Chapter 72: The Pitcher (Part 2)
In the national finals of the Wild Ball Tournament for junior high school students, Akagi Junior High School in Nagano Prefecture played against Aota Junior High School in Hokkaido.
The score is 2:0!
No one is out, there are people on first and second base.
After playing so many games, it was the first time that Akagi Middle School had shown such a strong performance.
"So handsome!"
"It's Sawamura-san, and it's scary to have a comprehensive technology. It's not just pitching, it's also striking skills that make people can't take their eyes off it. Long hits, short hits, and strikes, it seems that there is no striking technique that he can't do. ”
"In this match, it looks like Akagi has an absolute advantage. Although the game has just started and the gap is only two points, it is too early to predict the outcome of the game. But I still believe that the winner of this match should be Akagi Middle School. If you have to say why, it's very simple. I can't imagine Sawamura-san's ball being hit in a row and losing two points in a row. Ha, that's right, I'm also a huge fan of our Mr. Demon King. ”
All the live commentary, including the live commentary, agreed that Sawamura's inconspicuous strike would be a key blow to the end of this match.
In the stands.
Many teams that have played against Akagi before also have a deep understanding of this.
In Akagi, Sawamura is the most stable core, and as long as he is there, it is hard to imagine that Akagi's garrison will collapse.
A gathering place for Tenryuji Middle School players.
The old fox Hiromitsu Yamano had a sneer on the corner of his mouth.
All eyes were on those two points, and they seemed to forget that Akagi's attack was far from over.
Now no one is out, there are people on first and second base!
The beaters are the fifth batter, who doesn't seem to have much strength, Nakagawa Shin and Kazero Masayasu.
This seems to a team that is not familiar with Akagi, and Akagi's offense is almost over here.
But for those who are really familiar with Akagi, this is not the end, Akagi's offensive has just begun.
Nakagawa and Ashin's normal strikes are not very good, but their skills of short-hitting advancement and stealing bases are second to none in the country.
In order to cooperate with Sawamura, the two have worked hard to practice this.
2:0, although the score is daunting, but not hopeless.
But at 3:0, you don't have to think about it.
If you win more than three points from Sawamura in seven innings, you might not be able to call the best hitters in the entire softball league. Not to mention, the lights have run out of oil.
No more points can be dropped!
On the pitcher's hill, Hongo didn't say a word. Staring at a pair of dead fish eyes, he looked at Sawamura.
To be honest, he really thought that Sawamura would just avoid confronting him.
"Can that count as a four?"
He wanted to ask Sawamura that.
Absolutely!
Sawamura seemed to answer this question with his own eyes.
A great man once famously said that whether it is a black cat or a flower cat, it is a good cat to catch a mouse.
This is biased. But to a certain extent, it interprets the truth of competition.
As long as you don't violate the rules, the tricks that can win are all good tricks. (Sometimes, even if you break the rules, it's a good trick to win, like the hand of God of Maradona, a generation of football kings.) )
The winner, the prince, the loser!
Only victory is meaningful.
Sawamura had been on the court for too long in his previous life, and although his passion was undiminished, he had long lost the willfulness of a teenager.
He won't bury his team's hopes of winning for the sake of a momentary matchup.
The game continued, with Shin Nakagawa on the field.
Sawamura on first base didn't even play a code, and Nakagawa and Fengxiang had already consciously begun to cooperate.
Ashin started in a standard striking stance.
"Ping!"
The white ball was knocked out, and Sawamura and Fengxiang each advanced a base bag.
One out, there are people on second and third base.
Hit homeopathy and it was the turn of the sixth baton Feng Xiang.
It seems that Akagi will win and the next point is very likely.
In the position of the catcher, Lianji, the main catcher of Qingyu Middle School, turned pale.
It is said that Akagi's attack power is not strong, why doesn't he feel like this?
It's not strong there, and the people who are simply persecuted are almost out of breath.
One out, there are people on second and third base.
Even if the hitter touches the rebounding ball, it is estimated that the runner on third base will definitely not be weak.
When Akagi attacked, it was like going crazy, completely ignoring the consequences.
"At this time, be careful, Hongo!"
Pitcher mound.
Hongo didn't say a word, and glanced at Feng Xiang at third base with a cold face.
Feng Xiang subconsciously moved to the base bag of the third base.
It feels like Hongo is going to throw the ball at any moment.
"It's kind of interesting!"
In Sawamura, who was at second base, I happened to see this scene, and I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
Sure enough, their opponents are getting stronger and stronger, and there is no way to score by simple tactics like before.
Now Hongo, it is already possible to contain the anti-theft base.
It's really, terrifying!
When Feng Xiang retreated, Hongo made a decisive throw.
"Whoosh!"
Like a meteor falling to the ground, the imposing pitch crossed the distance from the pitcher to the catcher and flew in.
It's scary!
Even if there was the baptism of Xiao Hei from Shenfeng Middle School and Cheng Gong Ming from Xijing Middle School before, when he saw Hongo pitching, Feng Liang was still shocked.
However, for the sake of the team, nothing can be said to be back.
Touch it out!
"Ping!"
Under the devil's training in Sawamura, Ashin and Feng Liang's courage can be considered to be trained, although they are still afraid of the ball, but they will definitely not retreat.
The bat touches the ball with precision!
Hey?
Feng Liang looked up in surprise, and saw the baseball that he touched and bounced high.
How is this possible?
Feng Xiang wanted to rush, but he didn't dare.
The ball bounced so high that he didn't dare leave the base pack.
When it comes to stealing bases, there are strict rules for baseball, and it's not like you can steal bases as much as you want.
One of them is that if the ball flies out, it will be caught. The runner must start on third base to steal the base. If you're already out of third base, it's easy, go back to third base and run back to home run.
Otherwise, it's a foul!
Feng Xiang wasn't sure if the ball would be caught, and of course he didn't dare to leave third base.
"Smack!"
On the pitcher's mound, Hongo ran two steps and managed to catch the ball in his glove.
"Out!"
Two outs, three bases.
Cool Strike Failed!
At second base, Sawamura glanced at Hongo on the pitcher's mound in surprise.
To be honest, he really didn't expect that Hongo would use brute force to solve this crisis.
The ball is too heavy, and there is no way to completely unload the force when the wind is cold, so the ball rebounds very high!
Being able to come up with such a solution is even more difficult for the opponent than he imagined.
Sawamura frowned subconsciously.
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!"
"Strikeout!!
In the end, Komaki was struck out, and Akagi's attack ended in the seventh base, Komaki only scored two points in the first game.