Chapter 81: The Master's Move
Today, Lady Luck has abandoned Qingdao High School.
Although the game has not been started for a long time, all kinds of signs have already made fans feel like this.
The theft that was supposed to succeed was not successful. The hits that should have been won were also gone.
Even their spiritual sustenance, Sawamura Eijun, who had high hopes. After standing in the strike zone, the performance is not as crisp as before.
Facing the first ball thrown by Aota, Sawamura did not swing the bat, but chose to watch.
This is understandable, after all, it has been two consecutive outs before, and Sawamura should be cautious.
But after that, he didn't swing the bat on the second ball.
The meaning is completely different.
This is tantamount to giving the opponent a good number of balls in disguise, which is a very stupid approach.
Shonan University, which is the leader of the two good balls, can pitch very easily, and even switch the ball path and change at will in the process of pitching.
On the contrary, Sawamura can't let go of any of the balls that get into the good ball belt. Not to mention that he has already drilled into the good ball belt, even if it is a ball that may get into the good ball belt, he can't let it go.
Otherwise, Sawamura will have to wait to be out.
Two outs, no one on base. The number of balls is two good, and there are zero bad.
Sawamura, who was in the strike zone, fell into an unprecedented passive situation.
In the stands, Akiko Owada from Baseball Kingdom magazine pinched her hands nervously.
She is a fan of Seido High School and a die-hard fan of Eijun Sawamura. Seeing that the idol she supported fell into such a big passivity, her heart also rose.
But since it's Sawamura, he must have his plans.
Owada Akiko was nervous, but she was full of confidence in Sawamura on the court.
If others knew about Owada Akiko's careful thoughts, they would definitely scoff at it.
even unceremoniously scolded her for being a brainless fan.
And Owada Akiko didn't mind at all, she had such confidence, definitely not because of brain damage.
But Sawamura's previous performance left her with the impression of omnipotence. It seems that no matter how big the crisis is, as long as Sawamura Eijun is on the court, he will definitely be able to save the day.
It's the same this time!
How could the Great Demon King be stopped by a mere Shonan university?
It's not just Owada Akiko who thinks like this. The fans at the scene, especially the fans of Seido High School and the private fans of Eijun Sawamura.
They all have enough confidence in Sawamura's strength. I believe that Sawamura will definitely create a miracle at the last moment.
It's just a Qingtian, and it shouldn't be a problem to take him down.
Those who supported Sawamura had such expectations, but soon, their expectations were disappointed.
The reason was the third ball thrown by Aota.
Sawamura, who has been chased by two good balls, is unlikely to let this ball go again no matter what.
So he swung his bat at this ball as a matter of course, and it was very decisive.
The onlookers even smelled a little danger from his swing.
It feels like there's a real chance that the ball will be hit.
"Ping..."
The moment the bat touched the white ball, everyone's eyes glazed over.
The small white ball that was supposed to be shot out of bounds flew weakly like an old dog peeing.
It feels as if Sawamura was suppressed by Aota's ball power.
Completely suppressed, very strong kind.
The fans of Seido High School and the fans of Eijun Sawamura were dumbfounded.
They couldn't believe it, could it be that Qingtian's pitching was really that strong?
Otherwise, how to explain the scene in front of you?
The game is like this, either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.
The Qingdao side died down, and the spirit of Shonan University immediately came.
They also have a lot of fans, who can follow them all the way from Kanagawa, and these fans are even more diehard.
Seeing his own team perform well, especially suppressing the nationally famous big devil.
They felt the adrenaline in their bodies start to soar.
If it weren't for the rules, they would all want to rush to the field and follow the game at this time.
It must be a very enjoyable thing to think about.
There is no way to play, and they can only use their enthusiasm to cheer for the players on the field.
"Suppress the beaters!!"
"Let's just take out the opponent in one go."
"What kind of big demon king is, it's not a big deal."
"Qingtian, go up, !!"
In the rest area of the stands, Shonan University can now be called excited.
They couldn't wait to pull down Qingdao High School from the altar and replace it.
When I watched the Shonan high school competition in Kanagawa Prefecture before, they actually felt this way. It is believed that the strength of Shonan universities is definitely the top level in the country.
But let's be honest, no one dares to pat their chests to guarantee this.
After all, that's just their own feelings, do Shonan universities really have that kind of strength? You still need to pull it out and compare it to know.
If you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of comparing goods.
As long as it is compared with the real top national powers, what kind of strength Shonan universities have, it can be roughly seen.
Now it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the opponent is the country's top powerful king Qingdao.
As long as it can compete with this team, Shonan University will be able to get a proper name.
Seeing the big demon King Sawamura Eijun being suppressed, these fans from Kanagawa Prefecture were even more crazy.
They seem to have seen the rise of Kanagawa!
"Ping!"
"Out of bounds!!"
If it was just the first ball that went out of bounds, everyone felt calm. But when Sawamura Eijunfa's second ball hit out of bounds.
The surrounding noise suddenly became louder.
Fans of Shonan High School have become convinced that they are not daydreaming.
The invincible big demon Sawamura who was invincible on TV before was really suppressed by their pitchers.
In front of them, even they couldn't believe it. There are a few good-looking girls, and they even pinched their boyfriends directly.
