Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Little Prince of Thieves
The score on the field became 11:0, and the blow was quite fatal for the freshmen.
Originally, their momentum had accumulated little by little, but the old students were stunned and used practical actions to suppress them again.
As a result, instead of narrowing, the gap between the two sides is getting wider and wider.
Seeing that the momentum was about to collapse, Okumura had to call a timeout again and call all the fielders together.
I don't know how he inspired these teammates, but after the disbandment, the faces of the wilders relaxed a lot.
Old students in the rest area.
Sawamura Eijun hated iron and steel, and glanced at Matsumoto in the freshman team.
His junior brother didn't know what wind was pumping in his head, and he completely ignored this. What's even more infuriating is that he also played a clever trick. So much so that he didn't show much strength, so he was replaced.
Looking at the Okumura, not only is the playing technique first-class, but there is no obstacle to communicating with everyone. Whether it's helping the pitchers adjust their condition or boosting everyone's morale, they are all outstanding.
Matsumoto, who is not bad in talent and strength, can actually barely be compared to Yui Kamito and Okumura before today's game.
Even because of his talent for catching the ball, in a way, he is even more popular than those two.
They are also more likely to be promoted to the first army.
After all, after Yukiichi also retired, Seichi High School did not have time to slowly train catchers to take over. A main catcher must be promoted quickly.
This catcher has to catch Sawamura's ball and catch Shizuya's ball.
Matsumoto, who has top-notch dynamic vision, really has a chance.
But after today's game, his chances are probably a lot less.
It's not that Sawamura Eijun sings down his junior brother, it's really Okumura's performance in today's game is too good.
As long as Superintendent Kataoka and the coaching staff of Seido High School's baseball club are not blind, it is impossible for them to turn a blind eye.
The rest can be guessed.
It will definitely focus on cultivation, and at least it will give a chance to prove its strength.
Genius is like an awl in your trouser pocket, you can't hide it at all.
Next, Okumura also proved himself with practical actions. Although they were not able to stop Takatsu's strong attack, they relied on their strong strength to brutally solve the remaining fighters.
In the end, he even won a double kill, making the beaters on the old team's side go up and down three times.
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
The freshmen stubbornly held the game.
The veteran team showed strong strength, and the new team performed well.
For both sides of the game, they will certainly be under a lot of pressure. are racking their brains to think about how to deal with their opponents next.
But for the Seido High School supporters who watched the game, there was nothing more gratifying than the scene in front of them.
Although the first army they originally supported did not play, watching the game between the second army and the new students also made their blood boil.
Cool, really cool.
The team has a deep heritage, plus there are successors. Is there anything more enjoyable than the result in front of them?
On the other side, Minister Ota and Coach Ochiai were quietly remembering their names.
After the competition, there will definitely be some people who will be promoted. This right naturally belongs to Kataoka, the boss of the Seido High School baseball club.
As important assistants to Kataoka's supervisors, they have the obligation and power to recommend.
Minister Ota has a long list on it.
Kawashima, Kenichi Oka, Mimura......
There are also quite a few new students.
The most important thing is, of course, the ones that play well.
And the note in Coach Ochiai's hand is relatively simple.
There are only three names.
Okumura, Takatsu. The last one was quite surprising, because it was not written on Minister Ota's note.
Nine Ghost Yohei!
They're taking notes, and the players on the field are playing hard.
In the second half of the fourth game, the freshmen finally reincarnated to play the upper line. Compared with the old students' line rotation, they are simply old cows pulling broken cars.
Slow scary.
"It's time to fight back!"
Before going on the field, Okumura deliberately said to Takoma.
The two of them are the first and second batters in the team.
In other words, the offense of this game started with the two of them.
"Don't worry!"
Takuma was already eager to try, and if it weren't for Okumura staying by the side, the guy might have let himself go.
I couldn't stop it.
"Good!"
For the strength of his friends, Okumura has never doubted.
Takoma, who was the first to stand in the strike zone, put on the most formal striking stance.
It seems that he has a detached personality, but when he really hits, his performance is decent. It even makes people wonder if these two are the same person?
On the pitcher's mound, Kawashima also noticed his strangeness, but he didn't mind it very much.
There are many more personalities in this year's freshmen, and most of the powerful players will inevitably have such and such quirks.
In Kawashima's view, Takuma may also be one of them.
So when he pitched, he kept his rhythm as always.
"Whoosh!"
