Chapter 26: Fifth Home Run (1st Update)

"Now that's interesting!"

"The tip of the needle is on the wheat mang!"

"I don't know what choice the shooting partner of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team will make?"

The fans in the stands were full of interest. Obviously, they are all looking forward to the next matchup.

They are very curious, what kind of duel will these two people on the court have?

"There are not many opportunities left for the Seido High School baseball team......"

Although more than 90% of the fans at the scene were still immersed in the light speed ball that Zhang Han had just thrown, some people had already calmly begun to analyze the situation on the field.

The result of their analysis is that the next game of the Qingdao High School baseball team will not be easy.

Now, it's the first half of the 4th game.

The opportunity left for the Seido High School baseball team, without considering the play-offs, only six innings remained.

This also means that the current hitters on the court, including this inning, are likely to have only two chances left to continue to stand in the strike zone.

And judging from the situation they just played against Narimiya, in addition to Zhang Han and Yuuki, the other players on the Qingdao High School baseball team, even if they want to win a hit, it is not an easy thing.

The probability of them scoring consecutive hits is even lower......

Thinking about it this way, this game can basically be regarded as the most favorable scoring opportunity for the Qingdao High School baseball team. However, in this most favorable opportunity, there are two huge risks that are difficult for ordinary people to detect.

The first risk is that Zhang Han and Yuki just happened to be in the top two.

This also means that Cheng Gongming can face off with these two without any psychological burden.

Success can greatly boost the morale of the Baseball Team of Daocheng Industrial High School.

Failure does not mean a cliff hell, as long as Narumi Cheng can successfully solve the remaining hitters of the Qingdao High School baseball team, he can still maintain the current score.

Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended.

On the other hand, the Qingdao High School baseball team is in a completely opposite situation to Inagi.

They have been forced to go to Liangshan, and there is no way to retreat, so they can only fight with their opponents to the end.

Now he is their core hitter, and he has stood in the strike zone for the second time.

If in this game, the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team still can't show any dazzling performance.

They're basically scrapped.

If they don't perform in the second round, they will have two more chances to stand in the strike zone.

The three-point gap, coupled with the fact that Narumiya deliberately avoided a head-to-head showdown with the core hitter of the Qingdao High School baseball team at the beginning.

Whether it is with Zhang Han or Yuuki, everyone who is familiar with Cheng Gongming can see that he did not use all his hole cards at the bottom of the box.

This guy must have kept something.

Good steel is used on the cutting edge!

With such an important hole card, he obviously intends to take it out until the last minute.

With this in mind, the situation encountered by the Seido High School baseball team in the second round was several times more severe.

This snowballs is the same reason, if the players of the Qingdao High School baseball team can't come up with a way to restrain the pace and speed of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team as soon as possible.

Then they may not be able to return to heaven next......

The later the game, the more unfavorable it was for the Seido High School baseball team.

"Just look at this game, who of the two teams will have the advantage? The team that can dominate this game can largely influence the course of the game. ”

Not only Fujifu, but also other professional media reporters in the stands also discovered the current problem and put forward their own opinions.

"It's not two teams, it's just these two players. Cheng Gong Ming and Zhang Han, whoever can win in this one-on-one heads-up will be able to help the team change the current situation on the field. ”

This showdown is crucial.

"The Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team has a three-point lead, and the situation is a little better. Even if there is any omission, there is no loss of hope. Qingdao will be in trouble, if they don't perform this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to reverse it today. ”

Watching the game should not only look at the present, but also focus on the overall situation.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the situation is indeed very unfavorable for the Qingdao High School baseball team.

Who left them behind!

This also means that even if the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team do not make any mistakes in the next games, they will eventually lose.

If they want to turn it around, they have to make changes and change the balance on the pitch.

In the case of the strength of the two teams, the gap is not large.

The party that takes the lead in changing the situation in front of him has actually fallen into psychological passivity.

The difference of three points may not be too conspicuous in the first game.

By the fourth inning, the Seido High School baseball team hadn't caught up yet, or even caught up.

