Chapter 170
The game, which had been deadlocked for so long, began to change constantly.
The giant hitters gradually began to keep up with Kawakami's pitching, and Aodo did not make Kawahara very easy.
The first hitter in the second half of the 14th inning was Ryosuke Kominato, who played in the previous one, giving full play to his ability to entangle.
Although he was out of the tournament in the end, for Kawahara, Ryosuke Kominato was the most difficult opponent to deal with.
Faced with Ryosuke Kominato's first ball, he opted for a spiral.
This ball still didn't play well, but it was very close to the bounds.
Kawahara exhaled, spun the baseball twice in his palm, and then struck a pose and shoved it towards the outside corner.
"Bang!"
"Good shot!"
After the two good balls chased the hitter, Kawahara's frowning brow still did not let go.
He put the baseball in his glove and moved the fingers of his right hand to dispel the stiffness of the nervousness.
Then he looked at the code made by the catcher, and shook his head gently,
No, a straight ball in the inside corner doesn't do much for him. ’
'How about the knuckle in the outer corner?' ’
'No, I can't handle the knuckles now. ’
'What about the jet ball in the inside corner?' ’
The catcher made several codes, but Kawahara was not very satisfied, and in the end there was no way, so he reluctantly finalized it.
"Phew!"
'Damn, struck again. ’
Although it was only a throw-in, it still put a lot of pressure on Kawahara.
'No, I can't shoot the ball, the chance of being hit is too high. ’
'Finish with a spiral ball at the outer corner!' ’
'Hmmm! ’
Because the impact of the screw ball on the body is relatively large, I was not going to let Kawahara shoot too much, but the situation on the court is very unclear.
While Ryosuke Kominato is waiting for a ball, Ryosuke Kominato's bat passes by the baseball, and the baseball goes into the glove.
Looking at Ryosuke Kominato, who had been solved, Kawahara's heart became excited,
'The screwball still works, and my pitch can suppress them. ’
Ryosuke Kominato, who left the strike zone, exchanged a look with Izakishiki and went back without saying anything.
Izzoshi walked up with his bat, it was already the fourteenth inning, and he was dirty, but his momentum was still strong.
"Look at me making a big shot!"
Iza yelled at Kawahara with his bat.
'What a spirit.....
"Bang!"
"Good shot!"
But spirit alone is not enough! ’
As if to overwhelm Izanoshiki's momentum, Kawahara threw the baseball out with a hideous expression.
Looking at the baseball flying towards him, Izaki waited for a moment, then swung his bat violently, knocked the baseball out, and easily stood on the first base.
And Kawahara, who was hit, looked a little incredulous,
Why did you get hit, I haven't been hit before. ’
Seeing Kawahara's expression, the catcher hurriedly comforted him,
'Relax Kawahara, you shot that shot well, maybe they were just lucky. ’
The exchange between the two made the rest of Aodo look at it, especially Izawaki looking at the catcher's quick gesture, evoking a wicked smile,
'Nervous, nervous.... Hahahaha. ’
In order to increase their tension, Izuoshiki even stomped away from the base bag on first base.
Although the sound of stomping on the ground was not as powerful as before, it still made Kawahara care very much, and it kept echoing in his ears.
Obviously, the cheering was louder, but to him, the small movements on first base were even more noisy.
In particular, the batter of the next batter was still formed, and the sweat on Kawahara's forehead standing on the pitcher's mound kept falling, and he couldn't calm down.
Kawahara couldn't throw two good balls in a row to the spotter designation, and there was no way, so the catcher went to the referee, asked for a timeout, and ran to the pitcher's mound.
"You're okay, there were two bursts in a row, I almost didn't catch it."
"I'm sorry, Yanagawa senior, I don't know why, my fingers are disobedient and I'm shaking all the time."
Yanagawa looked at Kawahara's right hand, clutching the glove and trembling slightly.
"You're too nervous!"
