Chapter 167
As Ernie sauce, I think my brother's tears are funny, but occasionally I want to see him smile! ’
"Phew!"
Although it was still Uchino's hit, he used all his strength to hit the baseball hard.
The muddy ground reduces the elasticity of the baseball, there is no way to bounce high, and there is no irregular bounce.
It's just that the resistance increases, and there is no way to fly into the distance.
Kuramori, who dropped his bat after hitting the baseball, saw only the presence of the first base pack, and instantly took the bat out of his hand.
Even on a rainy day, the ground under your feet is not as hard and sticky as usual, and it is more difficult than ever to lift your feet.
But at this moment, Kuramochi felt that he was relaxed. As if turning into a gust of wind, it ran lightly, and after a while, it stepped softly on the first base.
"Bang!"
It's still very thrilling to arrive at the same time, and now it's up to the referee to decide, the first baseman of Jumo University turned his head to look at the referee with a baseball, and Kuramochi also looked at it steadily.
Then in the expectant eyes of the two, the referee raised his hands plainly and said loudly and firmly,
“safe!”
Kurachi clenched his fists, raised his arms high, and hung his signature smile,
"Haha!"
"Oh~~~ Running beautifully!"
"Kurachi, you're in great shape today, aren't you?"
The very surprised Kuramochi who went to base laughed a little unnaturally, and he who was focused on the base didn't understand how he could get to the base, after all, the ball just now was not difficult to catch.
"What happened just now, did Ju Mo make a mistake?"
"Ah, the baseball didn't bounce, and the shortstop's gloves were high and they were crotched..."
There was some happiness in the tone of the first base player, but there was obviously a mistake, but he still almost blocked the warehouse out of the game, and the defense of the giant motorcycle was also very terrifying.
"Hehe, since I picked up a base bag for nothing, then I'm welcome."
Kuramochi smiled wickedly and handed over his equipment to the basemen.
Then, under the staring gaze of the first baseman, he walked a few steps away from the baseball, not only stomping his foot hard, but even letting out a few shrill laughs.
After a few containments, Kuramochi was only a little closer to first base, but the giant players did not relax in the slightest, after all, according to the previous information, Kuramochi would still steal the base even if he stood on the base.
Kuramochi carefully observed the pitcher's back, from the back to the ankle, coupled with the entanglement of Ryosuke Kominato, Kuramochi gradually felt something.
Quietly typed a code signal to Ryosuke Kominato, ready to steal the base.
Ryosuke Kominato, who had re-posed, shook the bat slightly twice in response.
Then, as Morita lifted his left leg, Kuramochi instantly activated and ran towards the second base.
"Steal the base!"
Just as the first baseman was alerting, Morita forced the baseball to be missed.
The catcher stood up and prepared to catch the baseball that flew beyond the height of the outside corner, and then Ryosuke Kominato pounced forward with the bat.
I actually touched the baseball before the catcher, and although I couldn't hit it properly because of my posture, the baseball still rolled towards the middle of first base and the pitcher's mound.
Landing on the ground, an unsteady Kominato Ryosuke got down on one knee, then quickly stood up and ran towards first base.
At this time, Kuramochi was about to reach second base, and seeing this scene, Morita came down from the base pack to intercept the ball and pass it to the first baseman.
But Kuramochi didn't stop, and when they were about to pass the ball, Kuramochi had already stepped on the second base bag and did not hesitate to attack third base.
Kuramochi and Ryosuke Kominato's joint steal of the base this time is not just for a second-base package.
So no matter how fast Ju Moda's reaction was and how skillful the linkage was, Kuramochi still stepped on the base pack before the baseball passed to third base.
He almost rushed over, but Kuramochi quickly retreated to the base bag and entered the base safely.
"Wow, that one-stick runner in Qingdao is too strong."
"Obviously, yesterday's White Dragons players didn't even have a chance to get on base."
"It is precisely because there are few opportunities to get on the base that the white dragon has not played its characteristics, otherwise what do you think. White Dragon's base-running offense is feared by many schools. ”
"Anyway, the final is really fierce, it's obviously the eighth game, and the surprise is still so strong, I can't guess who will win."