The situation is already critical!

Zhang Han must hit the ball out, at least to win a hit first.

With such a burden on his back, he played against the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School, and the opponent was Narumi Narumiya, who was known as the No. 1 pitcher in the country.

It is conceivable that the pressure on Zhang Han's body now is greater?

In this case, how can he overcome the enemy?

It's not just the players of the Seido High School baseball team who are very concerned, but the fans in the stands who support the Seido High School baseball team have been entangled in their hearts.

The originally noisy stadium, because of this, fell into a brief peace.

The focus of almost everyone's eyes is now on the shooting duel.

Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, they know better than anyone what they should do now?

From a purely competitive point of view, as long as they can hold this game, it will be a huge victory.

As for how to hold it? The problem is not very big.

Of course, it is not excluded that the Baseball Team of Daocheng Industrial High School may have a nerve at this time.

In the final of the Kanto Conference, they had a similar operation, and now they are familiar with the gourd and do it again.

Poof! Puff !!

Not only the players on the field, but even ordinary fans seem to be able to hear the sound of their hearts beating.

It's so nervous!

The current atmosphere is really tense.

Let them, the spectators who watched the game, couldn't help but get nervous.

And the two players who are facing each other don't seem to perceive such an atmosphere at all.

They were paying attention to each other, and they were all thinking about how to get rid of each other as soon as possible.

Harada, who was in the catcher's position, first glanced up at the electronic scoreboard, and they still had a three-point lead so far.

As long as this game can be resolved, the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team has a very high probability of winning this game.

"Do you want to go head-to-head now?"

If they face each other head-to-head here, they have a very high probability of solving Zhang Han and solving Yucheng......

Both of these people are burdened with a lot of pressure and the expectations of Qingdao supporters.

Of course, to do this, they also need to show their hole cards.

Showing the hole cards so early will of course cause some problems, such as the players of the Qingdao High School baseball team, they will be prepared in advance......

Although they are prepared, judging from Narumiya's current performance, they may not lose to the beaters of the Qingdao High School baseball team.

But risk is risk.

When making a choice, they must be prepared to take the corresponding risks.

Masako Harada thinks now they can take a gamble.

"Don't be naΓ―ve, senior!"

It's just that his partner has a completely different opinion from him.

Cheng Gongming was imperceptible and shook his head.

In two months, he finally polished the new change ball. But this new ball of change is not yet mature......

The bluff is just two showdowns with the Qingdao High School baseball team, and I'm afraid it's going to be the limit.

The third time, with the level of those players on the Seido High School baseball team, they will definitely see the flaws.

In addition, in the later stages of the game, his physical strength and ball speed will drop a lot.

After taking all of this into account, it is easy to conclude that the probability of his later collapse is very high.

No matter how confident Cheng Gongming is in his pitching, no matter how confident he is in his teammates.

But in the face of Aomichi, who had defeated him at the Kanto Conference, he also knew very well how difficult this game was.

"It's us who are firmly in control of the situation now, senior! There is no need to mess up, there is no need to be disturbed by these factors off the field, as long as we can give full play to our strength, it will be fine. ”

According to the set rhythm, even if there is any accident in the middle, the three-point lead gives them enough confidence to take risks.

The key to victory or defeat is to save it to the end!

Narumiya Narumiya has a very good idea.

When he cooperated with Masako Harada, this situation rarely appeared.

Harada barely struggled before agreeing to Narumiya's plan.

"It's good!"

The opponent is Qingdao, and momentum is just as important as the score.

If they can be here, they will have the initiative in the game in a head-to-head matchup with the Seido High School baseball team.

After that, it's going to be a lot easier.

Especially when the players of the Seido High School baseball team choose to consume a lot of Narumiya's physical strength.

The final change ball is even more likely to be a killer feature to end the game.

"Throw the ball wholeheartedly and solve the opponent in front of you!"

Harada, who changed his strategy, cooperated with Narumiya Naruto, and he didn't hesitate at all.

