
The second batter wanted to remind his teammates, but he didn't know what to say at all. He could only sigh heavily, patted his teammates on the shoulders and returned to the bench!
"Big Tail's player didn't hit the ball well at all. Was he too anxious to hit the ball to the outfield? But Nine-Man Infield really couldn't hit the ball to the infield normally!"
The commentator just thought that the batter was anxious. Nine-Man Infield's weird tactics also put a lot of pressure on the opponent's psychology.
Whether it's anger or pressure to hit the outfield, it will have a great impact on the duel!
"One out!!!" Takeda used this to encourage morale!
All of a sudden, all the teammates in the field were responding!
The showdown will continue!
"Three bats, left fielder, Oobayashi-kun!"
"Three bats, left fielder, Oobayashi-kun!"
"It's so interesting! Nine-Man Infield is so messy! But besides trying his best to hit the outfield, he really can't find any other flaws!
It seems like chaos, but it's actually really tricky. Akagi Middle School is such an interesting team!
By the way, Akashi is a team composed entirely of second-year players, right?
And the pitcher was the one who decided the winner at Strike Zone.
So, let's show off! Seniors! "
"Play!"
Seeing that Dalin was ready, the referee signaled for kickoff!
"I don't know how the opponent will attack, but there is only one of me who can do it, right?" Sawamura on Pitcher's Mound had the same thoughts.
"Crack!"
"Good shot!" Seeing the ball enter the glove, the referee raised his right hand to signal.
"The game has reached this level, but the power of the ball has not diminished. The ball is very fast. But after all, it is not to the point where it is impossible to hit!"
Second goal!!!
"Ping!"
"Out of bounds!"
"Isn't the timing right? It feels right!
No, I'm being chased!
Will bad pitches be thrown to disrupt the game? "Because he wanted to hit the outfield, Dalin didn't even see the state of contact between the ball and the bat.
"Huh?" Just when Dalin was thinking wildly, Akashi's arrest didn't give him any time to think.
"Crack!"
"Good shot!"
"Swing! Strike out! That's two outs and only one out left!"
"Yo west!!!" Akashi Everyone was shouting loudly, and the sounds of two outs came and went.
"Eijun! As the ace, let's lead the team to win back the victory!" Sendou said secretly while looking at the field.
Then Sendou stood up and shouted loudly that the game had just started, don't be careless!
"Four bats! First baseman! Ogiyama-kun!"
"Four bats! First baseman! Ogiyama-kun!"
"Please! Ogiyama, give me a hit! Don't let the game end like this!"
"Only 5 balls, I got two outs, what should I do!? If I try to catch the ball, I will miss it! But..." Ogiyama thought of this and looked at the nine people in the infield and sighed!
The fact is that even if you don't seize the right timing in your usual playing style, since the movement trajectory of the bat coincides with that of the ball, the miss rate of this kind of straight ball is very low.
But when fishing, there are two lines with only one intersection, so although the ball can be hit high and far, the miss rate is also very high.
Facing the nine-man outfield, there is no difference between emptying and not playing well. You can imagine how annoying this all-or-nothing play like Nine-Man Infield is when there is no way to play Long Hit.
"There's another person!
Only one person can win! "Sawamura looked at the batter and thought silently in his heart!
"Come on!"
"Bitter ~ ew!"
"Huh?"
"Crack!"
"Bad ball!"
"The first goal is Inside Corner Ball, but it's a pity that it missed a little!" The commentator has also devoted himself wholeheartedly to it.
"What's wrong, Ei-chan?" Takeda was a little anxious. Only he knew that what he wanted was a good shot, and it didn't matter even if it was a little easier.
"One more goal!"
"Crack!"
"Bad ball!"
Off again!
"What should I do?" Takeda was also a little panicked at this time.
"Ha!" Sendou chuckled when he saw this, and then stood up.
"Huh?" People in the field also noticed this.
"There is movement on Akashi's bench. Akagi Middle School Back Number No. 10, the actual coach of this team, is guiding the opponent. Is there any change in formation at this time?
No, the infield didn't move as if to indicate the previous two bad balls. But what exactly are these instructions? "The passionate voice of the commentator echoed in the field, and the game was undoubtedly at the last moment.
"Hahaha! Right in the middle! Sendou! You guy! Are you really not afraid of losing?" Sawamura couldn't stop smiling when he saw Signals.
"Speaking of which! The incredible thing is that no matter what kind of instructions you give, no matter how random the instructions are, we all feel that there is no problem!
Aren't we the ones who can prove that your random tactics are effective?!!!
Sendou!!! "
"Phew!"
"In the center?"
"Crack!"
"Good shot!"
"Wasted!!! Ogiyama swung the four-ball ball to the center straight ball! That's the first ball and two bad balls! The second ball... was thrown!"
"Phew!"
"Ping!"
"This ball is out of bounds behind the catcher! But it could be caught!!!
Can the catcher catch it? ..."
"Land!" Ogiyama had already started shouting and praying to land quickly. At this time, everything was over when he was picked up and killed.