"Ahh
It seemed that he heard the ridicule of his companion, and the audience was not afraid, but said,
"I like Jumota more, but it's also because they play very intensely. At the end of the day, I'm just a regular spectator, and as long as it's fun, I like it. ”
"You're really..."
Qingdao's offense will naturally not stop at the stage of running bases, it should be said that it is officially from now on.
Seido's purpose has always been to win the points in front of him solidly, and even the seemingly hot Izagi serves this.
Therefore, in the case of someone on third base, as soon as the game is out, Izawaki naturally knocks the baseball far away, even if it is a high fly ball from the outfield.
For Kuramachi, this was sufficient, and the base player gave a clear "go!" After that, Kuramochi easily returned to home plate.
Kuramochi happily gave a high-five to Isashiki senior at home plate, and then cheered for Yusei, who was about to play.
Cangzhi, who returned to the rest area, looked at Rong Chun who was holding the railing, walked over, rubbed Rong Chun's somewhat damp hair vigorously, and kneaded him into a chicken nest before stopping.
"We're all going to be stronger next time."
“.... Well..... Speaking of which, Kuramori-senpai, you didn't take off your gloves, you just rolled on the mud!! ”
Kuramochi withdrew his palm, looked at the gloves that had become somewhat clean, and then laughed out loud in Rong Chun's aggrieved expression.
And then the formation of the game was escorted in full view.
As the hitter who hit the most hits in the whole game and even scored a home run, he is naturally the vigilant NO.1 in the mind of Jumo Datou.
Obviously, they now want to avoid four bats rather than five on the home run, which is of course human nature.
As a faintly underestimated Masuko, he didn't care about this, for Masuko, the opponent guaranteed four bats, the reason is because he is not oppressive enough, at this time just use baseball to respond to them.
But the giant Mo general formed a guarantee naturally with his own considerations, and he also successfully knocked out the three strikes of the Zengzi.
There are no extra balls, only three balls, and with a variety of changing balls, Masuko is powerless to resist.
"Don't care, don't care, continue next time!"
"It's very imposing to swing the stick, Masuko!"
At the end of the eighth game, the score of Qingdao and Ju Mo Da was 5-3, and Qingdao entered the ninth game with a two-point advantage.
Compared with the first time Tambo played, the line of the giant motorcycle in this game was obviously sharper.
I don't know if it's because of the last game of defense, or because of the thorough analysis of Tanba in the game just now.
The first hitter was not easily knocked out, and he was very careful to distinguish between good and bad balls, and did not shoot at all for obvious bad balls and lob balls.
For ambiguous balls and good balls, you can hit them, and if you don't hit them, you can sweep them out of bounds.
It greatly increased the number of balls in Dambo, although Tambo was just on the court and the number of balls was enough to squander, but in this case, the delay in hitting hits was a test for both catchers and pitchers.
It took a lot of effort for Danbo to finish out the first hitter, and then the second hitter hit second base with the first goal.
Then taking advantage of this opportunity, the third hitter also launched an attack to recover a point for Jumoda.
The pressure of the hitter makes Tanba's pitching pressure very high, especially their continuous attack, which always reminds Tanbo of his own line.
After losing a point, Tanba cheered up and solved the fourth hitter, and Tanba, who felt a little more relaxed, ushered in four bats at this time.
Although in today's game, Jumoda's four-stick performance was not as good as the knot.
But the name of the four sticks alone is enough to make the Qingdao players wary.
For the first goal, Miyuki chose the signature of Tanba's predecessors - the longitudinal curved ball, and the four sticks of Jumo calmly let go of this ball, and Qingdao first scored a good number of balls.
Then Miyuki asked for another knuckle ball, which was knocked out of bounds by four bats, and the number of good balls increased to two, chasing the hitter.
At this moment, Qingdao is only one good ball away from winning the national championship, and Qingdao's support seat can't help shouting,
"There is still one ~~ and one is still missing~~"
"One more ball~~"
"One more ball~~"
The entire arena was dyed with the color of Qingdao for a while.
