Chapter 14: So It Was (Part 1)
After Sawamura was picked up, he returned to the rest area.
"What's going on?"
Superintendent Kataoka asked directly.
Although Sawamura is only in the first grade, Inspector Kataoka's trust in him is no less than that of the pair.
Although he does not have the luxury of expecting that after Sawamura can stand in the strike zone, he will be invincible and invincible.
But with Sawamura Rongjun's striking strength, it is still a little unreasonable to be solved so easily.
At the very least, Superintendent Kataoka felt that it was very unreasonable.
Not only Kataoka, but also Coach Ochiai, Chris, and many people at Seido High School have their eyes on Sawamura.
Zengzi next to him, inexplicably felt a little bad in his heart, when he was solved before, everyone obviously didn't ask anything.
was watched by everyone, but Sawamura didn't answer immediately, but closed his eyes and recalled over and over again the ball he hit before.
To be honest, when he hit the ball out, Sawamura didn't have the feeling that he would be dealt with at all.
According to his own thoughts, he should be able to play the ball into the open field......
But after the ball flew out, it didn't fly to the outfield, but landed on the pitcher's mound and became a high-flyer?
Eccentric!
He spread his hands helplessly.
"I was tempted to say something, but unfortunately I didn't find out exactly what the problem was. To be honest, until just now, I thought I could hit the ball into the outfield. ”
Such an answer naturally cannot satisfy everyone.
"Forget it, if you don't understand it for a while, it doesn't matter, we still have a chance to observe slowly. Besides, it is us who are leading now, and it should be the opponent who is in a hurry. ”
Superintendent Kataoka finally said.
"Yes!"
Qingdao High School leads the score, and there are already three points!
As long as they don't lose points themselves, even if Xingnan University is dying, it's useless.
"Out!"
"Out!"
Hakushu hit the infield bounce ball, and Itai hit the high fly.
One of the two was stopped by a third baseman and sent the ball to first base, where they were blocked. One was simply taken out of the game.
Three outs, offense and defense exchange!
"It's kind of interesting!"
Sawamura was teased by the other party, and he was also full of fighting spirit. (Mainly because the blow was solved!) )
When he pitches, he is even more firing.
Continuously struck the seven, eight, and nine sticks of Xingnan University.
"Good ball, good ball, good ball, strikeout!"
"Strikeout!!"
"Strikeout!!
"Eight!"
"Eight strikeouts in a row!"
"Although, the pitcher at Heungnam High School also looks amazing. But sure enough, Sawamura Eijun is more powerful. ”
"It's not nonsense, that's the Great Demon King!"
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Many players from the Okinawa region were also surprised to watch the match between the two sides through the broadcast.
In the Okinawa region, there has always been a legend that once the Okinawan Tiger awakens, it will inevitably terrify the opponent.
Unexpectedly, when I arrived in Koshien and met Sawamura, the characteristics of the Okinawan Tiger seemed to be gone.
In the face of the Great Demon King, he is like an acrobat walking a tightrope. The performance is magical, but it feels as if it can be solved at any time.
In the second half of the third inning, Qingdao High School attacked.
"First bat, shortstop, Kurachi."
Kuramochi started with a short stance.
It seems that he is too lazy to talk nonsense with the players of Xingnan University, and directly solves it with speed.
In the stands.
"No one is on base, so you can use a short hit?"
The audience was amazed.
"To be honest, Qingdao's offensive players are all very distinctive. Just like this first stick, even if he blatantly put on a short fight, the threat to Xingnan is not small at all. ”
Yes, even if Kuramochi blatantly put on a short fight, the players from Xingnan University moved forward to guard.
As long as they thought of the terrifying speed of Kurachi, they didn't dare to guarantee that they would be able to solve Kurachi.
"Whoosh!"
The small white ball flew in, and Kurachi, who had been playing short, suddenly put the bat back and hit it out again.
"Ping!"
The white ball was hit and flew down behind the third baseman.
"Hip hop!"
Kuramochi was overjoyed, because the third baseman moved forward to guard, and behind him became a gap. Although the ball is not very strong, with his speed, there is still a good chance of getting to base.
After the ball was hit, Kuramochi turned into a cheetah and raced to first base.
He's fast, the ball is faster.
At some point, the shortstops from Heongnam had rushed to the front of the baseball's rebound, picked up the ball, and sent it to first base.
"Out!"
As soon as the game is out, no one is on base.
Seeing the actions of the Xingnan guerrillas, Qingdao's little friends were suddenly surprised.
Before, because of Torajiro's super performance, they were all negligent.
His opponent is not a grassroots team, but the champion of the Okinawa region and one of the top universities in the country. Their players are very well trained.
"Second baseman, second baseman, Ryosuke Kominato."
This time it was Ryosuke Kominato's turn to strike.
Ryosuke Kominato changed his previous style, and this time he played with the casting partner of Xingnan University for a while.
"Out of bounds!"
"Out of bounds!"
"Out of bounds!"
He entangled more than a dozen balls in a row, and the catchers of Xingnan were about to cry.
It's too tough to deal with.
That is, Torajiro, if this were an ordinary person, it is estimated that he would have been selected by Ryosuke Kominato to four bad.
Even Torajiro, after a dozen balls, was selected as a bad ball.
Strike zone.
Ryosuke Kominato's face was smiling and calm.
Even if he has already been chased by two good balls, you can't see any impatience on his face.
"Hehe, I threw less than a dozen goals in two games combined. Qingdao High School's line-up, when was it so easy to solve? ”
Ryosuke Kominato kept smiling, and Torajiro, the pitcher on the hill who laughed, couldn't help but feel furious in his heart.
No, I can't continue to entangle with him.
With a flickering gaze, Torajiro made a decision.
"Whoosh!"
As if using all the strength of his body, Torajiro threw the ball.
In the rest area of Seido High School.
Sawamura's pupils dilated.
"It's coming!"
In fact, Torajiro's pitching action has not changed too significantly. That's how Danzig feels......
He's going to throw that weird ball.
"Ping!"
In the striking zone, Ryosuke Kominato rounded the bat and swept the ball out.
In the face of this good ball in the middle, he did not choose to hit it, but chose to play it outside the bounds.
After the ball was hit, it flew high.
On the strike zone, Ryosuke Kominato's face became ugly.
Missed!
The ball was heavier than he had imagined.
On the pitcher's hill, Torajiro stretched out his gloves and prepared to catch the ball.
And so on, and so on.
The ball didn't land precisely on the pitcher's mound, but deflected towards third base.
Torajiro had to run five or six steps to third base and put the ball down.
"Smack!"
"Out!"
Although Goofy was still killed, Torajiro's previous magical performance was discounted.
Rest area of the Qingdao Road.
Sawamura's eyes flashed suddenly.
I see!
He said, well, it doesn't feel right, that's what happened.
"Ping!"
After two outs, Jun Izashaki played a high fly in the outfield and was killed.
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
Although in this game, the players of Qingdao High School still failed to score points. But the players of Seido High School can already gradually feel the trajectory of Torajiro's pitching.
Finding a breakthrough point and trying to solve him becomes less painful.