"It landed! The catcher didn't catch it, so the ball was out of bounds! But Oobi Middle School is at the end of the road, there is still a good ball, but the bad ball is not full, then if it is impossible to distinguish the situation, even a bad ball must be shot. The last ball does not matter whether it is an infield Ground Ball, a fly ball, or a strikeout, as long as it is not a hit "Hit, then the game is over!" The on-site commentator used high and low sounds to arouse the emotions of the audience, completely unaware of how much pressure this would put on the batters. The defensive formation has already set up Nine-Man Infield. Even if there is a mistake in passing the ball, there will be Backup Position people passing the ball. As long as it is not a big mistake, it is safe.
So normally it is a word that puts pressure on both sides at the same time. In fact, the defender did not feel much pressure from this word.
"No need for bad shots! Don't give them a chance to breathe and decide the outcome in one go!" Sendou said in his heart!
"Straight ball in the center! ×10!!!" At the moment when Sawamura raised his arms, all ten people in Akagi Middle School thought at the same time.
"This is the end! Inside corner or outside corner? A slightly deflected bad ball is also very possible. At this time, we can no longer leave our fate to the referee!... Na..."
"Ping!"
"... Ni? In the center? The last ball?" Ogiyama's face was full of disbelief, and he had forgotten about running bases, because the result was already determined.
The last ball did not fly high into the sky but was played as Ground Ball. Ono quickly got the ball and passed it quickly.
The idiot at first base showed a happy smile the moment before he caught the ball!
"Crack!"
"Out! The game is over!" The referee directly announced the result of the game!
"Ah!!!" Sawamura yelled uncontrollably on Pitcher's Mound!
Akashi In addition to Sendou Wakaba, including Little Sano, they have already rushed towards the figure in the field!
The nine people in the field hugged each other. Wakaba looked on with a smile on his face. Sendou was still sitting there but couldn't hide the raised corners of his mouth.
"The two sides fought to the death for an hour, and finally won the second-round match against the king Tokugawa Junior High School (a reminder for book friends who are jumping to read, Tokugawa got a bye in one round! It is impossible for a small place to get two byes like the seeds of Qingdao). It was Chicheng Junior High School!!!
Akashi, who suffered a huge defeat last fall, appears as a dark horse this year. Let's look forward to tomorrow's game!!! "
At this time, everyone in Akashi did not hear the commentary broadcast and celebrated to their heart's content. What no one knew was that from a corner of the stadium, a beautiful figure appeared silently watching Sendou on the bench!
Furuhashi Fumino arrived without saying hello in advance, but after the game, she took out her mobile phone and sent a text message to Sendou, asking him to pick her up!
Since everyone is here, there is no way they won't show up!
"Line up!"
Players from both sides, including the bench, went out to line up. Of course, Sendou also had to go out, as he was nominally a substitute.
"Salute!"
"Thanks for the advice!"
"Seniors! We lost today! Let's play together again when we have time!" After all, Big Tail's players are basically first-year players, so they are very open-minded. Although they were a little sad, they quickly adjusted.
"Ah! Let's fight again!" Sawamura responded cheerfully.
"Next time we will win!"
"We won't admit defeat either!"
With Sawamura's character, he easily got along with this group of juniors.
After Sendou salutes from both sides, he will go to the bench and start packing his things.
In fact, this game looked dangerous. In fact, when Sendou discovered that the opponent knew nothing about Sawamura's ball system, the outcome was already doomed.
Nine-Man Infield just had a flash of inspiration, but pressing forward in the inner and outer areas is something Akashi often does, but today he played it even better.
"Furuhashi-san! You watched the game!" For some reason, Sawamura particularly respects Fumino.
"Hmm! What a beautiful pitch! Sawamura!"
"Haha! Is that so? Thank you!" Sawamura scratched his head in embarrassment and thanked him with honorifics.
"We are obviously students of the same grade, why do we use honorifics? Why is Eijun so obedient in front of Fumino?" Sendou complained in his heart as he watched this scene.
It can only be said that liberal arts geniuses are easy to respect. (This is the feeling of Sendou!)
And Sawamura likes romance novels very much, and Furuhashi is the kind who can make people cry just about anything he writes, so Sawamura respects Furuhashi very much, but Sendou doesn't know why.
"Come on! I'll come back to watch your game tomorrow!" Fumino said as he looked at Sendou with a somewhat resentful look. Although Sendou felt it, he had no idea what he had done.
Then,
"It hurts!" Sendou's waist suffered again. (It's not that Japanese girls also like to pinch people. It's Fumino's personal behavior habit.)
"What did I do?" Since you can't guess, just ask directly.
However, Fumino ignored him and walked up to Wakaba and chatted with her.
"Damn it! Little Sano! We won so hard today, please treat us to a barbecue!" After Sendou vented in a low voice, he immediately pointed the gun at Teacher Sano, intending to turn his grief and anger into appetite.
"Okay, I'm treating you. Mr. Furuhashi (girls also call you "Jun" if they are strangers), come too!"
Teacher Sano was extremely generous, and he could see how hard this game was.
Likewise, he is also clear about tomorrow's game. Although he doesn't know the result without playing it, everyone including today's commentary knows that Akashi will be unlucky tomorrow.
After all, there is a very obvious gap between the two teams. This gap is not easy to make up. Akashi is not the kind of team with Divine Beast in charge. (Divine Beast does, no one knows about it.)
Therefore, everyone knows that tomorrow's game will be very fierce, but it is basically difficult to have a big upset in the outcome.