Chapter 253: Three Rounds of War (10)

"Whew!"

Yu Aoki threw a jet ball from the non-hit zone to the inside corner with a swing of his arm towards home plate at a speed of 117 km/h.

"Huh!"

"Ping!"

The pitcher's baseball was swept past the hitter's waist and abdomen, but before it flew laterally into the middle corner of the corner, it was hit by Taro Fukuda's swept bat, making the ball look like a slider, but in fact it was far less variable than the slider's jet ball flying towards first base.

"Smack!"

The baseball that was hit by the batter and bounced on the sand in front of the left batting area turned into a low-flying ball that flew towards first base, and when first baseman Tomoya Tokokawa, who was crouching behind the first base, folded his hands on his abdomen, he just caught the baseball flying low in this direction.

After receiving the baseball, Tomoya Tsunekawa immediately got up and ran to first base and stepped on the base bag with his left foot, then turned around and passed the ball to the second baseman in front of him, blocking the runner who was running towards him behind him.

“out.“ After Taro Fukuda stepped past the first base, the first base judge clenched his right hand into a fist and raised it, signaling that he was blocked out by the opponent's guard.

"In the first half of the third inning, Seido High School's attack, second baseman, second baseman, Tanaka-kun." When Taro Fukuda turned around and ran back to the rest area, the voice of the female radio rang out again.

Yuki Tanaka, the second baseman of the Qingdao Road, took a stand in the batting area, grabbed the grip of the bat with both hands, swung it under him, and raised the bat high as he turned his head to look at the pitcher on the pitcher's mound.

"Whew!"

Yu Aoki threw a shot from the non-good zone to the edge of the outside corner with a small lateral displacement at a speed of 118 km/h.

"Bang!"

With no action other than changing his gaze, Takuya Akiba opened his sleeve to easily catch the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound.

“good shot.“

After the presiding judge raised his right hand to make a ruling, Takuya Akiba took the baseball from the holster with his right hand and threw it back to the pitcher.

Yuki Tanaka, who was standing next to him, waved his bat in his left hand, then turned his head to look at Yu Aoki on the pitcher's hill again, holding the bat high in a posture of waiting for the blow.

"Whew!"

Yu Aoki swung his arm again at home plate and threw a jet ball that moved slightly laterally from the non-good zone to the low outside corner and was just on the edge of the good zone, which was much faster than the first two balls at 125 km/h.

"Bang!"

When the hitter Yuki Tanaka thought that the ball was a bad ball, and stopped his intention to swing the bat, catcher Takuya Akiba once again opened the ball cover in his hand and easily grabbed the baseball thrown by the pitcher.

“Nice pitch.“

Takuya Akiba knelt on his legs, took the baseball out of the sleeve and raised his hand to pass it back to the pitcher, Yuki Tanaka, who was next to him, raised his right foot and stepped on the ground, held the bat with both hands and waved it, then raised it up again, and turned his head to look in the direction of the pitcher's mound.

"Whew!"

Yu Aoki throws an arm that is used to lure a hitter into swinging a bad ball high in the outside corner of the good ball zone.

"Huh!"

"Ping!"

Unexpectedly, Yuki Tanaka directly swung the bat to fly the 130km/h straight ball, and after speeding from the top of the first base, it began to reduce the height when it flew to the lawn outside the right field touchline.

"Smack!"

The baseball flying from home plate landed on the off-field lawn and rolled diagonally under the railing of the spectator box on the right side of the field.

"Out of bounds!"

Yu Aoki took the new baseball passed to him by the referee, turned to his teammate behind him and made a gesture to make a good two ball before turning around again and swinging his arm towards home plate to throw a straight ball into the outside corner that flew to the edge of the good zone at a speed of 120 km/h.

"Whew!"

"Huh!"

"Ping!"

Hitter Yuki Tanaka continued to swing the ball into a straight pitch from the pitcher, sending it flying off the touchline on the first base.

"Out of bounds!"

The referee again took out a new baseball from the bag on his waist and reached out to pitcher Yu Aoki on the pitcher's mound.

With his right hand taking out the new baseball he had just received from the referee, Yu Aoki stood on the pitcher's board, leaning forward with his upper body leaning forward, watching the catcher shake his head at the code he had compared, and then nodded in agreement after he had compared the new code.

"Whew!"

Yu Aoki flicked his arm to home plate and threw a jet ball from a non-good zone with a small lateral displacement to a low outside corner high on the edge of the hit zone at a speed of 119 km/h.

"Huh!"

"Ping!"

Yuki Tanaka aimed at the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound and swung the bat vigorously to send it flying in the direction of the field.

"Smack!"

Nakano Takahiro Kanno, a midfielder, looked up at the baseball that was being hit by the victim, and ran from left to right in the middle of the field, raised his left hand upwards, and opened his case to catch the baseball that fell from mid-air.

“retire.“

After runner Yuki Tanaka was picked up by a midfielder, Fukui's pitchers and catchers were the first to leave the field and run back to the rest area on the third base.

Sho Fukui's players who had returned from the arena and those who had not yet played gathered at the entrance and exit of the rest area to discuss the next battle with their supervisor, Junya Araki.

After completing the battle discussion, each of Fukui's players stretched out their right hands, which had been clenched into fists, and shouted, "Fukui Sho, come on!" ”

"Come on!!"

"Come on!!"

The gathered Fukui Sho players shouted slogans while raising their outstretched right hands, and only dispersed after shouting the slogans.

"In the bottom half of the third inning, Fukui Shogao's attack, eight bats, third baseman, Oe-kun."

After asking the superintendent for advice on the next hit, Yuki Oe, No. 15, trotted from the entrance and exit of the rest area to the right-hand shot area at home plate amid the sound of the announcement.

Yuki Oe stood on the batting area with his head down, swept the ground with his right foot, and waved the bat with his left hand before looking up at Yagami Yagami on the pitcher's mound, holding the bat up and waiting for his pitch.

"Whew!"

Yagami threw a curveball that fell diagonally down to the low position of the outside corner from the high position of the non-good ball area, but he never thought that because he did not master the strength when he was exerting power, the baseball he threw was light and fluttery, and even the ball speed was only 95km/h.

"Bang!"

Chris moves the sleeve outward and opens it downwards to catch the baseball falling diagonally in the low outside corner (non-good zone).

“bad shot.“

Chris took the baseball out of his sleeve and wiped it on his pant leg with his right hand before throwing it back to Yagami on the pitcher's mound.

Yuki Oe grabbed the bat in his left hand and raised it high at his side, swung it down vigorously, then swung it under him and raised the bat back up, turning his head to look at the pitcher on the pitcher's mound and waiting for the pitch.

"Whew!"

Yagami followed Chris's instructions and stepped forward, his left hand reaching out from the sleeve of his right hand and lifting it upwards, followed by a swing down to home plate with a slider that was laterally displaced from the non-good zone to the middle of the outside corner at a speed of 138km/h.