The white ball is like a sharp arrow inserted into the good ball belt.
So fast!
Tuma was secretly surprised.
In fact, it's not that no one can play in the previous freshmen, for example, Kagami, who is the fourth baseman. And Matsumoto who was replaced early.
In their usual training, the striking strength of these two men is outstanding.
However, in the face of Kawashima's pitching, they did not perform perfectly.
Why is that?
It's because of this terrifying momentum and ball speed.
Kawashima's pitching is full of a very strong will. It's like to tell everyone, what is a real high school grade?
And he did that, and he was completely free when he pitched.
"It's tricky!"
Seido High School is known as the kingdom of pitchers, and it was originally thought that only those pitchers who were the main force of the first army were feared.
Now it seems that I am rare and strange.
It's not just the pitchers of the first army that people are afraid of, even in the second army. The pitcher is definitely not bad......
This has to be careful.
On the first ball, Takuma didn't swing the bat.
He watched as the white ball slipped into the trapper's glove.
For the next few balls, he chose the same strategy. He let go of all the balls that looked tricky.
Soon the ball count became two good and two bad, and the hitter was chased.
"Where are you going to run next?"
Kawashima was also holding his breath at this time, the first-grade kid in front of him was too cunning to shoot at the tricky ball at all. This made him very uncomfortable when pitching.
Tuoma didn't seem to notice it, as if he didn't know what his senior was angry about.
Still smiling, waiting for the white ball to fly over.
Seeing the white ball fly over, he swung his bat again.
"Ping!"
The white ball is touched and rolls out of bounds.
"Out of bounds!"
Another ball didn't make a difference, and it rolled out.
This scene made the old students very surprised.
Originally, they only thought that Takuma was fast, so they were wary of short fights from the beginning. But now it seems that they are underestimating this junior brother.
The opponent is not only fast, but also has a good sense of the ball. It's like this ball, he can easily touch it and fly out.
This is not something that ordinary people can do.
In other words, it's not just ordinary people who can do it.
"Cut!"
The impatience on Kawashima's face grew stronger and stronger, and the entanglement of the first-grade junior brother to such an extent made the third-grade pitcher feel irritated.
His fingers clasped tightly on the little white ball, and he threw it hard.
"Whoosh!"
The ball was fast, hard, and accurate, and it looked as if it was about to fly into the glove by grazing the edge of the good ball belt.
In the face of this ball, Tuoma did not swing his bat, and watched the white ball fly over.
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!"
Superintendent Kataoka's voice was a little cold.
Takuma in the strike zone has a smile on his face that is a little after the catastrophe.
"Good luck!"
His performance directly angered Kawashima.
The other party also doesn't use bean bags as dry food.
"Whoosh!"
So he threw another shot hard.
In the face of this ball, Tuoma also did not swing the bat.
"Smack!"
"Bad ball!!"
In this way, Takuma was sent directly to base.
In the team of old students, it suddenly became silent.
They allowed a freshman to pick a four-bad, which was more humiliating than letting a freshman win a home run.
"It's okay, it's okay, concentrate on dealing with the beater!"
Sawamura Eisumi behaved calmly, but no one knew what was hidden under this calm exterior?
Kawashima on the pitcher's mound nodded.
This first-year freshman named Tuoma has a special A grade in speed.
Supposedly, he should be well guarded against possible theft.
But in the end, stealing a base is not just about speed.
Position, posture, time of sortie......
These are very important factors.
Without a lot of practice, even speed is useless.
After breathing a sigh of relief, Kawashima still focused his greatest attention on the beater in front of him.
Okumura.
In today's game, Okumura's presence is first-class, and it is impossible to pay attention to it.
"Deal with you first!"
Having made up his mind, Kawashima threw the small white ball in his hand directly.
As he pitched, Takuma on first base also moved.
"Stolen the base on the first ball?"
This scene stunned the audience.
Before, they only saw such operations by seniors, but now it is quite surprising to see the juniors put on such operations.
"You're underestimating the hunting grounds!"
Kawashima's eyes were sharp.
His partner is Hunting, a very talented catcher with great abilities.
Contain the thieves, the speed is definitely not slow.
"Whoosh!"
After receiving the ball, Kajiba passed it straight out.
"Smack!"
That is, two meters faster, Tuoma touched the base bag of second base one step ahead.
"So fast?"
Partisan Takatsu, frowning slightly.
At this time, he already had a bad premonition.
Maybe......