Taking Control with His Own Hands

"Are you going out there to chop someone up or what? Hey!" After Maezono stepped up, Jun-san looked at his imposing manner and spoke quietly.

"A-Yuan! Your expression is way too stiff!"

"Calm down!!"

"Take a deep breath! Deep breaths!!"

It was not just Jun-san who noticed. Seidou's teammates, who spent every day together, noticed as well and called out loudly one after another.

Hearing his teammates' voices, Maezono exaggeratedly took several deep breaths.

"Let's seize the initiative in one go!" Masu Shinichiro clenched his right hand into a fist, pounded it heavily against his mitt a few times, then assumed his catching stance.

"Fwoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Smack!"

"Strike!"

"Maezono swung and missed the first-pitch outside corner ball!!!" the commentator shouted after their first exchange.

"Nice ball!!! Atsune!"

"Keep it up!!"

"Your swing is still stiff!

Take a few more deep breaths!!"

"Watch the ball closely, Maezono!!"

Both dugouts were cheering their players on with everything they had, and the atmosphere grew even more heated.

At this point, even an outsider could see just how important this at-bat was.

One look at the scoreboard made it clear: after scoring in the first two innings, Seidou had gone three straight innings without adding a run.

If Maezono got out, it would be the fourth inning!

If not for Sendou, the situation would likely have been even worse.

Although the opposing side had largely avoided facing Sendou directly, having one extra runner on base completely changed how tactics could be used.

In his previous life, excluding Sendou, Seidou's overall strength had definitely been above this team's.

This current team only had a few individuals who were stronger than before.

In terms of team chemistry and other aspects, they fell far short.

In the stronger previous life, every inning between Seidou's first two innings