"Pff!"
"Whoosh!"
"It's here!! An inside corner ball!!" The moment they saw the pitch, everyone on the Tokyo Selection Team's bench shouted in unison!
"Tap!"
"Foul!!"
"A forkball?!"
Though caught off guard, Sendou adjusted his stance and managed to get the bat on the ball!
Even Sendou himself had thought he had it at the very last moment, but the pitch's movement had exceeded all expectations.
Both Meishin University's battery and Sendou widened their eyes at the same time!
"At the instant he swung, he had completely timed it like a fastball, hadn't he?!
And he could still adjust his stance and catch up at that point?!
Even though the ball flew behind him, if the bat had been off by just a little, that would have been a hit that seriously tested the defense!!
I see!
That strange feeling from before was because he had deliberately delayed his swing, giving his eyes more time to observe the ball's movement!!
I've seen batters with a similar style before, but this is the first time I've seen someone swing this late!
His bat speed is terrifyingly fast!!" Watching Sendou look somewhat frustrated before holding his helmet and beginning to sort out his emotions, Yamada took a deep breath.
"Pff!"
"Whoosh!"
"Smack!"
"Ball!!"
"An inside fastball!
But that one missed by quite a bit!!"
"Even Sendou wouldn't swing at a pitch like that, would he?!"
"Were that pitcher and catcher scared?!"
"No way, right?
This is only his first at-bat!!"
"But Sendou-kun is a batter who can hit one out just like that!!
Having your confident pitch turned into a home run is terrifying too!!"
The spectators around the field discussed the next pitch one after another.
"What do you think?!" Shirakawa asked Miyuki.
"I don't think they're scared!
That battery