Teitou Pitcher-Catcher's Fierce Assault

"Seventh batter! Maezono-kun!"

Maezono gripped the bat tightly and glanced at the bench.

Coach Kataoka also called him over.

"I'm sorry, Kataoka-kun!"

You want this kid to force him to score points so you can decide the winner!

Although I don't know the specifics of his striking ability.

However, the only information that could be found was from what had been stopped due to the mud pit.

Every short game, whether successful or not, is a perfect short game from a trajectory perspective!

Moreover, when you lost the short batting match earlier, I happened to see the incredulous expression on your players' faces, just like Sendou-kun struck out.

If you're so confident in that player's short-range fighting ability, then there's even less chance you can compete with him!

Moreover, even without this reason, playing with the bases full is advantageous to us!

The speed of the Sendou-kun makes the chances of success completely different between killing him by touch and Force Out.

Let's really deal with him!

The batters then lured them into scoring with Sacrifice Fly. Coach Okamoto looked at the Seidou bench without any sign of relief.

Everything that needed to be done has been done; all that's left is to fight to the death.

Even the best hitter can be struck out by an average pitcher.

Similarly... even the best pitcher can be hit by Home Run run by an ordinary batter.

As a coach, all I can do in this situation is to fight against the opponent I'm most confident against.

Although they wanted to hold on, they couldn't even allow the difficult-to-handle Ground Ball or the Sacrifice Fly to occur!

However, probability is still probability. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, given their capabilities, the chances of them overcoming the difficulties are very high.

"Don't be confused, Maezono!"

So far, your swing itself hasn't been bad!!!

Wait until the ball is almost at the end before hitting it powerfully!

This meal... don't forget this point!

"At this moment, the side that hesitates will lose the match!!" Coach Kataoka said with a smile, mimicking the contact between a bat and a ball with both hands.

"Yes!" Maezono nodded heavily.

"Your expression is too stiff!"

You won't be able to hit the ball if you're too nervous!

This is a huge bargain! You bastard!

"Hey!!" Guan-senpai said with a smile.

"Hey, what are you talking about!"

"Go be a hero once and then come back!" Senior Asou retorted to Guan-senpai in a realistic way, and continued speaking to Maezono.

"Sendou sacrificed so much to end the game himself!"

It would be really interesting to steal all the limelight from him!

Haha!

I couldn't wait to see his expression!

"That guy doesn't get taken advantage of very often!" Kuramochi exclaimed happily.

"Keep it up!" Shirazu-senpai said in a serious tone.

Maezono knew everyone was trying to help her calm down, and nodded emphatically.

Moreover, he really wanted to try what Kuramochi had said about stealing Sendou's thunder!

Although the purpose was certainly not as malicious as Kuramochi's...

After all, Maezono is a rather honest and simple person.

Maezono's idea was simple: as a senior, he should be the one to take care of, help, and guide the younger generation, not the other way around.

However, he also knew... he couldn't do it!

So, if he could... he wanted to help Sendou relieve some of the pressure as much as possible!

And... even though Coach Kataoka said that, he didn't perform at all today...

The reasons are all over the place, but Maezono only wants one thing... a hit!

That's all!

Despite the still heavy and tense Maezono, Qian Yuan walked with firm steps toward the Batter's Box!

He won't hesitate!

"If I were the catcher, I would never want the batter to let a low Ball Trajectory go by!"

If they used that kind of Ground Ball attack, and positioned themselves in Infield Shift posture, even the Sendou would have a hard time returning.

Moreover, in order to trick the batter into throwing Low Ball to the outside corner, they will definitely throw a high ball to the inside corner!

Although it won't be an easy Ball Trajectory, it's most likely a bad shot!

However, this is also a point that A-Yuan can hit! Miyuki is on second base, thought to himself.

After organizing what he could clearly express, he gave Signals to the Maezono.

In simple terms, it means abandoning difficult Ball Trajectory and aiming for high balls to the inside corner and fast balls to the outside corner!

The Signals has limited capacity, so that's all we can say.

Maezono saw Miyuki's Signals and touched his helmet to indicate that he had received it.

When it comes to baseball, Miyuki is still someone you can trust...

In the stands of Seidou, the substitute players were still singing Sendou's song, which sounded terrible to them and had lyrics like "getting a big shot or something."

The supporters of Teitou were also shouting their encouragement with all their might.