Daocheng's throwing partner quickly decided on the tactics, and this time they still did not choose a head-to-head duel.

Their fielders, just like the last time they faced Zhang Han, arrived at their fixed positions in advance.

Then let Cheng Gong Ming force Zhang Han to hit with a corner kick.

The exact same strategy is to force Zhang Han to hit the ball into the field.

Last time, Zhang Han took advantage of their point, constantly hitting the ball out of bounds, and entangled with Cheng Gong Ming for more than a dozen balls, and finally got four bad bases.

With the experience of the last matchup, it can basically be announced that this method of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team will not work at all for Zhang Han.

But they did it anyway, and they did it without hesitation.

In the rest area of the Qingdao High School baseball team, the friends were almost dumbfounded.

"Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, is it crazy?"

Although Daocheng's bench pitcher is also very good, it is not enough to replace Narumiya's position, okay?

It's really hard for the players of the Qingdao High School baseball team to imagine what Daocheng Industry was thinking at this time?

Let Zhang Han consume more than a dozen balls of Cheng Gong Ming?

No matter how strong Cheng Gongming is, he is also a mortal fetus in the flesh, and he will continue to be entangled......

Naruto Cheng Gong will definitely not survive the end of the game.

Just when all the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team felt confused and very incomprehensible.

Yuyu, who has been silent, and Chris, who was watching the game, talked in unison.

"It's insidious!"

"Smart enough!"

The former is Miyuki, and the latter is Chris.

Qingdao High School baseball team, the other friends were confused, and couldn't help but look at these two guys who spoke amazingly.

Crisnunu mouthed and motioned for Miyuki to tell everyone.

"Of course, Cheng Gong Ming is a mortal in the flesh, but our players are not copper-headed and iron-armed. Zhang Han consumed a lot when he just threw the ball, and now he is directly hitting the court, and it is still the time when he has to win the hit. ”

The first round of encounters has fully proved that even if Zhang Han is escorted, the Qingdao High School baseball team may not be able to score points.

So just to get to first base, Zhang Han is absolutely unwilling.

He's definitely going to want to keep going, he's going to have to go to second base at the very least.

Only then, when Yuuki gets the hit, will he have a chance to run straight back to home plate.

So he can't wait for the ball, he can't entangle, he can only hit hard.

Even if he played out the position, he had already been surrounded by the players of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, like an iron bucket.

"Kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred? If Zhang Han gets out, he will entangle with them. Once Cheng Gongming collapses and goes down, even if they lead by more points, what can they do? ”

"Even if Narumiya collapses physically, the supervisor of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School will definitely not let him return to the rest area directly, but will leave him in the outfield position to recover his strength. This psychological preparation, I think those guys on the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School have already been prepared. ”

Miyuki said.

Just as he was breathing, Chris continued.

Moreover, Zhang Han is now under great mental pressure, and the continuous light speed ball just now has a lot of loss of his physical strength. What he was able to do in the first game, he may not be able to do now. ”

With only six innings left in the game, they are still three points behind their opponents.

The dilemma faced by the Qingdao High School baseball team is not from one point, but from all aspects.

If they want to make a breakthrough, they must break all the cages in all aspects.

It is clear that this is not an easy task.

Even the players of the Seido High School baseball team have a hard time doing it easily.

"Ping!"

Zhang Han gritted his teeth and hit the ball out of bounds.

His breath was short, and sweat even appeared on his face.

Even this kind of exhaustion did not affect his appearance, but gave him a kind of charm that belongs to male hormone exercise.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhang Han was being chased.

The baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School is really open-minded, they even gamble on the physical strength of their own trump card, and they want to force Zhang Han to collapse.

The two were entangled for three or four balls in a row.

Zhang Han touched the ball out of bounds every time.

All this seems to be repeating the story of the first game.

It's just that the difference is that in the first game, it was Zhang Han who forced Cheng Gongming, and this time it was the entire team of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, using this way to force Zhang Han.

"It's so open-minded!"