At this moment, Tambo was also very nervous in his heart, and he could even feel his own heartbeat.
The heart seemed to be out of control, trying to burst through the chest.
Tanba-senpai exhaled deeply, forcing himself to compose.
He turned his head and looked around, there were knots, there were zengzi, and there were Chris, Nanmu, and so on in the distance.
Unconsciously, Tanba's mood calmed down.
Looking at Miyuki's gesture, he nodded calmly, and then threw the baseball out.
The hopeful final ball--- longitudinal curveball was played out in anticipation by all parties.
The baseball flew far, far until it reached the scoreboard in Koshien.
In the first half of the ninth inning, there were people on second base, and when the two were out, Ju Moda's four bats hit a home run.
Now it's the turn of the giant to cheer.
Tanba followed the trajectory of the baseball, witnessing the home run, and then he turned his head and looked at Miyuki, as if asking something, but only for a moment.
Tanba lifted his gloves, and just as Miyuki thought he was asking for a timeout, Tamba's voice was heard clearly to home plate.
"Please give me a baseball."
No disappointment, no hesitation, Tamba just calmly asked for the game to continue.
Considering the various factors before Tanba, Miyuki was a little worried,
'Tamba Senpai....'
'Rest assured, I'm calm, it's just a home run, the game isn't over, my mission isn't over.
Every ball I make is the product of my seriousness, so it doesn't matter if I get out.
Because I am the ace of Qingdao, while leading the team, the team will also tolerate my mistakes, which is the privilege of the ace. ’
Tanba's relieved smile made Miyuki understand that he really didn't care about that home run, and Tanba's eyes were already on the next hitter.
'Whether it's a junior or a senior, why are my teammates always so admirable?
When I thought you were weak, you were already in front of me.
It's true..... Baseball is so much fun! ’
Miyuki couldn't help but laugh out loud at home base, from a small voice at the beginning to a loud laugh later.
"Hahahahaha....."
Whether it was the runner who had just come back from the circle, or the referee at home plate, they all looked strangely at Miyuki who was holding his stomach and smiling and bent over.
Feeling more and more eyes on him, Miyuki stood up straight, with a smile on his face, touched the tears in the corners of his eyes, and said to the referee,
"Please give me a baseball."
After receiving the baseball from the referee, Miyuki put on his equipment before solemnly passing the baseball back to Tanba.
'Tamba seniors have a good ball first! ’
"Bang!"
"Three good balls, hitters out, offensive and defensive exchanges."
Tanba was surrounded by the members of the garrison and returned to the rest area, and then looked at Rong Chun looking at him, and Tanba opened his mouth to say something,
"Tamba-senpai, it's really a pity!"
Rong Chun looked at Danbo and said seriously,
"Either way, it's an impeccable ball from my side!"
Tanba's originally guilty gaze gradually warmed,
"I haven't been able to see the heroic posture of my predecessor's strikeout opponent before, so I'll take a serious look at it next."
Rong Chun's words seem to say,
'The game will definitely go on, don't worry. ’
Izaki came out from behind Tanba and slapped Eijun's head,
"What are you talking about, the next time you see Tanba's strikeout, you're going to be the opponent! I'm not going to put the game off the line. ”
Izawaki's confident words, and the formation of the knot standing beside him with an uncertain momentum all over his body, calmed down the others at once.
Rong Chun's eyes flashed with little stars and looked at the two seniors,
"Isashiki seniors, married seniors are so handsome!!"
Hearing the praise of the juniors, it didn't matter, but Izaki raised his face proudly.
"But the play of the ninth game started with Miyuki senior......"
"Sawamura! Don't remind me of this tragic truth! ”
"Damn, is it Miyuki's turn?"
"If you don't just change the generation and play well, I think Chris can play next."
"Kura Kula .... I haven't been to the strike zone yet, I hear it all! ”
"Hahahaha..."
In the midst of everyone's jokes, the atmosphere of Qingdao is back to before,
'It's only one point away, and I'll definitely take it back for you!' ’