That concludes my reminiscence.
Oni-san gripped the bat tightly!
"Two consecutive Inside Corner Ball! Then the deciding ball might really be a straight or curved ball to the outside corner, just like Sendou said!"
What a terrifying junior!
He even figured out the pattern of such an excellent catcher!
"This hitter will use his ball feel and hitting technique to keep hitting the ball out of bounds."
Don't miss the target!
The battle will be decided here!
"Puff!"
"The runners have started!" Kuramochi doesn't even need to leave the base to run.
"Don't worry about him, once the batter is dealt with, this round is over!" The pitcher and catcher are of one mind.
With two outs, Kuramochi can indeed steal bases without any worries.
Especially after they learned that Onii-san was going to have a showdown, and as for how they knew, these guys' teamwork didn't need nicknames at all.
Just like when he practiced sparring with Tanba, Kuramochi and Isashiki coordinated a Hit and Run without Signals.
The Hit and Run tactic relies heavily on teamwork; if the hitters don't coordinate well, the runners are basically giving away free kills.
Kuramochi and Isashiki don't need Signals, and neither does Niyuuma, who relies most on teamwork.
"Call out!"
Oni-san's decisive step startled Shirau.
"Ping!"
"Got it! Can you pass it over?"
"Pass it to me! You bastard!!!" The commentator's and Jun-san's shouts came almost simultaneously.
"It's through! Seidou's second batter, Ryosuke Kominato, Kominato Ryosuke a beautiful single, helping Kuramochi reach first base!"
The situation is now two outs, first and third!
And now it's Seidou's turn to hit the Center Batting Lineup!
Hengxue is facing its biggest crisis of the match.
"Yoshia!!!"
"Oh!!!"
The bench and the cheering section erupted in cheers at the same time.
"Was it anticipated?" Shirau called for a pause in the throwing and capturing, Ino asked.
"Yes! They stepped forward without hesitation!"
However, the timing wasn't quite right, otherwise the ball would have flown much farther!
"You're not scared, are you?" Shirau asked with a smile.
"How could this be! This is our the Last Summer!"
"I don't want to have any regrets!" Ino responded.
"Then let's play a baseball game without any regrets!"
However, it would be best to end this round here! Shirau patted Ino's chest with his glove.
Then they got back to home plate!
"Baka yarou! Our attack isn't over yet!" Isashiki forward as the next batter.
"Then let's have a good fight!" Shirau replied with a smile.
"Roar?"
"Third batter! Right outfielder, Isashiki-kun!" The announcement finally came late.
"In the bottom of the sixth inning, Seidou is on the offensive. The runners have two outs, runners on first and third, and the batter is third batter Isashiki!"
First goal!
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
" Outside Corner Ball corner, there's Strike Zone in the dribbling lane, but it's a little off, bad ball!"
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Nice shot!"
"Another outside fastball, great pitch! The pitcher and catcher from the sideline didn't run away; they're attacking from the outside!!!"
"Now I understand why Yokogaku was able to stand out from Kanagawa with many prestigious schools!"
"That pitcher is really something!" Sendou said, slamming his helmet on his head.
Whether it's knowing that there's little room for improvement and decisively honing and restraining his skills, or displaying great composure at this crucial moment, both are worthy of the Sendou's admiration.
However, Sendou is never one to hold back, and such a person must be defeated with all one's might.
Sendou, who originally had little interest in Horizontal Martial Arts, also began to have some Fighting Spirit.
It's definitely not because Seidou beat Yokohama Gakuen and will face the team that's considered the luckiest team in this year's Koshien in the third round.
They received a bye in the first round, and in the second round they played against weaker opponents, thus smoothly advancing to the quarterfinals in the third round.
But they are simply rivals who deliver food to Seidou.
"We absolutely must continue the offensive! If I'm out of the game!"
" Sendou and Tetsu are going to be recommended for university again!" Isashiki stared intently at Ino.
"Call out!"
" Forkball?"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
"That was close!" Isashiki's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
At this point, you absolutely cannot shoot at a bad ball; the only thing that will make you nervous is the pitcher/catcher.
"Call out!"
"Baka! Yaru!"
"Ping!"
"Outside the boundary!"
Isashiki hit the ball as soon as he uttered the word "eight," which ended up sounding somewhat comical.
"We're after him!"
Let's take him down in one go!
Let's end this game!
