Chapter 205: Rise Up and Attack! (Tribute to the little snowman)
In the finals of Koshien in the summer, Seido High School competed against Troll Otsumaki High School.
When the game reached the ninth game, the score of the two sides was still 0:0. In this match, Sawamura Eisumi performed flawlessly, and until now, no player from Troll Otomaki High School has been allowed to climb the base bag.
In front of tens of millions of fans, Sawamura Eichun used his incomparable strength to justify his name as the Great Demon King.
In the course of the competition, everyone thought that under the escort of Sawamura Eijun, Seido High School would definitely be able to easily win the national championship and then dominate the country.
But the reality is not so easy.
Troll Otomaki High School itself was not given for nothing, and in this game, the two pitchers, Nitta, and the monster rookie Hongo, who came on the court later, both showed extremely strong strength.
The two teamed up to block the entire Qingdao High School line, so that the Qingdao High School hitters had only won four effective hits so far.
The score was 0:0.
The later in the game, the more unpredictable it becomes. Although Qingdao High School's victory is still very large, if Troll High School reverses, it seems that there is nothing unacceptable.
It's a close contest with a slight difference in strength.
This may sound a little contradictory, but anyone who has watched this game will definitely feel this way. There must be a gap in strength, and the strength of Qingdao High School is obviously a little stronger than that of Troll Otsumaki High School.
And in this game, both sides showed their abilities, no one dropped points, and no one scored.
It's a real parity.
In the first half of the ninth inning, Qingdao High School attacked first.
Now the situation has become a game out, and no one is on base.
"Third batter, pitcher, Eijun Sawamura."
After seeing Sawamura Eijun standing in the strike zone, the entire Koshien court immediately fell into a state of madness.
Originally, in the late stages of the game, the enthusiasm of the audience faded to a certain extent, but these fades were not seen in Sawamura Eijun at all.
They cheered for Sawamura Eijun hoarsely!
In this match, Sawamura's performance was too perfect. It's not just about pitching, it's about hitting Sawamura Eijun as one of the best performers in the game right now.
In this game, he was the only one to score two hits.
When he played against Xintian before, he won one. Later, the monster newcomer Hongo played, and Sawamura Eijun won another one.
In the critical situation of the final, there is such a dazzling performance. It's no surprise that Eijun Sawamura has gained such popularity.
It's just that people are too famous, and it's not all good. Just like now, Hongo and Renji, the two casting partners, are about to breathe fire in their eyes when they look at Sawamura Eijun.
If their eyes could really shoot flames, Sawamura Eijun would have been burned by them long ago, and there would be no ashes left.
The relationship between them can write a history of blood and tears.
In the face of such an opponent, there is nothing to say, naturally it is necessary to go all out.
Slide ball!
Finger Fork Ball!
Finger Fork Ball!!
Sawamura is indeed better at dealing with changing balls, but that's because the pitcher's change ball is slower than their straight ball, let alone the ball power.
For such a ball with no ball speed and no ball power, Sawamura Eijun is naturally at his fingertips, and he can play as much as he wants.
But Hongo's change balls are different, even though this guy doesn't have many change balls, only two. But he honed these two change balls to the pinnacle.
These two changing balls are thrown, and the speed of the ball does not decrease. Even the ball has not changed much!
This made Sawamura Eijun, who was not very stable in swinging the stick, suffer enough.
Dealing with the ball with light and change, Sawamura can rely on experience and dexterity to solve the opponent's opponent.
To deal with the ball with the power of the ball, Sawamura Eijun can also pull away from the stance, use his soft body, and increase the rotation angle of the swing to deal with it.
But like Hongo, there are changes, and there is a ball with power and speed.
Sawamura really can't help it.
When he pulls away and increases the angle of his swing, there is no way to swing the stick dexterously.
In fact, for a pitcher of Hongo's level, it is not difficult to solve Sawamura Eijun. He's just a paper tiger, as long as Hongo can give it their all, Sawamura wants to hit their ball, unless he guesses the ball, it can only depend on luck.
At this time, Sawamura Eijun's luck is really not good.
He didn't even touch the ball of Hongo, let alone hit it.
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!"
"Good shot!"
"Strikeout!!"
This meeting is more embarrassing.
Sawamura Eijun, who is regarded as the pillar of Qingdao, was actually struck by Hongo at this time.
The troll, who was originally relatively low-spirited, suddenly became more imposing.
And Sawamura Eijun, who returned to the rest area, was even more embarrassed.
He didn't know how he was going to explain it to his friends.
"People have misses, horses have stumbled, you can't be blamed for the situation just now."
On the contrary, it was Superintendent Kataoka, who showed his empathetic side at this time, did not reprimand Sawamura, and comforted him.
"Prepare for the second half of the pitch."
After saying that, Superintendent Kataoka continued to command.
"Yes!"
Sawamura nodded solemnly.
It's also strange to say that Renji and Hongo see him as if they were enemies. How can you be so motivated?
Unusual!
"Fourth baseman, first baseman, tie up."
After Ryosuke Kominato and Eijun Sawamura were out one after another, it was the captain's turn to be the captain of Seido High School.
The formation of the strike zone is still tepid.
In the face of him, Ren Si did not dare to be careless.
At this time, any carelessness is absolutely fatal.
"Go all out!"
Thinking about it, Renji gave Hongo a code.
Although when dealing with Sawamura before, he had used three change balls in a row, which was a great burden on Hongo's fingers.
But the current situation does not allow Hongo to rest.
They have to make sure they don't drop points if they have any hope of playing in the playoffs. If this time arises, negligence. That would greet them is likely to be defeat.
Hongo has no opinion on this. He only started playing in the sixth game, and so far, he has only played four rounds when he is full, and his physical strength is still very strong.
"Whoosh!"
The small white ball flew out, and when it approached the hitter's hand, it suddenly slid outward.
In the face of this ball, Yue Cheng was not polite and swung the bat directly.
"Ping!"
The white ball was hit and flew far out of bounds.
"Out of bounds!"
On the strike zone, there was no change in the face of the formation.
He was still staring closely, Hongo on the pitcher's hill.