Chapter 378: Qingdao vs Koma Otomaki (41)
As the batter raised his bat and turned his head to look at him, Tanaka, who glanced at the runner, stepped forward with his big leg and threw a two-seam fast ball at home plate with his arm.
"Whew!"
A baseball with a speed of 129 km/h falls forward from the front of the hit-zone at the height of the hitter's belt, and then is struck by the batter swinging past the bat at knee-high behind the edge of the hit-zone.
"Ping!"
The baseball that flew towards Sanyuma and the guerrilla Yuya Miki who ran from left to right made contact in front of Yuya Miki's crotch when he was kneeling on his legs.
Looking at the runners running in front of him, Miki Yuya got up and waved his arms to pass the ball to the third baseman.
“out.“
After receiving the pass, third baseman Tadao Mitani stepped forward to touch Tetsuya Yuuki, a runner who ran towards third base, but unfortunately he didn't have time to pass the ball to first base and blocked Hiroshi Ota, who was about to hit base.
"In the second half of the fourteenth inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, nine sticks, on behalf of the fight, Tojima-kun, back number 11."
After stepping on the ground with his left foot a few times, Kotaro Tojima, who was standing on the batting area with his legs apart, swung his bat and leaned it on his shoulder, turning his head to look at the pitcher.
"Whew!"
As the batter prepares for the bat, Tanaka will raise his left foot and step forward, swinging his right arm to throw the baseball in his palm at home plate.
"Bang!"
The pitcher's baseball is hoisted by a high belt, moved diagonally down at 115 km/h from near the hitter's right shoulder, and then caught with the hand's open glove a little outside the low post in the outside corner.
“Strike.“
After the batter raises his bat high and prepares to strike, Tanaka, who has made the first good throw, will swing his arms and throw a near-belt slider towards home plate.
"Whew!"
A baseball flying in front of the hitter's belt at a speed of 136 km/h is struck by the batter when it moves sideways to the back of the low side of the outside corner.
"Ping!"
"Boom!" The battered batter smashed the baseball on the sideline of the right-hit area and bounced in the direction of third base.
"Smack!"
The baseball, which landed again in front of the infield, was grabbed in front of the chest by the running third baseman Tadao Mitani in the forward rebound.
“out.“
As he stepped forward, he took the baseball out of his glove, and Tadao Mitani waved his right hand to pass the ball to first base, blocking the runner Kotaro Tojima, who was behind the first baseman.
"The last ball is a two-seam fast ball that allows the batter to knock out a bocce ball in the direction of third base, and then the third baseman passes the ball to first base to win the last outs of the inning."
"Although Tanaka put 2 people on the base, he won the last number of outs and didn't let Aodo score!"
"With the two teams continuing to maintain a tie, the game finally came to the final game-"
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“…… Then comes the moment of truth, and victory will belong to the stronger willpower-"
"Yes!!" As soon as Superintendent Kataoka's voice fell, the people standing outside the rest area immediately chimed in.
"Let's keep the first half of the game, and then overtake the second half of the game in one go!" After changing his gear, Chris, who was standing on the outermost side, shouted to the crowd, then turned and led the crowd towards the arena.
Yagami Yagama, who was left behind by everyone, handed the towel to Matsuda, picked up the gloves next to him and walked out of the rest area, trotting over to the pitcher mound while the others were already scattered on the court.
Reaching out to pick up the baseball on the pitcher's board, he turned around and looked at the ground in front of the pitcher's board, and after thinking that there was no problem, Yagami Yagami who walked back to the pitcher's board and stood raised his right foot to step forward, waving his arm and throwing the baseball in his palm at home plate.
"In the first half of the fifteenth inning, Komatoma Komaki High School attacked, two bats, shortstops, Miki-kun ......" Ninety seconds after the end of the last game, the sound of the radio sounded over the court, announcing the start of the last game of the day.
Yuya Miki, who moved his shoulders to enter the batting area, lowered his head to tidy up the ground, and then leaned his bat on his left shoulder, clasped his hands tightly, and turned his head to look at the pitcher, waiting for the strike.
"Whew!"
"Smack!"
Yagami Yagami swung his arm at the curveball at home plate, falling diagonally from the side of the batter's belt at a speed of 120 km/h, and then grabbing the outside of the ball at the edge of the low position in the inside corner (deflected) and bouncing forward to the left corner of the home plate.
"Out of bounds!" The baseball that landed on the edge of home plate flew out of bounds to the left, and the referee saw this, raising his hands above his head with his palms facing forward.
When the batter was ready again, Yagami raised his leg and stepped forward, waving his arm to throw the belt highball at home plate.
"Whew!"
"Huh!"
The baseball with a speed of 121 km/h begins to fall diagonally from the right side of the hitter's chest, and after avoiding the batter sweeping the bat close below in the middle of the corner, it is caught by the glove that the hand has spread forward and grabs it at the edge of the low position in the outside corner.
"Bang!"
“Strike……“
With only one good ball left to get out, Yagami Yagami, who stepped forward with his right foot, swung his left hand and threw a high slide ball at home plate.
"Whew!"
The baseball flying under the right shoulder of the hitter is moved laterally down to the right side of the hit zone at a speed of 125 km/h, and then caught by the glove raised by the capitulator.
"Bang!"
“Ball.“
Looking at the batter holding his bat high above the batting area, Yagami stepped forward with his right leg and threw a straight ball high and wide towards home plate with his left hand.
"Whew!"
Fly at a speed of 144 km/h to the baseball above the right-hand zone and catch it with the glove that the hand has stretched forward.
"Bang!"
“Ball……“
Yagami reached out to take the baseball from Chris, turned around and walked back to the pitcher's mound, reached out and grabbed the powder bag on the ground and pinched it.
Raising his hand to blow off the excess powder on his fingertips, Yagami Yagami, who was standing on the pitcher's board, nodded his head as he watched the catcher's code, breathed a long sigh of relief, raised his right foot and stepped forward, waving his left arm to throw a knee-high four-stitch quick straight ball to home plate.
"Whew!"
The pitcher's baseball flew over the edge of the good-hit zone at 147 km/h and was caught by a glove placed a little in front of the knee of the right leg.
"Bang!"
“Strike out.“ The presiding judge raised his right hand into a fist and raised his head to indicate that the hitter was knocked out.
"Strikeouts!! Yagami's pitch was aggressive, and he quickly got the number of outs. ”
"Okay!"
"Yagami—"
"One person out!!" The baseball club members who cheered in the stands, each holding a shouting microphone to shout to the ace on the pitcher's mound.
"In the first half of the fifteenth inning, Komato's attack from Komakomai High School, three bats, first baseman, Nakazawa-kun ......"
As the batter raised his bat high to get ready, Yagami was relieved to see that Chris didn't let him continue to push the limit, after all, as an upper-shoulder pitcher who pursues ball speed (a slanted shoulder pitcher will have better ball control), it is difficult to throw a straight ball that pursues ball speed while maintaining ball control while maintaining ball control.
"Whew!"
Yagami raised his leg and stepped forward, dancing his left hand, threw a high-second stitch fast ball from the inside corner belt to home plate.
"Ping!"
The baseball flew at a speed of 143 km/h in front of the hitter's waist and abdomen, and in the process of falling forward, it was slightly offset outward due to the strong tail momentum, and was swept to the bottom of the bat swept by the hitter at the boundary between the inside corner and the middle area, and flew out to the left.