"Ninth batter! Left outfielder, Furuya-kun!" Although he is a bottom batter, there are people in the scoring circle, and Furuya's batting is indeed reliable.
The pitchers all have a great feel for the ball, Furuya, as Wrist Pitcher, has an explosive power that is beyond question.
"Why won't you let me fight?!" Sawamura was still muttering to himself, because he realized that although the Sunglasses Uncle had given a bunch of instructions using Signals, he was letting Furuya fight, while he could only fight in short suits...
Sawamura Ino threw his first pitch.
"Call out!"
"Ping!"
"Bang!" The ball hit the outfield wall.
"Outside the boundary!"
"That was quite a blow!"
"That straight shot went so far!"
This shot gave the pitcher and catcher a real scare, making them realize they couldn't just throw fastballs at this guy so easily.
The bench's instructions to Furuya were to entangle the opponent as much as possible and aim for straight shots and Forkball.
Because of their superstitious belief in the deciding pitch, Seidou took notice of them.
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
"The second shot was a curveball, but unfortunately it went a little off target!"
"I can see it very clearly! I can see it very clearly!"
"Suppress him!"
"Suppress! Suppress!"
"Third ball! Shot!"
"Call out!"
"Ping!"
"Outside the boundary!"
"The third ball was also a curveball!"
"Yoshi! We're chasing him!"
"Take care of him! Ino!"
" Furuya! The timing is right! Hold on!"
"Call out!"
"Ping!"
"Hit! Furuya Satoru Infield Hit a single to reach base! Miyuki on second base has also moved up to third!"
One out, first and third!
Now it's Seidou's turn to field their top-ranked batter!
"It's Forkball again! Imitating these guys!" Shirau couldn't possibly be unaware of this at this point.
After all, both batters swung so decisively and hit the target directly; if they didn't react in time, they would be out of their minds.
"One hit! Shortstop, Kuramochi-kun!"
Just as Shirau was pondering how to match the balls, the broadcast started playing in their ears.
"Run with all your might!... Don't stop..."
Run as fast as you can!... Don't stop...
"Shoot it out! Hold it!"
" Kuramochi! Kuramochi!" As the number one underling, Sawamura waved his little fist again.
"Among the top batters of Seidou, only this Kuramochi has a very low batting average, so he might get a forced point! We can give them a point!"
"But we absolutely have to get that out." Shirau commanded the defensive lineup, raising his gloves.
Seeing that Shirau instructed them to defend the middle of the infield and not to move forward to prevent Long Hit in the outfield, they understood that they should be prepared to concede a run.
This defensive position is clearly designed to be wary of Hit and Run away from the opponent's line. It is better to play short shots and Changeup, while it is effective for pressing short shots with a straight ball, but it is easy to be Hit and Run.
So, unfortunately, you managed to score by force, but you can't Hit and Run or let Kuramochi get to base.
"It's a fact that I didn't perform at all today!"
"But at least I'll get you back to home plate!" Kuramochi, at left batting, glanced at Miyuki on third base.
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Nice shot!"
"First ball: low straight to the outside corner! The batter didn't even release the ball!"
"The runner isn't moving!"
Aren't you going to fire? Then what are you aiming for?
This offensive lineup basically won't take shots on the bad ball... well... except for that guy!
Still aiming for the Forkball? Shirau thought for a moment, then gave the Signals!
Ino nodded!
"How many pitchers in the whole country would listen to their pitch assignments like that?" Shirau thought to himself as he saw his partner nod. After all, most pitchers are self-centered, and this time his pitch assignment was Forkball!
Under normal circumstances, if a pitcher gets hit repeatedly on the deciding pitch, there's a high probability he'll shake his head.
After all, not every pitcher-catcher pair has the same relationship as Miyuki and the Double Pitcher...
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
"Didn't he make a shot?" He had specifically asked for a Forkball with a lower landing point, wanting to see if Seidou was still aiming at Shirau, who was about to make a shot, and he was even more confused.
At this point, Coach Kataoka Signals.
Although the opposing team saw Coach Kataoka give the Signals, they didn't know if it was a forced point, Hit and Run, or just a feint.
After all, baseball tactics Signals are too complicated, and prestigious schools like Seidou have more than one set of Signals.
Of course, for first-year students like Sawamura, apart from Sendou who has a remarkable memory, everyone else only knows simple Signals.
However, it is true that the actions of Seidou's bench players have heightened tensions.
The ball count is a mix of good and bad, and anything can happen.
"Charge! Kuramochi!"
"Aimed! Aimed!"
"Go for it, Ino!"
Amidst background music and cheers from both sides, Miyuki began to leave base.
Seeing that Seidou's third base runner had made a move last night, the defensive lineup began to tense up.
They had no idea what Seidou was up to.
"Let's try an outside angle!" Shirau still needed to test the waters to see what the runner's sudden movement meant.
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
Another bad ball in the outer corner!
Shirau saw that Miyuki didn't make a move, but the number of balls meant they couldn't continue probing.
"No problem! I can do it!"
"You're capable of this, Senior Kuramochi! Show some confidence!" Sawamura shouted from the sidelines!
Although there were quite a few pauses...
"Be careful!" Although we are prepared to lose a point, it doesn't mean we'll give it away for nothing.
"Forced score!" The third baseman quickly reminded Ino Miyuki running.
Moreover, Kuramochi also adopted a short-armored stance.
" Ino!" Shirau quickly stood up at the outside corner, clearly indicating that he wanted Ino to throw a bad ball.
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
However, it was all an illusion. Miyuki ran a few steps and then ran back, while Kuramochi put away his baseball bat.
This is why runners with more outs on third base than those with two outs have a higher scoring percentage.
Pitching is a matter of a split second, and the third runner and batter can use such feints to make the pitcher miss.
This is a psychological game; if you lose the bet, at most the attacking side will give the defending side one more strike.
The defending side dares not gamble, because losing a gamble means a point, and unless they are certain that the opponent is feinting, it is difficult to make a decision instantly.
Of course, if the pitcher is very confident in his pitch, it's hard for him to hit a short game well, so there's no problem.
Seidou clearly won this time, so with three balls and one strike, Seidou took the initiative!
Kuramochi turned around and glanced at the bench. Coach Kataoka nodded and then gave the Signals again.
Miyuki, Kuramochi, and Furuya all touched the brim of their helmets to indicate that they understood.
Kuramochi glanced at Sendou again, which startled Sendou.
Then I remembered a joke I'd made with Kuramochi before.
Then he showed a shocked expression, his face full of question marks. He couldn't believe that his joke was actually Kuramochi serious.
Here's the bonus chapter; now I only need one more chapter today to make up for the shortfall.
Last night, I had such a bad headache that I held my head for an hour before I could fall asleep.
I took my blood pressure this morning and found out it was a bit high. It's probably because I've been working too hard and staying up too late for the past month.
Now that I know the reason, that's good!