Chapter Twenty-Five: Growing in the Game

In the second half of the first game, Akagi attacked.

Yamaguchi hits the Uchino and flies high and is killed.

As soon as the game is out, no one is on base.

In the second bat, Oda hit a hit and successfully hit base. Immediately after the third base, Feng Xiang hit a second base and advanced to second base, while Oda also hit third base.

One out, there are people on second and third base.

In the fourth bat, Sawamura shot and played a super long shot, and Oda and Fengxiang ran back to home plate one after another to score two points. Sawamura himself went to second base.

Oda, Fengxiang, and Sawamura's triple hit helped Akagi take a two-point lead.

The aggregate score is 2:0.

Akagi Middle School, from the very beginning, identified the advantage.

Next is the fifth baton, the shortstop, Feng Liang Zhengtai.

"Good ball, good ball, good ball, strikeout!!"

The weak wind was cool, and he did not touch the pitch of the Beixin pitcher, and was knocked out by a strikeout.

In this process, Sawamura was not idle, he found the right opportunity, took advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness, and quietly advanced to third base.

Beixin's catcher, of course, also has containment, but unfortunately his containment is a step slower than Zecun.

"Safety!"

Two outs, someone on third base!

"Sixth baseman, second baseman, Shin Nakagawa."

Nakagawa adheres to Sawamura's teachings and plays when he comes.

"Good ball, good ball!!"

He didn't touch the ball for two goals in a row.

Then the third ball, I don't know if it was shit luck, or a few months of swinging the bat, finally had an effect, in short, he hit the ball.

"Ping!"

The ball flew out, landed in the middle of the pitcher and second baseman, and passed through the two-man guard.

"Holder!"

Sawamura was overjoyed and ran to home plate, and then Sawamura saw an incredible scene, a figure from across from him, rushing towards him.

It's Ashin, Nakagawa Shin.

This guy, after hitting the ball on the left, forgot to turn around and run to first base, but only thought about running forward, so he rushed to third base and came to meet with Sawamura.

"Big brother, you can't make such a fuss!"

Sawamura now has the heart to cry, this is Nagano's quarterfinals, not the first round of the tournament. Such a mistake is enough to make Akagi stink for 10,000 years.

"Run back!"

He let out a loud shout, and finally woke up Nakagawa Shin. Ashin stopped in a panic, then turned around and ran in the direction of first base. But after such a delay, there is still time there.

Beixin's stalwart passed the ball back, and Ashin was blocked out.

Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.

In the cowshed on the Chicheng side, Feng Xiang took off his catcher equipment with a blue face.

What a shame, what a shame!

It's all shameful to be thrown to grandma's house!!

hit a hit, but he was able to run in the wrong direction. Since Feng Xiang started playing, this is the first time he has seen him.

At first, the audience at the scene was also confused by Nakagawa Shin's actions, and they were stunned for a while before they came back to their senses and laughed with a smile.

"Talent, Akagi!"

"Go straight to third base! Next time, you'll just go home run, that's closer. ”

"Hee-hee, hahaha~"

Nakagawa Shin's face was as red as a monkey's ass, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Sawamura looked up at the sky, and the sun at the end of June already had a blazing temperature, and it was a little hot on his face.

"It's fine!"

Holding back his imminent outbreak of the small universe, Sawamura squeezed out a smile: "You finally hit the hit, Ashin." ”

Nakagawa Shin looked at Sawamura with a look of surprise, as if yes, he did hit a hit.

"However, can you give Lao Tzu a snack, first to first base, then to run second base, third base, and finally back to home base, remember to step on the base bag! How many times have I said it. ”

Seeing the surprise in Shin Nakagawa's eyes, Sawamura finally broke out, and he grabbed Ashin's ear and roared in his ear.

The two grew up with bare buttocks, and their friendship is different from Yamaguchi's. For new friends, be as warm as spring and give them the same care as home. For old friends, that's a different story.

Yamazaki and Aokaeki dragged Sawamura away, and Ashin lost the guilt and surprise he had before, at least he didn't show all his emotions on his face, and the whole person looked a lot calmer. He didn't think that Sawamura was bullying him by pulling his ears in front of so many people, only real brothers would fight like this. He knew that Xiao Rong did this to distract him from indulging in self-blame.

"After that, I won't!"

Nakagawa Shin solemnly assured. Successfully hitting the ball gave Nakagawa more confidence, and even if there was a serious mistake later, it would not be so difficult to accept.

Sawamura nodded in relief.

Even if there are coincidences, everyone has indeed grown a lot.

Should he also trust everyone's defense and try a different way of pitching?

As the game continued, Sawamura changed his previous strategy when he pitched.

On the first ball, he threw a sharp inside corner.

Beixin Middle School's four bats were too late, and he didn't play the ball well, and he hit it high.

"Yamaguchi!"

The ball flew to third base, and Sawamura reminded Yamaguchi to guard.

Yamaguchi was nervous, but he kept reminding himself.

I will definitely be able to catch it, I will definitely be able to catch it! I'm sure I'll be able to catch it!!

"Smack!"

Taking two steps forward, Yamaguchi took the fallen baseball and slammed it firmly into his glove.

Caught it, really caught it!

Yamaguchi's face flushed with excitement, and he finally caught the high flying ball in his gloves in the official match.

"Out!"

"Well done!!"

"That's great, Yamaguchi."

"You're the most handsome, Big Thumb!"

Akagi's friends shouted in surprise, and even Sawamura gave a thumbs up to Yamaguchi.

Yamaguchi excitedly held up the receiving gloves, his eyes were moist, and he muttered: "I received it, I received it!" ”

in the audience.

The two audience watched in disbelief.

"Wasn't he just an ordinary Uchino Goofy? And it's a high fly ball in front of the third baseman. Even if you change to a kindergarten child, you can catch it. Why are the people of Akagi so excited? ”

The audience asked incredulously.

The audience next to him rolled their eyes and smiled bitterly: "How do I know?" ”

These guys in Akagi are simply a bunch of neurotics!

This is what most of the audience at the scene really thinks.

If you are not from Akagi, you can't understand the mood of your friends at this time.

Nakagawa's hit, Yamaguchi's successful defense, this is the first time!

With the first, there is a second.

In the following games, Sawamura frequently let the opponent hit his own ball, relying on the defense to win the number of outs.

Third base, second base, shortstops, outfielders!

Everyone has more or less one or two successful defensive experiences, either flying high, or looking for the first landing, and passing the ball back.

In short, everyone showed their growth.