Both Sides' Growing Desire to Score

When Miyuki stepped into the batter's box, the captains of both teams locked eyes for several seconds.

Although there were already two outs, the situation was still unfavorable for them.

"No choice. Keep it tricky!" Masu Shinichiro raised his glove.

"Psh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Smack!"

"Ball!"

"Again?!!"

"Smack!"

"Ball!"

"They're really committing to it!" Owada Akiko remarked when she saw Seikou's battery once again attack the inside corner.

"That shows just how wary they are of Miyuki-kun!

Their methods are a little forceful, though!" Mine Fujio sighed.

"Strike!"

As soon as Mine Fujio finished speaking, the third pitch entered the strike zone.

This is why I have such terrible compatibility with pitchers who have bad control!

There's no way to swing at anything! Miyuki complained helplessly in his heart.

"Psh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Smack!"

"Ball!"

The fourth pitch once again made Miyuki pull back the bat just as he was about to swing.

Like Sendou, Miyuki felt miserable during this at-bat as well.

The difference was that against Sendou, the pitcher and catcher had worked together to mess with his mentality. Against Miyuki, Ogawa's control was simply awful.

After all, Ogawa had used Four Balls all summer and directly sent his seniors packing in the First Match...

"Psh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Low and inside... a screwball?" In that instant, Miyuki considered many things, but since the ball had not entered the strike zone, he chose not to swing.

"Smack!"

"Ball!"

"Four balls!!"

"...!#!!

I did say to attack with tricky ball trajectories, but I never said to walk him!

Idiot!!" Masu was furious when he saw the result.

But there was nothing he could do. Ogawa's control really was poor. Rather than risking a hittable pitch appearing at some unknown moment while facing this batter, this outcome was still acceptable.

*It feels like he's making me