At that moment, the cheers from Yokogaku drowned out those from Seidou.
"Puff!"
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
"Yoshia!!!" Isashiki shouted as he realized at the last moment that it was Slider and withdrew his bat after it was already halfway through.
This was a crucial decision for both Isashiki and Seidou.
"That's three balls and two strikes! Yokohama Gakuen's pitchers and catchers have no way out!" That's right, Yokohama Gakuen has no way out!
If the bad ball is selected, then...
"The game will be decided in the Strike Zone! Let's go!"
"Puff!"
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Hateful!"
"Yoshia!!!"
"Bad ball! Four!"
"Yoshia!!!" Seidou cheered again!
"That's good! The rest is up to you guys! Sendou! Captain!" Jun-san, who had dropped his bat and was running towards first base, thought to himself and raised his fist toward the bench.
There was Sendou squatting in the preparation area, looking up at himself, and Captain Tetsu standing on the bench.
"Two outs... bases loaded!!!" the commentator shouted.
His voice was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears via the radio.
"The hitter...! The fourth batter!!!"
"Fourth batter!!! Center forward, Sendou-kun!" As the commentator shouted the last part of the sentence, the stadium's loudspeaker rang out at the right time.
"We've already said it! Intentional Walk said!"
"We'll fill the bases to the brim and see how you Intentional Walk!" Countless veterans on the field and in the bench shouted in their hearts at the same time.
"Playing with the bases loaded, the Seido batting lineup, the fourth and fifth batters who were walked in their last at-bat!"
This will be the climax of today's game!
Will Yokohama Kohoku Academy continue to hold firm with their consistently solid defense and wait for their batting lineup to explode?
Or will Seidou High School sound the charge with their baseball bats?
Ace and fourth-stringer! A fateful showdown!!!
More and more Seidou supporters chanted encouragement as the Seidou drum band played the Sendou anthem.
The match has finally reached its climax!
Because their fourth batter only needs one Long Hit to completely widen the score gap and even determine the outcome of the game.
"Go! Ino!"
"Suppress them!"
"Second elimination!!"
On the other side, not only did the players in the arena begin to cheer for the ace, but Bucktooth Coach also stepped out from the bench, clenching his fist to encourage him.
"Today may be the most glorious day of your lives!"
"Don't leave any regrets!" That's what the coach thought to himself.
" Sendou! This guy clearly overdid it on that last shot!"
He was supposed to be going to decide the winner with me in the Strike Zone!
"Seize this opportunity and deliver a fatal blow!" Isashiki-senpai looked at Sendou, thinking about the pitcher's situation just now.
" Shirau -san! You and Ino- san are really a great pair!" Sendou said as he walked over to the Batter's Box and tidied up the dirt in the Batter's Box.
This was also the first time he spoke in the Batter's Box today.
This surprised Shirau greatly, as he clearly had no way to deal with their Fourth and Fifth Batter Combination.
To be honest, Shirau thought Sendou's voice was very pleasant to listen to.
"Thank you so much for the compliment!" Shirau replied.
"Don't worry about it! I'll lead you here!"
If someone else had said that, Shirau might have muttered in a low voice, "Don't underestimate people!"
Even now, he wanted to say something, but the immense pressure and aura he felt from Sendou forced him to swallow his words.
The power of imagination is amazing!
This also means that the path of Sendou has begun to inspire fear and conjure up strange auras in people's minds.
"Then let's fight to the Sendou in the final match!" Shirau said something similar to what he had said to Isashiki before.
However, Sendou still sensed something was different.
"Whose end?" Sendou asked.
Who knows?
"Heh!" Sendou chuckled.
He knew that his opponent was going all in with him, as for that last shot that he missed with Isashiki-senpai...
If you rely on that, you'll probably only end up hurting yourself.
So, he stretched his body over the bat and got into position.
"To take down this hitter, you have to make good use of his tendency to take bad shots!"
bring it on!
The first ball was low to the outside corner! Slightly off the Strike Zone!
Shirau also swallowed hard, because the fighter in front of him was a powerful fighter capable of killing with a single blow.
Never try to win against him in the Strike Zone.
Even though she's a tough third-year student, sweat started to appear on Ino's face.
It's easy to imagine the pressure on the batters with two outs and bases loaded, given how powerful their fourth batter was.
"Puff!"
"Ah...!"
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!!"
