Chapter 30: The Magical 'Magic Ball'
Feng Xiangao clearly felt that the blood in his body began to boil.
It's time to decide the winner!
Although the game has just begun, Akagi Middle School, which is in a weak position, has to throw out the killer weapon that it has prepared in advance.
When Sawamura said that he only threw straight balls, Aoichi Fengsho was desperate in his heart. In his opinion, even if Sawamura unlocks his change ball, the probability of them winning this game will not exceed 20%, let alone Sawamura only uses a straight ball.
It wasn't until Sawamura demonstrated it in front of him that Hosho Okuichi rekindled his hopes for victory.
"Come on!"
Feng Xiang Aoyi squatted down and spread his gloves at Sawamura.
On the pitcher mound, Sawamura looked cold.
Stride, raise your hand, wave your arms, throw the ball!
The whole action was done in one go, without any mud and water.
"Whoosh!"
The white ball, like a laser, was thrown from Sawamura's hand, passing through a distance of eighteen meters, and burrowing into Feng Xiangao's open glove.
"Smack!"
Inside the glove, there was a crisp sound.
In the strike zone, Marian's face was momentarily dull.
Just......
"Good shot!"
Without allowing Marian to think too much, Feng Xiangao stood up and passed the ball back to Sawamura.
After Sawamura received the ball, he didn't stop and threw his second ball.
"Smack!"
"Good shot!"
Two good balls in a row, and the hitter didn't swing the bat.
At this time, Marian felt as if his brain was not enough.
So fast!
Not only the speed of Sawamura's pitching, but also the rhythm of his pitching, it was abnormally fast.
Supposedly, with such a hurried pitch, the ball control should not be very stable. But just two goals, Sawamura accurately threw to the outside corner.
This pitcher is even more terrifying than he imagined!
Marian held the bat in his hand tightly, his eyes fixed on Sawamura's every move.
As a fellow pitcher, he was so immersed in his opponent's pitch that he forgot to swing his bat, which was a shame!
Now that the two good balls are behind, as long as the next goal is in the good ball belt, he has to swing the bat.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be a joke that he was the ace of Nagano Metropolitan High School, and was struck out with three good balls without swinging a bat?
Here it comes!
Without letting Marian wait, Sawamura's third goal came, and the ball was in the middle!
Seeing this ball, Mari smiled with peace of mind. He said, how could Sawamura's fast-paced pitching stabilize the ball. Look, the good ball just appeared.
In the face of the big gift sent to the door, Marian will naturally not be polite. He confidently waved the bat in his hand.
"Ping!"
The bat hits the baseball and knocks the baseball high into the air.
Marian had a lot of striking power, and the ball hit very high, but strangely enough, the ball didn't fly far, and the baseball landed vertically five or six meters in front of the pitcher.
Sawamura took a few steps forward as if he were walking, opened his gloves, and caught the fallen ball in his own gloves.
"Smack!"
"Out !!"
Marian was caught and killed.
Three outs, offense and defense exchanged.
Seeing that Marian did not play well, the supporters of Nagano Metropolitan High School let out a sigh.
After Sawamura and Feng Xiang got off the field, they looked at each other and smiled.
They finally passed the first hurdle without danger.
Next, it's time to attack.
On the other side, in the cowshed of Nagano Metropolitan High School. Marian blamed himself very much, just now Sawamura made a mistake in the middle of the straight ball, he actually hit it high. As the ace of the team, the fifth stick of the core, it's too embarrassing!
Not far from him, coach Feng Xiang Long Yi, who was originally squinting and closing his eyes, opened his eyes violently and looked at Zecun in the cowshed opposite.
This pitcher, kind of interesting!
The game continued, and in the second half of the first inning, Akagi Middle School attacked.
"Strikeout!"
"Out !!"
The ball speed is the highest in all of Nagano Prefecture, with a full 136 kilometers. That's still an average value, and according to legend, Marian's peak ball speed is even close to 14.
Although possession was not very consistent, such a fast ball, coupled with a very large drop of the knuckle ball, Marian was the second-strongest pitcher in the entire Nagano Prefecture. Such strength is naturally not a problem to deal with Ken Yamaguchi and Honsen Oda.
One of the two was struck out, the other barely touched the ball, and was caught by the pitcher.
Two outs, no one on base.
Akagi's hitter had the turn of the third batter, Okuichi Hosho.
"Ping!"
Feng Xiangao swung his bat on the first ball, and the baseball was hit high.
Home Plate Fly High!
This ball, without any suspense, was caught by Tsuchihara.
Three up, three down!
Marian's performance, for the friends in Akagi now, is simply at the level of a desolate giant beast.
They are not opponents at all!
"It's so embarrassing in terms of hitting, if you don't perform better at pitching, how can you be worthy of my title of ace?"
Marian said.
Most of the Nagano Metropolitan Companions around him rolled their eyes at him, and no one really paid attention to him.
In the first half of the second game, Nagano attacked.
This time, the guys did well, Sawamura struck out one, and first baseman Oda Honyu took one. In another one, the ball hit Yamaguchi right in front of him, and Yamaguchi picked up the baseball and sent it to first base, knocking him out.
In the first half of the second game, Akagi Middle School finally held on.
In the second half of the second inning, Akagi Middle School attacked.
"Fourth baseman, pitcher, Eijun Sawamura."
Sawamura stepped into the strike zone, and after tangling with Marian for a few balls, he found an opportunity and hit it with a stick.
"Ping!"
After the baseball is hit, it flies into the outfield.
Sawamura spread his bat and ran towards first base.
I have to say that Marian's pitching is really good, not only the ball speed is amazing, but the ball power is not bad. After a few balls, Sawamura's hands were a little numb.
There are not many middle school students who can have such strength.
"Smack!"
Although Sawamura barely ran to first base, in the direction of the outfield, the fielders of Nagano Metropolitan High School were already standing at the landing point of the baseball and gave the ball to the next place.
"Out!"
Cut~
Sawamura cut dissatisfied, he had hit the ball well, and the ball should have landed in the center of the stalwart and right fielder.
From such an angle, it is said that there is no problem in winning the hit.
I don't know if it's a coincidence or Nagano Tsutari's outfielder, but the defense is really good, but in short, he catches the ball.
Sawamura's shot made pitcher Marian angry.
Next, Mari's pitch became more powerful and powerful.
"Good ball, good ball, good ball, strikeout!!"
He was full of firepower, and these friends from Akagi Middle School could stand it, and they were quickly solved one by one.
The game went on unconsciously.
Whether it is Sawamura or Mari, they have not let their team lose points again.
In the beginning, it was nothing.
With Sawamura solving the core line of Nagano Metropolitan for the second time, the friends of Nagano Metropolitan realized that something was wrong.
Why, when they wanted to score the key balls, they all played high?