" In the Ninth Inning, the bases are loaded with no outs!"

The score is tied at 2-2!

The final moments of the match brought the biggest climax!

What kind of pitch pairings will the Teitou Pitcher-Catcher association show us?

Or rather, what kind of striking performance will Maezono-kun deliver!

"I can't wait!" Mine Fujio exclaimed.

"Taiyou! The Strike Zone is unlimited, right?!"

You told me that!

Bring it on!!

Throw them all in!

Kenken Ken opened his arms, Teitou Pitcher-Catcher to the death.

Sendou has already left base and is ready to charge home!

Mukai threw so many balls in this game!

It's not just a drain on Mukai's physical strength and energy, but also on Kenken Ken.

The game is over if even one ball goes out of bounds!

Sendou needs to put even more pressure on him at third base!

However, Kenken Ken's resolve remained unwavering.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!!"

"The inside corner of the first goal is low!!!"

"That's a really tricky angle!"

And this kind of shot is the hardest to hit, especially near the hitter's knee!

"This pitcher didn't waver at all!!!"

"The accuracy didn't decrease at this point!"

The audience was also amazed by Mukai Taiyou's resilience, both mentally and physically!

"Nice ball, Taiyou!!"

"This state! This state!!"

"A-Yuan!" Miyuki whispered worriedly in his heart.

"OK! OK!"

"Just aim and shoot!!!"

Seeing that Maezono hadn't taken a shot and was at a disadvantage, the stands cheered him on wildly.

"Inhale! Exhale! Inhale! Exhale!" Maezono began to adjust her breathing.

"Second goal!!"

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Um?"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

This ball followed the exact same trajectory as the previous ones, but upon reaching the final Maezono, it turned out to be Changeup.

"I can see it very clearly, A-Yuan!!!"

"Keep going!!"

"It's amazing he could figure that out!!" one audience member exclaimed, trying to Maezono his composure.

"Is that a spiral ball?"

Throw Rebound Ball like that at this moment!

Aren't you afraid of being caught?

"Without sufficient trust in Mukai's ball control, I wouldn't dare to play this kind of ball!"

Not to mention that the third base runner is Sendou!

That speed!!!

"Use this ball to gain the advantage!"

Amidst the audience's murmurs, Kenken Ken had already prepared the Signals for the third ball.

"Senior Maezono!"

"I have to take him down!" Sendou thought to himself.

Don't be fooled by the fact that there are no outs at this point; even if one batter is eliminated, it doesn't affect the severity of the crisis for Teitou.

Actually, quite the opposite!

A triple play with a single hit is extremely rare; it's a phenomenon that might not occur even once every few years in baseball worldwide.

However, double plays with the bases loaded are countless.

If the Maezono is easily defeated here, the morale of Teitou will be greatly boosted.

Including the subsequent hitters, Kanemaru and Tojo, neither of them were able to get a hit off Mukai when he was fighting desperately.

Therefore, it's entirely possible that Maezono could weather this crisis even after being eliminated.

Just imagine it: no outs, bases loaded, third runner Sendou, a situation where giving up one run would be a disaster, but they still managed to get through it.

The morale... it was simply unimaginable!!!

Not only did Sendou understand this, but both coaches were also very clear about it.

"I won't let you touch the ball!"

"Once I get through this crisis, I can take another step forward!" Mukai Taiyou thought to himself as he adjusted his breathing after seeing Kenken Ken's Signals.

Even he felt physically exhausted!

"Wait until the ball is... within reach... Powerful... Powerful!!" Maezono kept reminding herself.

"The third goal!!!" a spectator shouted excitedly.

The audience is already looking forward to seeing what kind of performance this ace player will deliver, given that he can withstand the pressure and fight back with all his might in this situation.

"If you can hit it, give it a try!"

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

"The third ball is Slider!!"

"A low, outside shot right next to the Strike Zone!!!"

What is this child's heart made of?!

"How could he throw such a tricky ball in this situation?!" The spectators on the sidelines were extremely excited. Their hearts were pounding, and they were starting to feel some difficulty breathing.

"We're after him!!"

"Nice ball, Taiyou!!!"

"The attacker couldn't tell at all!!!"

"Watch the ball carefully!!!"

"Go ahead and fight!"

"Call!"

"Call!"

Maezono was already sweating profusely; he hadn't taken either of the two good shots the opponent had gotten!

"The fourth goal!!"

Will the battle be decided right here?!

