Chapter 54: The Pitcher (6th Shift)

No one is out, there are people on second and third base.

At this time, the fourth stick of Seido High School was ushered in, and it was formed.

The audience who supported Qingdao was about to fly and applaud.

It's like playing mahjong, as soon as the cards are opened, you have six pairs in your hand, and you can draw cards. The audience who supported Qingdao even felt that the big score was already beckoning to them.

At this moment, Bai Yu called a timeout and gathered with all the players in the infield to the pitcher's mound to discuss tactics.

After half a ring, they took their positions and adopted the strategy of escorting.

Tie up four bats to get on base.

No one is out, full bases!

"Fifth baseman, third baseman, Masuko-san."

At this time, it was the turn of Masuko to blow it.

Yokohama Minato Kita adopted a full-base garrison.

Kataoka gave Masuko a secret signal and told him to fight, it didn't matter.

At the same time, Kataoka also gave a secret signal to Ryosuke Kominato, who was at third base, so that he could steal the base when he had the chance.

"Uh-ha-ha-ha!"

Masuko felt that her breathing was heavy.

A full base may seem like the best chance to score, but if you don't play well, you might get tricked.

On the baseball field, there is also a saying that when the base is full, it is not easy to score.

"Don't underestimate me!"

Masuko roared wildly in her heart, facing Yineng's pitch, and hit the ball out with all her might.

"Ping!"

The baseball flies, very high, very far.

The maguko in the strike zone has an ugly face.

This goal was played into the outfield, and it seems that the outfielder of Yokohama Minato has already prepared, and he may not escape the fate of being killed.

However, his mission was accomplished.

Although the baseball didn't fly out, it was seventy or eighty meters away from home plate, enough for Ryosuke Kominato to run back.

"Enough distance!"

The previous misjudgment was formed once, and this time the base-running instructor of the Qingdao Road judged very carefully.

This time the distance was 80 meters smaller, and it was impossible for an outfielder to pass home plate directly. The distance is definitely enough!

"You can run!"

He suggested to Ryosuke Kominato.

Ryosuke Kominato nodded.

Although running the bases is not his forte, he can only rush forward with such an opportunity.

"Smack!"

The baseball was caught by an outfielder, and Ryosuke Kominato spread his legs and ran towards home run.

In the outfield, Yokohama's stalwart looked at the unreachable home plate with some despair in his eyes. Even if he threw it, the deviation was terrifying.

"Give it to me!"

Just when the stalwart was desperate, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, about thirty meters away from him, just acting as a transit between him and home plate.

It's the right fielder, Ginjo!

The stalwart no longer hesitated and passed the ball to Yincheng, who turned around and didn't even pull his posture away, just straight to home plate.

This mid-pass is incredibly fast.

By the time the ball reached the catcher Hakuha's glove, Ryosuke Minato was five meters away from home plate.

"Smack!"

Ryosuke Kominato's sliding base, and the white feather touches to kill.

"Out!"

Relay pass, home plate touch!

The iron-walled Yokohama Port Kita, with their practical actions, once again confirmed the strength of their garrison.

"I'll go, it's too fierce."

"What kind of training have these guys in Yokohama gone through?"

"The guy who passed the ball in the middle was so handsome, and he was also killed by passing the home plate before."

"He's Silver City!"

……

The audience talked a lot, and for a while it diluted the momentum that had been condensed before.

Home Plate Double Kill!

No one was out of the game and full base, and it became two outs, and there were people on first and second base.

Qingdao fell from heaven to mortal world in an instant.

The sixth baseman Miyuki did not turn the tide when there was someone on base, and only hit a flat fly ball in front of the pitcher, which was caught by Ino.

The wonderful performance of the garrison also gave Yi the strength to compete.

Just like Kataoka said at the beginning.

A true ace pitcher doesn't care how well he can shoot, the most important thing is to see if he can help the team win.

From this point of view, Yi Neng, who has the ability to turn the tide at critical moments, is definitely a qualified ace pitcher.

Qingdao High School's line playing today was about to break out several times, but it was forced down by this pitcher who didn't seem to be strong at all.

Such a beautiful start, no points.

Qingdao's momentum was a little low for a while.

In the first half of the sixth inning, Yokohama Minato Kita attacked.

Before going on the field, Miyuki explained to Tanba that he must be careful.

At this time, it is necessary for the ace to stand up and turn the tide.

"I don't need you to educate me yet."

By the sixth inning, although Tambo had lost two points, he had only lost three hits in total, and his good performance was a mess. Especially when it comes to Yokohama's ace Inobi, it's even more so.

You must know that just after the end of the fifth round, Qingdao High School's line is almost over three rounds.

So far, Qingdao has scored a full nine hits.

A scrappy Tamba walked up the pitcher's hill.

But at this time, he suddenly realized that something seemed to be wrong. The originally noisy Yokohama Port North Cowshed, I don't know when there is no noise.

All of them looked at him with cold eyes like warriors, as if they were going to swallow him in their stomachs.

"Bad ball!"

"Bad ball!"

……

Under heavy pressure, Tamba's possession suddenly had problems, and he threw bad shots again and again to save the first bat.

No one is out, there is someone on first base.

Faced with such a situation, Miyuki called a timeout, and through the stimulation of words, he finally let Tanba get back in shape and barely solved Yokohama's second bat.

As soon as the game is out, there is someone on first base.

In the position of the catcher, Miyuki's face was inexplicably heavy.

Although the hitter was solved, the very combative pitching that Senior Tanba had before was gone~

In the cowshed of Qingdao Road.

Kataoka turned to look at the clerk: "How many balls did Tanba throw?" ”

"69 balls!"

It's approaching seventy!

Kataoka's brow furrowed.

Once the ball count approaches seventy, Tanba is prone to all sorts of problems. Throwing the ball and being unsteady in ball control......

This is also the reason why Kataoka has always been dissatisfied with Kataoka, you can't survive a game, what else can I expect you to do?

"Can you be reborn from the fire? It's the same as Ino in Yokohama Minatokita. ”

Kataoka didn't say anything, just looked at Tanba on the pitcher's mound. Seeing that he solved the second stick of Yokohama Minatokita, he nodded slightly.

If Tanba can survive this crisis, then Kataoka has decided to hand over the back of the summer ace to Tanba.

If, he can't......

"Third stick, guerrilla, Oyama."

At this time, it was the turn of the core line of Yokohama Minato Kita.

Tamba, who had just recovered his form, threw his most confident high-drop curveball.

"Ping!"

The ball was targeted by Oyama and flew into the left field.

Sawamura didn't have a chance to catch it directly, so he could only stop the ball before the first drop point of baseball. At this time, he was too late to stop Oyama from base, so he could only pass the ball to second base to prevent him from taking the opportunity to go to second base.

One out, one third base has someone. (When Oyama was on first base, the first base runner took the opportunity to cross second base and ran to third base.) )

At this time, it was the turn of the blow to the fourth baton of Yokohama Minatokita, Furano.

"Ping!"

Three-pointer, home run!

Tamba made a mistake with the ball and lost three points in one go.

Yokohama Minatokita, once again overtook the score.

The overall score became 3:5, and Seido trailed by two points.

Without any warning, Tamba, the ace of Qingdao, was beaten and collapsed.

"Overseer?"

In the cowshed, Minister Ota shouted nervously.

Kataoka's face was unmoved, just looked at the court coldly, at the pitcher's mound, at Tamba on the pitcher's mound.

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