"The flames of the Yokohama Kohoku Academy's counterattack have come to an end thanks to Sendou-kun's brilliant performance!"
It was really quite a shock!
That last ball wasn't in the center field's defensive range, it was in the left field!
Sendou-kun actually managed to get there and catch that ball before Furuya-kun could!
Although it's related to Furuya-kun himself.
Furuya has a very weak ability to judge where the ball will land. However, Furuya sees a flying ball, he keeps staring at it and then walks step by step towards it.
Experienced outfielders are all on the move, even a third-year veteran like Itai who lowers the overall strength of the batting lineup. He just sometimes has some issues with situational judgment, but his skills and experience are definitely not lacking, otherwise Coach Kataoka.
Seidou suffered heavy losses in both the Yakushi Game and Inajitsu, due to the issue of Furuya.
However, the commentators couldn't really criticize him. It would be a bit too much to criticize a two-way pitcher if his defense didn't look like that of a freshman.
Take Sendou for example. He doesn't rely on experience at all. He uses Dynamic Vision and his brain to calculate the landing point based on the arc. He's not human at all.
Otherwise, how could he possibly know the landing point at a glance? Even experienced people have to keep their eyes on the ball while watching the path, and even judge the force of the hit based on the sound of the bat to determine the exact landing point.
"This competition is over!"
" Sendou-kun, with his brilliant performance of attacking while defending, completely shattered the Fighting Spirit of the Yokohama Kohoku Academy!" Mine Fujio said.
"Huh? Yokogaku still has a high Fighting Spirit!" Owada said in surprise.
"But it's just Fighting Spirit now!"
The fighting spirit to win at all costs, the determination to fight to the Death Struggle, is gone!
Right now, I guess I'm just thinking about not having any regrets!
When they think like that, they can't possibly create miracles!
However, if we could get a few points...
After Mine Fujio finished speaking, he seemed to realize that he had said something unbelievable, shook his head, Owada fell silent.
As the art of war says, "Strike while the iron is hot, for the second strike will be less effective!"
Even though Sendou's Home Run shattered Ino's spirit to some extent, making it difficult for him to face Sendou again and even causing him to feel some fear towards subsequent batters, it did not break his fighting Fighting Spirit to win.
Masuko-senpai's Home Run shattered half of his desire to win, while the other half was Sendou's incredible catch.
The mentality of not being able to get a single point has already begun to sprout.
"Is everything alright?" Shirau asked.
Let's go!
"Sigh!" Shirau sighed as he watched Ino's retreating figure. Although he spoke quite frankly, his tone no longer carried the fierce edge he had before.
"Bottom of the seventh inning! Seidou High School's attack!"
"Go Seidou!"
"Go!"
As the situation changed, the audience almost completely turned against them, and they were a rare high school team with an offensive style similar to that of a professional team.
"Notice from Seidou High School regarding the replacement of players. The player exchanged with Sawamura-kun is... a substitute player! Kominato Haruichi- kun!"
Eight! Kominato Haruichi- kun!
"They're out! The last first-grader!"
"You have to fight!"
"Let me see the full power of the Diamond Age!"
"Charge! Charge!"
"Koharu! Go for it!" Although he was substituted, Sawamura cheered for Kominato with a happy expression, as if he were the one taking the field.
"If they call it a pinch hitter at this point, it probably means they're going to change pitchers for the next inning!"
"Um!
After all, the Koshien tournament schedule is very tight, and Seidou has a lot of top pitchers, so hopefully they can maintain their pitching form!
"Speaking of four pitchers, Hokkaido's representative this year Kyoma Daifuji Maki, is the same!"
And there's also a first-year pitcher who gets everyone excited, Hongo Masamune!
Although his ball speed is not Furuya-kun's, his ball control is definitely stronger!
Although he's only a freshman, he's already a true ace at Kyoma!
"That's right! The pitchers on both teams basically don't need to worry about stamina. It's starting to feel like a professional game!"
"That's right! That's right! Hitting high and pitching low isn't just a high school baseball technique; it's applicable to professional baseball and even the Major League."
However, the importance of pitchers remains irreplaceable. Even without a Perfect Form genius pitcher, using a multi-pitcher lineup is still an excellent tactic.
However, as a Japanese person, I still appreciate the existence of ace players!
Well! Speaking of which, Furuya-kun from Seidou is just that kind of person!
The future ace!
When the two commentators were chatting, Sawamura and Furuya's ears perked up instantly.
"Ace! x2!" Sawamura was contorted with Demon Face, his expression one of gritted teeth and resentment, Furuya...
