Ace of Diamond: Golden Cleats and Silver Bat
Chapter 339

Preparing to Take the Field

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The Top of the First Inning ended amidst such a crazy scene.

If it were just the ball speed, it wouldn't be so bad. The key issue is that the person who threw that many balls was a freshman, not a third-year ace.

160 kilometers!

This is a number that has never been seen before at Koshien. Today they see hope!

Such thunderous cheers can only be seen at Koshien; even the commotion Sendou caused at Jingu Stadium pales in comparison.

Fastball pitcher, a super hitter—that's the most exhilarating sight in baseball, especially when the Fastball is also a cool, collected guy.

"Nice ball! Furuya!"

"Haha! Nice!" Senior Kuramochi kicked him in the butt.

Senior Chris on the bench, also praised him, which made Sawamura extremely jealous.

"Now it's our turn!"

Keep attacking! Don't forget the offensive mindset until the very end!

"Hi!!!"

"Bottom of the first set! Seidou High School's attack."

One hit! Shortstop, Kuramochi-kun!

"Run with all your might!... Don't stop..."

Run as fast as you can!... Don't stop...

"Shoot it out! Kuramochi!"

"Kura~mochi! Kura~mochi!" Sawamura waved his arms with the same Demon Face as Isashiki-senpai.

"The first ever Koshien tasting! It's so exhilarating!" Kuramochi stood on the left tasting table.

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

"The first ball was a straight shot to the inside corner. The tricky Ball Trajectory and speed of 138 kilometers per hour prevented the batter from getting a chance to shoot."

"Smack!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"A low fastball that grazed the outside corner! The batter is being chased down!"

You might not believe it, but apart from Itai, the backup outfielder, the current starters, including Kuramochi, the Lead-off Hitter, have the weakest offensive capabilities...

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"The third ball is a curveball to the inside corner!"

"Ping!"

"Finally, a low fastball to the outside corner! The batter's stance was completely disrupted!"

Wow, so fast! But... out of the game!

"One out!" The commentator finished speaking in about four seconds using his family's traditional speaking speed.

"Damn it!" Kuramochi muttered as he pounced on the base.

" Senior Kuramochi! That was a beautiful save, but I'd still like you to get to base if you could do that!"

"Because you can basically do it all!" Sawamura shouted loudly in the Bullpen.

Kuramochi just wants to kill him now!

"Second baseman, Kominato Ryosuke-kun!"

"Onii-san!!!"

The one who always steals the spotlight is the Spring Commander, Sawamura Eijun!

"This guy is a really tough hitter! Aside from his size which makes him lack power, he hits very accurately and his batting technique is perfect."

"Use power and tricky Ball Trajectory to deal with him!" Catcher Shirau thought to himself as he glanced at Onisan.

And Onii-san glanced at him, his expression quite friendly!

Onii-san naturally guessed what he was thinking, and besides, height was a taboo subject!

His expression was natural and kind!

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"Outside the boundary!"

Onisan and he were locked in a battle for nearly ten balls.

"Damn it! This is too troublesome!"

That's an annoying hitter!

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Call out!"

"Straight ball!"

"Smack!"

"Strike! Batter out!"

"Finally, it's the deciding ball Forkball!"

As expected, Ino's Forkball is quite threatening!

"That's true!"

"But this is only the first round of batting, and the second batter used more than ten pitches. As expected, Seidou's batting is very strong!"

"That's right!"

The two commentators started chatting again.

"Ping!"

"Smack!"

"Out! Three outs, time to move on!"

Isashiki-senpai hit a powerful fly ball to third base...

"The first game is over! The score is still 0-0!"

Both teams, from prestigious backgrounds, showcased their unique styles, and it was truly amazing!

"The fact that Furuya-kun is still a first-year student!"

"Hmm! Usually, only third-year students have this ball speed!"

This is truly rare.

"In the second inning, both sides started with four batters!"

To be honest, I'm more looking forward to Seidou's attack in the second half!

What kind of hitter is the fourth-year batter from a prestigious school like Seidou?

I also hope the director can get the attacker's information quickly.

"Bottom of the second inning! Yokohama Kohoku Academy's attack!"

Fourth batter! First baseman, Furano-kun!

" Yokohama Kohoku Academy's fourth batter has entered the Batter's Box!"

Let's see how Tomino Ryō fares against the Wrist Pitcher!

"Puff!"

"Thump!!!"

"Nice shot!"

"This power! I couldn't resist making a move!"

"146!"

The large screen displayed cold, hard numbers!

"The first ball was a high straight! The batter missed!"

Next up is the second ball!

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!"

"Nice shot!"

"The second ball is a straight to the inside corner! The batter has no chance to shoot!"

"Piu!"

"Straight ball!"

"Thump!!!"

"Nice shot!"

"The attacker is out!"

"This is...! Fast Forkball!" Furano walked off the field with a helpless expression!

"140!"

"Finally, there's the Fast Forkball at 140 km/h!"

They struck out four men in a row right from the start!

The batters from the Yokohama Kohoku Academy couldn't find an opportunity to swing!

"Call out!"

"Thump!!!"

"Thump!!!"

"Thump!!!"

"Strike! Batter out!"

"Strikeout, fifth strikeout!!!"

Full power! Furuya Satoru!!!

"Ping!"

"Out!"

Change scenes!

Sixth batter Komura hit a weak infield fly ball!

They completely missed their chance and were simultaneously suppressed by the ball's power.

"At the end of the top of the second inning, Yokohama Kohoku Academy still hadn't managed to get a hit!"

Now it's Seidou High School's turn to attack!

Let's wait and see what the heavy hitter of the Super Diamond Generation will be like!

Why do I say that? Because I just obtained this Sendou-kun's data!

He hit 22 Home Run High School Total Home Runs, with a batting average of.91.

Monster Batter hit seven Home Run in just six games in the Summer Preliminaries!

Two of them were won in the preliminary finals, from Narumiya Mei, the Kanto's Number One Left Pitcher pitcher in Narumiya Mei who had no runs allowed before the finals.

These are truly terrifying numbers!

While his low batting average is partly due to fewer matches played and unfamiliar opponents, there's no denying that Sendou-kun is truly a Monster Batter!

(High school matches include Practice Match, as long as the umpire is from Kouya. Otherwise, even if Monster Batter deliberately throws tricky Ball Trajectory in an official match, you won't hit that many Home Run.)

For example, the referee against Kiryu was clearly a professional.

"That's true! I was startled too!"

"Then let's look forward to Sendou-kun's first Koshien match!"

"Bottom of the second set! Seidou High School's attack..."

Fourth batter! Center forward, Sendou-kun!

Sorry! My head hurts so badly I can't take it anymore. I owe you two thousand now, and I'll pay you back tomorrow.

By the way, I made a change to the previous one. I found that in the original work, Narumiya Mei pitched for four consecutive days, from the round of 16 to the final fourteen games.

Instead of resting for three consecutive days and then playing the finals one day, that's a mistake.

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