When Captain Tetsu wants to keep up, especially with Sendou's help, it's really incredibly difficult to get him out of the game.
Before they knew it, the two-strike, three-walk count was full, and the pitcher had thrown nearly ten pitches.
Kiriyama knew that Captain Tetsu had his sights set on the Ball Trajectory, and it was likely either the winning Vertical Slider or the sinker.
So he was constantly planning, hoping to disrupt the attacker's rhythm and ensure a fatal blow.
"A series of Outside Corner Ball, straight kicks, and Vertical Slider will inevitably have an impact, no matter how skilled the batter is."
here!
The sinker ball lands right at the batter's feet! Let's decide the winner here!
Fortunately! "
"Victory or defeat!"
The subsequent batters also didn't have any easy opponents, and the key point is that no one has been eliminated yet!
"We have to decide the winner here!" Hoshinomiya glanced at Sendou, who was on second base, once again.
"Puff!"
"2!" Sendou shouted, making a peace sign to indicate the number 2, and was already preparing to run the bases.
If even Kiriyama could guess it, how could Sendou, as his partner, not guess the ball that Captain Tetsu was aiming for?
"Call out!"
"Boom!"
"Ku! Ku! Ku! Ku!" Upon seeing the ball enter the Strike Zone, Sendou started running ahead of time. Although he wasn't fast, he needed to determine if the defense had a chance to receive the ball, since there was plenty of time.
If you run back headfirst, you'll definitely get a scolding. Coach Kataoka won't tolerate such a basic mistake, even if it doesn't cause any consequences.
"Ping!"
"Hit!"
"Yoshi!"
"Backbone!!!" Kiriyama hissed.
" Home Run! Please, please don't Home Run!" Kiriyama prayed silently. In that instant, without thinking too much, he no longer hoped to catch the run.
"Goal! That was a really long shot! Will it go in?!"
"Damn it!" The center forward, who was already retreating, ran for his life.
"Bump!"
When he ran to the fence, the ball hit the fence and bounced back.
"Yoshia!!!" The people in the Seidou supporters' box and the bench were celebrating loudly.
"Yoshi!... You're kidding me!" Kiriyama, who was completely focused on not wanting to Home Run, blurted out the words involuntarily, only to realize his slip of the tongue a second later.
This isn't Home Run, but it's definitely a triple, right?
"The second base runner made a comfortable run to the base!"
Third point!!
The center throws a straight to third base!
... But it was too late!
The runner successfully reached third base!
Yuki, the fifth batter, Timely Hit single to third!
Seidou High School added a run with consecutive hits from the fourth and fifth batters!
This is the strongest duo in the country!
These two players have already had three hits and one four-out pitch in their four at-bats today!
"Ten percent success rate!" The commentator emphasized the words "strongest in the country" with exceptional clarity.
After Captain Tetsu reached third base, he raised his fist and exchanged fist bumps with Sendou, who had returned to home plate!
"Yoshi ya!!!" Head Manager Oota shouted from the bench, acting like a playful old man.
"We've been completely caught! Damn it!" Kiriyama, whose mind had returned to normal, was somewhat bewildered.
Even if it was aimed correctly, it shouldn't be able to capture it so perfectly.
Coach Nishi-tera called a defensive timeout and sent someone to relay the order.
"They only managed to get three points in four games? What an incredible lineup!"
Their firepower is no joke, especially against those two!
What a powerful team!
No wonder Kunimoto-san was defeated!
"Looks like this game will depend on scoring!" Coach Nishi-tera thought to himself as he looked at Captain Tetsu on third base and Sendou standing behind home plate in front of the bench.
Now that the Koshien tournament has progressed this far, nobody watches the video of the Regional Preliminaries match between Inajitsu and Seidou anymore, just like Saibang, who spends all their limited time studying Seidou's Koshien matches.
Strictly speaking, Kiryu's match yesterday was the most important.
After all, they only had one night to prepare, which didn't allow them enough time to identify many problems.
It's like being forced into something, which is a downside of the intense schedule of the Koshien tournament.
One night is not enough to get any rest, and there's not even time to get to know your opponents.
Nishibang also didn't know whether Seidou or Kiryu would win; his research wasn't in-depth enough.
Similarly, Seidou only had a general understanding of Xibang, and only knew the most obvious characteristics of each batter.
Such a battle was far too brutal.
This is why there have been very few instances of spring and summer champions Koshien, and there has never been a three-peat like spring-summer-spring or summer-spring-summer.
"Sixth batter! Third baseman, Masuko-kun!"
