Chapter 55: Change Ball, Unsealed!
"This guy is really exciting!"
On the pitcher's hill, Sawamura's eyes were about to light up.
After being reborn, it was the first time that Sawamura had encountered such a weighty beater, a beater who could make his whole body stand on the back! In this game, Sawamura had also faced off against Haruka Nanami in two rounds before, and at that time, there was obviously no such excitement as it is now.
Why did all of a sudden, feel this way?
If you really want to say, there are only two answers. One is the previous Nanami Haruka, who was not serious, that is, he did not go all out; Then there's the possibility that he's going to grow in this game. Either there is one of these two or both......
It's just that the current Sawamura is not in the mood to care about these. He was immersed in the duel with Haruka Nanami, and he enjoyed this feeling in his heart, and only in this feeling did he feel that his current life was not a dream, but an incomparably vivid life.
Come on, let me see the true strength of the talented player Haruka Nanami!
In the position of the catcher, Feng Xiang first looked at Nanami Haruka in disbelief, although he was respected as a genius player, but Nanami Haruka generally coped with play, and he was rarely as serious as he is now. Sure enough, when he encountered an opponent of enough weight, was he also stimulated?
Then he turned his gaze back to Sawamura on the pitcher's hill. Although he had a premonition for a long time, when he really saw the scene of the duel between the two, Feng Xiang couldn't help but sigh: Sure enough, they are the same people, people born for baseball.
No, Sawamura's state doesn't seem right. I don't know if it's his delusion, he always feels that Sawamura's state is very strange, and Sawamura's whole person seems to be burning now.
Such a Zecun, Feng Xiang is the first time to see it. On weekdays, as the core and leader of the team, Sawamura always behaves very responsibly, although he likes to joke with his friends and mingle. But the majesty of the captain and the maturity he deserves, he does not lack.
Sawamura is different now, he rarely sees that kind of affinity on him anymore, and there are only his characteristics as a pitcher.
Never admit defeat and a desire to fight.
For Feng Xiang, this feeling is not unfamiliar, it is exactly the same as what he felt from Nanami when he faced off against Nanami Haruka two years ago.
"You're good as a friend! As a partner, you're too weak! ”
That's what Haruka Nanami said at the time.
It was precisely because of this sentence that Feng Xiang parted ways with Nanami Haruka, and instead of joining Nagano Metropolitan or Tenryuji, he chose to go to Akagi Middle School in the countryside.
Feng Xiang has always wanted to prove that even if he is not a genius, he can gain the strength to surpass a genius through hard work. Although he has always been praised as a genius, Feng Xiang himself knows that he has never been a genius.
Purely in terms of baseball talent, he is not even as good as his substitute Tohara.
At the beginning, in the Nagano Metropolitan Little League, in that talented team, Feng Xiang defeated countless opponents with ordinary qualifications and won the position of the main catcher of the Nagano Metropolitan Young Base. So, he has always believed in his theory.
He has always believed that his strength can be on par with Nanami.
Until, the showdown of the day.
Haruka Nanami, who is a hanger on weekdays, was hit by himself in a row first, and finally broke out completely. Feng Xiang will never forget that moment, and in the end, he couldn't even touch Nanami Haruka's ball.
Nanami's whole person, as if he had suddenly awakened, ball speed, ball power, and ball control are not at the same level as before.
"As a partner, you're too weak!"
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Now Sawamura is just like Nanami at the beginning, and even stronger. Will you be able to catch his ball?
Yes, surely. The reason why he lost to Nanami in the first place was because his efforts were not enough. In the past two years, I have never slackened for a day, and I am definitely stronger now than I was at the beginning.
"Whatever you want to throw, just throw it. Just tell me the general direction and I'll catch it! ”
On the pitcher's hill, Sawamura also felt Feng Xiang's firm intentions.
"It's really a reliable senior, then I'm welcome."
Change the ball, unblock!
With only six outs left, Sawamura thinks he can still do it. As long as they win this one, they will be able to go to the Kanto Conference, which is a very important experience for both Akagi and their friends.
Next, it's time to throw the ball with strikeouts and all hitters.
Sawamura gestured one, a code in the outer corner.
Feng Xiang nodded slightly.
Then, with the 'OK' gesture, Sawamura wrapped the small white ball in his hand and threw the ball.
In the process of throwing, the arm should be waved thoroughly, and at the same time, the fingers should not be deliberately forced.
"Whoosh!"
The white ball flies in, and the ball is in the middle!
Haruka Nanami, who has excellent dynamic vision, locked the ball path at once, and swung the bat according to the timing he had already prepared.
"Buzz!"
Nanami's swing is very thorough, and there are not many middle school students who can swing a bat with such a deep sound.
just waited for him to finish swinging the bat, but the little white ball didn't come for a long time.
The ball is so slow, so slow!
In Haruka Nanami's eyes, the small white ball, as if it had been enchanted, moved slowly.
"Smack!"
"Good shot!"
One goal, just one goal, Sawamura stirred up the emotions of everyone on the scene.
The contestants of Tianlongji Middle School all turned pale, and they had a faint sense of foreboding, but now they have become more real. That pitcher has been retaining his killer moves until now.
His change ball never appeared at all.
All of this is exactly the same as his last game against Nagano Metropolitan High School. That time, it wasn't until the end that Sawamura threw a straight ball. It was precisely because of that sudden straight ball that they snuffed out Nagano Metropolitan High School's last hope of scoring.
Now, Sawamura has completely replicated the previous game and taken out a new weapon in the final stage, is the king of Tenryu Temple also going to defeat Maicheng?
On the contrary, the fans of the Red Heart Brotherhood have bright eyes one by one. What do they see? Sawamura is really omnipotent, and even throws a speedball.
"Sawamura, Sawamura !!"
"Akagi, Akagi !!!"
The sound of cheering suddenly became extremely loud and suppressed the entire stadium.
This startled the students from Akagi Middle School who were sitting next to them.
For those who don't know much about baseball, is Sawamura's obvious shooting mistake and slow ball really that powerful?
"Whew~"
In the strike zone, Haruka Nanami's eyes also seemed to glow, and he was attracted by Sawamura's pitch. Or that he didn't expect that in this situation, he would face the speedball thrown by Sawamura.
After the first ball, Sawamura threw a straight ball in the second.
In the face of this ball, the sight of the speed ball inevitably appeared in Haruka Nanami's mind, and although he swung the bat, the ball did not play well. Because he swung too late, he hit the ball out of bounds.
A bad ball, a good ball, an out-of-bound, and a good ball is counted before two good balls outside the bounds.
In this way, the number of balls is two good and one bad, and the hitter is chased.
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