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Probably in a hurry, the first two hitters of the southern transfer Bugao only consumed a total of three goals before retiring.

Tsukahara, the third baseman, was the team's main player.

It took the fourth goal to strike out.

The first half of the game is over. Peace Academy's starting pitcher, Shimabukuro, spent just seven goals in total. And Li Yuan made these seven balls with straight balls that relatively save the pitcher's physical strength and elbow loss.

The pitcher's Shimabukuro relied only on ball speed in the second half of the 130km and possession above the passing line to suppress the opponent's line.

In turn, it came to the bottom half of the first round. The opposing pitcher used only three goals against the first two hitters of the Peace Academy.

Only this time both hitters hit base.

As the team's fourth baseman, Lee Wonrang entered the strike preparation area. He was expecting his teammates to put together a full base or something so that he could show off his skills.

As a result, Kojima, a teammate at the third base, swept the ball directly out of the home run wall, sending every runner, including himself, back to home plate to score.

At the end of the second half of a round. The score on the field is already 7-0.

The line of the Peace School is very close to his goal of ten points.

According to the pre-game plan, Tatsuya Shimabukuro, a first-year pitcher who only needed to pitch three innings, still didn't hit a single hit by his opponent at the end of the first half of the three-inning. Not even a single four-bad ball was delivered.

During the exchange of offense and defense, the ninth baton Shimabukuro returned to the rest area and asked the manager for an ice pack. Prepare to cool down with ice on your arm.

"Wait a minute. How many shots did you throw today? ”

Superintendent Yagi stopped the ice pack.

"About thirty balls?"

"Twenty-seven balls."

Regarding the number of balls, Li Yuanrang remembered more clearly than Shimabukuro himself.

Twenty-seven goals in three innings. That's almost the same as being able to strike out three goals against every hitter.

Of course, that's not the case with actual pitching.

Today's opponents were a little impatient, and many players blindly shot early on the first or second goal.

"Since it's only twenty-seven balls, let's keep shooting."

Superintendent Yagi put the ice pack back into the distance. I took the bat and handed it over.

"It's time for you to strike. Let's go to the preparation area and find out how it feels. ”

"How long do I want to keep casting?"

Shimabukuro is not at all weak. Now the score is more than 12 points ahead. It's almost impossible to lose.

"Just keep casting, anyway...... There aren't a few rounds, right? ”

“Safe！”

On the court, Kawajiri, who was the eighth batter, played an infield roll ball with no possibility of hitting at all.

However, with the unfamiliar passing and receiving skills of the opposing defenders, coupled with Kawajiri's own full running, he actually got on base safely.

The pitcher, who was ranked ninth, walked into the strike zone. The opposing pitcher throws in an inside corner.

A baseball flew against the bridge of the island bag's nose.

The catcher misses. No, it should be said that this ball is a big shot.

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By the time the catcher retrieved the baseball from behind, Kawajiri had already managed to reach third base.

"I'm so sorry, he really didn't mean to."

The catcher apologized to the beater on behalf of his partner.

Shimabukuro replied repeatedly, "It's okay, it's okay."

Shimabukuro played in a regular junior high school softball club during his junior high school years. Unlike those special recruits who have been trained in the hard league since childhood.

Shimabukuro has always had to play against opponents of varying strength.

He can understand the disparity in skill level between these mediocre and baseball-loving peers.

He believes that the other party will abide by the principles of fair play.

But in that case, he won't show mercy.

The second pitch after the big shot. The pitcher probably had palpitations. The ball is thrown in, which is a sweet spot for any hitter, and the ball is in the middle of the up.

Shimabukuro has only been in contact with soft balls for a few months, but this ball is not difficult for him at all.

He hits the ball with a sweep. Baseball crosses the gap between the three games to the outfield.

The flight distance is not too far. There was only enough time for the hitter to run to first base. But that's enough.

Kawajiri scored on third base.

The gap between the two teams was further widened.

On the other hand, Shimabukuro himself holds a record of no hits, no four balls and no points conceded.

This record was held until the first half of the fifth inning. This is the end of the game.

The Heping School side of the back attack has taken too many points ahead, and there is no need for a game under five innings.

First-year rookie Tatsu Shimabukuro also threw a complete game of five innings.

However, Shimabukuro himself knows that such a result in the third round of the local convention does not mean anything.

There are more than 4,400 colleges and universities in Japan. Among them, nearly 3,900 will form teams to participate in the pre-selection of the summer conference.

The team's previous strength was mixed. Most of them actually participate in the competition "focus on participation".

For this year's defending champions, the Peace Academy, it would be no surprise that even the opponents they met in the third round would win comfortably.

The real challenge is yet to come.

Tatsu Shimabukuro, who scored less than 60 balls in five games, also put ice packs on his arms and shoulders.

His pitching today is about the same as the amount of a long-relay pitcher on a professional baseball team with a clear division of labor.

The fourth round of the tournament is two days later. Shimabukuro, who could theoretically get a day's rest, will be able to continue boarding at that time.

However, I am afraid that this is not necessary.

Shimabukuro's performance today, coupled with the cooperation of the line. It lightens the burden for the team's main player, Akio Yabe.

Yabe will appear as a starting pitcher in the next game.

The next match will be against a private superstar university.

Although its name. In fact, there is not much intersection between the school and the entertainment industry.

The baseball club of Superstar High School is not considered a strong team in private schools. The strength can only be said to be medium.

For players like Yabe, who have been in the Peace School baseball club since junior high school, they can see a shadow of their past in superstar high schools.

This year is a year of their luck. The ace of the second grade, Nakamura, increased his ball speed by more than ten kilometers in one winter.

From an ordinary pitcher with a speed of 1278 kilometers to a quasi-speedball with a ball speed of more than 140 kilometers.

In college baseball, once you have a good pitcher, the strength of the team may go up a notch.

Superstar College was lucky to finish the previous game before it rained. As a result, pitcher Nakamura had four days to regain his strength.

Although most of the pitchers in Japanese professional baseball start on the 6th or 5th.

But in college baseball, it's a luxury to have four days off from secondary school.

For the Peace School Baseball Club, Superstar High School is not much of an obstacle. But it is definitely an opponent who cannot be careless.