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It's a great time. Speaking of which, it is also common to enter the strike zone with runners on base.

However, for Kawasaki's blow, neither his teammates nor himself have much to expect.

Now captain Kazuhei Fukushima is on second base. Two people have already been out of the tournament before.

"If you hit a hit, maybe it's a tiebreaker that goes beyond the score."

There was a moment when such a thought flashed through Kawasaki's mind. But it's just a flash.

After solving the hitter Tokuda just now, the pitcher Haruna Shimazaki seems to have stabilized.

Before several first-year newcomers joined, Kawasaki, who was also a member of the center line, was swinging the baton with the mentality of pursuing long hits.

In the face of Shimazaki's pitch at a speed of less than 120 kilometers per hour, he actually swung an empty bat.

The ball count quickly came to one good and one bad.

The third ball, a two-seam speedball in the outside corner. Shimazaki expects the hitter to play directly with the fan hit.

There may be a playoff later, and if you win, the next game will be just one day apart.

Even Shimazaki, who took over the pitcher's mound in the middle of the game, now has to think about saving the number of balls.

Kawasaki swung the outside corner with the same punch. This time the bat hit the baseball.

The ball was as the pitcher had hoped, and it rolled into the field, going straight between first and second base.

It's just because of Kawasaki's full swing and the power of the metal bat itself. The baseball moved a lot faster than expected.

Visually, the ball is closer to the first baseman. Fukumitsu Ochiai, who is stout and pounces sideways, tries to block the incoming ball.

But the baseball was one step ahead of him and penetrated the infield defense through the gap under him.

The ball was not far from the outfielders, and Kawasaki probably only had time to get to first base.

But Kazuhei Fukushima on second base decided to take a gamble.

He didn't slow down in the slightest as he got around the third base. Completely ignore the gestures of teammates in the third base guidance area.

On the other side of the field, the one who picked up the baseball in the outfield was Sakyo Katayama, who had been the first player in today's game.

Since he can throw straight balls with good ball speed, the strength of his natural shoulders is also outstanding in the team.

The return pass, which flies straight on a straight trajectory, flies almost directly towards the catcher.

Maori received the pass first, but by the time he turned around to touch the runner, Ichihei Fukushima's body had covered the entire home plate.

Four to three, the School of Peace reversed the score.

On the scoreboard of the game, the ball was not a first baseman's error, but a hit.

Katayama, who occupied first base, once again received cheers from the crowd in the stands on first base.

And the offense of this inning ended in the next eighth pitcher rolling to the ground.

In the first half of the ninth inning, despite the presence of hitters like Shimazaki and Katayama.

Fukushima and Lee didn't let any of their opponents get on the base again.

And so the race came to the end.

The players of both teams saluted in line, then walked to the stands and bowed to their supporters.

On the day of the semi-finals, Jingu Stadium hosts four matches a day.

After the victory, the members of the Peace School did not have much time to stay in the field to reminisce.

It quickly exited the off-site through a dedicated channel.

"Does anyone want to see the next game?"

Waiting for the bus to be available, Captain Fukushima asked his teammates.

Almost everyone shook their heads or waved their hands to show no.

It was close to noon, and the sun was getting hotter and hotter. Jingu Field has a canopy that covers only a small area behind home plate.

Instead of spending time and energy watching other teams play. It's better to accumulate more energy for the next semi-finals.

"Fukushima, do you have time now?"

A voice came from behind the group.

This is Kira, a reporter under the Ilchao Shimbun who is responsible for the MOOK content of college baseball.

Because he had already interviewed the Peace Academy, he knew that the actual supervisor of this team was actually Fukushima Issei as the captain.

The short interview, standing next to the parking lot, was, of course, slightly unprofessional, as Kira's usual style.

After answering a few formulaic questions, Kira made another request.

"Who is the Kawasaki player who hit the decisive hit today?"

From this sentence, it can be seen that Kira basically didn't watch the game just now. He couldn't even remember Kawasaki's height and looks.

"If you really choose the MVP of this game, it won't be Kawasaki."

Dodged Kira and Kawasaki, who were being interviewed. Several other players chatted in the shade of the outer wall of the stadium.

"If you want me to say, Lee hit a home run for the equalizer, and he should be right."

This is Yabe's point of view.

"No, no, no, I think Fukushima's senior is the MVP after nine rounds today."

This is Li Yuan's way of making himself modest.

"But on what basis would you think that Kawasaki is the subject of an interview?"

"Probably a baseball game."

Tian Guwu, who usually likes all kinds of games, has a little bit that I can't understand.

When he was playing a baseball game, he sometimes hit several home runs in a game. But in the end, it was the teammate who happened to play the winning point when he was interviewed by the media.

So he was impressed by this kind of judging standard.

Kira interviewed Kawasaki as a key player in the game, and in fact, he did have this in mind.

But as a layman, he didn't really take it himself.

A live post about the game on a message board made an interesting point.

Kawasaki had a goal from Fukuman Ochiai in a previous match.

This goal can be seen as the turning point of the game.

Next, Kawasaki's own blow also penetrated Ochiai's defense zone to form a hit.

At least on the surface, it was Kawasaki who had the upper hand in the Fukushima showdown, and it was the Peace Academy that came out on top.

All of a sudden, Kawasaki was given the name "Ochiai Buster" on the Internet. Less than an hour after the end of the game, discussions were already underway on social networking sites.

Kawasaki seems to have become a key figure in defeating this year's super-newcomer Ochiai.

"If you win this game, you can count it as reaching the final four."

The bus has finally arrived. After sitting firmly in his seat, Li Yuanrang took the opportunity to chat with his teammates about the next schedule.

"I'm going to come back the day after tomorrow to play the finals."

The semi-finals of the West Tokyo Games were completely different from the previous competitions.

Although the semi-finals between the quarterfinals are also held in Jingu. However, during the race, the speed tester in the stadium would not be turned on.

Media attention is also limited to print newspapers and websites.

When it comes to the semi-finals, the match will be broadcast on television. Although it is not a national broadcast of ground waves, it can be regarded as a regular TV station report.

And the speed tester in the stadium will also be put into use. The scoreboard shows the speed of each ball.

There are also many differences in ceremonies and rules that underscore the importance of the tournament after reaching the semi-finals.

"And who will be the semi-finalists?"

Li Yuanrang raised this question.