Some media reporters were completely attracted by the bloody duel on the field and couldn't take their eyes off it.

The combat effectiveness of the two teams, as well as their fighting spirit, is truly amazing!

Even professional reporters like them couldn't help but be thrilled after reading it.

Not to mention, the ordinary melon-eating masses in the stands.

Everyone has even forgotten the shouting, forgotten to cheer, and stared at the duel on the field without blinking.

watched Zhang Han hit the ball out of bounds again and again.

"Out of bounds!"

"Out of bounds!!"

In the rest area of the Baseball Team of Inagi Industrial High School, a substitute player of Inagi Industrial glanced at the ball speed display in surprise.

Narumiya's fastest goal, reaching a speed of 151km!

If it weren't for Zhang Han, Narumiya would be the only man in Tokyo who has thrown a ball speed of more than 150 kilometers in an official competition at this stage.

It's, it's amazing!

It's just unfortunate that they happened to run into this game, and they happened to run into the Qingdao High School baseball team.

So much so that no one has noticed this amazing record at all.

After all, compared with Zhang Han's 161-kilometer light speed ball, the speed of the ball thrown by Cheng Gongming is still a little slower.

But that's not what shocked the substitute player for the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team.

What shocked him the most was that with such a fast ball speed, Zhang Han could still accurately touch such a fast corner kick out of bounds when he was not in good shape.

"What kind of striking skills does it take? What a horrible dynamic vision? What a powerful heart......"

In the baseball team of Inagi Industrial High School, the only first-year player Tada Noki.

It's even more incredible, looking at the duel in front of you.

That's it, the collision between the top players in high school!

This is the duel between the batter who is known as the No. 1 batter in the country and the No. 1 pitcher in the country?

Tadano trees have a very strange feeling. He always felt that the two people who were now facing off against each other were Zhang Han and Cheng Gongming, who firmly attracted the attention of everyone at the scene.

All are still reserved.

In other words, these two seniors have not yet shown their full strength.

But even if they haven't shown all their strength, the combat effectiveness shown by the two of them can already be described as shocking.

"He deserves to be the No. 1 high school student in the country!"

He can only sigh so emotionally.

"Ping!"

When Zhang Han hit the fifth throw-in, he couldn't seem to hold on.

Zhang Han, who had just struck down two beaters in a row with a lightspeed ball, used such a high-intensity blow to confront Cheng Gongming, which greatly consumed his explosive power.

On the fifth goal, although he barely hit the out-of-bounds, he was no longer as consistent as before.

Narumiya on the pitcher's hill was like a falcon that saw its prey, and his eyes lit up at once.

"Faster than I thought, it collapsed!"

Harada, who was in the position of the catcher, looked at Zhang Han's stumbling steps, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

Zhang Han's lightspeed ball, which can soar to 161 kilometers, is simply terrifying.

Especially Zhang Han is still a sophomore in high school, and his figure is not burly.

It's really hard to imagine how with his body, how can he soar the ball speed like that?

Now, it makes sense......

Under that kind of high explosion, even if Zhang Han's physical strength has not collapsed, he will definitely not be able to break out one after another.

And if you want to hit Narumiya's ball out of bounds, it is impossible to swing the stick with all your might.

After all, such a fast ball, if Zhang Han didn't hit it with all his strength, he wouldn't be able to touch it.

"Chance!"

"Chance!!"

Almost unanimity, without any consultation, the shooting partners of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School were all aware.

This is an opportunity for them, a good opportunity given to them by God.

"If you have a chance, how can you not seize it?"

Narumiya directly threw a low-angle ball with the limit of the inside corner and threw it over!

This position, with the high ball at the limit of the outer corner that Zhang Han just hit, is just the diagonal of the maximum distance.

Without the help of the guarded players, Cheng Gongming thought that this goal was enough to solve Zhang Han.

Although Nari Miyaki did not give a clear code, the players of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School were not idle. In particular, Carl Rose, a young black man in the midfield, retreated to the back of the court early in the morning.

Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case.