"But when I think that if I make a mistake, the fight will be over and my seniors will miss out on the championship, I can't control myself."
"And once something goes wrong, isn't it a mistake for you to have two bursts now?"
Kawahara couldn't say anything because of the merciless complaints of his seniors, and looked at Kawahara, who had a somewhat strange expression, Yanagawa laughed.
"Since I chose you, then everyone will trust your pitch, so take it easy. And even if you lose in the end, you can only blame us for not being able to help you score points. ”
"We're not going to lose!"
"Hahaha, isn't it clear to you? Since you know that you can't lose, then use all your strength to suppress the beater, and I promise that I will bring you victory next time I fight. ”
"Yes!"
After comforting his pitcher, the catcher turned and walked towards home plate, his expression changing from relaxed to serious.
Although when he comforted Kawahara, he felt like he was winning, in fact, his pressure was about to explode.
It's just that I can't affect Kawahara's mood anyway, so I forced it down. He stared at Yucheng for a moment, put on his protective gear, and turned to crouch down.
'Now let's get rid of this monster beater!' ’
Yanagawa solemnly typed the first code to Kawahara, and then waited for the two to move.
"Phew!"
There was no superfluous action, Kawahara pitched, knotted and swung the bat, and then the baseball was hit far away.
Yanagawa's hand that pushed away the mask was bruised,
"Return second base!"
He shouted hoarsely at the left fielder, but no matter how much he shouted, Izashi still stood on top of the base bag at second base and made it to base.
"It's beautiful, it's formed."
"Well done, Captain."
"One more shot, Masako!"
"Keep it on....."
The scoring circle that has been absent for a long time has made everyone roar like crazy, as if this can make Masuko play.
After all, this is the only thing they can do in the distant stands.
Yanagawa put his helmet back on and hammered his chest with his fist, trying to force himself to calm down.
But the beating heart refused to settle down.
'Damn...'
I barely allowed myself to take a few deep breaths and control myself.
He closed his eyes and waited for a while, and after opening them, Yanagawa's face had regained its calm.
The previous hit was hit, and there was no way out, the runner hadn't gotten to third base yet, and there was still room to spare.
Or take this opportunity to grab a double kill, the five-stick batter is not fast to run the base, and it should be able to do it.
Now it's up to us to see how we can guide him to the infield.
Although he hit the screw ball once before, but it went out of bounds, if the ball is straight, even if he doesn't play well with his strength, he will go to the outfield, and the chance of losing points is too great.
The jet ball had been hit before, probably because it was a little confused with Hino's pitch, so they didn't play well at first.
Then use the jet ball and the screw ball to guide him, Kawahara's pitch is not just a good shot with a short bat.
When guiding him to play the infield and fly high, be greedy and ask for a double kill. ’
Yanagawa's brain raced through various ways, and then he typed a code to Uchino, and then gave Kawahara instructions on the ball type.
Watching his teammates respond secretly, Yanagawa placed the gloves in the inner corner.
Masuko deliberately glanced at the position of the glove before the strike, and then looked at the giant guard.
It was found that they were basically close to the base pack, and the shortstops were standing in a place where they could fill in at any time.
Then he shook the baseball slightly, twisted the ground with his foot, and got ready.
"Phew!"
Fourteen innings may not end with so much drama, and there may not be a goodbye home run or anything like that.
It was just a mediocre second base hit, a normal swing and distance, but it won the final victory.
Izzoshiki rushed towards home plate, no slippage, no collision, just a step ahead of the baseball and stepped on the home plate.
When he returned to home plate, Izzoshi froze in place, not knowing what to do for a while.
"Izaki..."
"Pure senpai...."
One by one, the people who pounced on him crushed him to the ground, and Isashiki didn't feel the pain, just muttered,
"We won?"
"Won.. Won, pure seniors. ”
Hearing the person who pressed on him answer himself, Izashi woke up as if he was in a dream,
"Win, we win..."
He couldn't help but hug his teammates and laughed.