After the defensive timeout, Westbound adopted a strategy of not giving up a single point, with the infield Infield Shift and the outfield center defending.
This is all they can do.
When there are no outs, the runner is on third base, and the batter is a power hitter, it is actually very difficult to defend.
Coach Kataoka started giving instructions again, and Kiriyama had no idea what Ball Trajectory he was aiming for, what tactics he was using, or if it was just some kind of confusing instruction.
"Even though the infield Infield Shift, they might still be forced to score!"
"Be careful when you pitch!" With a runner on third base alone, it's a tackling situation. Even if Infield Shift to defend, it's hard to stop a run. Kiriyama's concerns are not unfounded.
The idea that prestigious families wouldn't resort to underhanded tactics and fight fair and square is pure nonsense.
Nothing proves the significance of a prestigious family's existence more than victory.
What's more, this is the Koshien Semifinals, not Practice Match!
Most High School Total Home Runs are achieved through Practice Match or by beating weaker opponents; prestigious schools don't rely on guaranteed admissions for those kinds of matches.
The purpose of Practice Match is to identify the problems within your own team, but Koshien is completely different; Koshien is a place where life and death are decided.
"Puff!"
"Stealing a base!"
"So, they really are forcing us to take points?"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
"A feint! Are you trying to completely crush us?"
"And this guy is really fast!" Kiriyama thought to himself, staring at the guy in the Batter's Box who had suddenly reached out for a short strike and then quickly retracted his hand.
This play also confirmed for Kiriyama that Coach Kataoka's instructions were indeed genuine.
"Don't back down, thank goodness!"
"Puff!"
"Stealing a base!"
"Again?"
"Call out!"
"Ping!"
" Hit and Run!"
"Pfft! Thud!" At this moment, the second baseman stepped up. Although the ball landed, he still managed to stop it from going through the infield.
"Is it too late for home plate?"
"Smack!"
"Out!"
After Captain Tetsu returned to home plate, Masuko was unfortunately out.
Although Westbrook managed to win that ball, luck played a large part, which is regrettable.
However, this did not prevent the Seidou Center Batting Lineup from scoring two more points in the second round!
"Smack!"
After Captain Tetsu returned to home plate, the Golden Cleats a loud high five! (They waved their arms wide, like they were slapping someone.)
"Nice strike! Tetsu-san!"
"Ah! Thanks to you!"
"What are you talking about? We're partners!" Sendou said with a squinty smile.
"Ah! The strongest team!" Captain Tetsu responded with a smile.
"You two are so reliable!" Jun-san put her arms around both of them, one on each arm.
"Out of the game!!"
After calling another timeout, the pitchers and catchers from West Bond started interacting with their teammates.
"Seventh batter! Catcher, Miyuki-kun!"
"Fight back, Miyuki!"
"Concentrate!"
"This is completely unacceptable! This guy!"
"There's no one on base that's completely unreachable. Are we going to score two more runs in this inning?" Sendou complained to Senior Chris while everyone else was urging Miyuki.
Senior Chris smiled in response.
"And it's the second round! Although Furuya in such good form, I don't know what he's been eating, he's throwing with all his might, I wonder how long he can last!"
There's another match tomorrow!
"We haven't won today's match yet! Don't think about anything else!" Coach Kataoka, staring at the field. When he said the second sentence, he turned his head slightly and looked at Sendou. That look scared Sendou.
"Smack!"
"Nice shot!"
"Ping!"
"Smack!"
"Out!"
"Pitcher facing forward!" Miyuki, clutching his helmet in frustration.
"Two out!!" The West Bundes team also started to show signs of life.
"What are you pretending to be upset about? It's all your own fault for not concentrating! Baka!" Sendou, sitting on the bench with his limbs outstretched in an arrogant manner, thought to himself after seeing Miyuki's expression.
"It was over in two goals, how lame," Kuramochi mocked Miyuki as he returned.
"Stop nagging! Don't worry about me!" Miyuki skin didn't care about that.
"Eight bats! Pitcher, Furuya-kun!"
" Furuya! Go up there and swing your bat a few times, then come back!" Sawamura shouted to Furuya.
" Sawamura, shut up!"
"Don't say such unlucky things!"
Sawamura's loud voice greatly displeased the supporters, and Kanemaru and others gave him a good scolding.
"Ping!!"
Sawamura, who was about to retort, was interrupted by this voice.
"Bump!"
"Direct report on the right outer field fencing!!!"
"This guy is no joke!"
"That was a really powerful blow!"
