Opportunity

"Focusing on Outside Corner Ball kicks, interspersed with Inside Corner Ball, and taking cautious shots."

Despite allowing two hits, the inning was a beautiful scoreless domination.

Unlike when he had almost no chance to pitch in Koshien in the summer, he is now an excellent relief pitcher! Mine Fujio commented on Sawamura's pitching in the Eighth Inning.

"The difference is only one point, with only two games left!"

"The competition has finally reached its final stage!" Owada Akiko exclaimed.

"Boom!!" Furuya, under the cold compress, watched the figure gradually approaching the bench and silently ignited his Fighting Spirit.

The outstanding performance of their competitors also made Furuya unwilling to lose to Sawamura.

"Nice pitch, Sawamura!"

"Huh?! BOSS!" Sawamura was a little taken aback when he saw Coach Kataoka praising him like that.

"You've done a great job!" Coach Kataoka temporarily ignored his form of address.

"Thank you for the compliment!!"

"This is the combined power of me, the man known as the Sunny Man!" Sawamura bowed exaggeratedly, then began to say things that were incomprehensible to everyone.

"No, no, no! It's not sunny yet!" Miyuki complained.

"It's still raining!" Kuramochi replied.

"The Final Inning is up to you too!" Coach Kataoka said after watching the group finish their jokes.

"Oh!

YSE!! BOSS!!

I... will definitely not let the BOSS down!

"Definitely... meeting the BOSS's expectations!!!"

"Don't call me BOSS!" Coach Kataoka realized that this guy was getting too cocky.

"YES! Boss!!!"

Well, Coach Kataoka didn't argue with him anymore; to be precise, he didn't have time to argue with him.

If we don't provide guidance soon, the next round will begin.

"Kanemaru! Go warm up by swinging the bat later!"

You'll be playing the next round!

"Hi!!" Kanemaru replied excitedly.

"Two rounds left!"

You all know what you're supposed to do, right?

Let's keep pestering them like before!

Let's see if we get exhausted first, or if the other side gives up first!

Even the slightest flaw... they wouldn't let it slip by!

"Hi!!!"

"Good luck!" Sendou said.

"Ah!!" Kanemaru laughed.

Kanemaru was very grateful to Sendou, after all, Sendou not only pointed out a clear path for him, but also gave him advice from time to time.

"You should understand why the Sunglasses Uncle let you play!" Sendou said to Kanemaru.

"Reason? For defense?" Kanemaru asked, somewhat puzzled by Sendou's words.

"No!..." Sendou whispered a few words in Kanemaru's ear, which made him realize the truth.

"In short, just keep Ground Ball!"

Given the current condition of the ground, Ground Ball are extremely difficult to predict and handle.

I believe the other person must have been under a lot of stress!

We need to get at least one point!

Then they turned things around!! Miyuki finally showed some leadership, instead of guessing the ball himself, he gave advice to the whole team.

"Oh!!!"

"This match is only just getting interesting!" Sendou thought to himself as he looked at the arena.

"How many balls does the Taiyou have?" Coach Okamoto asked.

"It's almost one hundred and thirty!" the recorder said.

"Tell Miyagawa to prepare properly!"

Although we are in the lead, it's only by one point!

Looking at the number of goals, we also need to consider that a substitution is necessary.

Let the Taiyou take over here!

Only by winning such intense competitions can we cultivate outstanding ace players!

He has almost reached a new level of development! Coach Okamoto is not only focusing on this game, but also thinking about next summer, and how to achieve the goal of dominating the nation at Koshien.

Ironically, while East Tokyo is home to many powerful factions, it lacks any rivals of equal caliber to the Teitou)...

"Six eliminations left!"

Although it will be painful... we must be more cautious in our attacks than before.

"If possible, walk the opponent's fourth and fifth batters at the same time!" Kenken Ken recalled what he had said to the Taiyou in the opening pick and gave a cautious Signals.

"It has absolutely nothing to do with the number of balls, Qian-san!"

Making the batter hit the bad ball is what I enjoy most.

"I can listen to the two guys you recommended, but let me enjoy myself a bit before the very end." Mukai Taiyou thought to himself as he watched Kenken Ken cautiously throw out the coded Signals.