Now, they don't even plan to let go of the Qingdao High School baseball team.

The baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School has made up its mind to completely kill Zhang Han here.

"Whew!"

The white baseball, which looks stronger than any previous ball, is aimed directly at the inside corner at a low angle.

Zhang Han, who was already stumbling, was probably ...... in the face of this kind of ball that was very difficult to shoot

Not only are the supporters of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, but now such a thought appears in their minds, and even the supporters of the Seido High School baseball team themselves have a bad premonition.

Consecutive strikeouts, plus continuous fast swings!

Comparing their hearts to their hearts, even if they didn't stand on the court, they knew that Zhang Han had broken out so many times in a row, which was a great test for his physical strength and spirit.

This man, who they have high hopes for, seems to be a little unable to hold on.

At the front of the stands, those of Zhang Han's most die-hard fans closed their eyes nervously one by one.

Such a picture makes them unbearable to watch it at all.

It was at this time.

Tada Noki, who was in the rest area of the baseball team of Inagi Industrial High School, suddenly widened his eyes in surprise.

"Senior, no!"

The speed of the baseball flight was so fast that before Tada Yeshu could shout out these words, the baseball had already come to Zhang Han.

Zhang Han, who had stumbled before, took another half step back by taking the step back.

He, the bet wins!

Zhang Han had just been forced by Cheng Gong Ming and Harada Masako, and there was really no way to do it.

Of course, Zhang Han also thought about resisting, but how could the cage carefully designed for him by the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team be so easy to get rid of?

Zhang Han tried his best, and there was no other way to think of it except gritting his teeth and entanglement.

You can only hit the ball out of bounds again and again.

Originally, he thought that the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School would definitely not touch his tiles with porcelain.

After all, there is such a big gap between the strength of Cheng Gongming and their backup pitchers......

But soon, Zhang Han realized that he was wrong, he was completely wrong.

These guys on the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School are more decisive than he imagined.

And at the beginning, Zhang Han also underestimated his own importance.

Let Cheng Gongming simply fight 1 to 1 with a beater, of course, the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team is unwilling.

Even if the beater is Zhang Han, or Yuuki, it can't be.

But Zhang Han is not just a hitter, he is also a pitcher.

consumed physical strength, and used Cheng Gongming to completely replace Zhang Han, the ace of the Qingdao Dao.

It doesn't seem to be so bad.

At the very least, the players of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School do not think that they are at a loss.

After all, compared with Cheng Gongming, Zhang Han, a pure burst pitcher, seems to be more afraid of being consumed.

Zhang Han was suddenly squeezed into the corner.

I can't think of a way to escape.

Until, he saw some familiar faces, although he had not seen them before, but they were inexplicably familiar......

Those people, who are supposed to be students studying in Tokyo, came to cheer him on.

Zhang Han suddenly felt that he couldn't continue to be depressed.

Otherwise, how could he be worthy of the overseers and friends who have always cared for him?

How can he be worthy of these fans who came all the way to cheer him on?

How can he afford it, obviously not interested in baseball, but he deliberately came to support his fellow countrymen.

Fans can sometimes turn into motivation for players to play.

It was as if now, Zhang Han suddenly felt that there was power pouring out of his body.

He has the strength and spirit, and he can continue to fight against Cheng Gongming.

However, the dilemma faced by Zhang Han has still not been solved.

This kind of corner kick, he can't hit a home run, and once he hits the court, there is a probability of more than 70 or 80 percent, he will be picked up by the fielders of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team.

What to do?

In the end, the most unlikely solution seems to be the only way to solve the problem.

Blast the ball off the pitch!

If you want to do this, you have to guess in advance what exactly Narumiya will throw the next ball?

If it's Miyuki, it might not be difficult.

But for Zhang Han, he really doesn't have the ability to do this, and it is difficult for him to judge where baseball will fall?

Not to mention, knock the ball out of the way.

Previously, he was able to hit out of bounds, also relying on a combination of dynamic vision and striking skills.

