Chapter 313: Qingdao vs Zhilu Wakayama (17)

"Whew!"

Jinguji Jinichi threw a belt curveball at home plate according to the code given by Kuraza, and the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound flew to the left side of the hit zone at a speed of 127km/h, then turned right and moved diagonally downward, and then fell inward into the ball sleeve that Kuraza Naoya placed behind the low position in the inside corner without the hitter swinging the bat.

"Bang!"

“good shot.“ The referee clenched his right hand into a fist and raised it upwards to signal that the ball was good.

Takasei Takenaka grabbed the bat with his left hand and swung it around, then turned his head to look in the direction of the pitcher's mound, clenched the bat in the grip position with both hands, and held it upright upward, waiting for the blow.

"Whew!"

Jinguji threw a straight ball into home plate with a wave of his arm, and the baseball flying out of his palm sped towards home plate at a speed of 145 km/h.

"Huh!"

When the pitcher's baseball was about to fly past the good ball zone, hitter Takamori Takenaka swung out the ball sleeve to fly the baseball that had just passed outside the good ball area and was about to fall into the catcher's sleeve.

"Ping!"

The baseball hit by the batter flew out of bounds to the right, and the referee walked from behind the catcher to the back of the left hitting area, took the baseball from the bag and waved it to the pitcher standing on the pitcher's mound.

Kuraza Naoya stretched out his hand to put on his face protector and crouched behind the home plate to the Jinguji senior in front of him, and next to him was the batter who had just stopped and shook the bat under him.

Jinguji put his hands in front of his chest, nodded at the catcher's code, and as the batter raised his bat upwards and turned his head to look at him, he stepped forward with his leg raised and waved his arm to the home plate to throw a straight ball from the outside corner that would fly past the edge, in order to earn the last good shot.

"Whew!"

Unfortunately, the belt ball he threw with his arm was too wide, so catcher Kuraza Naoya had to move the ball sleeve that was originally placed in the middle of his legs to the top of his right shoulder, and grabbed the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound at a speed of 139km/h.

"Bang!"

"Whew!"

After the ball count came to two good and one bad, Jinguji waved his arm and threw an out-of-the-way knuckle ball to home plate, but unfortunately because the hitter Takamori Takenaka swung his bat a little late, it flew to the baseball on the left side of home plate at a speed of 129km/h, and the trajectory of the ball that was about to hit the ground could not fool his swing at all.

"Smack!"

When the baseball fell to the ground and was caught by the tackle of the catcher in a forward rebound, Takamori Takenaka had already retracted the bat that had been swung to the catcher's side clockwise.

"Whew!"

After the batter raised his bat and turned his head to look at him, Jinguji stepped forward with his leg raised, and his right hand, which was stretched out from inside the case, swung forward, and threw a knee-high diagonal straight ball towards home plate.

"Bang!"

With the batter straightening his legs backwards instead of swinging the batter, the catcher Kuraza placed the ball in front of the hitter's right thigh and easily caught the baseball flying over the home plate at a speed of 138km/h.

“retire.“

The presiding judge, who was standing behind the catcher, clenched his right hand into a fist and raised it high, announcing the end of the second half of the fifth inning, and at the same time asking the players on the court to leave the court as soon as possible, so as not to delay the change of court later.

"Three people are out, offense and defense are exchanged."

Of all the players on the field, Jingu Teraichi was undoubtedly the quickest to react, running down the pitcher's mound to the right side of the referee after raising his right hand to make a decision, and then returning to the rest area on the third base side first.

Takashi Fujii, who was about to hit the court, put on his hand and foot guards, picked up the batting cap next to him and put it on, and then took out his bat from the bat frame where the bat was stored at the entrance.

Leaning his bat against the partition at the edge of the rest area, he began to put on his batting gloves, and after putting on his gloves for nearly a minute after the first half of the fifth inning, Takashi Fujii picked up the bat next to him and walked to home plate.

"In the second half of the fifth inning, Seido High School's attack, three sticks, left fielder, Fujii-kun."

Eighty minutes had passed since the end of the first half of the fifth inning, and after the announcer had finished his first broadcast, Takashi Fujii walked from the waiting area to the batting area at home plate.

Before the announcer's third broadcast was over, Takashi Fujii was already standing on the batting area with his legs apart, swinging his bat under him with his left hand while turning his head to look at the pitcher on the pitcher's mound.

“play ball!“

After the referee reached forward with his right index finger forward, Takashi Fujii raised the bat that had been resting on his shoulder upwards and clasped his hands together as he waited for the pitcher to deliver.

"Whew!" Takasei Takenaka followed the catcher's code and waved his arm to the home plate to throw a straight ball from the inside corner near the belt.

"Ping!" When the baseball was about to fly out of the middle corner at a speed of 134km/h, it was hit by the bat, which was swung by Takashi Fujii, and bounced to the right next to the sideline of the infield.

"Smack!" The baseball flew towards first base after landing in the infield, but unfortunately in the rebound after landing on first base, he hit the abdomen of first baseman Ryosuke Hiroi, who was squatting behind first base, and he grabbed it directly with his ball sleeve.

“out.“

Ryosuke Hiroi got up from behind first base, took four quick steps forward, and then stepped on the base bag with his left foot to seal runner Takashi Fujii out.

"In the bottom half of the fifth inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, four bats, first baseman, Dongjun."

Dong Qingguo swept the ground with his right foot, waved the bat with his left hand, and held the bat upwards with both hands while turning his head to look at the pitcher's mound.

"Whew!"

The slow curveball (116km/h) thrown by Takasei Takenaka with his arm swing was too fast, causing the baseball flying from the pitcher's mound to change diagonally when it was about to fly off the left side of home plate, and catcher Ryohei Hashimoto stretched out the ball sleeve that was originally placed behind the side of the home plate and firmly grasped the baseball that was about to turn to the right and fall diagonally.

"Bang!"

"Whew!"

After the first ball was badly thrown, the pitcher waved his arm and threw a straight diagonal ball (133 km/h) that flew past the left side of home plate, and Ryohei Hashimoto caught the baseball flying from front with a low ball path behind the inside corner.

"Bang!"

"Whew!"

After throwing two bad balls in quick succession, Takamori Takenaka swung his arm at a variable speed ball (113km/h) that made a small right turn, and there was no way to make the baseball that flew to the left side of home plate turn inward above home plate, and finally the baseball that fell vertically fell on the sand between the left hitting area and home plate.

"Smack!" In the rebound of the baseball after hitting the ground, the arrestee Ryohei Hashimoto grabbed it with a ball sleeve on the right side of his chest.

"Whew!"

"Bang!"

With the batter not swinging the bat, Ryohei Hashimoto caught a straight diagonal ball thrown by the pitcher next to the hitter's right thigh, a baseball that sped from the pitcher's mound at a speed of 133km/h.

"Whew!"

"Whew!".

At the request of the catcher, Takamori Takenaka threw a knee-high diagonal straight ball from his arm to home plate and flew to the strike zone at a speed of 133 km/h, but when it was about to fly out of the hit zone and fall into the catcher's open ball sleeve, it was hit by the batter who swept over with his arm.

"Ping!"