"My heart can't take it anymore!!!"

Who actually has the advantage?

This team's momentum in throwing and capturing is too strong!!!

They launched a fierce attack on the attacker!

"Phew!" Mukai let out a soft breath.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"The same Ball Trajectory?" Maezono noticed that this shot followed the same path as the previous ones, but then he noticed something and stopped the bat that was already halfway through its swing.

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"Ugh!!" The Maezono was almost scared out of their wits!

Pout and exhale the air from your mouth.

The situation was similar for Aso and others on the bench.

For a left-handed pitcher like Mukai, the Slider will slide from the outside corner to the inside corner for a right-handed batter.

Having just conceded such a goal, Maezono has a very deep impression of it.

He threw a straight ball with a trajectory similar to the slider before the change of Slider, making it naturally extremely difficult to distinguish.

Moreover, the Slider's landing point was also on the edge of the Strike Zone, and the change was not significant. In other words, before the change, the Ball Trajectory was just grazing the Strike Zone, deviating little from the bad ball.

That ball-playing was so insidious!

It can only be said that the Slider, a type of Changeup, changed a bit too early.

Maezono waited until the very end, observed carefully, and found that there was no sense of deviation at all. In addition, the Slider had given him some reference earlier.

After realizing it wasn't Slider, he immediately stopped.

"That was really close!" Owada Akiko said.

"Ah!

"If he makes a move, he will undoubtedly be caught and killed, Sendou-kun will not be able to return to home plate!" Mine Fujio replied.

He was naturally aware of the importance of the Maezono for both sides.

"The fifth goal!!!"

The match reached its true climax, with spectators shouting the number of points for every single point, their excitement palpable.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Another straight ball to the outside corner!"

That was a Strike Zone the rim!

"After those two similar balls, I'm amazed he was able to keep up!"

At this Maezono, Maezo had no idea what the audience was saying; he felt like his heart was about to explode!

Three balls!!!

The Ball Trajectory are similar: two straight balls and one Slider, differing only in the space between the left and right sides of the ball!

In just over 0.4 seconds, distinguish the different balls and complete the swing.

The actual time to distinguish the ball was less than 0.2 seconds, and that was even with an early swing... This is absolutely deadly!!

"The edge of the outer corner... it's aimed at a straight shot!" Owada Akiko said.

"Um!

The attackers are also actively fighting back; they're very Fighting Spirit!

Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to persevere!

"What a terrifying pair of catchers!" Mine Fujio felt a deep empathy for Maezono.

"Speaking of which, apart from the first pitch, Teitou Pitcher-Catcher have been attacking the low outside corners the whole time!"

"That's incredibly thorough!!!"

"There must be some consideration behind this!" Mine Fujio emphasized.

"This catcher is different from the Black-bellied Glasses; he'll definitely leave himself a way out!"

We absolutely will not let the number of bad balls reach its limit right now!

Otherwise, they would be at a huge disadvantage when it comes to a game where one goal decides everything!

This shot will be the one to finish the batter, and it will be a good shot!

Based on the previous Ball Trajectory, the only possible Ball Trajectory for this deciding shot is... a spin shot!

Moreover, it was a pitch that was heading into the Strike Zone, Ball Trajectory that could be as tricky as it gets! Sendou, on third base, quickly analyzed the situation.

Although this ball pairing is perfect, it's precisely because it's so perfect that it's easier for Sendou to guess.

This is why I didn't use such complicated ball combinations when I fought Sendou, and the difficulty of ball combinations is sometimes simple and sometimes slightly complicated.

Otherwise, the exact ball type will be guessed correctly!

"Senior Maezono!!!"

"Sendou?"

"Look carefully at each ball!"

"This is!!!" Maezono was surprised not by what Sendou said.

It's actually the action of the Sendou!

He placed his index finger in front of his mouth, close to his lips, then bent it slightly, and spread his thumb to gently support his chin.

"Will a low-angled spin ball go into the Strike Zone?!" Maezono mentally translated Sendou's Signals by word.

"Even if I had known beforehand, I still wouldn't have been able to hit that ball!"

Thank you so much, Sendou!

Otherwise, I might have been eliminated!!"Maezono sincerely thanked them in her heart.

The pitch selection for this game is truly mind-bending.

That's pretty much all for the exciting part of this match. I'll stop here for today!

Goodnight everyone!

By the way, I'd like to ask for your votes...