The fourth round of the regional selection tournament is also the battle for Kanagawa Prefecture's qualification for this year's Spring Armor League. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the first half of the game, Aoba Dodai High School played well because of the outstanding performance of Kasuga, who was on the board for the first time, and two consecutive strikeouts and one catch-and-kill hit, the first three batters of Sanshin High School, which is known as the national powerhouse, were picked off one after another.

So when Kasugamo returned to the rest area with an exchange of offense and defense, he was greeted by his teammates and all the Aoba Doji fans in the stands as if they were welcoming the hero back.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

"Good vote, 28th!"

"Beautiful, I even suppressed Sanshen High School!"

"Come on Aoba Road~~"

"Puffy puffy~~ Come on! ~”

"Puffy Bang~~ Aoba Dodai! ~”

At this time, Watanabe, who was Kasuga-kun's old friend, stepped forward with a smile, put a hand on Kasuga-yun's shoulder and asked, "Hela, I said Kasuga-kun, you kid is okay, you actually suppressed the top 3 beaters of Sangami High School one after another!" ”

"Hehe~~" Kasugayun was still a little confused at this time and said, "It's okay~"

"Praise you and you'll gasp~~ Look at you to give you a look of energy~~" Watanabe hammered Kasuga's chest, and then pulled him to sit down and rest: "Okay, hurry up and take a break, this game has just begun, and the other party will definitely not let us relax for long!" ”

"Yes! ~" Kasugamo nodded in agreement.

At this time, the time for the two teams to switch offense and defense is about to come.

Before Akai Akai, the first batter of Aoba Dodai High School, was ready to go on the court, coach Kawano reminded him: "Be careful, the opponent's pitcher is also a famous pitcher in the country, and his ball speed and ball power are rare among high school students!" ”

"Hay! ~" Akai listened carefully to the coach's words and walked on the field with twelve points of vigilance.

And in the rest area, everyone who was still talking and laughing just now all put away their smiles and looked at Sanada Toru Sanada, the starting pitcher standing on the pitcher's hill in the middle of the pitcher's drill, seriously and nervously.

Captain Anno took a copy of the opponent's information collected by the logistics students, and said: "Sanada Toru, a second-year Class A student at Sanshin High School, is currently the starting ace pitcher of the baseball club of Sanshin High School, and has a record of completing the opponent's line in 4 consecutive games in the last Spring League;

Because his family opened a martial arts hall, he has always been the ace of the school's kendo club, and only joined the baseball club after high school to officially switch to baseball; Although he is a halfway monk, his unique samurai soul kendo skills in the pitcher mound and strike zone have made all the masters of the county's and even the country's major baseball schools lose to him!

Its strength ranks 3rd in the pitcher circle of high schools in the country, and it also ranks 5th in the hitter line, making it a very strong existence! “

"Hiss~~" Some of the reservists and first-year freshmen in the rest area gasped and feared Sanada after hearing the intelligence sharing of Captain Anno: "It's amazing......"

"Finish sealing the opponent's line~~ This is too exaggerated! ~”

"It's been 4 games in a row~~~ With such a great pitcher, can we hit home base from him!?" Some people can't help but get a little worried.

"I don't know, just watch! ~"Regarding the worry on everyone's faces, to be honest, although Anye is confident that his teammates will perform well, he is afraid that their performance will not be able to suppress the opponent's better performance!

……………………

On the pitch, the game is about to restart.

This time, it's the turn of the main attack on the side of Aoba Daotai High School, and the main guard on the side of Sanshen High School!

I saw Akai Akai, the first batter of the Aoba Dodai, come to the right strike area with a bat and stand up, and the bat shook twice and was ready to strike: Come on, let me see the power of the pitcher of the national strong team!

Soon after the referee gave the order, pitcher Toru Sanada on the pitcher's mound received the first ball match code from his catcher partner.

Without hesitation, he took a step back with his left foot, rubbed his right foot sideways parallel to the pitcher's board on the edge of his outside foot, and then raised his leg high and paused before striding out of home plate.

"Step~"

"One ball! After Sanada's left foot stepped out, he said a few words on his lips: "Into ~~ soul!" ~”

"Whew!! ~~”

The ball was out in an instant, and Akai, who was standing in the strike zone, didn't react at all, and the baseball had already flown into the trapper's glove, making a very loud crashing sound.

"Bang!! ~”

"Good shot! ~”

Akai looked back at the baseball in the catcher's glove in surprise and exclaimed, "What!?" So fast......"