The referee shouted loudly.
Sendou remained motionless, not even glancing in the slightest.
The fact that the attacker remained completely still made Shirau waver.
"Still not moving? Does this mean they're starting to select the ball now?"
Or are we only starting to get serious now? Shirau was starting to question his life choices.
Previously, the impression that Sendou gave Shirau was that he would shoot any bad ball that was slightly off the Strike Zone, regardless of whether it was a good ball or not.
Both in the video and in this match, Sendou was like this, but this sudden move caught Shirau off guard.
On Sendou's side, it wasn't that his ability to observe the Ball Trajectory's trajectory had improved by leaps and bounds; rather, he simply wanted to let the ball go first, regardless of whether it was a good or bad ball.
He had already anticipated that the first ball wouldn't be an easy Ball Trajectory, even if it landed in the Strike Zone. He could use the first ball to gather information for future ball selection.
At the same time, use some smoke bombs to better conceal your own target.
Don't even mention Shirau; even Miyuki Chris Sendou out, would get hit if they were at home plate.
Even now, Miyuki is putting himself in the catcher's shoes to try and guess Sendou's actions, only to find that he can't figure out what Sendoh is thinking at all.
Miyuki realized that Sendou didn't need to do that at all; if he kept harassing him, he would eventually get a chance to hit the ball.
Miyuki is very confident in Sendou's strength; what he himself finds difficult to hit might be easy for Sendou.
Therefore, not knowing what the purpose of the Sendou is is a very frightening thing for the defending side.
" Shirau! Don't be confused!"
We have no choice but to believe in baseball, which we've always believed in!
"Whatever his purpose is, we have no choice but to attack." Ino reassured her partner with a determined look in her eyes.
"That's right! Throw the second ball here!" The two have been partners for so long that a single glance is enough for them to communicate.
"Call out!"
"Boom!"
"Ping!"
"Outside the boundary!"
"He shot again?" Shirau was even more puzzled by Sendou's thoughts, but he was no longer confused.
The second ball was still low to the outside corner, but it was a curveball, also deviating from the Ball Trajectory of the Strike Zone, even more so than the first ball.
Not to mention Shirau, no one knows what the Sendou is really up to.
"Call out!"
" Inside Corner Ball!"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
The third ball is Slider!
"What on earth is Sendou up to?" Head Manager Oota couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know!" Coach Kataoka said calmly.
"Well?!!"
Head Manager Oota thought to himself, "You don't even know this, yet you let him run wild so carefree. Are you gradually becoming like Sendou?"
Although Head Manager Oota trusted Sendou a lot, he was still very nervous when things were handled like a game at such a crucial moment.
After all, he's one of their own, and he knows Sendou's ability to judge the ball inside and out. In the Inajitsu match, Zone's form only brought Sendou's ability to distinguish between good and bad balls to an average level within the team.
Normally, the only word to describe him is "bad".
"What's wrong? Is it really okay to keep using the bad ball?"
"The bases are full right now!" Sendou said.
Although his ability to instantly distinguish between good and bad shots is terrible, his spatial awareness is excellent. He only needs to look down at his own stance to know whether the previous shot was good or bad.
In actual combat, Sendou lacks experience and time to judge ball types. With his limited time, he must practice the sports that allow him to make rapid progress.
Ultimately, baseball is all about a player's versatility.
Sendou's words left Shirau speechless, but he couldn't possibly believe every word the other said.
This is why referees generally prohibit batters and catchers from communicating too much, to prevent them from using language to give hints.
Tactics are already as complex as war itself; to add verbal innuendo is simply going too far.
"Although these shots were very accurate, if I keep throwing bad shots, the referee might call all the tricky Ball Trajectory bad in the game, which would be counterproductive," Shirau analyzed the pros and cons.
Ultimately, they decided to use a tricky shot into the Strike Zone to salvage the referee's impression.
Don't forget, right-handed pitchers have a pitch pattern against left-handed batters that's similar to a left-handed pitcher 'Diagonal Fastball Ball Trajectory.
It's just that there were relatively few matchups between right-handed pitchers and left-handed batters in the past, so they weren't specifically named.
However, this does not diminish the difficulty of the shot.
"Call out!"
"Ping!"
"Bang!" The ball exploded behind the first baseman at incredible speed.
"Outside the boundary!"
"Such fast playing!"
"What an amazing swing!"