"Boom!"
"Whoosh! Quickly put away your aura!" Kominato was cleaning up the dirt in the Batter's Box and warming up by swinging his bat, noticed the guy in the preparation area who was exploding with aura and spoke up to stop him.
"Speaking of which! Kominato-kun, who is playing as a substitute, can be considered Seidou's ace substitute player!"
Their batting average is really high right now, and they're using Wooden Bat, what an amazing first-year student!
Hearing the commentator say that about himself made him blush...
But he quickly adjusted and got ready.
"Although the hit rate is high, the number of seats played is very small!"
There's no need to be afraid!
Let's probe their movements with the outer corner first!
"Um!"
"Despair!"
"You've made it! First-year student Kominato, long hitter in right field!"
Reached second base in an instant!
Double Hit!
Seidou has launched another fierce attack on the Yokohama Kohoku Academy!
For some reason, Kominato Haruichi is now completely blushing as he goes to build the bases!
"Here it comes! A blushing celebration pose!"
"Nice strike! Haru! Ahahaha!" Sawamura frantically swung his arms.
"Yoshi!"
Just as Seidou was celebrating their first hit wildly, Ino stared blankly ahead with an incredulous expression.
"Nine bats! Left field, Furuya-kun!"
"Damn it!" Looking at Furuya in front of her, Ino was filled with resentment, and her eyes were filled with a hint of confusion.
He didn't know what he had been working so hard for over the past three years.
Shirau, equally overwhelmed, didn't notice the hint of confusion in Yi Neng's eyes. Seeing Ino's unwillingness, she thought it was possible.
"Bite!"
" Seidou opted for a short-ball run to get the base here!"
"First baseman!"
"Smack!"
"Out!"
"One hit! Shortstop, Kuramochi-kun!"
"One out, third base!"
Seidou's next turn is to play in the top lane.
... Kuramochi of 1/2, once again assumed a short-range stance!
"It's also possible that Hit and Run, which is why his first shot was a little off!" Shirau remained relatively calm at this point.
"Call out!"
"Baka! That's too far inward! We'll get kicked out!"
"Ping!"
"Outside the boundary!"
"That was close!"
"What a pity!"
Various gasps and exclamations erupted from the audience.
"It's not Hit and Run, nor is it a forced scoring!"
"The opponent didn't expect such an easy Ball Trajectory. Are they trying to get more bad pitches?" Shirau glanced at Kuramochi and Koharu on third base.
"But what really worries me is...!" Finally, Shirau turned his gaze to Ino.
Seeing his surprised expression, even if Shirau hadn't seen the hint of confusion he'd seen before, he knew that Ino was no good.
This wasn't a typical missed shot due to a loss of ball control; it was a missed shot caused by a lapse in concentration.
So, Shirau shook his head at the bench.
The Bucktooth Coach from Hengxue sighed and looked down.
No matter how strong your heart is, you can't withstand such a barrage of consecutive hits!
What's more, with all sorts of hits and two Home Run, and then a first-year player hitting Long Hit in this inning, his mentality was already as tattered as a rag doll.
"Go and call Yamada over!" Bucktooth Coach nodded to Shirau and then said to the people on the bench.
"Notification regarding the replacement of contestants at the Yokohama Kohoku Academy!"
What I traded with Ino- kun was Yamada -kun!
Nine sticks! Pitcher, Yamada- kun! "
"Has the pitcher finally been changed?"
There's nothing we can do about it; he clearly pitched very well, he's a good pitcher!
Even the scouts on the sidelines recognized Ino's performance, but Seidou's batting lineup was simply too aggressive.
However, that's the nature of having an ace player; replacing him in this situation means Yokohama is truly out of options.
It's uncertain whether the new pitcher can withstand the psychological pressure.
"I'm sorry, Yamada!"
"I'm counting on you here!" Ino forced a smile and said to Yamada.
" Ino- san!..."
"Hi! I'll do my best!" Yamada bowed deeply to the departing Pitcher's Mound.
" Yamada Katsuyuki! His second-year side-shot is very similar to Kawakami's!"
Unlike Kawakami, his control of straight shots isn't very good, and we need to be careful with his curveballs and Slider!
However, as the next ace, with her cheerful personality, she probably won't be so easily overwhelmed by pressure!
"If we defeat him, this match will be over for good!" Senior Chris blurted out the relevant information almost instinctively, even though the players had already memorized it.
Although no one thought that Hengxue still had a chance to turn the game around after being down 9-0.
