Final Inning

"Don't worry about it!

Even though you didn't score, you put enough pressure on him!

We still have one inning to attack!

Keep the offensive pressure going until the very end!" Coach Kataoka said gravely after all of Seidou's players returned to the dugout.

"Yeah!!!"

"Sawamura!!

Don't let your guard down just because they're the lower batting lineup!

They're fighting with everything they have too!"

"Yeah!!"

"Show me the pitching that represents everything you've built up since joining the team!"

"Yes, Boss!

Thinking back to when I first joined, when you told me not to give up on being a pitcher...

After enduring so many hardships, I was finally entrusted with such an important role in the Autumn Tournament final..."

"Kura-kura! Don't start reminiscing at a time like this!" Miyuki cut him off when Sawamura showed no signs of stopping.

However, after a series of arguments, Miyuki ultimately chose to ignore him and let him keep talking.

"Miyuki! I'm counting on you!" Coach Kataoka said to Miyuki without even looking at Sawamura.

"The top of the eighth inning has ended, and the score is five to six!

The gap is just one run!

The game isn't over yet!!

The high-speed pitches roaring through the air from the bullpen seemed determined to drive away the scent of defeat!

Even so, both teams were aiming for the same destination!!

Their thirst for victory had pushed the intensity in the stadium to an even greater height!!" Miyuki glanced at the still-chattering Sawamura, then at Furuya in the bullpen, and finally at the atmosphere filling the entire stadium. His fighting spirit rose even higher.

"Let's go!!!"

"Yeah!!!"

Just as Seidou's players began heading out onto the field, Isashiki-senpai shouted from the stands.

His voice carried over and rang through Seidou's dugout!

Seidou's players responded