"Next up is the name synonymous with Senior Tanba... the precision of the curveball!"
Suzuki is a right-handed hitter; if he can maintain his accuracy,...
Come on, Tanba-san!
"Phew!" Tanba adjusted his hat.
"Puff!"
"Fushi!"
"Call out!"
"Curveball!" Suzuki immediately steadied himself, waiting for the ball to change direction.
Listen carefully!
The game is already in the sixth inning. That pitcher must be very tired after throwing so many Changeup.
No need to swing a big bat, use a short bat, or lift your leg to increase power!
"Watch the ball carefully, a regular single will do!"
"Ping!"
"Third baseman!"
"Woo-ga!"
"Smack!"
"Safety!"
"Yoshia!!"
The runners are here!!!
"Nice strike!"
"Although it was a bit of a struggle, fourth batter Suzuki-kun still managed to get to base!"
That means no outs on first base!
"Five bats! Right fielder, Ishizaki-kun!"
" Ishizaki- san! Keep hitting!"
Please!
Ishizaki looked towards the bench, nodded to Coach Nitta, and then walked towards the Batter's Box.
"I didn't expect them to aim for the curveball, and the Ball Trajectory is a bit high. Can Tanba-san keep throwing?" Miyuki, standing at home plate, wondered, looking at Tanba's expression.
However, seeing that Tanba-san maintained a good mindset, he decided to take the risk.
"First goal! Curveball!"
bring it on!"
"Same as always, such a strong ball pairing!" Upon seeing the Signals, Tanba's eyes widened, but then he let out a light laugh.
Despite smiling like that, Tanba had to admit that Miyuki had ignited his Fighting Spirit.
Miyuki's ball selection was highly provocative, which was exactly what Tanba needed.
"Puff!"
"Fushi!"
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Nice shot!"
"Swinging through the air!!!"
Using the Ball Trajectory of the ball that was just hit, the batter missed his swing!
Ishizaki glanced at the bench again and saw that there were no new instructions, only some coded Signals used as a cover. So he continued to wait without making a sound.
"Next up is a fastball to the outside corner!"
"Puff!"
"Fushi!"
"Puff!"
"Standing still?" Miyuki's eyes widened.
"Ping!"
"Call out!"
"Puff!"
"Yoshi! Straight hits!"
What happened?
"From this game onwards, Tanba's balls started getting hit," Head Manager Oota asked.
" Tanba's Changeup are starting to have less impact on the batter!"
"And..." Senior Chris explained.
"Am I the one being targeted? This old man is really something!" Miyuki had the same thought as Senior Chris.
However, Miyuki remained unmoved.
"Sixth batter! Third baseman, Aoyagi-kun."
Aoyagi also quickly moved to the Batter's Box, Miyuki carefully observed his dribbling posture.
Discovering that Suzuki, the fourth batter, was similar in his approach to hitting the ball, they immediately decided on a pitching strategy.
"The current situation is that there are runners on first and second base with no outs!"
The crisis of Seidou!
What kind of pitching will we see next?
"Puff!"
"Fushi!"
"Call out!"
"Ping!"
"First ball, curveball!"
The batter didn't hit properly, out of bounds!!
"Puff!"
"Hmm... fushi!"
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
"The second ball Forkball! It's still Changeup, and the batter hasn't even hit it yet!"
The ball count is one bad ball and one good ball!
"Nice pick! Aoyagi!"
"That was a sharp shot, Tanba-san!!"
"Puff!"
"Steal base!" shouted the fielders on first and second base simultaneously.
" Double Stolen Base!!"
"And it was Hit and Run?" Miyuki saw the attacker suddenly stop and quickly shifted his gloves to the side.
"Fushi!"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
However, the runner returned to the base, and the batter did not hit, completely fooled by the feint.
Moreover, Miyuki noticed that, unlike the first two batters, the third one did not seem to be deliberately aiming at a particular type of ball.
Realizing that the opponent had also guessed he wanted to change his pitching strategy, he stopped taking risks, or rather, he decided to quit while he was ahead, satisfied with just two hits.
This also shows that the opponent's target has shifted to Senior Tanba, and they want to wear him down here.
Miyuki had absolutely no idea where the other side would attack from or what methods they would use.
The coach who was dubbed the "Nitta Magic" by the Japanese media is not exactly a handsome figure.
Miyuki couldn't help but glance at Sendou in the middle outfield. This guy was best at this, you could even say he was exceptionally talented.
The fact that the outside world generally believes that this guy's ball selection strategy is flawed is a testament to this.