Kenken Ken's ball selection was partly to fully utilize Mukai Taiyou's strength, and partly to cater to his capricious nature as much as possible.

This time was no exception.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

Kanemaru stared at the first low ball on the outside corner, unmoved.

"The Sunglasses Uncle put you on the court, not just for defense!"

You're really Long Hit straight shots!

Then just aim for the straight shot.

Even if it's a little difficult, that's fine... even if it's a Ground Ball!

As long as you think you can fight, then go for it!

But never shoot Changeup!

That pitcher has thrown so many pitches, it won't be easy for him to get the spin ball into the Strike Zone!

The Sunglasses Uncle is just waiting to see if you can seize the opportunity.

In some ways, you and that pitcher are the best match!

Even if you're just trying your luck, this is your... opportunity!

"Come on!!!" Kanemaru shouted, remembering what Sendou had told him.

"That's right! Even if it's just a matter of luck!"

This is my chance!

An opportunity to get playing time in the future!

"It's rare for Sendou to analyze the other party's situation so clearly for me!" Kanemaru's expression was slightly ferocious.

"That's right!"

This guy, like Tojo, is probably Matsukata Senior, right?

"Do you think I'll let you defeat me so easily?" Mukai also remembered who Kanemaru was.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"Spiral Ball!"

Speaking of which, this guy must have 130 balls by now!

"Sendou is right. In this state, it's very difficult for Changeup of this caliber to enter the Strike Zone!" Kanemaru became more confident and more Fighting Spirit.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

"They're chasing after the attacker!"

"The attacker has no way to even make a move!"

"Keep going! Taiyou!"

"Even in the Eighth Inning, she still managed to throw the ball beautifully to the inside and outside corners!" Owada Akiko exclaimed.

She also understood that Mukai's ball count must already be an extremely alarming number.

"That shows he has a lot of confidence in his own style!" Mine Fujio replied.

"However, it's also noticeable that he seems too fixated on his own style!"

It's great to be able to give the batter a chance to hit a bad ball!

However, there are quite a few situations where the ball count is full because the opponent has figured it out!

At that time, they had to fight the batters in the Strike Zone to decide the outcome, although they had been able to suppress the Seidou Batting Lineup.

But the main defense was the ironclad defense of the Teitou!

That's why there are so many balls!

..." Just as Mine Fujio thought of this.

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

The ball count then became two bad and two good!

After glancing at the situation on the field, Mine Fujio fell into deep thought once again.

"If you can make good use of this ball control and fight the batter in the Strike Zone zone, by letting them hit the ball, you can reduce the number of balls!"

The situation wouldn't be so passive now. Mine Fujio looked up at Mukai Taiyou again.

"No matter how perfectly you've dominated the opponent before, just one pitch can turn the tide completely—that's the nature of baseball!"

"Who will the goddess of victory smile upon?" Mine Fujio sighed inwardly and glanced at Seidou's bench.

He knew that if Teitou was tied in this round, Seidou would have a very high chance of winning the match.

Neither the exhausted Mukai Taiyou nor the Teitou substitute pitcher who was warming up could suppress Sendou's strength.

Sendou is also a formidable weapon on the bases, as evidenced by his performance in the summer.

Even though the effectiveness of this weapon is greatly reduced in a wet field on a rainy day, the defenders have already exhausted too much energy in the Final Inning.

With decades of experience, how could Mine Fujio not see that while he maintained control with the straight shot, the spin shot...

"Bad ball!"

"The ball count is full!"

At this point, the ball count was full again.

Kanemaru, thanks to Sendou's analysis, was not in a hurry at all.

Teitou's current strategy is to make the hitter think there won't be any easy shots, forcing them to impatiently choose the difficult ones to hit.

I actually dislike characters like Kanemaru.

"How good would it be to shoot when the ball has just arrived?"

"Aren't you afraid of making a mistake and being eliminated?" Mukai thought to himself.

But he also knew that at this point, he couldn't easily let the runners reach base.

As Mine Fujio said, once the ball count is full, they are the ones with no way out.

"Come on, Taiyou!"

"You must be thinking of a spiral ball, right?"

Can you keep up with this shot? Matsukata, that cowardly tagalong. "Mukai watched Kanemaru make his final adjustments.

