Chapter 71: Hongo (1st Update)
Those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety!
This is a famous sentence in "Warring States Policy", which roughly means that a hundred miles of journey, ninety miles, is considered to be half of the beginning. To use this metaphor, the closer you get to success, the more difficult it becomes. The more you persevere until the end!
Now it is fitting to use this phrase to describe the national tour of the baseball team of Qingyu High School.
All the way to the finals, they have overcome countless difficulties.
In this way, they came all the way through the thorns, but they did not expect that by the time of the final national finals, their physical strength would be exhausted.
In the last game, the players of Qingfang Middle School didn't want to work hard, it wasn't that they didn't want to work hard.
But as soon as the idea came to them, they found themselves powerless.
At this point, the pitcher on the pitcher's mound feels it the deepest.
He is completely out of shape now, facing Yamaguchi to cast four bads, and facing Feng Xiang to shoot in the middle.
Not to mention, this mid-ball really scared Feng Xiang. In the face of the middle, it was impossible for Feng Xiang's character not to hold back and not swing the stick, so he swung the stick and shot. However, the mid-ball in the national finals made Feng Xiang hesitate.
Could it be that the other party has some conspiracy?
Relying on a big red killer like Zemura by his side, Feng Xiang is about to have a psychological shadow.
In order to avoid being fooled, when swinging the stick, Feng Xiang has reservations. Instead of using a big stick, he took a short stick and swept the ball out with his own strength.
The fact is, of course, that Feng Xiang thinks too much, and the opponent's pitcher is as complicated as he thinks.
The opponent is just inaccurate in possession of the ball~
In this way, although Feng Xiang scored a hit, he missed a good chance to hit a home run.
The baseball landed in the outfield, and Yamaguchi on first base and Oda on second base began to run forward desperately.
Xiao Tian's speed is already fast, and the players of the green loat are half-dead. He gritted his teeth and went straight over third base to hit home plate. After Yamaguchi reached second base, the fielder who saw that the green loat had not picked up the baseball yet, and he did not hesitate at the moment, dragging his bloated body like a heavy tank, and flew to third base.
On the contrary, after Feng Xiang went to first base, he found that the opponent's outfielder had picked up the ball and did not risk rushing to second base.
There are three bases, and the closest to the outfield is second base. When the opportunity is not good, barely getting to second base is tantamount to looking for death.
In this way, Oda returned to home base, Yamaguchi also went to third base, and Fengxiang reached first base.
The aggregate score is 1:0.
No one is out, there are people on first and third base!
I'll go, it's so handsome!
These fans who followed Akagi Middle School all the way were completely insane.
Such a crisp attack, such a smooth strike coordination.
Is this really Akagi?
My big Akagi, is it really invincible?
"Akagi! Akagi !! ”
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!!"
For the first time, in the case of Sawamura's attack, the fans at the scene did not shout Sawamura's name, but Akagi.
In the finals, everyone is looking forward to a battle of the century!
Pitcher battles are really nothing to those who are familiar with Akagi. But striking battles are very rare in Akagi.
It seems that the final ended with such a resounding victory, which is also very good.
On the strike zone, Sawamura glanced at Yamaguchi and then at Feng Xiang, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl.
Perfect, it was so perfect!
For Akagi, it's really cool to be able to bully people like this.
Their previous games were too depressing, and with such an opportunity to release, why not?
Sawamura's chuckling expression deeply pierced the mood of a teenager in Qingyu Middle School.
He took the initiative to stand up and walked to his coach's side. Then a pair of eyes stared at his coach tightly, not speaking.
The coach of Qingqi glanced at the boy in front of him, and his heart continued to struggle.
According to the doctor, Hongo had just suffered from heat stroke before, and it was best not to participate in the finals, otherwise heat stroke again might cause more serious problems. Even if you have to play, it's best not to play more than three rounds.
For the sake of Hongo's health, it would be better for him to let the bench pitcher last three or four innings, and then replace Hongo.
Of course, this was what he had planned in the beginning.
Now, I'm afraid he's going to have to change his mind.
The substitute pitcher at Qingfang Middle School, let alone three innings, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive this inning.
"Good!"
Looking at the resoluteness in the boy's eyes, the coach of the green loat nodded heavily.
No one is out, one or three people, and the hitter is Sawamura, who has a hit rate of more than 60% in this tournament!
At this time, if he doesn't make substitutions, the score may expand to the point of no return.
Three points, four points!
Hehe, playing against Akagi, three or four points behind, even if you call all the outstanding beaters of the middle school giants such as Yokozuna, Tianryuji, and Xijing together, it will be enough to catch it back.
After all, Sawamura has played against these hitters before, except for occasionally conceding one or two hits, but he has never lost points.
Once the score is bigger, there is no need for the game to continue.
Realizing this, Qingyu's coach had no choice but to change.
"Qingyu Middle School changed players, and the pitcher Hongo-san played."
On the strike zone, Sawamura was shocked.
The coach of Qingqi really has two brushes, and his vision is very accurate.
His decision, as long as it is delayed a little longer, then the outcome of this game will be decided.
Thinking so, Sawamura did not completely give up the opportunity to defeat Qingqi, and took advantage of their substitution, Sawamura quietly gave a secret signal to Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi nodded slightly.
When Hongo came on the court, Sawamura raised the bat in his hand high and made it look like he was going to hit his ball.
"Whoosh!"
In the face of the imposing Sawamura, Hongo did not flinch and threw the ball.
In the stands, many strong teams that had played against Akagi before couldn't help but close their eyes.
The next scene, they were a little unbearable to watch.
Akagi has never been a team that likes to go head-to-head with their opponents.
When they see the score, it is like a wild beast seeing its prey, and they will never let go when they bite down.
"Ping!"
As if to confirm everyone's speculation, Sawamura, who was originally going to hit the ball with great momentum, changed his strike.
The white ball, which he hit with precision, between the pitcher and the first baseman, rolled forward at just the right pace.
At the same time, Sawamura, Fengxiang, and Yamaguchi started instantaneously and rushed to the next base bag.
Speed, power, angles, perfect mess.
Sawamura's short fight is ingenious enough to be used as a textbook.
Not to mention the green loat that fell to the bottom valley, even the green loat with a full score can't stop Sawamura's short fight.
It didn't take much effort for Yamaguchi to return to home plate.
Don't look at him like a meat ball, it's still amazing to sprint with all his strength, just like a tank moving fast, the speed is not slow at all, and it's scary to run.
Sawamura also went to first base, it's one thing for him to play a short game, but the more important reason is that the guard of the green loat is unguarded, and Sawamura will play a short game at this time.
The overall score is 2:0!
In the first game, Akagi almost sealed the victory.