However, completely ending the match and having only a sliver of a possibility are two different things. Seidou will still focus on completely ending the match before considering anything else.
Coach Kataoka has already given the Signals.
Seidou's baseball style is an aggressive style that uses various methods to put pressure on the pitcher.
Kuramochi continued with his short-hitting stance, but Shirau still couldn't be sure whether Seidou's tactics would change after the pitcher was changed.
"The runners have started!"
"Call out!"
"Forced scoring!"
"Bite!"
"That curveball!"
"Outside the boundary!"
This out-of-bounds ball actually brought a sigh of relief to both sides!
If the ball doesn't reach third base, the runner is out of the game. The potential for this ball to go out of play is beyond imagination. Even if it goes in fair, it could very well end in a double play.
This forced scoring also gave Hengxue a big shock.
They didn't expect Seidou to put pressure on them in this way.
"That's two strikes! We'll use the Slider to decide the final point!" At this moment, Shirau didn't intend to hold back and used the deciding shot to get through this crisis.
"The runners have started!"
"Puff!"
"A forced score after two good balls? How aggressive is that?!" Shirau was taken aback by Seidou's choice. They were clearly in the lead, so why did it seem like they were fighting for their lives?
"Call out!"
Suddenly, the Slider began to slide in a strange way, neither horizontally nor diagonally downwards, but horizontally with an upward amplitude.
"Bite!"
"Oh no! This Slider!" Kuramochi was speechless at the bizarre change the moment he touched it.
"Smack!"
The ball went straight into the pitcher's glove.
"Ah!"
Seeing the ball float slightly upwards without any power, Xiaochun knew something was wrong and it would be caught out, so he quickly turned back to third base.
But it was all in vain; even the Sendou couldn't return in this situation.
"Smack!"
"Out!"
"Yoshi!"
"Double kill!"
"Change the scene!"
"Nice pitch! Yamada!"
The seventh game was won with zero points, which made the Yokohama Gakuen defense extremely happy, after all, this game was too stressful for them.
They were saved by a subsequent throw just as they were about to be crushed to death.
"Nine points! It's not entirely impossible to catch up!"
We must believe in miracles! Even though the person who said this doesn't believe in themselves, there has to be a good omen, right?
You must have dreams, what if they come true!
You may not know if you'll succeed if you work hard, maybe there's only a one in a billion chance, but you will absolutely never succeed if you don't work hard.
Moreover, they have nowhere left to retreat, and they have already lost face, so there is nothing to fear.
"As expected of a prestigious family in Kanagawa!"
"They still have the Fighting Spirit in this situation!" Sendou said casually.
"That's why we couldn't show any mercy!" Miyuki interjected.
"Heh!" Sendou chuckled softly, sounding somewhat pleased.
" Eighth Inning! Yokohama Kohoku Academy's attack."
" Eighth Inning! Seidou has sent their ace to the Pitcher's Mound!!!" The commentator shouted loudly as the announcer introduced the Yokogaku batter.
"Now's the time to bring on the ace!"
" Seidou wants to end the match!"
"They're really not giving us any chance at all! We can only pray that Seidou's ace doesn't have a good start!"
The audience was deeply moved by this substitution, feeling that it gave them absolutely no chance.
After all, not many people know the situation of Tanba in the Summer Preliminaries, and even fewer know the situation of Seidou's opponents. After half a month of adjustment and the downtime caused by injury, to what extent has Tanba recovered?
"Since they've brought on the ace instead of the second-year side-shot player at this point, it means this ace is here to end the game!" Shirau muttered to himself, looking at the situation on the court.
The ace's condition is key to the outcome of this game, and Yokohama's seventh batter in the Batter's Box is also extremely nervous.
This might be one of the few opportunities in this game.
After all, they still had two more innings to attack, and they failed to at least tie the score. The match ended when the opponent got the last out.
Although the Koshien tournament did not end prematurely, if the team that First Attack in the Ninth Inning was still behind and failed to tie the score in the Ninth Inning, it was not considered an early end, because there were no more scoring opportunities, and the game ended normally.
"As the ace! You'll be the one to end this important first battle!" Unlike the nervous Yokohama batter, Tanba recalled Coach Kataoka's words and was full of Fighting Spirit.
Coach Kataoka's words have become a recurring theme in Senior Tanba's mind, playing on repeat.
I was staying up too late a while ago, and my blood pressure wouldn't drop. I really need to take care of myself now.
My blood pressure was over 110 when I asked for leave yesterday, it was terrifying...