Chapter 32: The True Colors of the Rescue Pitcher
At the same time as swinging the stick, the words of Coach Fengxiang Long Yi appeared in the mind of Saburo Tsuchihara.
"Coach, how do you deal with a pitcher's straight ball that goes up slightly?"
Feng Xiang Long Yi's originally lazy eyes suddenly shrank, and they looked shining.
"His wrist-pressed pitching, because his body is not fully developed, so the change is not complete. If his body can grow a little more, his straight ball will definitely become a very terrifying weapon. But it's not difficult to deal with it now, since his straight ball has some slight rise and no rise, then aim for one to two centimeters above the straight ball that does not rise, and swing the bat. In this way, although it is difficult for both balls to hit the center of the ball, as long as the bat is fully swinged, the force of the swing is large enough, and the ball can be squeezed out by brute force. ”
Aim above the straight ball, one to two centimeters, and swing the bat!
"Hum~"
Saburo Tsuchihara seemed to be angry King Kong, and when he swung the bat, there was a faint low whistling sound, and the heavy swing of the stick squeezed Sawamura's pitch out.
"Ping!"
After the baseball was hit, it quickly passed through the guard of the infield and bounced back to the infield.
Sawamura's face sank, and he turned around and shouted, "Wakana! ”
In the middle field, Wakana looked at the flying baseball, her face pale.
This ball is so fast, it is different from the previous Gao Fei, even if it bounces once, the ball is still fast.
As a childhood sweetheart, she can hear the anxiety in Sawamura's voice. Although she couldn't read the game accurately, she also knew that if the ball passed in front of her at this time, Akagi would be completely finished.
Must be stopped!
But I'm scared, I'm really scared.
The ball hit the face right away.
Wakana Atsuki closed her eyes, forced herself to overcome her fear of baseball, opened her gloves, and rushed over.
"Smack!"
A magical scene happened, the baseball got into the glove of the moon impartially.
"Pass the ball, to Ashin!"
Seeing Cangyue catch the ball, Sawamura himself was startled first, but fortunately, he was concentrating on the game, so he didn't get distracted, and immediately reminded Cangyue to send the ball to second base.
By this time, the runner who had been on first base had already crossed second base and moved towards third base. If Cangyue can cross forty meters and pass to third base, there is a chance to block the opponent out.
But can Cangyue do it?
Of course, this is impossible, let alone accurate, even if the ball is thrown forty or fifty meters, it is a little reluctant for Cangyue.
Instead of forcing her to do something that she couldn't do, it was better to block the runner at third base in a down-to-earth manner.
Sogetsu passed the ball to Nobu Kagawa at second base, which didn't knock out the runners of Nagano Metropolitan High School, but it didn't keep them scoring.
If Aozagi hadn't been lucky enough to stop the ball and let it pass through the area she was guarding, Nagano would have been tantamount to an extra home run. Wait for Cangyue to run back, catch up with the baseball, and then send the ball back to home plate, which will take at least half a minute. In half a minute, even a pig can go from the strike zone through first, second, and third base and back to home plate.
Tsuchihara: What kind of broken example is this, who is a pig?
With a score of 2:0, Akagi still has a slight chance, although this chance is extremely slim. But if the score is 4:0, not to mention the friends, even Sawamura himself, I'm afraid they will be desperate.
No one is out, there are people on first and third base.
Although he avoided being hit by a home run in the field, the crisis at Akagi Middle School was far from over.
There are people on first and third base, and it can be said that it is the easiest situation for the attacker to score points.
In the cowshed of Nagano Metropolitan Junior High School.
Fengxiang Long Yi didn't regret that his disciple didn't score, in his opinion, it was just Akagi's luck, and he was lucky that there was no mistake in the garrison.
"But luck won't always be on your side, and besides, with such a big difference in strength, what if luck has always been on your side?"
Fengxiang Long Yi looked at Akagi with a sneer, as if he saw a drowning man struggling in vain.
"Fifth batter, pitcher, Marian."
Mari walked up to the strike zone and whispered to Feng Xiang Aoichi: "As an opponent, I have to admit that you guys are really good. He brought such a bunch of oil bottles to fight with us to this extent. But that's all there is to it. Don't be sad, you lost to the king of Nagano this year, Nagano Metropolitan Stand. ”
Although this is a stinky fart, it can be regarded as praising the opponent and acknowledging the strength of the opponent.
If you don't think about it, he and Tsuchihara used to be substitutes for Feng Xiang Aoichi, so there is really no problem for him to say so. But considering the relationship between the two sides, this remark smacks of provocation.
Feng Xiang Aoyi glanced at Mari coldly, he understood what Mari meant. Mari was laughing at him, he didn't choose Nagano Metropolitan at the beginning, but chose to go to Akagi Middle School in the countryside.
"You don't have to be sad if you lose, because you lost to the best team in the country."
Feng Xiang shot back lightly, although the voice was very soft, but it slapped his face.
Mari looked back at Feng Xiangao incredulously, the best team in the country? Akagi Middle School?
Sure enough, Feng Xiang, who transferred back to the countryside, didn't even have a good brain.
The two sides are tense and look full of gunpowder.
But when it came to the duel, the performance was very different, and the arrogant Mari used a short strike.
While Sawamura pitched the ball, the runner on third base quickly ran to home plate.
The hitter hit, the runner on third base rushed to home plate, and Nagano Metropolitan Junior High School actually used forced scoring at this time.
With such a tactic, it also shows that Nagano Metropolitan High School no longer uses Akagi as an ordinary dark horse team to deal with. They regard Akagi Middle School as a fair competitor.
With his own efforts, Akagi won the respect of Nagano Metropolitan Government.
Despite this respect, Sawamura didn't like it at all.
Throwing the ball, he scurried to home plate without stopping.
"Ping!"
Mari hit a short shot successfully, and the baseball rebounded after hitting the ground, bouncing back to Sawamura.
It's landed!
Sawamura's heart sank, if the ball didn't land just now, he still had hope of catching and killing, once it landed, he wanted to pick up the baseball from the ground, and then change hands and pass it to Fengxiang Okuichi, I'm afraid it would be too late to stop the runner.
The runner on third base, it's fast! He must have specialized in short hitting and running bases.
Steady!
Seeing this scene, Nagano Metropolitan Coach Feng Xiang Long Yi smiled with a relaxed face.
Who is Sawamura? He was a rescue pitcher in the major leagues in his previous life, so how experienced was he in dealing with crises? Faced with this almost impossible ball, he directly covered the ball with his glove, did not change hands to pass the ball, but directly threw the ball back with the glove of his left hand.
The whole action saved almost 0.2 seconds, and it was precisely this 0.2 seconds that pulled Akagi back from the edge of the cliff.
Feng Xiang received the ball, and the runner of Nagano Metropolitan tried to slide the base, but Feng Xiang immediately pressed the opponent's body with his gloves.
"Out!"
No one was out, and someone on first and third base was forced to score points, and was stopped by the perfect cooperation between Sawamura and Feng Xiang.
At this time, Nagano Tsuritsu's friends looked at Sawamura with complicated eyes, and felt that he was extremely tall.
Is it really just a first-year student in an ordinary middle school who competes with them?
It's open, right?