From the audience's perspective, although the sinker overcame the difficulty of making a good shot, another problem arose.
The question then becomes what ball to use to finish off the batter.
The pitcher has already determined the type of ball for the fifth ball.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
"Puff!"
"Call out!"
"Um?"
"Slow... curveball!" The entire Seidou bench exclaimed in surprise.
Most people would assume that Hanging Ball is used for a bad ball, but it turns out that the pitcher and catcher never considered a bad ball at all.
I don't know if it was because they were afraid of being exposed that they chose three balls.
"Ping!"
"Yoshi!"
"Smack!"
The ball hit the first baseman's glove and went through, allowing Captain Tetsu to reach first base smoothly.
" Seidou's leadoff hitter reached base with Infield Hit!"
"Nice strike!"
"This is just the beginning!!!"
"Even if Sendou fails, there's still Tetsu-san! Luck won't last forever!"
"Sixth batter! Third baseman, Masuko-kun!"
"Keep going, Masuko- san!"
"Charge! Charge!"
" Masuko, the sixth batter of Seidou, has entered the Batter's Box."
Despite being a heavyweight hitter, he is not someone to be underestimated.
Ah Dou!
Masuko gripped the bat too short and didn't lift her leg. Was she trying to ensure accuracy?
Moreover, this hitter's speed is seriously disproportionate to his physique; he's unusually fast!
"You have to play short-range hits really well!" The commentator was frantically introducing Masuko's various skills, just like a sales pitch.
Indeed, some universities were interested in him; this third baseman has a very solid defense and is very well-rounded in terms of skills.
Although there are still some issues with hitting Changeup, it's not a major problem. (I've improved since the qualifiers, but these people don't know that.)
"It could be Safety Bunt!" Kiriyama directed the third baseman.
"This batter shouldn't be underestimated, but the seventh batter after him needs even more skill. We need to finish him off quickly." The pitcher and catcher of the first pitch didn't have any disagreements and quickly made a decision.
"Puff!"
"Call out!"
"Ping!"
"Outside the boundary!"
"The first pitch was the game-winning pitch; the Vertical Slider hit a little bit."
Next up is the second ball! Throw it!
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Nice shot!"
"The second ball was a low fastball to the outside corner! The batter didn't even get a shot off!"
"Puff!"
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
"The third ball was a bad ball that went high to the inside corner! But the batter didn't fall for it."
"That was close!!" Sawamura's heart was pounding.
"Tch! He didn't even make a move!"
Then we don't need to hide anything anymore, let's decide the outcome with this Strike Zone!
"I was originally planning to throw fewer Changeup!" Kiriyama glanced at Miyuki behind him and finally decided to finish the game quickly.
"Puff!"
"Inside corner... sink!!!
"Disappear!" Kiriyama thought viciously as he prepared to release the ball at Hoshinomiya.
"Call out!"
"Yosh! Good Ball Trajectory. This batter isn't good at Changeup, so..."
"Boom!"
"Ping!"
When the outfielder sees the angle of the ball, they instinctively step back.
"They're inside!"
Left field, outside the field!!!
Masuko hit Hoshinomiya's sinker into her second Home Run of the day, giving Seidou High School two more runs!
"Yoshi!"
"Ah!!!"
"Ah!!!"
Various strange noises alternated, and the Cheerleading Squad girls jumped up happily.
The female manager offstage was also very excited, Senior Sachiko squatted down in a horse stance and punched with alternating fists.
"That Home Run was perfect!" Senior Chris said gently.
"Ah! This is all thanks to his own hard work!" Coach Kataoka said with satisfaction as he looked at Masuko.
"This can't be real!" Kiriyama said incredulously, looking at the scoreboard where the gap had widened to five points.
However, he quickly composed himself, called a timeout, and went to the Pitcher's Mound.
"It's only a five-point difference; it's too early to give up now!"
Unexpectedly, Hoshinomiya spoke first, leaving Kiriyama stunned.
"Trust our lineup, these guys are finding their rhythm too," Hoshinomiya laughed.
"Well then! I'm counting on you!" Kiriyama said with a smile.
"Leave it to me!"
"Seventh batter! Catcher, Miyuki-kun!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
...Believe me!
"Huff! Huff! Huff!" Kiriyama gasped for breath as he shook his head and sent a look toward home plate Hoshinomiya, his eyes conveying his will.
Subsequently, Kiriyama chose to respect Hoshinomiya.
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Nice shot!"
"Another Vertical Slider!"
"Smack!"
"Nice shot!"
"The second ball is Slow Curveball to the inside corner! Both balls in a row are Changeup!"
"No way?" Miyuki asked in surprise.
"The third goal!"
"If I were to put the ball in the third position..." Miyuki looked at Hoshinomiya.
"Call out!"
"... It will be a straight ball from the Inside Corner Ball!" Miyuki the bat with all his strength.
"Smack!"
"Nice shot!"
"The attacker is out!"
"Strikeout! In the end, Westbrook's pitcher and catcher still chose to believe in the game-winning pitch!"
Perfect! He completely suppressed Miyuki-kun!
They secured a valuable number of eliminations.
The commentator was right; this number of eliminations can be said to be a point that helped them regain their morale.
"Eight bats! Pitcher, Kawakami-kun!"
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Nice shot!"
"First goal! Low straight ball from the outside corner!!"
"Ping!"
"Smack!"
"Out!"
Kawakami's second pitch was a high fly ball to the infield, giving Saibon his second out.
"Smack!"
"Nice shot!"
"The attacker is out!"
"Yoshia!!!"
"The ace roared out! After the Home Run, he took out three batters in a row!"
This is the man guarding the mound of the championship candidate, Seibou High School's Pitcher's Mound!!!
"Still quite energetic!... Phew!"
As expected, this kind of continuous schedule is really exhausting!
"We won today, but there's another game tomorrow!" Sendou laughed, putting on his baseball cap.
However, that smile always had a hint of bitterness.
After two consecutive days of intense battles for the winners' candidates, and being a key player who needs to run around in the outfield, Sendou, whose physical condition was already relatively poor, began to feel tired.
"I just can't do anything with you! Here, take it!"
"Let's eat them while we still have some time!" Jun-san handed over two bananas from behind.
" Jun-san!... That's not what I meant!" Sendou momentarily lost his mind, his thoughts flashing back to Jun-san thinking he was deliberately saying that to trick his teammate Banana, and he unusually uttered something rather silly. (At least some people thought his words were a bit goofy.)
"You idiot! Nobody said you cheated me out of my bananas!"
"Eat it!" Jun-san cursed.
"Then I won't be polite!" Sendou put the gloves in his back pocket, tucked the tono gloves under his arm, and prepared to start eating.
Hahaha!
I can't do anything with you!
Take it! You can have mine too!
Who told you to have such poor stamina!
"Hahahaha!" Sawamura then handed over the rest of his bananas.
He's just a bit annoying.
I probably won't be able to update 6,000 words today. There's still one more 2,000-word chapter today, and I'll make up for the rest tomorrow.
I don't know what's wrong with me these past couple of days. A few hours ago, I had a slight fever, but now that the fever has gone down, I'm feeling sleepy again.