Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Gap Between Tanba and Sawamura (Tribute to Little Fatty)
In the first half of the sixth inning, Qingdao High School attacked.
It was also in this game that the ace of Musashi High School, who had pitched more than 100 balls, was replaced and replaced with a second-year substitute.
This is a great substitute!
Although the pitching is savage, the ball power is very heavy.
Qing Dao, who was not prepared before, was deflated again and again, and he was not able to overcome him.
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
In the second half of the sixth inning, Musashi High School attacked.
Thanks to the superb pitching of the substitute pitchers in the first half, the beaters of Musashi High School were like doping.
Originally, they couldn't see hope, but now they see hope, and their combat effectiveness has come out.
Two hits in a row, and then a tie-in.
Won two points from Kawakami's hands in one go.
The total score is 5:3.
Fortunately, Kawakami did not lose these two points in vain, and with the cooperation of Chris, he also won two outs.
Two outs, no one on base!
Faced with such a situation, Kataoka hesitated for a moment and let Kawakami continue to hold on.
"Ping!"
The little white ball was hit and flew high.
In the left fielder, Sawamura spread his glove and caught the ball in his own.
"Out!"
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
In this game, Kawakami threw three innings, lost four hits, and scored two points.
In the rest area of Qingdao, Ota rubbed his hands nervously, not knowing how to help Kawakami speak.
Although Kawakami has always performed well before, he can't say anything if there is such a big omission this time. To be honest, there is still a big gap between Kawakami's pitching and Tamba. It's just a matter of dealing with an ordinary team, and he is obviously a little powerless to deal with a giant like Musashi.
"Entering the first year of high school, his progress is not slow! I believe that if you polish it for a while, you will definitely have some performance. ”
On the contrary, Kataoka did not have too harsh comments on Kawakami's performance.
As you can see from Chris's performance, this in itself is not all Kawakami's responsibility. The reason for that result was largely due to the fact that Musashi's attack was really sharp.
"Compared to Sawamura and Tanba, the current Kawakami is still too immature."
Kataoka's tolerance for Kawakami is largely due to the fact that he does not expect as much from Kawakami as Ota.
In the summer competition, it still depends on the performance of Sawamura and Tanba.
At this time, Kataoka has already made up his mind, and this year's summer tournament will be fought with Sawamura and Tanba as the core.
In the first half of the seventh inning, Qingdao High School attacked.
"Out!"
"Out!"
"Out!"
Despite the great entanglement, Kawakami, Kuramochi and Kominato Ryosuke were solved one after another.
In the face of that kind of ball with extremely heavy power, the first time I saw it, they didn't have any good countermeasures.
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
Qingdao's line, or the upper-level line, was slammed three up and three down. With the addition of the two before the substitute, Qingdao has five players in a row and has not been on base.
"This guy's name is Oda!"
Sawamura frowned and looked at the Musashi High School pitcher who came off the bench.
If he plays in the next two games, he can show the level he just had. Then after today, I'm afraid this guy will become famous!
Forced the Qing Dao, which is in the limelight, to this extent. No matter what he did before, he will definitely have a smooth future in the future. Unless he is a Adou who can't be helped, Musashi High School will definitely spare no effort to cultivate him.
It's just that in his previous life, Sawamura didn't seem to have heard of this name.
It is said that with such outstanding ball power, if Oda has been fighting on the baseball field, Sawamura should have heard of it somewhat.
"Did you give up or get hurt?"
Sawamura thought suspiciously.
In the second half of the seventh inning, Musashi High School attacked.
At this time, the Qingdao pitcher Mound substitution.
Sawamura was promoted from the outfield to the pitcher mound, and then Sakai replaced Kawakami to the left field guard.
Sawamura is on the field!
"Sawamura, Sawamura !!"
"Suppress them!"
"Demon King!!
Sawamura stood on the pitcher's mound, and the stands, which had seemed calm, suddenly erupted.
The Demon King's Praetorian Guard and the brothers of the Red Heart Brotherhood began to exert their strength. In today's game, because it is not a rest day, there are not many people coming, and the two teams add up to more than 1,000 people.
Although there are not many people, they are united!
Thousands of people roared in unison, which was enough to scare people.
Standing on the pitcher mound again, Sawamura's entire spirit immediately changed. He was originally stationed in the left field, but he was just a conscientious fielder, and he didn't have much presence.
Sawamura in the strike zone is just a clever swordsman.
There is strength, but it is not very pressing.
Sawamura on the pitcher's mound is different, once he steps on the pitcher's mound, Sawamura's whole person is different, and he becomes energetic and imposing.
That presence of him on the pitcher's mound is something you can't ignore even if you don't pitch.
Before the seventh inning, Tanba and Kawakami had dropped a total of six hits. So when Sawamura came on the court, he happened to run into the lower line of Musashi High School.
Now the score is 5:3, and the difference is not big!
If you want to lock in the win, you have to make the opponent feel desperate. Otherwise, the variables brought about by Oda's birth are likely to turn the tide of the game.
With a judgment in his heart, Sawamura conveyed a code to Chris.
Let's match the ball with strikeouts and all hitters, master!
In the position of the catcher, Chris could only smile bitterly.
The opponent is Musashi High School, and Sawamura actually wants to strike out all the fighters.
"It's really in line with this kid's temper."
Nodding slightly, Chris gave Sawamura a code.
First Ball: Good shot with a low angle in the inside corner!
On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura cleared the way with the glove of his right hand and threw the ball with a very fluid movement.
On the strike zone, seeing Sawamura's already nervous Musashi fighters, his eyes widened suddenly.
What's going on with this pose?
Completely invisible, drop point.
Before he could figure it out, Sawamura's pitch came out.
"Whoosh!"
The little white ball, through the low corner of the good ball belt, burrowed into Chris's open glove.
"Smack!"
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!"
"Strikeout!!
Because of Yokohama's righteousness, the little secret of Sawamura's pitching posture has not been revealed. It was the first time to face such a strange pitching posture, and I couldn't see the release point, and the ball speed was still fast.
The beaters of Musashi High School naturally have no way to accurately grasp the timing of the swing.
That's not all, with Sawamura's possession, the ball is either an outside corner or an inside corner, and there is no sweet ball flying over at all.
The two complement each other, and the beaters of Musashi High School are even more dumbfounded.
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!"
"Strikeout!"
"Strikeout!!
Without much effort, Sawamura won three strikeouts, allowing the beaters of Musashi High School to go up and down three times.
In the rest area of Aodo, looking at Sawamura on the pitcher's hill, Kataoka's eyes also became darker.
"This is the biggest difference between Sawamura and Tanba, or Tanba is not as good as Sawamura!"