"Haruichi! Run!!" Just as everyone, like the commentators, waited to see whether it would be caught out, Sendou shouted loudly from the basepaths.
His exceptional spatial awareness allowed Sendou to immediately judge that the opposing fielder would not catch the ball.
Since the ball had landed rather shallowly, Haruichi could naturally have reached base from between first and second without Sendou's warning, but he would have had no chance at all of charging for third.
Haruichi did not hesitate in the slightest when he heard Sendou's voice. The mutual trust between teammates had long since taken root deep within them.
It was not just Sendou. Everyone at Seidou knew that their teammates would not shout so casually unless they were certain.
"It dropped!!
And Kominato has rounded second!!"
"Go!!" The Seidou dugout roared in unison.
"Safe!!"
"On base!!
No outs, runners on first and third!!
In the top of the third, Seidou High School has once again gained an excellent scoring opportunity!!!"
"Seidou!!"
"Go!!!"
"Hit it!!!"
"Yalu!" Amid the lively stadium, Amakusa looked at Sendou on first base and cursed with an excited grin.
"Fifth batter! Catcher, Miyuki-kun!"
As Miyuki rose to his feet, fervent cheers immediately erupted from the Seidou stands.
For a time, they even drowned out the cheering song.
"Mine-san!
That was truly an outstanding judgment by Sendou-kun!
And with no outs, Miyuki-kun is up next. Seidou has a huge chance here!" Owada Akiko said with a sigh after the cheers gradually subsided.
"Yeah!
You could not pull off that kind of play without absolute trust!
But now, the depth of Seidou's batting lineup will be put to the test!
How will they break through against Amakusa in this situation?!" Mine Fujio's gaze was not on Miyuki, but on Maezono in the on-deck circle and the