"Now there were two outs and the bases were loaded. The infielders, who had been playing in to prevent a forced run, had returned to their original positions!!"
"Two outs!!"
"Two outs!!"
"Let him hit it!"
"I'll catch it!!"
"Go, Sawamura!!"
After striking out the cleanup hitter, Seidou's fielders were fired up!
"Huff! Huff!
The bases are still loaded!
The batter is the fifth hitter. Be careful with the first pitch!!" Sawamura showed no sign of relaxing. As he slowly adjusted his breathing, he stared solemnly at the next batter!
"Fifth batter! Right fielder, Sasaki-kun!"
"A left-handed pitcher from the same year. He didn't get much playing time during the Selection Tournament, but he performed well in the summer, right?
And he shut down Kasuga One without allowing a run before!!
Even Senior Hoshida's swing was late!
Just how sharp was it by the time it reached the plate?!
And... Sendou!
He's the man you chose, isn't he?!!
Let me get a good look at him!!" Standing in the Batter's Box, Sasaki watched Sawamura with a complicated expression.
The way he gripped his bat tightly also fell completely within Miyuki's sight.
"Puff!"
"...!"
"Smack!"
"Strike!!"
Wary of Sawamura's fastball velocity, Sasaki had no answer for that pitch and swung right through it.
"A first-pitch Changeup on the outside corner!!
Starting off this intensely, huh!!"
"This battery is incredible!!"
After the cleanup hitter was struck out and the fifth hitter swung through the first pitch, the spectators at the sidelines felt as though they had come back to life.
"Sorry, Ake!
But, Eijun!
Don't you want the ace's Back Number?
If you finish him off here, that Sunglasses Uncle will remember you too!!
If you want to shake Akatsuki's position, you can't let an opportunity like this slip away. Grab it