"He ran to second base with ease! Seidou has another scoring opportunity!"
"Nice strike!"
"Nice strike!"
"Nice blow! You bastard!"
"Clap clap clap! I have to admit, that was a nice shot!" Sawamura even applauded Furuya.
"Really?! What's wrong with this kid today?"
"You're in such great shape!" Sendou said, pointing at Furuya, who was maintaining Natural Airhead expression at second base.
"Who knows!" Miyuki laughed along.
Subsequently, although Shirazu-senpai was defeated, Seidou truly displayed his fighting spirit in this round.
Shirazu-senpai has allowed the opposing ace to throw quite a few pitches. Hoshinomiya has already thrown 62 pitches in four innings, which is quite a lot, and the temperature is gradually rising.
" Seidou High School has scored two more points in this round."
The Fourth and Fifth Batter Combination proved their strength to audiences across the country!
They truly deserve to be called the strongest duo in the country.
Seidou can now be recognized as the strongest batting lineup in the country!
Trailing by four points, Seibou High School's batting lineup was called up for the second round. Could they close the gap in the latter half of the inning?
"This match is really interesting!" Sano Shuzo exclaimed as he watched the Seidou defense team walk off the bench.
"That's true! But listen carefully to the Shuzo!"
Although such exciting matches are rare, we can't get completely absorbed in them!
We're down by four points, and we'll probably only get one or two points in the second round.
After three consecutive innings of all-out pitching, the power of the ball is almost gone, and the Ball Trajectory has been observed quite well!
"Keep him occupied, and if there are any easy shots, don't hold back!" Coach Nishi-tera said to the players.
"Oh!!!"
"Bottom of the fourth inning! Seibou High School's attack."
One hit! Center back, Nakagawa-kun!
"Go! Nakagawa!"
"Get on base!"
"We can't let them continue to be so arrogant!"
"You're stepping really hard! Aren't you going to take another step?"
"Looks like they really want to get to base, but we have no choice!" Miyuki saw the batter's dribbling posture and roughly guessed what the other party was thinking.
"Puff!"
"Piu!"
"Thump!"
"Nice shot!"
"First ball Fast Forkball, the batter misses!!!"
"However, Furuya's form today is truly impressive. He can lower his fastballs considerably more than usual, making it difficult to distinguish between Fast Forkball and a fastball," Miyuki thought to himself with a smile.
"Has this guy changed his ball assignment again?" someone exclaimed from the Westbrook bench.
"Piu!"
"Thump!"
"Bad ball!"
"The second ball was a bad ball that was too high!"
"Puff!"
"Piu!"
"Ping!"
"Outside the boundary!"
"The third ball is a straight shot to the outside corner!"
"Ouch! This guy's brute strength is really something!" Nakagawa thought to himself.
"How many balls are there?" Coach Kataoka asked.
Forty goals!
Although he struck out quite a few, Furuya did pitch quite a lot!
"And with such high temperatures, Furuya's fatigue from pitching at full power probably exceeds what the number of pitches suggests. He might be about to start a follow-up pitch," Senior Chris said gently.
"This inning is in Furuya's hands. Go to the Bullpen and tell Kawakami that he'll pitch the next inning!" Coach Kataoka said.
"Hi!" Xiaochun ran out on her own initiative.
After giving their instructions, the people on the Seidou bench turned their attention back to Furuya.
Senior Chris was right, Furuya's face was covered in sweat.
Furuya, who hails from Hokkaido, a northern country, sweats far more than he would expect from someone who only pitches three innings.
"Puff!"
"Call out!"
"Thump!"
"Bad ball!"
"By the way, you can still see the higher balls very clearly!"
So..."
"Piu!"
"Ping!"
"Outside the boundary!"
"I won't give up so easily!" Nakagawa stubbornly persisted.
"Puff!"
"Call out!"
"Thump!"
"Nice shot!"
"The attacker is out!"
"Finally, he threw another Fast Forkball!"
The batter struck out!
This is also Furuya's seventh strikeout today!!!
"Nice ball Furuya!!"
"This is the perfect state!"
"That's really impressive!"
"I was already exhausted, but I was still able to keep throwing with all my might!" Even Miyuki had to admit that Furuya was special today.
"Second batter! Shortstop, Nanase-kun!"
" Nanase- senpai! Please!"
"Let's fire one!"
"This pitcher is really a first-year student!"
The Super Diamond Generation... huh?
That's really amazing!
Whether it's the fourth batter or the pitcher!
but..."
"Ping!"
"We won't just give up like this!"
Requesting votes...
I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep now.