In the rest area of Aoba Dodai High School, everyone was also surprised by the speed of the first shot of Toru Sanada, the starting pitcher of Sanagami High School!

Hayakawa, who is also a pitcher, immediately turned his head and asked his teammate with the speed gun, "What is the ball speed!?" ”

I just heard the student look at the value displayed on the speed gun and reply: "The ball speed is 144 km/h!" ”

"What!?"

Everyone was so frightened that they all stood up at once: "How is it possible, how can it be so fast~"

"Hiss~~ What a fast ball speed!"

"No wonder, no wonder Akai, who has the fastest reaction, can't be out of the way at all!"

"How can we play at 144 kilometers of ball speed, we can't hit it at all, okay! ~”

At this time, Akai, who was ready to continue the strike, made a short stance.

After seeing it, Tsuchihara in the rest area immediately shouted: "Look, everyone, Akai actually used a short beating!" ”

Maki nodded in approval: "Good way, this is the most correct way to test the opponent's ball speed and ball path!" ”

Hayakawa admitted at this time and said: "That's right, when you are not sure about the opponent's ball path, and the ball is too fast, it is most useful to use a short shot!" ”

"Let's look at the performance~~" However, as a coach, Kawano said not very optimistically.

Sure enough, after the pitcher of Yamagami High School threw the ball in the second ball, although Akai was ready to block it with a bat, the super fast ball speed and tricky angles still allowed him to make his second blow miss with a swing.

"Two good balls! ~”

"Damn, so fast...... And what the hell happened when that guy came out of the ball!? Akai thought solemnly about the moment Sanada threw the ball just now, and the momentum in his eyes that inexplicably made Akai feel nervous.

It was at that moment that Akai saw the momentum revealed in Sanada's eyes, which made his movements delay when he struck.

However, before Akai could figure out what was going on, the third ball thrown by Toru Sanada at Sanada High School came one after another!

"Whew! ~”

"Whew~"

"Bang!! ~”

"Three good shots, batsman out!"

"Damn bastard~~" Akai didn't expect that he would be easily shaken off, and he couldn't help but feel a little unconvinced.

But elimination is elimination, and Akai had no choice but to walk off the court with a black face.

Then, it was the turn of Kobayashi, who was the second baseman, to strike.

When docking with Xiao Lin, Akai warned Xiao Lin with a heavy face: "Be careful, that guy's ball speed is so fast!" ”

"Yes! ~”

However, although Kobayashi received Akai's warning, he still scored three goals in a row after he went up and was knocked out by Sanada Toru Sanada, a pitcher from Yamagami High School.

Akai and Kobayashi were knocked out so quickly one after another, which made all the beaters on the line of Deaoba Daotai High School a little panicked.

At this time, Aihara, the team's strongest 4 batter, said this sentence: "One goal into the soul!! ~~~ Sure enough, he is the top high school student pitcher in the country, this trick is really difficult! ”

Hearing this sentence from Aihara, Watanabe, Tsuchihara, Akai and Kasuga Cloud and other first-graders asked in confusion: "One ball into the soul!?" What do you mean by that, Senpai Aihara!? ”

At this time, Anno, the captain of the team, opened his mouth to explain to these Kasuga clouds and a few newcomers who had not competed with Sanada: "One goal into the soul, it is about the famous stunt of Sanada pitcher Sanada of Sangami High School, and it is that when he was a pitcher or hitter, he used to learn samurai kendo before, and he has a unique momentum that is like that of an ancient samurai when he fought against life and death!"

Because ordinary people don't have contact with swords every day like Sanada, so whenever he fights against him, his opponent will often be shocked by his sharp sword-like gaze, resulting in a failure to throw or strike!

In other words, this guy is a terrifying swordsman on the baseball field who came to face off with us with the mentality of entering the Tao with martial arts, do you understand!? ”

After listening to the explanation, Kasugamo asked again with a little understanding: "Is that ball into the soul a pitcher's talent!?" ”

Hayakawa turned his head to answer Kasuga's question: "No, Sanada's one-shot soul is not so much a talent, but rather a competitive state when he is in serious competition, or his ability to turn the spirit of a bushido swordsman into a psychological hint to attack his opponent, which is more appropriate!" ”

Aihara nodded and interjected and added: "Hayakawa-kun is right, but although this can only be regarded as an ability, this ability is an existence comparable to an excellent talent!" ”

"Hiss~~ So powerful!? ~”