Sawamura climbed the pitcher's mound for the fourth inning, brimming with confidence and eager to end the battle quickly so he could get up to bat.
"The Spring Tokyo Tournament quarterfinal between Seidou and Kasuga One High School has finally reached its middle stages. The top of the fourth inning begins with Kasuga One's offense!
This clash between powerhouses from the east and west is an ideal matchup for the Spring Tournament.
Still standing on Seidou High School's pitcher's mound is the starting pitcher, Sawamura Eijun!
Both pitchers had begun the game calmly with steady pitching!
However, Seidou's batting lineup had just scored four runs in the bottom of the Third Inning!
Facing Sawamura, Kasuga One's lineup, built around mobility and small-ball battles, was actively looking for opportunities to disrupt him.
Having just given up runs, they likely had no intention of simply letting Seidou seize control of the game!" Having just experienced a high point, the commentator once again recapped the innings that had passed.
Even though they had given up four runs at once, it was not an insurmountable deficit.
And this inning happened to begin with a favorable spot in the batting order, the second batter.
"Pff!"
"Whoosh!"
"Smack!"
"Strike!!"
Though he had gotten a little carried away earlier, Sawamura adjusted his mindset the moment he stepped onto the field.
He faced the batter seriously with steady pitching.
Meanwhile, with such a large lead and a rare opportunity before him, Miyuki began trying out new pitch types.
But since he had only just begun experimenting, he naturally started with ball trajectories that had been more stable in practice.
Though Kasuga One's third batter got a hit off him, he calmly suppressed the batters who followed.
Then...
"Hahaha!
Watch my performance!!"
The moment he returned to the bench,