Chapter 153: Pitcher Rotation

Masaoka only lost one point in the fifth game. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

If he hadn't given the opponent a second home run at the beginning, he wouldn't have lost even this point.

But when it comes to pitching, it's not reassuring enough.

Two hits, one four bad shots. The number of outs also got was a bit thrilling.

Tokuda, who left the pitcher's mound, made two wonderful saves in the shortstop position and did not let the points conceded extend, which was the number one contributor to this half of the inning.

When the offense and defense were exchanged and returned to the rest area, Li Yuanrang noticed that Akio Yabe, who was barely running in the outfield, had beads of sweat on his head.

"I'll play in the next game. And then the next game is Tokuda ......"

This game will probably be the last official game of the Peace School Baseball Club, where the players decide their own tactics. Yabe, who had just taken over as captain, did not want to be eliminated before the new supervisor took office.

Pitcher wheel battles may be the way to drag the game down.

Of course, if you want to get rid of the current chronic blood loss, the best way is to rely on the line to end the game early.

The pitcher at Santa Maria School is a first-year high mountain. The ball speed is more than 130 kilometers to the right.

In the summer, there was a record number of appearances. In the preliminaries of the autumn conference, the opponent was sealed in nine rounds in the last round.

Among the pitchers at the college level, the strength can be considered average.

The Peace Academy's line took four points from him in the first four innings.

This offensive ability is certainly good, but in terms of scoring efficiency, it is still difficult to end the game early.

The attack in the bottom half of the fifth inning started with Lee Wonrang.

There was no one on the base, and the pitcher Takayama threw the ball and did not run away.

After one good and one bad, a curveball was bitten by the bat and pulled directly to the left field. Hit the wire fence above the home run wall.

After the start of the autumn conference, Li Yuanrang has hit two home runs in a row.

In the second half of the next six innings, the Peace School scored two points.

And so the game went into the seventh inning.

Tokuda, whose shoulders were already a little cold, warmed up for his second pitch of the day.

"What is the rule for ending the game early?"

"It's okay to have a seven-point lead from the seventh inning."

Tokuda certainly knows the answer, and he just uses it to boost the morale of his teammates.

Now the score is seven to three. To reach an effective game early, you need to extend the lead by another four points.

Of course, the premise is that the opponent does not score any more points in this half game.

Despite the stumbling of the cast, Tokuda managed to do it.

When there are people on first and third base, it is the turn of the opposing pitcher. Unlike the usual aces of strong play in college football, pitcher Takayama's blows are not ranked in the team.

Santa Maria School Park has replaced it with a substitute for this.。 Judging from the final result, this cannot but be said to be a stupid trick.

Arima, a second-year student, had never taught Tokuda's pitching in the good ball zone before. Plus the rush to get the main position by hitting the results.

Three not-so-tricky speedballs were exchanged for three air vibrations.

The next thing to do is to see the line.

Yabe, who returned to the rest area, gathered his teammates together.

"The score is still quite ahead now, don't worry, relax and play."

That's what Yabe said to everyone, but that's not what he really said.

He wants to get four points right now and finish the game early.

The blow in the bottom half of the seventh inning began with shortstop Suzuki at the ninth bat.

The sophomore lost his main position in the summer due to a sluggish blow. Today, it was because Tokuda, who was originally guarding the guerrilla position, had to pitch on the court to start the game.

Yabe didn't expect much from his senior.

It's good to be able to play base, otherwise, from one to six, several first-year students in the Peace School have good hitting strength.

On the other hand, Santa Maria School changed today's second pitcher, Akashi, has a powerful appearance, and the sound he makes when he practices throwing is also quite crisp.

"It's a shame to be hit by a ball like this."

Suzuki, who was about to play with a bat, said to everyone around him.

"Don't worry, the opponent won't deliberately throw a touch ball at a hitter of your level!"

Although the baseball club of the Peace School Park is not senior, but out of politeness, Li Yuanrang and everyone in the first grade certainly wouldn't talk to their predecessors Suzuki like this.

The person who said this was Kawasaki, the third baseman.

Kawasaki, who is the strongest in the second-year foursome and has the most stable main position, certainly has the capital to laugh at Suzuki's blow.

"If I really can't hit, I'll try to hit it safely......"

Offensively, Suzuki's only weapon is speed, which isn't impressive. Suzuki still plans to sneak up on a short shot if he misses the first two swings.

However, pitcher Akashi didn't give Suzuki a chance to swing his bat.

The first ball went straight to the right-hand hitter's zone.

Suzuki wanted to retreat and dodge, but after weighing the pros and cons, he simply turned around.

A baseball hit him on the left side of his ass.

Suzuki rubbed his hit all the way to first base.

"It's not like you can't throw a ball."

Facing Kawasaki, who walked to the sidelines to help remove the strike gear, Suzuki said.

"It certainly didn't look like it was done on purpose!"

Kawasaki was right.

As a pitcher, Akashi has a faster ball speed and stronger ball power than the team's ace Takayama. He was put on the bench for his reasons, of course.

After Suzuki was sent by the touch ball, Masaoka, who had the first bat, relied on constantly hitting throw-ins to grind to four bad balls.

Next Yabe hit a base.

It was Tokuda's turn to hit the third batter.

"Hitting a home run now is just the end of the game."

Since the retirement of former captain Ichihei Fukushima, the superstitious atmosphere in the Peace School baseball club has decreased. At least in this situation, Li Yuanrang's words are not taboo.

Tokuda stepped up to the strike zone and hit a powerful flying ball in the left field with the first ball.

However, baseball was out of bounds not far from the home run benchmark.

The second ball is a bad ball, and then the third and fourth balls are also good.

After a good shot, Tokuda waited for three bad balls in a row.

It's not that the opponent doesn't want to go head-to-head with him, but it's not uncommon for him to not be able to shoot into the good zone.

The fourth ball, a fastball with a high outside corner.

This ball is definitely a position that Tokuda can play. But he didn't swing the bat.

A ball slightly above the overshoot area. It's a bad ball.

Tokuda squeezed back a point with a deliberate selection strategy.

"If you want to swing the bat, it's possible to hit it."

Before going on the bat, Li Yuanrang walked to the edge of first base and said a few words to Tokuda.

"It's okay, take one point first, you will be the hero."

But Li Yuanrang didn't have this opportunity.

As soon as they entered the strike zone, the opponent's catcher stood up.

The code of Jingyuan's escort.

"Is it necessary to do this when this situation has come to this?"

"It's because of this situation that I need to be escorted."

Li Yuanrang to the base.

The score became nine to three. (To be continued.) )