"Throw carefully! Use your accuracy to beat him!" Kenken Ken spread his arms wide.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"I...,"

"Ping!"

"I... will keep swinging!"

Sendou!

"They went right through it!!!"

"Yoshia!!"

"Seidou High School... the first batter has reached base!!!"

"Yoshia!!"

"Nice strike! ×N!"

"Oh!!! Kanemaru!!!" Sawamura, who was a beat slow to react, shouted in a dazed and cute way.

"Did you see that?! You bastard!" Kanemaru yelled from first base.

"Nice strike!" At that moment, Kijima-senpai came up to retrieve Kanemaru's protective gear. (Onii-san's fanboy)

"No!

"I barely managed to hit him!" Kanemaru became humble in front of his senior.

"But it was still launched, wasn't it?"

"Hi! Thank you!!" Kanemaru accepted his senior's kindness this time.

"Well?"

"What's wrong?" Kijima-senpai asked, puzzled.

"The rain has lessened!"

"This means our luck has turned!" Kijima-senpai said with a smile.

"Hi!" Kanemaru replied loudly.

Although nobody really takes things like "good luck" seriously, it's still a good omen, isn't it?

"Go!!"

"Ninth batter! Left outfielder, Tojo- kun!"

"Let's settle the score from just now!" Mukai turned his attention to Tojo, still having settled the score for being knocked out in the last round.

Although he was annoyed at being knocked out by Kanemaru, Mukai realized that the opponent had been aiming straight at him.

There's no way to change what's past.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

Teitou Pitcher-Catcher continued to harass the attackers from all four corners!

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Smack!"

"Out!"

This time, when Tojo realized it was a bad ball, it was too late to stop, so he tried to gamble with one hand again.

However, it went straight into the second baseman's glove.

"Ah! That feels so good!!" Mukai exclaimed happily.

This startled the guards behind him.

"Kula! The Taiyou!"

He's out of the game!!!

"Don't make that face!" The group of people were furiously criticizing Mukai's willfulness and self-centeredness.

However, Mukai completely ignored them.

"One hit! Shortstop, Kuramochi-kun!"

"Run with all your might!... Don't stop..."

Run as fast as you can!... Don't stop...

"Go out there! Kuramochi!" At this crucial moment, the people in the stands sang with extra fervor.

"Yoshi! The top-ranked players in the fourth round!"

"Fight back, Kuramochi!"

"Charge! Kuramochi!"

"There's only one game left! If we can't get a point in this game..."

That idiot has already done a good enough job!

There are too many variables in Extra Innings.

It doesn't matter what form it takes, my job is to continue to the next hitter!

"Haruichi! You can get there if you say so!" Kuramochi stared intently at Mukai.

Kanemaru also left the base without hesitation, showing no fear despite being a left-handed pitcher.

However, he didn't dare to stray too far from the bases, as his base skills couldn't compare to Kuramochi's, nor did he possess the speed of Sendou.

I can only say that they maintain a certain level of skill and are proficient in basic techniques.

When it came time for the duel, Mukai's expression turned serious.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

Mukai completely ignored Kanemaru, and it could be said that he saw through Kanemaru's bluff.

This rain-soaked field isn't a place where just anyone can steal a base.

"Run with all your might!... Don't stop..."

Run as fast as you can!... Don't stop...

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

"Yoshi is chasing him!"

"Keep the attack, Taiyou!"

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Bite!"

"Safety Bunt?" Mukai thought in surprise.

Because if it were a base-sending mission, it wouldn't wait until this point.

"With two good balls, I never expected..." Kenken Ken also never expected that he would steal a point with two good balls.

"Is it Kuramochi's superior speed or his impenetrable defense?"

"Ku! ku! ku! ku!"

"Puff!"

"Plop!"

"The pass went wide!"

"We made a mistake at this moment!"

"Hahaha! Just like I said!" Miyuki laughed happily.

"That guy could have reached base even if the throw hadn't gone astray!" Sendou immediately poured cold water on his composure.

"Hey! Don't talk like that right now!" Miyuki said helplessly.

Without a doubt, this is Seidou's opportunity!

In short, more than 800 words were revised.

I originally planned to do more research, but I decided against it to avoid affecting the viewing experience.

Finally, thank you again for reminding me, otherwise it would have been a huge problem...

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