When their boyfriends jumped up excitedly, they explained innocently.
"I just want to see if I'm dreaming?"
The picture in front of them is so beautiful that they dare not imagine it on weekdays. Even if you talk to your friends around you, your friends will think they're daydreaming.
Unexpectedly, now the dream has come true.
"Sawamura-san, are you in a bad state today?"
A reporter for Baseball Kingdom magazine, Akiko Owada, looked worriedly at Sawamura in the strike zone.
Two good balls in a row were not swung, and two goals in a row were suppressed.
Such an embarrassed Sawamura Eijun, she had never seen it before.
This made Owada Akiko very worried.
"Not in good shape?"
Fujio, who was sitting next to Akiko Owada, looked at his partner in surprise.
"Peak senior!"
Although Owada Akiko didn't know what was wrong with her, she definitely knew that she was making a joke. Hurriedly correct the attitude and ask for advice seriously.
"I don't think Sawamura-san is in a bad state right now!"
The so-called layman looks at the liveliness, and the insider looks at the doorway.
As a senior reporter for Baseball Kingdom Magazine, Fujifu's understanding of baseball is far higher than that of ordinary people.
It's like the performance of Sawamura Eijun in front of him, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is definitely quite embarrassing. But in Fujifu's view, it has a different kind of meaning.
"Think about the two out before, and then look at what Sawamura Eijun looks like now? Do you feel any difference? ”
Owada Akiko frowned, and finally did not give a suitable answer.
So she stared at her big innocent eyes and looked at Fujifu with a blank eye.
Although she couldn't figure it out herself, Owada Akiko knew very well that her seniors must have seen something different.
Fujio shook his head: "We are journalists, and what we want to report is something that the audience can't observe." In today's information society, as long as fans are interested, they can easily call up the video of the game. Put yourself in the shoes of a spectator, and if he can find out the mystery of the game himself, why would he spend all his money to subscribe to our newspaper? ”
Owada Akiko was dumbfounded by the question.
"As a reporter for a baseball magazine, you have to know baseball better than the general public, if you can't compare yourself to real professionals."
"Let's take the action of Qingdao High School just now as an example, Sawamura-san's choice to entangle at this time is a very wise approach."
"Why?"
Owada Akiko asked suspiciously.
"There was a problem because of the collection of materials at Seido High School."
Fujifu asserted.
I have to say that this veteran journalist is really level. He was right, there was a problem with the information collected by Seido High School.
It is impossible to expose all your hole cards before the real hand.
Take today's game as an example, the offensive strategy formulated by Qingdao High School is mainly deduced from the information we have in the past.
It seems to have an effect, but in fact the effect is minimal, or even none.
This situation is very embarrassing.
Sawamura was keenly aware of this, so he gave up hitting the ball in this game and focused on reconnaissance intelligence.
He wants to take a good look at how this opponent is tricking Haruichi Kominato and Yoichi Kuramochi.
As a result, of course, it did not go well.
In the previous game, the opponent could make Qingdao High School not see any clues.
How could it be possible to play a few balls with Sawamura, and he was seen by Sawamura Eijun.
"It's tricky!"
Sawamura, who was in the strike zone, frowned slightly.
There was a little unhappiness in his heart, as if something had been neglected by himself.
But I didn't know that it was in the rest area of Shonan University.
Overseer Matt's face was also very ugly.
Matt didn't think that the gift they had carefully prepared for Qingdao High School might be seen through.
But that should have been a few rounds later, he never thought it would be so fast!
The Great Demon King, Eijun Sawamura.
There was no basis, no reasoning, and there was not even time to listen to the teachings of the overseer.
On her own, and on his trust in his teammates, he deduced that Shonan University was greasy.
An opponent with such a high IQ, Matt really hasn't seen it before.
The telescope in his hand was aimed at Sawamura Eijun.
Matt looked as if he was going to see through this person, and then he saw Sawamura's eyes glaring back.
That look is domineering and leaking.
"Look for death!"
Matt's heart was shocked.
Then give the players on the field a code.
Several infielders moved in unison, and at the same time as they moved, they also opened up their positions and threw shots.
The infielder changes position and the pitcher pitches!!
The two act together, and suddenly give people a dazzling feeling.
Even if Sawamura keeps reminding himself to focus on the pitcher.
But he still couldn't avoid it, and his opponent involved a lot of energy.
His gaze followed the infielder's movements.
When you can see the little white ball flying over, the ball is already in your hand.
Suffered!
In Sawamura's heart, a trace of bad thought flashed.
He hunted geese all day long, but he didn't expect to be caught by a sparrow.
When he reacts, swing his bat.
It was clear that the best time to swing the stick had been missed.
"Ping!"
Although the ball hit, Sawamura couldn't touch the ball out of bounds.
I could only watch as the baseball landed directly above the third baseman.
The third baseman of Shonan High School jumped up and stopped the ball steadily.
"Smack!"
"Out!!"
Three-out offense and defense exchange.
At the end of the first game, the score of both sides was 0:0.
Although there was no blood-pumping score, the fierce duel still made the audience dizzy.
It was a great match.
I didn't expect a simple pitcher battle to be so bloody.
It's so enjoyable!