"The next opponent is Fuso Daihida ...... from Gifu Prefecture"

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"Even if you leave Tokyo, you still can't escape the clutches of Fuso."

Li Yuanrang clearly remembered the scene of the four or five Fuso University series teams on the battle table of the West Tokyo Conference. I didn't expect to run into them at the national convention.

"But isn't it in the mountains?"

"Well, it's more than four hours from Tokyo by train, right?"

The Hida area in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture is the seat of the Hida Kingdom in ancient times. It has been a mountainous area with inaccessibility since ancient times.

Although the transportation has improved since the beginning of the modern era, it still has a remote feeling.

Fuso University Hida High School is the only private university in the region. It has dormitories that can accommodate more than half of the students.

Naturally, it is possible to concentrate excellent students in sports in the vast mountainous area of northern Gifu Prefecture.

"In the last six years, I have reached Koshien three times, and I reached the semi-finals in the spring selection meeting ten years ago......"

Captain Fukushima continued to introduce the situation of his opponent.

In the summer Koshien field, Gifu Prefecture is not a strong area. Often they are eliminated either in the first or second round. No team has ever won the championship.

No, not even the final, to be exact.

This year's Fuso Daihida was able to enter the second round also because of their luck in the draw, and they started their first match directly from the second round.

But even then, they still cannot be considered a weak brigade.

"Pitcher Sister Trail pitched two seven-inning no-hitter games at the county convention......"

The reason why it was a no-hitter game in seven innings was because the team had scored enough points at the seven-inning to end the game early.

It can be seen that compared with other local teams, Fuso Daihida has an overwhelming offensive advantage.

"Specifically, what should I pay attention to when playing?"

"Nope. Or that you need to pay attention to everything. ”

Fukushima's answer is very simple. But it's also true.

Fuso Daihida's line runs from one to six and has a home run record in the qualifiers. The hit rate of the center hitter is also above 40%.

The pitcher's sister lane master pitched most of the game. No game has conceded more than three points.

If there's one obvious weakness in the pitcher, it's that he's four bad shots and a bit more big shots.

It's not because he's shaky on the ball. It's because the Slurve thrown by the sister lane is very powerful. Sometimes even the team's catchers are difficult to handle.

"The video of the Gifu tournament final, if you need it, I have ...... here"

The meeting ended with the words of Tako, the intelligence officer.

"Then give me a copy of the video first."

Li Yuanrang was the first to come over with his mobile phone.

……

The competition between the Peace Academy and Fuso Daihida was held on the eighth day of the conference.

From early in the morning, the Kansai region is shrouded in clouds.

The first match of the day was held between Mie Prefecture's representative Matsuzaka High School and Yamanashi Prefecture's Kai Sum.

Kazuya Takeda, an old acquaintance of the Peace Academy, started as a shortstop in this game. Four hits and one hit.

His team ended up losing 3-1.

The rain fell right after the end of the game.

"Looks like today's rain isn't just a few drops?"

As soon as Yabe Akio finished speaking, the rain began to fall heavier.

"The weather forecast said it was just showers, and the conference said to delay the kick-off for a while. If you really can't stop, cancel the game. ”

Mr. Sato, who inquired about the news, conveyed the news of the organizer to everyone.

Baseball involves friction in both pitching and batting. You can't play in the pouring rain like football.

Matches on the open-air court can be interrupted or even terminated if they encounter heavy rain.

The annual contest is held in August. It's not uncommon to encounter rainy days.

Because of this, a few years ago, when Koshien was renovated, there was a proposal to add a roof and turn it into a dome.

However, Takano's opinion is that he wants the high school ball to play in a natural environment where you can see the sky. As a result, the interruption or postponement of rainy weather continued to be part of the Koshien Games.

After nearly half an hour of waiting, the rain gradually thinned out and the race finally began.

"I haven't played in this kind of rain yet."

Warming up before entering, Yabe asked Li Yuanrang.

"Nope."

The baseball club of the Peace School Park has an indoor practice field.,It happened that there was no heavy rain in the previous games.,Li Yuanrang doesn't have this kind of experience.。

The game starts in an alarm. Peace School strikes first. In the stands, the wind band played a response song.

"There's a lot of people in the audience today."

Li Yuanrang, who was sitting in the rest area, sighed.

Despite the rain, 45,000 spectators poured into the stadium.

According to the Koshien Games, each ticket can be used to watch four games throughout the day. These spectators certainly didn't come for the Peace Academy competition. Of course, it's not to see the sum of the previous game.

Today's third match featured Aichi Prefecture representing Aichi Institute of Technology. The fourth game was a strong battle between the representatives of Osaka Prefecture and the representatives of Kanagawa.

Now this game is just an appetizer for them.

The pitcher's sister threw the first pitch of the day. A straight ball in the outside corner.

The moment the baseball enters the catcher's glove, there is a crisp "bang" sound.

The ball speed shown on the big screen is one hundred and forty-five kilometers.

The beater, Miyagi, remained motionless and did not swing his bat.

“Ball！”

It's a clear bad ball.

But for Miyagi, the reason why he didn't swing the bat had nothing to do with good or bad balls.

Although in previous matches I have also seen opponents with faster ball speeds. But when it comes to "ball power". There are indeed not many people who can surpass the sister's path.

The second ball is a slider with a low outside corner.

Even though it is a change ball, the sound when it falls into the glove is very loud.

"This guy is really bold in pitching."

Fukushima, who spoke, was also a pitcher himself, so he felt that he had more say in pitching.

At the same time, as a fighter, he is looking forward to going head-to-head with such an opponent.

This ball is another bad ball.

The ball was originally aimed at the outside of the good ball area, but because the ball was so imposing, the hitter didn't intend to swing it from the beginning.

The number of balls slowly became two good and three bad full balls.

In the sixth ball of the decisive game, Sister Xiaolu used her best slider as a weapon.

This time, the beater Miyagi swung the bat. But only hit the air.

And the catcher Saito didn't catch the baseball in time. The baseball hit the brace in front of him and bounced to the ground.

From the point of view of technical statistics, it is closer to "catching and getting" than "bursting".

"Miyagi Run!"

Several teammates in the rest area of the Peace School Park shouted out in unison.

And Miyagi in the strike zone was immediately activated. (To be continued.) )