Yusei and Masuko, who returned to home plate one step later than Izawashiki, were also surrounded, hugging, and yelling.
The chaotic scene made the referees cover their ears, but they didn't say anything, because they were used to the appearance of these baseball teenagers partying.
The players in the support seats in the stands threw their support horns high, and then shouted loudly, and jumped around with the people around them.
The rest of the crowd also applauded this excellent game.
Wakana and the others looked at Rong Chun, who was about to crack the most laughing in his dormitory seniors, from a distance, and only then did they clearly feel that the distance between them was so far away.
If Eijun had stayed in Nagano at that time, maybe this generation would not have been able to feel the charm of Koshien, but at this time, Nagano's friends were extremely glad to feel it.
At that time, it was really good to push Rong Chun. ’
Although they were all laughing, the tears were flowing unconsciously, but no one realized that they had burst into tears.
Eventually, with the referees tidying up, both sides regained their spirits and stood around the pitcher's mound.
"The number of innings was 14 innings, the score was 6-7, and Qingdao won."
"Thank you for the advice!"
Then everyone shook hands with each other, and the giant motorcycle players also congratulated Qingdao on his victory with smiles, and the red eyes also showed that they were not so easy.
"That, that senior just now..."
When the last person who shook hands with Rong Chun was about to leave, Rong Chun suddenly grabbed him and said in a slurring voice.
The man glanced at Rong Chun and suddenly reacted,
"Ah, the kid who threw the ball."
Hearing that person's definition of himself, Rong Chun's face turned red all of a sudden.
The person who was pulled was Yanagawa, and when he looked at Rong Chun, he understood the child's worries and unfinished words.
"Don't worry, he's not bad, we received a notice before, saying that he was in good shape, but he had a little concussion."
"Concussion.....
Looking at Rong Chun's shocked look, Liu Chuan smiled,
"Well, we also talked about it for a few words, there is no big problem, you can cultivate for a while."
"That's right."
"Well, he also said, you're a very good pitcher, and your pitching is very powerful, if he hadn't dodged in time, maybe he wouldn't have just had a slight concussion."
"Yes, thank you for the compliment, I will continue to work hard, that, senior, can you give me that senior's phone?"
"It's good to call me Yanagawa senior, he's not here, and I can't give you his phone, so let's do it, you give me your phone, and after I come back and ask him, I'll send the message to your phone."
"Okay, that my number is.... Ahh ”
Kuramochi stood aside and looked at the flustered Rong Chun, who couldn't bear to look at it directly,
"***********, it's this kid's phone."
"Oh, okay, I remember, I'll record it on my phone later."
"This time we lost to you, but the next time we win will be ours."
"We'll win even once!"
"Hahaha, goodbye."
After thanking the audience for their support, the organizers were also ready to present the awards.
Although they were a little embarrassed, the spirit of the Qingdao players was very excited.
As a representative of the team, he received the trophy and certificate representing the national winner.
After returning to the team, Izaki, who was standing beside him, was a little curious, and touched it while the presenter turned around and didn't pay attention.
But he didn't know that it was all recorded by the surrounding cameras. The photographer who happened to record the scene laughed,
'It's still a kid....'
After a complicated set of award ceremonies, they were not able to leave the venue, but were surrounded by reporters.
The reporter put the microphone on the mouth of Superintendent Kataoka and kept asking various questions.
"Director Kataoka, how do you feel at the moment when you won your first competition after six years away from Koshien?"
"To be honest, I'm very excited and happy right now. Winning the championship trophy with these kids is the one thing I dream of the most. ”
"What do you think was the main factor in this victory?"
"Let's unite and trust the team!"
"Do you mean trust in those two first-year pitchers?"
"It's not just that, it's all the trust, which makes them do their part."
“......”
In addition to the reporters who interviewed Kataoka's supervision, there were also reporters surrounding the players, and Rong Chun, who had always been talkative, obediently shrank behind his seniors at this time to watch their interviews.