"What to do? Monitor them!"
"Should we replace Tanba?" Head Manager Oota asked at this moment.
Coach Kataoka glanced at the situation on the field again for a few seconds.
Not for now!
but,...
Kominato!!
"Have the people in the Bullpen get ready!" he then instructed.
"Hi!" Kominato replied, indicating that he had heard the coach speaking to him, but he knew the coach hadn't finished speaking.
"Supervisor! Who would be a better replacement?"
Furuya and his team might not be a good match, as for Kawakami? Only when he thought about replacing players did Head Manager Oota realize that it was indeed difficult to replace players on their bench.
"We can't let Kawakami the board yet!"
"The previous matches probably still have an impact!" Coach Kataoka said, recalling Kawakami.
"What about Furuya?"
Although they had an unstable start, we still had a significant lead, so we could give them time to adjust.
" Kominato! Notify the Bullpen pitchers!"
"When I call a timeout, bring Sawamura in!" Coach Kataoka, turning his head towards Kominato.
"Hey!" Knowing that the coach had finished speaking, Xiaochun ran towards the Bullpen.
"Supervisor!!" Head Manager Oota was a little confused.
"Weren't you already against having Sawamura's Debut?"
"Indeed! However, the one they know the least about is Sawamura!"
"And pitchers who can withstand pressure and throw the ball..." Coach Kataoka laughed, but turned away before finishing his sentence.
During this period, Sawamura did not develop the sense of responsibility or ambition for the ace jersey Back Number that he did in the fall and during his second year of high school.
He is currently under the protection of his senior classmates who are in the third year.
"I just want to stay in this team and keep fighting!" This is a true reflection of Sawamura's current state.
I have a similar mindset to Akashi Seiya when he was a first-year student. I want to wait for him to grow up and experience tension and pressure, but I have to wait until the seniors retire.
"Is the bench moving?"
It seems the coach is also prepared to replace Tanba-san!
Then we don't need to be too polite! The movement of the bench naturally caught Miyuki's eye.
"Puff!"
"Fushi!"
"Call out!"
"Ping!"
"A midfielder!"
"Should we use the high-flying Sacrifice Fly now?" Miyuki shouted, then thought to himself.
Coach Nitta changed his mind after seeing the movement on Seidou's bench, aiming to create a more tense environment to force Coach Kataoka to make substitutions as soon as possible.
To win the game, it's not about scoring points, but about quickly breaking down Seidou's pitching lineup and forcing them to make constant changes.
They exploit the emotional fluctuations caused by frequent player substitutions to attack the players who have just entered the game.
Replacing players is inherently a risky move, and excessive pressure can negatively impact the performance of the new players.
This is why, once a high school baseball batting lineup explodes, opponents can't suppress it even after changing pitchers several times.
The greater the pressure, the harder the Changeup is to control, resulting in a lot of bad balls. The Changeup affects the fastball, making the pitch easier to hit.
Finally, the Sacrifice Fly successfully sent the runner to second and third base, meaning there were runners on second and third base with one out.
"Seventh batter! Shortstop, Taninaka-kun!"
"With one out on second or third base, a single misstep can lead to a situation where a lot of runs are conceded."
Is the Kyoma Daifuji Maki finally about to sound the horn of counterattack?
How should we deal with this? Seidou High School!!!
There was still no substitution on the Seidou side's bench. Instead, the infield was brought up again to support the pitcher. This situation still had to be handled by the ace.
Gu Zhong adopted the same strategy as before, maintaining the same dribbling posture without lifting his leg, while shortening his grip on the bat.
"It seems we have to settle things here!"
Tanba- Tanba-san!
Senior Tanba nodded heavily.
He also realized that the bench didn't want to make any substitutions at this point and hoped he could get through this difficult time on his own.
The infielders who stepped forward also gave him a lot of motivation.
"This game absolutely cannot continue like this!"
"Puff!"
"Fushi!"
"Call out!"
"Ping!"
"Outside the boundary!"
"Fushi!"
"Call out!"
"Bad ball!"
"Fushi!"
"Call out!"
"Bad ball!"
"Have they given up on Forkball?" Miyuki glanced at Tani and thought to himself.
"If I can make the Strike Zone!" Miyuki opened his glove again.
"Fushi!"
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
"Has the Forkball started to get out of control at this point?"
"Very good! Very good!"
Just as I thought, this way we can be more daring in letting the Forkball go. Coach Nitta felt much more at ease.
