Chapter 466: Second Battle (2)

"Bang!"

A baseball that was falling longitudinally at a speed of 120 km/h was caught by a glove spread forward by the captor on the opposite side of the hitter's belt, above the sideline of the right hitting area.

“Ball.“

In the second ball, Yusuke Nomura threw a high straight ball from the inside corner belt to home plate as requested by the catcher.

"Bang!"

A straight ball with a speed of 137 km/h passes through the corner of the good ball area and is caught with the left hand that is outstretched forward by the cape.

“Strike.“

In the third ball, Yusuke Nomura, who was standing sideways on the pitcher's board, stepped forward with his left leg and threw an inside corner longitudinal slide ball with his right hand to home plate.

"Ping!"

The slider, which fell longitudinally at a speed of 123km/h, hit the center of the ball by Nagumo Shiichi next to his belt, and flew high and flew backwards to the right at the same time.

"Smack!"

Right fielder Takashi Maeda, who was desperately chasing forward, couldn't stop the baseball that had penetrated the right half of the defense from hitting the ground deep in the right field, and then watched it bounce all the way to the home run wall.

Takashi Maeda picked up the baseball parked on the lawn, then waved his arm sideways and passed it to Nakamida Dairyo Kishiura, who was in the middle of the center and right fielder, and then he passed the ball to Takaji Domamoto, a shortstop at second base...

“safe.“

Shortstop Takaji Namoto had just received a pass from a midfielder, and runner Shiichi Minamimo stepped on third base and then stood next to the touchline and clapped in celebration of the hit.

"Hit three bases!"

When third baseman Shohei received a pass from a shortstop, Shiichi Nagumo, who was standing on the base, was taking off the protective gear he was wearing.

"In the first half of the first game, the attack of Qingdao High School, three sticks, the middle and middle fielders, Izaki-kun, the back number..."

When the hitter raised his bat and turned his head to look at him, Yusuke Nomura raised his foot and stepped forward, flicked his arm, and threw a longitudinal slide toward home plate.

"Bang!"

Under the downward gaze of hitter Jun Isashiki, the baseball, which was moving down longitudinally at a ball speed of 120 km/h, crossed the edge of the strike zone and was caught by the glove that the hand had opened forward behind the low post in the inside corner.

“Strike.“

In the second ball, Yusuke Nomura continued to throw a longitudinal slide ball to home plate according to the code, and the ball speed was 119km/h.

"Ping!"

The slide that crossed the edge line in the longitudinal downward movement was behind the low center corner of the corner, and was about to be grabbed by the glove reached by the hand, Jun Izashaki hit the bottom of the ball with his swing, sending it high to the left.

"Smack!"

Takakuya Yamashita, the left fielder who ran from right to left, raised his left hand in the middle of the center-left field to catch a baseball falling straight from the air.

After catching the runner, Takakuya Yamashita waved his arm and passed the ball to the captain of the third baseman who ran to pick him up.

"Smack!"

Unexpectedly, the captain didn't pick up his pass at all, and the baseball, which collided with the glove, bounced backwards and fell on the lawn in the center left field.

"Bad pass... Runner returns home plate to score!! ”

When Shohei turned around to pick up the baseball at his feet, runner Shiichi Minami Kunome stepped forward to score on home plate, reached out and high-fived Yuuki senior who ran over to celebrate, and ran towards the rest area.

"In the first half of the first inning, the attack of Seido High School, four bats, first baseman, Yuuki-kun, back number..."

Tetsuya Yuuki, who was ready in the batting area, raised his bat in front of him, clasped his hands together, and watched as the pitcher waited for his pitch.

"Ping!"

The pitcher's first pitch was a belt-high straight ball, and when it flew through the corner at 135km/h to the back of the high corner of the outside corner, Tetsuya Yuuki hit the top with his bat and bounced down on the sideline of the hitting area.

"Smack!"

The baseball that landed in the batting zone bounced off to the right, and the presiding judge, who was standing behind the catcher, raised his hands to signal the throw-in.

"Whew!"

The second ball that the pitcher threw was an outside longitudinal slider that fell longitudinally on home plate at 123 km/h.

"Ping!"

The baseball, which was located high in the outer corner, was about to be caught by the captor's outstretched left hand, but Tetsuya Yuuki swung his bat and swept the ball away to his right hand.

"Home run!"

The baseball, which had penetrated the opposing defense, was chased by right fielder Takashi Maeda, flew forward over the home run wall and landed on the stands behind.

At the same time, Tetsuya Yuuki ran through one home plate after another to the audience's unusually enthusiastic applause, and ran back to home plate to score.

"Tetsuya..."

"Well done, Captain!"

After reaching out and high-five Masuko at home plate and Miyuki in the waiting area, Tetsuya Yuuki ran forward to the rest area on the side of first base.

"Senior! It's so reliable!! ”

"Bastard! Today's limelight has been stolen by you!! ”

"Okay, good fight!"

"That's amazing!! Captain..."

Tetsuya Yuki high-fived his teammates who were waiting for him to return from the fence, then raised his hand to take off his batting cap and walked forward into the rest area.

"In the first half of the first inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, five bats, third baseman, Zeng Zijun, back number..."

After hitter Masuko raised his bat high to get ready, Yusuke Nomura, who had lost points one after another because of the longitudinal slide, began to change his strategy, raised his legs, and waved his arms to throw a knee-high ball to home plate.

"Bang!"

The fast ball that crossed the edge of the outside corner at a speed of 127 km/h was caught with the left hand of Seiji Kobayashi who was caught behind the corner of the good ball area with the player's head down.

“Strike.“

When the hitter in the batting area was ready to strike, Yusuke Nomura stepped forward with his left foot, flicked his right hand, and threw a knee-high shot at home plate again.

"Ding!"

The pitcher's fast ball to home plate flew low into the inside corner at 131 km/h, but when it was about to fall into the glove that the catcher placed next to the hitter's right leg, the hitter brushed the bottom of the ball with his swing to avoid the catcher's catch.

"Smack!"

The baseball, which landed next to the catcher's left knee, rolled forward without any hindrance.

"Out of bounds!" Seeing this, the presiding judge, who was standing next to the catcher, raised his hands upwards and gestured for a throw-in.

"Whew!"

With just one good ball to end the first half of the inning, Yusuke Nomura threw a clear shot into home plate that was clearly high in the inside corner.

"Bang!"

The hitter tilted his head back slightly, and catcher Seiji Kobayashi moved his glove upwards to catch the bad ball with a speed of 138km/h.

After the ball count was two good and one bad, Seiji Kobayashi asked the pitcher for a slightly out-of-the-knee high ball.

"Ping!"

The fast ball, which flew from the left side of the strike zone at a speed of 125 km/h, was about to fall into the catcher's open glove when it was hit by the bat's swing and flew out to the right.

"Smack!"

The baseball flying over first base landed next to the middle of the right fieldline and then bounced forward and rolled onto the out-of-bounds lawn.

"Right fielder front hit!".

Right fielder Takashi Maeda, who ran from right to left to the out-of-bounds lawn, caught the still rolling baseball in a crouching position, then got up and waved his arm to Koji Fukuda, the first baseman in front of the right field.

He then passed the ball to Jamover Takaji Moto, who was standing on second base, to prevent the runner who had already reached first base from continuing to base.