(In the previous chapter, it was written that the bottom half of the fourth inning was a clerical error, and it should have been the second half of the fifth inning.) The original text has been changed, so I would like to make a special note here. ）

Tian Guwu held the bat horizontally, and did not hide his intention to strike.

His pick was fifth. It was supposed to be one of the most long-lasting sequences in the squad.

However, since he was ranked behind Li Yuanrang, who had a high base-breaking rate, Tian Gu received more and more orders to hit short hits when he was in urgent need of scoring.

His striking skills didn't become more sophisticated.

This time, Tagu still pointed the ball in front of the pitcher.

Komeito's pitcher Kanzaki rushed down the pitcher's mound and easily bent down to pick up the ball.

Tian Guwu's base speed is probably the slowest in the team. So slow that almost all opposing teams will have this in their brochures.

Kanzaki, who memorized the information of each opponent before the game, certainly remembered this. And he still remembered that Li Yuanrang didn't run fast.

Because of the time saved by handling the batting, Kanzaki felt that he could pass to second base first.

Not only can you kill a runner with a higher threat, but if it goes well, you might even get a double kill.

Li Yuanrang saw his opponent's movements with his peripheral vision.

Not only is his dynamic vision outstanding, but Li Yuanrang's vision seems to be much wider than that of his peers.

This probably also helps him to keep an eye on the ball in the corners. By the way, it is also convenient to peek at the opponent's every move on the field.

After noticing Kanzaki's attempt to pass to second base, Lee quickened up his run to base. In the end, he simply chose to pounce on the second base.

The action of hitting a base doesn't really help much to speed up the base when moving from home plate to first base.

Many times, baseball players pounce on first base more to show momentum and determination.

But it's a different story with second base.

According to the rules, a hitter who steps on the base bag when he advances to first base is considered safe. Therefore, after hitting the ball, the hitter can accelerate with all his strength without worrying about not being able to brake after stepping on the base bag.

But on second and third base, runners must be parked on the base bag to be safe. Otherwise, even if you have stepped on the base, once you leave the base again, the opposing defender can use the touch to knock the runner out.

In order to stop on the base, if the runner uses the normal running maneuver, then the runner has to slow down in front of the base.

On the other hand, using the action of slamming or sliding can reduce the time lost in deceleration.

Li Yuanrang rarely made a tackle in actual combat, but this time the effect was not bad.

The moment the second baseman received the ball, the referee had already made a gesture to get to base safely.

The double kill failed, and the opposing second baseman chose to pass to first base instead.

Tian Gu is not fast in his footsteps. But the opponent's defense line is so tossed. He also got enough time to step on the base.

Both players went to base safely.

However, from a technical and statistical level, this goal was just counted as a field selection.

"So it's still no hitter?"

Akio Yabe in the rest area held his chin and looked at the big screen in the direction of the field.

The "H" number on this side of the Peace School is still zero.

But now the runners have taken some laps.

"It's a pity, if the beater isn't Donald, you can still look forward to it."

Akio Yabe's own play was originally the sixth baton that is about to appear now. But today he was rested off the pitch.

Donald, who was originally the seventh baseman, pushed forward by one place.

Donald is a hitter who always surprises the team. But you must not expect anything from him on an important occasion.

Even in college-level competitions, Donald only has a two-in-ten bare percentage.

However, the few hits that were almost all long-hitting. This allowed him to play a special role as an "ambush" in the latter part of the stick.

And now in this case, Donald also has his own advantages.

"Anyway, the current situation, the worst case scenario is that the inner field rolls the earth. Donald can rarely have an inner field rolling earth. ”

Superintendent Yagi was not unhappy with Donald's blow in the current situation.

This tall international student hitter hit either a long hit or a strikeout. At the very least, it's a high fly ball from the outfield.

The Inner Wild Rolling Earth is rarely seen.

However, this time, the opponent's pitcher Kanzaki was precise in possession and threw an inside corner kick that was neither high nor low.

Donald felt that the ball was in the right place, and he didn't hesitate to swing the stick.

But the baseball made an extremely subtle change in the position close to home plate.

"Is this a fetish ball?"

The thought flashed through Yabe's mind in the rest area.

In the Japanese ball world, those types of fastball balls that vary subtly except for four-seam straight balls are called fetish balls.

This is probably because many of the subtle changes in the speed ball system will have a relationship with the pitcher's own distinct personal characteristics because of the subtle way of holding the ball or shooting.

For example, Kanzaki's ball is not a typical four-seam straight ball, but it is also different from the ordinary two-seam speedball.

He only slightly adjusted the way he held the ball, deliberately creating a subtle change before going to base.

This kind of fastball system with subtle changes is actually quite common in American football circles.

Donald, of course, has seen it a long time ago.

However, Donald, who has become accustomed to the atmosphere of Japanese baseball, is completely prepared to swing the baton this time with the mentality of dealing with a four-stitch straight ball.

The trajectory of the swing now apparently looks a bit high, but not high enough to miss.

The bat grabs the top edge of the baseball.

If it were an ordinary hitter, the ball might turn into a feeble rolling ball, or it might bounce back into bounds.

But Donald's powerful swing sent the ball forward.

The baseball slammed into the artificial turf in the inner field of the shrine. Then it bounced high.

Every runner on the base has been activated.

Shortstop Kurihara couldn't wait for the baseball to hit the ground on its own, so he took a step forward and jumped up to scoop the ball into his glove.

The closest to Kurihara was second base, and Taguro, who rushed to second base, was also the slowest of the several runners on the field.

Kurihara tosses the ball to the second baseman with his gloves. Tian Gu was blocked in the middle of the road.

The second baseman passes another base.

“Safe！”

With his long legs, Donald finally made it safe to get to base.

One out.

On the record, of course, it wasn't hits, but an infield roll.

But now the runner is on third base.

"Now the other party still has no hit."

"Why do you keep talking about this?"

Superintendent Yagi in the lounge area was a little impatient with Yabe's constant muttering of "no hits, no hits" and the like.

"Because of superstition......

When a pitcher is playing a no-hitter game, his teammates will always shy away from breaking the game.

Even if the game is being televised, even the commentator can't bear to tell it.

On the contrary, as an opponent, of course, I want to break this situation sooner rather than later. Yabe kept chanting this, but the purpose was actually to hope that his teammates would break this deadlock as soon as possible.