It's not that I guessed Harada and Narumiya's match in advance.

I don't have the ability to do the same thing as Miyuki, so how can I do the same thing as Miyuki?

"Since there is no way to predict, then I can only fish."

Although such an approach is bound to take some risks.

But Zhang Han believes that it is worth it.

After all, he couldn't think of any other way than this.

After the straight ball with a high outside corner appeared, Zhang Han deliberately stumbled a step, revealing an unsteady look.

In this way, Inagi must have thought that he would have a hard time hitting low-angle balls......

After all, if you want to hit a low-angle ball, it is essential to bend over and bend your knees.

Narumiya is especially good at using diagonal balls!

After carefully designing the trap, Zhang Han's remaining task is only to wait.

He quietly took a small step back at the beginning, patiently waiting for the baseball to fly over.

Sure enough, baseball is here!

And it's exactly the same as the position he predicted.

A straight ball from a low angle, and the pitch position is the inside corner of the good ball belt!

"It's good to come!"

Seeing this ball, Zhang Han no longer had the intention of showing mercy to his subordinates.

His two hands, tightly grasping the bat in his hand, saw the flying baseball, and used his golf style to hit the ball out.

"Ping!"

The bat spun around and hit the white baseball with precision.

If the shooting partners of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team don't realize that they have been fooled, then they will be in the high school baseball circle for nothing.

"Damn!"

Cheng Gongming's face was extremely ugly.

"Outfield !!"

Harada stood up in surprise and shouted to his teammates.

He also knows that the distance of more than 100 meters, especially in such a noisy environment at the scene, his teammates may not be able to hear it.

But he did it anyway!

In the outfield, Carl Ross watched the baseball flying over and kept running towards the baseball's landing spot.

"I know that this guy won't settle down and accept failure!"

The previous Kanto convention was not only affected by Naruto Narumiya, but also Carl Roth.

The opponent is Qingdao, and he never minds, guessing with the worst mind, the behavior of the Qingdao High School baseball team.

It was as if by now, he had already run to the back of the outfield, just waiting for the next baseball in case of an accident.

Baseball keeps flying, and Carl Ross, the little black man, keeps chasing.

Soon he reached the position of the fence, and seeing that the baseball was about to fly out, Carl Ross gritted his teeth, stepped on the fence with his foot, and then took off into the air.

Regardless of baseball? He's going to stop the ball.

The fans in the stands, when they saw this scene, their pupils widened.

This is also amazing!

It's not just the shooting duel that makes them fans can't take their eyes off, but even the defenders of the field make them feel terrified.

Fans of both teams are watching.

The players of both teams also had their eyes on Carl Ross' gloves.

In the end, Carl Rose's gloves were more than 30 centimeters away from the baseball and did not touch the ......

It is more than 30 centimeters, one heaven and one hell.

"Smack..."

The baseball slammed into the seats in the outfield stands.

The scene was quiet, and the pin drop could be heard.

"Home Run !!"

At this time, Kameda, who was in charge of commentating the game, raised his hands excitedly and roared loudly.

The score was 3:1.

In the fourth inning of the game, the Seido High School baseball team finally scored their first point.

"How many home runs are these?"

The fans who reacted hurriedly confirmed with their friends around them.

Every time Zhang Han hits a home run, it is a thing worth celebrating for the fans who support him.

This shows that Zhang Han has taken a big step away from the legend.

"It doesn't matter how many home runs you hit, this is Zhang Han's fifth home run in this tournament."

"There are also five players in the Thunder City baseball team of Yakushi High School, and they are tied!"

"It's worthy of Hansang!"

"If it's a home run record, we're not going to lose to anyone else."

The fans in the stands set off wave after wave.

In the stands, the pharmacist players sitting at the back had very wonderful faces.

Mishima said with a grin, "I'll just say that Hansang can't let you dominate the crowd." ”

Thunder City gnawed on a banana while staring at Zhang Han viciously.

"I won't lose him!"

"Alright, silly son, we still have two games, don't worry......"

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