Home Plate Collision

"First base!!" Miyuki shouted as he directed the play.

The nimble deadweight on the bases had already reached second, leaving Sendou no choice but to take the out handed to him.

The game once again reached a crucial scoring moment.

The runner in scoring position was the nimble fat man, while the batter in the batter's box was Masu Shinichiro, who had a high batting average and was fully in the zone.

Seikou had earned a scoring opportunity, though it could not exactly be called a great one.

Meanwhile, Seidou faced a situation where they absolutely could not allow a run.

Their offense in the bottom half was strong, but no one could guarantee they would score.

And even if they survived this inning, the opponent's cleanup hitter would be up next inning!!

From this point on, the game truly entered a suffocatingly tense stage.

"Seikou has been using tactics consecutively!" Owada Akiko sighed.

"Yeah! Kawakami is a pitcher with excellent control. Coach Oga's decision took quite a bit of courage!" Mine Fujio had only just caught his breath as well.

The previous exchange had been so intense that everyone had forgotten to breathe.

"The runner is in scoring position, and stepping into the batter's box is... the captain, Masu Shinichiro!! Can he use his bat to bring Ogawa, who has been in outstanding form today, back to home plate?!! With two outs, can Seidou hold on?!!!"

"Looks like all the actors are here! The game is almost over!" Raizo Todoroki chuckled.

"Masu-san!!" Ogawa shouted, raising both arms high.

"Stop shouting nonsense! Atsune, check the fielders' defensive positions!!" Osada yelled.

"Right!" Ogawa snapped out of it and looked toward the outfield.

Now everyone knew that this guy was a complete rookie when it came to baserunning.

Seidou's defensive positioning had