"I don't know if I'll be able to hit the ball that Yagami throws?" Ryosuke Kominato had been thinking just now that even if he could hit Yagami's pitch, with his strength, he would only be blocked by the Uchino's guard, and he would not be able to get a hit.

"Why are you all trying to get my pitches out?" Yagami is really fed up with these baseball idiots.

Koichiro Tanba, who was walking at the back of everyone, looked at Yagami and clenched his fists unwillingly.

Looking at Yagami's pitching, he once again felt the gap between the two sides, at least he couldn't knock out so many hitters.

I can't help but think of the chat he had with Chris yesterday: "With Yagami, after the seniors retire, you may not be able to become the ace of the team until the third grade." ”

"However, you are also an indispensable force in the team!"

"After the seniors retire, Yagami will not be able to stand up to the heavy responsibility of Aomichi's pitcher alone. There is no good successor among the pitchers in the same grade now, and Yagami can only rely on you, so he can't let him put all his hopes in the new students who are about to enter the school. ”

"Tanba, two and a half years is not a long time, don't think about learning Yagami, you and his style are completely different. Your pitch is delicate and can make it difficult for the hitter to deal with. If you build up the confidence to believe in yourself and to believe in us, you can be a great pitcher. ”

Everybody is moving forward, and he can't stop here.

……

After dinner, Superintendent Kataoka summoned the Seido people to the Japanese room.

"Kansai is our fierce rival for 15 rounds today, and tomorrow's rematch with them will be in the fourth game, and the game is expected to start after 16 p.m." Superintendent Kataoka said, standing in front of everyone.

"Although the schedule is very tight, but the game has reached this point, there are no weak schools that can stay, and you have to go all out in every game!"

"In addition, everyone should learn to give themselves as much rest and relaxation as possible in a limited time."

"Let's announce tomorrow's starting lineup. One stick, guerrilla, Fukuda; second baseman, second baseman, Tanaka; Triple bat, third baseman, Tojima; Four, first baseman, East; Five bats, Nakamidfielder, Mumurasuke; Six, left fielder, Fujii; Seven, right fielder, Ota; Eight sticks, catcher, Matsuda; Nine, pitcher, Yagami. ”

"Yes." Those who were named answered loudly.

After announcing the starting lineup, Superintendent Kataoka said to Jingujiichi: "Jinguji, you have to be ready to warm up after the game starts tomorrow, and you may be allowed to play at any time." ”

"Good overseer." Jinguji nodded in response.

……

"3:4x, Akita Sho defeated Imaye North and advanced to the quarterfinals."

The narrator's voice came from the TV in the break room. Dong Qingguo was the first to stand up, picked up the backpack at his feet, "Let's go." ”

The others also followed Dong Qingguo to stand up, grab their things, and leave the lounge.

The Kansai players also walked out of the lounge on the opposite side and met the Seido people in the passageway.

The two sides looked at each other for a moment, and then each followed behind their captain and walked towards the entrance and exit of the arena.

After putting their things in the rest area, the Qingdao people walked to the edge of the arena with bats or ball covers to start warming up.

"Kansai's starting list is out."

On the display at the back of the field, Seido and Kansai's starting lists were listed.

"Four bats, five bats or Ueda Tsuyoshi and Kadoda Shota, Yasui Kazuhei is three bats, Yamamoto Naoya is two, and Nakamura Masaki is six."

"The pitchers started with their ace Das."

Looking at the opponent's starting list, the Qingdao people discussed in a low voice.

Superintendent Kataoka glanced at the people around him who were talking about it, walked out of the rest area and clapped his hands, and motioned for everyone to come over.

After everyone in the first army gathered around, Superintendent Kataoka clasped his hands on his chest and said to them, "Don't care about the opponent's arrangement, will you not swing the baton just because you have changed players?" ”

"Koshien is the best stage for you to show the results of your training, don't hesitate, don't be timid, swing it out and prove yourself with your swing...... Got it? ”

"Got it!" Everyone in Qingdao shouted in unison.

"Good." Superintendent Kataoka nodded, satisfied with the determination of the first army.

Soon the staff came over to inform them that the game was about to start. Everyone in the first army immediately lined up and rushed to the center of the arena together.

"Ceremony!"

After the Seichi and Kansai players lined up and bowed to each other, the Kansai players withdrew from the field, and this game was the same as yesterday, they attacked first, and Seichi attacked later.

Kansai Naoto Araki walked up to the batting area, moved his arm, and raised the bat.

"Buzz-buzz-buzz-"

"Whew!"

Accompanied by the sound of air raid sirens, Yagami Yagami waved his arm and threw the first goal of the game.

"Huh!"

Naoto Araki swung the metal bat in his hand vigorously, but unfortunately it swung a little low, and the baseball swiped over the bat and fell into Kentaro Matsuda's open ball cover.

The second ball is a fast straight ball in the low inside corner.

"Whew!"

Naoto Araki swung the metal bat in his hand again.

"Huh!"

Naoto Araki swung his bat again and missed.

With a wave of his bat, Naoto Araki glanced at the display at the back of the field, and the ball speed of 149km/h was indeed quite fast.

"Whew!"

Naoto Araki stared at the direction the baseball flew from the pitcher's mound, and it was clearly a bad ball.

Thinking so, Naoto Araki didn't wave the bat in his hand, and let the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound gallop in front of him.

"Bad ball!"

Sure enough, it was a bad ball, and the number of balls came to two good balls and one bad ball.

After Kentaro Matsuda, a catcher of the Qingdao Road, took the baseball out of the sleeve and passed it back to their pitcher, he made a downward motion to Yagami on the pitcher, and made a gesture to the pitcher, gestured the code, moved his body, and opened and placed the case.

"Whew!"

The baseball shot straight from the pitcher's mound again, and Naoto Araki stared at the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound and swung the metal bat in his hand with all his might.

"Huh!"

The baseball flying from the pitcher's mound was about to fly into home plate when it suddenly slid into the low post in the outside corner, avoiding the bat that Naoto Araki was swinging.

"Bang!"

Stretch the ball? That's when Naoto Araki reacted.

“Strike out.“

After standing on the batting area, Naoya Yamamoto, the second baseman and second baseman in Kansai, grabbed the bat with both hands and twisted his waist, swung the bat vigorously, and raised the bat up in a posture of waiting for the hit.

On the pitcher mound, Yagami Ye looked at the code that Matsuda senior compared to him, nodded, and flicked his arm to throw the baseball out of his palm.

"Whew!"