Chapter 445: October (Twenty-Three)

"Bang!"

Unfortunately, when first baseman Tetsuya Yuki received the pass, the runner who ran past him stepped on the base bag first and went to base in a thrilling way.

If Nanning's mess up and run over to catch the ball at the risk of colliding with the third baseman, and then pass the ball to first base, he might be able to block Tsubasa Hirai before he hits base.

But in that case, there is a high probability that he will be injured because of this, and then leave the pitcher mound in reluctance and chagrin, and then let Seichi directly lose the game against Inagi Industry.

"In the first half of the eleventh round, the attack of Daocheng Industrial College, nine sticks..."

After letting the eight-batter Tsubasa Hirai get on base, pitcher Shiichi Mingumo, under the guidance of catcher Miyuki Kazuya, easily knocked out the hitter Kosong Naito, ending the first half of the 12th inning.

"In the second half of the twelfth inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, a stick, a guerrilla, Kuramochi-kun."

In the second half of the twelfth inning, although it was once full, Inagi Industrial ace Narimiya Narumi withstood the pressure and let the Qingdao six bats Yukiichi also hit the infield high flying ball, and then was caught and killed.

……

"Huh!"

"Bang!"

While the hitter Carl Ross swung his bat, catcher Mikoichi also positioned his glove in front of his crotch and opened upwards to catch the fast ball that moved down vertically.

"Entered—"

"The stick smashes through the air—"

"Strikeout!"

……

"Ping!"

Hideaki Yoshizawa swung a baseball that hit the pitcher's pitch and flew out to the left.

"Daocheng Industrial University, which was in the first half of the thirteenth inning, made an offensive again after the second out——"

"Smack!"

The batter hit a flying baseball and landed on the turf in front of the running left fielder Ichiro Sakai, and the runner Hideaki Yoshizawa took the opportunity to run to first base in one go.

"Despite back-to-back strikeouts for the first and second bats, Yoshizawa hit a single before hitting the left fielder..."

……

"Got it! It's a (low) bad ball in the outside corner! ”

"The four-batter Harada went from a two-good and three-bad situation to a four-bad ball escort!"

"Now it's a two-out, first- and second-base situation—"

"And at this point the head of the hitting zone is... Five bats, pitcher, Narumiya! ”

Narumiya, who held the bat in front of him, walked to the batting area and stood up, and while turning his head to look at the pitcher, he held the bat high and waited for the blow.

"Ping!"

"Out of bounds!"

As judged by the catcher, the batter is faced off with the pitcher as soon as he gets on the court.

"Bad ball!"

After Narumiya let go of the high bad ball, he turned his head to look at the catcher behind him, and then raised his bat high to reprepare for the attack.

"Ping Pong"

Narumiya stroked a straight ball in the middle and outer corners of the low post and flew out to the right.

"Narimiya catches the low ball in the outside corner and flies over the second baseman's head!"

"Smack!" The baseball that landed on the right field lawn went all the way forward until it was caught by right fielder Kenjiro Hakushu in the depths of the field.

"The runners at second base are back at home plate now..."

"Return to base!"

"Daocheng Industrial... Be the first to break the deadlock and regain the lead! ”

"Yay!" Runner Nari Miyaki stood next to the second base bag, his hands clenched into fists, and shouted excitedly.

"Well played! Cheng Gong..."

"Good!" Rokubayamaoka Lu roared and walked over from the waiting area to the batting area.

"He roared!"

"It's a lot of energy!"

"Maybe it's a little too tight..."

Ryo Yamaoka let out a roar that drew the attention of his teammates who were in the rest area.

"In the first half of the thirteenth inning, the attack of Daocheng Industrial College, seven bats, first baseman..."

Ryu Yamaoka, who was standing on the right shot area, turned his head to look at Shiichi Nagumo on the pitcher's hill, waved the bat with his left hand, and then raised it high in the air, clenching his hands tightly.

"Yamaoka, take advantage of this momentum to score another point!"

"The offensive is about to begin!"

"Yamaoka..."

"Nangumo, it's already two out!"

"You concentrate on dealing with the beater, don't take it personally!"

"There are still offensive opportunities in the second half of the game..."

"Just block it now!"

"Nagumo..."

"I knew it wasn't that simple...", who was standing sideways on the pitcher's board, Nagumo Shiichi looked at the catcher's code to him and nodded.

"Well... It's really not that easy, let me make it happen! ”

"Is that so!?" Stretching forward and stomping his left leg and waving his right arm, Nagumo throws a baseball in his palm towards home plate.

"Good shot!"

The first ball was faced with the pitcher's speed ball, and Yamaoka did not swing the bat except to move his gaze.

"Ping!"

"Out of bounds!"

Riku Yamaoka looked at the baseball that he had knocked into the stands at third base, grabbed the bat with his left hand and raised it forward, and after regaining his footing on the batting area, he raised the bat high and prepared to hit while looking at the pitcher.

"Huh!"

"Bang!"

Hitter Yamaoka Lu misses swinging his bat, and catcher Mikokazu reaches out to catch the baseball thrown by the pitcher.

"Swing the baton missed! The hitter strikes out! ”

"Yamaoka was struck out by the pitcher... Leave two remnants behind! ”

"In the first half of the thirteenth inning, Qingdao University pitcher Nanyun Shiyi successfully suppressed the offensive of Daocheng Industrial University at the cost of losing one point!"

"Although it was overtaken by Daocheng Industry, it was only one point away! And Qingdao still has a chance to attack in the second half of the game. ”

"Pitcher Nagumo's wonderful pitch so far has made the audience in the stands give him another round of applause!"

"That's right, it's just now."

"The game isn't over yet."

"Let them see our perseverance."

"We're going to reverse!"

The Qingdao crowd who returned from the arena gathered outside the rest area amid the shouts of supporters to prepare for the next attack.

"Win the victory! Qingdao! ”

……

"Don't push too hard!"

"Naruto, watch out for the first hitter!"

"Deal with him first!"

"It's okay to vote for them!"

"It's noisy!" For the voices of the infielders coming from behind him, Narumiya pursed his lips, reached out and grabbed the powder bag on the ground and pinched it.

"In the second half of the thirteenth inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, seven bats, pitcher, Nagumo-kun..."

In the second half of the tenth inning, although Narimiya Narumiya let the seven-batter Nagumo Shiichi knock out the hit on base, he let the eight-batter Ichiro Sakai knock out the boccia ball in the direction of the shortstop, and the nine-bat Kenjiro Hakushu knocked out the infield high fly ball and was caught by the second baseman, getting two outs in the game.

As for Yoichi Kurachi, who was re-rotated after the re-rotation of the playing table, he was eliminated by the ace's strong pitching.

"Swing the baton missed! Strikeouts! ”

"From the beginning of the game, the two sides have been attacking and defending!"

"In the first half of the thirteenth inning, Daocheng Industrial College finally overtook it, and finally the ace pitcher Cheng Gong held the score... The game is over! ”

"Out of a total of 256 schools in Tokyo (the number of schools that have signed up for the competition), the one that won the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tournament in the fall and won the right to appear in Koshien next spring is... Daocheng Industrial High School! ”

"And Qingdao University pressed Daocheng Industry until the last moment! It's a pity... Missed the opportunity to hit Koshien in the spring back-to-back. ”

"Ceremony!" The youth and Daocheng industrial players who have lined up on both sides of the home plate take off their hats and greet each other with the base judges.

"Thank you for the advice!"

"Hum... Buzz—" The air raid sirens sounded over the heads of the contestants, announcing the end of the Autumn Tokyo Metropolitan Games.