If he can take down the ace here, then he will have three innings to attack the remaining members of the Seidou Pitching Lineup, each with its own weaknesses.
Moreover, these pitchers might self-destruct without any strategy from them, disappearing like a fleeting flower.
Specifically, it refers to Furuya and Kawakami, because Sawamura's Debut wasn't good, and he's been sidelined ever since.
Coach Nitta mistakenly believes that Sawamura has a major weakness and is easy to defeat.
So no matter how many points behind he was, he was full of confidence.
It might be difficult to score five, six, seven, eight, or even more than ten points in a professional match.
However, in high school baseball, once a reliable pitcher is gone, it's extremely dangerous if the follow-up pitchers also underperform and give up runs. This is much more reliable than any kind of explosive batting performance.
"Call out!"
"Ping!"
"Outside the boundary!"
"Ping!"
"Outside the boundary!"
"Ping!"
"Outside the boundary!"
Inside the arena, Tanba and Tanaka were locked in a stalemate.
"The valley is constantly getting entangled with out-of-bounds balls!"
"Puff!"
"Fushi!"
"Call out!"
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
"Four!"
Bases loaded!!!
Bases are loaded here!
And the next batter was still catcher Yuujiro.
Although he's only a first-year student, this man's teaching style is very reliable.
" Miyuki! Timeout!" At this moment, Coach Kataoka made up his mind to replace the panting Tanba.
Upon hearing the coach's voice, Miyuki naturally got up and began communicating with the referee.
"Yoshi! We've finally won over their ace!"
Next up is that monster, or the second-year side thrower?
The players from the Kyoma reacted very strongly, with both sides' ace pitchers about to be taken to the field. Naturally, the Giants, with their stronger pitching lineup, had the advantage.
They are not afraid of being a few points behind.
"Notice of replacement of Seidou High School players!"
"In exchange for Sawamura-kun -Tanba kun!"
"Hmm? Sawamura?" Coach Nitta frowned upon hearing the figure.
"Eighth batter! Pitcher, Sawamura-kun!"
That's all! The broadcast had ended by then.
" Sawamura?"
What kind of pitcher is he?
"I don't know! I only remember him taking a fall! (laughs)"
"Me too! Is Seidou going to forfeit the match?"
The audience members inside the stadium looked completely bewildered and confused.
In their eyes, Sawamura was just there to make people laugh, and his previous appearances on the board were just for training purposes.
But,...
On the stage of the Koshien finals, with one out and bases loaded, the batter was still the highly anticipated Enjo Renji...
Then the joke is no longer funny.
Some viewers even started shouting their dissatisfaction.
They came to watch an exciting match.
However, such audience members are only a minority, and even their voices cannot be heard in such a noisy environment.
Many viewers are taking a wait-and-see approach.
At this point, Seidou would certainly not give up the match, and there could not possibly be any behind-the-scenes manipulation at Koshien.
Otherwise, the contestants would be the first to find it unacceptable.
After all, high school athletes only have a few years to play, so it's not only impossible for them to accept this, but it would also be the biggest scandal.
Now that we've ruled out the least likely possibility, all that's left is to believe that this pitcher truly has exceptional skills.
This time, Miyuki called over all the outfielders.
At this moment, he felt it would be better if Sendou were present.
Even if you don't call him, he'll most likely come over on his own.
"I didn't expect it would be you coming up!" Kuramochi was the first to speak.
"I think you understand, right?"
"The coach put you on the field not so you could have great ball control, but here!!!" Miyuki said, pressing his fist against Sawamura's heart.
Upon hearing this, Sawamura grinned.
"That's all I'm good at, isn't it?"
"Not bad! At least you have some self-awareness!" Oni-san said.
"Haha! You still know very well!"
"The coach must have thought of this when he put him on the field, right?" Isashiki-senpai said.
"Yes!" Captain Tetsu replied.
"Speaking of which! Tetsu-san!" Sendou suddenly spoke up.
"Huh?" Captain Tetsu looked over blankly.
"This is a rare opportunity!" Sendou leaned closer and whispered.
" Sawamura! I'm counting on you for the rest!"
"From now on, you're our ace!" Senior Tanba said to Sawamura.
" Tanba-san!... Hi!!!"
"Speak of Tanba!"
Upon hearing Captain Tetsu's voice, Tanba had a very bad feeling.
"Let's help Sawamura relieve some pressure!" Without saying a word, Captain Tetsu took off his hat.
That's what he said, but he was the first to reach out...
It was just a few minutes away, I was so scared.
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