Chapter 22: Kenen Matsumoto

In the second half of the first inning, Akagi Middle School attacked.

Because of Sawamura's beautiful pitching before, when Akagi's friends hit the court, the momentum was still very high.

Dabei Middle School is a very severe test for Sawamura because of its strong line. But for Akagi, Dabei is probably the most suitable competition object among the three kings.

Unlike Tenryuji and Nagano Metropolitan Studies, Daihoku Junior High School does not have enough pitchers to beat the crowd.

A pitcher is different from any other position on the baseball field, and although any position requires talent, it is not impossible to reach a very high level as long as you are trained and cultivated.

Only pitchers are different, if pitchers don't have enough talent, it is impossible to reach the top level through hard work.

Needless to say, Sawamura has the fastest ball speed in Nagano, and Haruka Nanami at Tenryuji seems to have been born specifically for pitchers.

All three of them, all in the pitcher position, were selected by "Baseball Boys" as one of the top 100 middle school students in the country. It can be seen from this that the strength of the three and the weight they occupy in the team.

The pitcher of Great North High School is also good.

The fastest ball speed is 128, and in addition to straight balls, he also has the ability to master slippery balls.

It's a good pitcher, but it's hard for such a pitcher to rely on himself and lead the team forward.

For the friends of Akagi Middle School, such pitchers, although strong, are not the type they can't handle at all.

"First baseman, first baseman, Oda Motoswa."

"Ping!"

In the face of the pitching of the Great Northern pitcher, Oda waved the bat decisively on the first ball.

After the baseball is hit, it passes through the guard of the inner field of Daehoku Middle School to form a long hit. Oda ran to second base in one go.

"Whoa, whoa!!!"

Oda's foot stepped on the base bag of second base, and the members of the Red Heart Brotherhood immediately let out a wolf-like cheering sound.

"Akagi, Akagi!! Knock knock~"

At the beginning of the game, there is a good chance to win the score. This may not be much of a problem to other teams. But for Akagi, it's too rare.

Akagi is known as the strongest challenger and the strongest dark horse. Many people are optimistic that Akagi will overturn the three kings. But it's not that no one is in tune, and the most contradictory statement is Akagi's line.

Except for Sawamura himself and Feng Xiang, Akagi doesn't seem to have a beater at all.

Now Akagi, in the first game, did not rely on Sawamura and Fengxiang, and won a good chance to score. I have to say that in the past year, Akagi has really made great progress.

"Second baseman, third baseman, Ken Yamaguchi."

After Yamaguchi came on the court, he unexpectedly used a short fight. Although his short shot was very embarrassing and unpresentable, Oda, who had been prepared for a long time, managed to sneak into third base without any problems.

One out, the runner is on third base.

After scoring a second base, Akagi did not get carried away and chose to push forward with a short shot.

Although Yamaguchi's short fight is still very rough, it has to be said that Akagi's tactics have a bit of a mature flavor.

They're not the grassroots team they were last year with.

"The third bat, outfielder, Feng Xiang."

"Feng Xiang, Feng Xiang !!"

For Fengxiang, the friends are still looking forward to it. There is someone on third base, and one hit is sure to score. Without hitting, as long as the timing is right, it is not necessarily impossible to score.

It seems that the probability of Akagi scoring first is unstoppable.

"Whew!"

Feng Xiang was like a samurai in the Warring States Period, and stood in the strike zone with a solemn face.

The pitcher was a little hairy by Feng Xiang, and turned his head to look in the direction of first base.

Standing there is Matsumoto Kenen.

Matsumoto Kenen's face was also very solemn, and his fingers quietly gestured.

On the pitcher's mound, the pitcher seemed to have received some kind of instruction, nodded affirmatively, and then stared at Feng Xiang with a pair of hot eyes.

"Whoosh!"

His first shot was taken and it was clearly off the good band.

Feng Xiang was in the strike zone, unmoved.

"Bad ball!"

"Bad ball!"

Two bad balls in a row, Feng Xiang didn't move at all.

"Do you want to use a bad ball to trick Feng Xiang into swinging a stick, if you think so, it's too naïve."

On the third base, Oda muttered disdainfully.

Feng Xiang, who has won the national runner-up in primary school, his experience and strength are definitely not comparable to ordinary people.

Then the third ball of the Great Northern pitcher came, this one, into the good ball belt.

"Ping!"

Feng Xiang swung his bat decisively, and the baseball was swept out like a white light.

"Out of bounds!"

The baseball flew off the field and flew very far.

If it is said that compared with the power of the blow, Feng Xiang Aoyi is only stronger than the people of Dabei Middle School.

"Stand back, stand back!"

Almost subconsciously, the field guard of Great North Middle School began to retreat.

In the strike zone, Feng Xiang did not let go of this detail.

The other party was obviously frightened by the force of his blow, so he stepped back and guarded.

In that case, I'll use a solid hit.

Feng Xiang held the bat slightly shorter by five or six centimeters, so that although he could not swing the bat completely, it was easier to aim at the ball.

Great North's outfielders retreated to defend so that the gap between them and the infielders increased.

Feng Xiang aims at the position behind the infielder's head, so that the ball lands in the middle of the infielder and the outfielder.

Although this kind of blow can't hit a long shot, it can safely send Oda back to third base.

One point, as long as one point, they can have an absolute advantage in the game.

"Whoosh!"

Without any pause, the Big North pitcher's fourth ball came, and this one was aimed at the outside corner.

Here it comes!

On the strike zone, Feng Xiang's eyes opened violently, looking like a demon who chose people to devour.

"Buzz!"

Although the bat is short, the momentum of his swing has not diminished in the slightest, and it even feels cleaner.

"Ping!"

The white ball was hit and flew above the first baseman's head.

At first base, Matsumoto jumped to his feet and spread his gloves to catch the ball.

Before receiving the ball, he ran a few steps to be able to catch the ball, and his body seemed to lose his balance.

The body is out of balance!

On third base, Oda noticed this scene and prepared to run.

"Stop!"

In the position waiting for the blow, a trace of incredulity flashed in Sawamura's eyes, and then he decisively made a code to stop Oda.

Oda was unwilling, but still stopped.

"Smack!"

The white ball, bouncing off Matsumoto's glove, bounced into the sky.

Oda's desire to return to home plate could no longer be restrained, and he completely ignored the code given to him by Sawamura, and ran from third base to home run like crazy.

The defending fielder lost his balance and the ball bounced off his glove.

In Xiao Tian's view, this is almost a score sent to the door, and if he doesn't run, heaven will not tolerate it.

Only Sawamura saw the incredulity in his eyes even more obvious.

Matsumoto, who lost his balance, after landing, weirdly used one hand to help support his balance, and then jumped up again, picked up the bounced baseball, and then when he landed, he stepped on the first base.

"Out!"