Chapter 488: Quasi-Quasi-Decisive Victory (8)
In the fourth ball, Yuki Sato stepped with his leg and waved his arm to throw a belt-high outside corner straight ball to home plate.
"Ping!"
With a speed of 129 km/h, the ball flew to the edge line to the outside corner, and the hit hit the bottom with a swing of the batter Higasa and flew out to the right rear.
"Out of bounds!"
With a good ball to end the first half of the inning, Yuki Sato followed the catcher's code and waved his right hand to shoot a straight ball into the outside corner of the home plate.
"Ping!"
Hitter Akiji Higasa swung his bat into a straight ball that flew through the corner at a speed of 135km/h, and by colliding with the bottom edge, the ball flew out to the right.
"Out of bounds!"
With his hands above his head, Yuki Sato stepped on his left foot and swung his right arm into home plate to throw a two-seam fastball that was out of the way.
"Smack!"
At 129km/h, the fast ball that moved down longitudinally in front of the knee of the catcher Kentaro Nemoto's right leg was caught by Kentaro Nemoto's outstretched glove when it approached the ground.
“Ball…“
After throwing a full number of balls, Kentaro Nemoto, who changed his strategy, asked the pitcher for a straight ball in the inside corner.
"Whew!"
"Ding!"
A straight ball that flew past the hitter's thigh at a speed of 138km/h, and when it was about to fall into the catcher's glove, the hitter Higasa swung his bat to the top, bounced backwards to the corner of home plate, and then turned into a bouncing ball in the middle direction.
"Smack!"
The baseball, which dodged the pitcher's interception and landed behind the pitcher's mound, was caught in a crouching position by the shortstop Mitsuya Tsusa, who ran from right to left, at the junction of the infield and the infield.
"Out!"
Mitsuya Yasa raised his right hand and passed the ball to the first baseman in front of him, blocking the runner who had just run to the baserunner's area, ending the first half of the game.
……
"In the second half of the first game, Sendai Ikuei High School's attack, four bats, right fielder, Takahashi-kun, back number..."
Koichiro Tanba, a new pitcher on the court, looked at the batting area, raised his bat and stared at his hitter, raised his leg to step forward, and waved his right hand to throw a curveball at home plate.
"Ping!"
The curveball was slung down the belt at a speed of 118 km/h from the front of the batter's left shoulder, and then hit by the batter Takahashi in the middle of the corner.
"Smack!"
A baseball that lands in front of the left hitting area flies right out of the infield sideline and becomes a throw-in when it lands on the sidelines.
"Whew!"
When hitter Takahashi re-erected his bat and turned his head to stare at him, Koichiro Tanba, who was standing on the pitcher's board, raised his left foot and waved his right hand forward to throw a curveball out of the way to home plate.
"Bang!"
The curved ball with the belt high on the belt moved diagonally downwards at a speed of 114 km/h, and then was caught by the left hand with the hand stretched outward above the outside of the left hitting area.
“Ball.“
Superintendent Kataoka replaced the ace in the final inning and he pitched the ball to test his ability to withstand pressure... If he can win the bottom three of the nine games without dropping points, Kataoka has promised him that he will start tomorrow's game, and then the agreement between him and the third ace of the city university will be made (recently) three years ago will be reached tomorrow.
"Whew!"
In the third ball, Koichiro Tanba threw another curveball to home plate at the request of the catcher, and the ball speed was 123km/h.
"Ping!"
The belted lomb ball moved diagonally down from right to left, and then behind the outside corner, the batter Takahashi struck a bat near the top and bounced backwards onto the ground in front of home plate.
"Smack!"
The baseball bounces to the left after landing, flies over the infield sideline, falls outside the preparation area, and rolls forward.
In the fourth, Chris, who was substituted in the top half of the eighth inning, asked the pitcher for an inside corner slider and placed the glove next to the hitter's right knee.
"Ping!"
Pitcher Koichiro Tanba threw a near-belt slider into home plate, moving laterally from the outside corner to the inside at a speed of 124 km/h, and then hit the bottom of the batter Takahashi with a swing from the middle of the inside corner, flying high backwards.
"Out of bounds!"
On the fifth ball, Chris asked Tambo for another curveball.
"Ping!"
At a speed of 121 km/h, the ball moves diagonally down to the curveball behind the edge line of the outside corner and in front of the thigh, and the beater swings the bat and hits the center of the ball directly and sweeps it forward.
"Smack!"
The baseball flying over the second baseman fell deep into the center left field, and when it bounced all the way to the home run wall and landed on the lawn, it was picked up by the left fielder Mingumo Shiichi who rushed over.
"Whew!"
"Bang!"
After receiving the ball, Nangumo Shiichi stepped forward, waved his arm and passed the ball to Kusunoki Senpai, who was in front of the middle field, and then he passed the ball to Kominato, who was standing next to the second base bag... It's a pity that by the time Kusunoki received the pass, the runner Takahashi had already run forward to second base.
"Second base hit!"
After the shortstop received a pass from the left fielder, Takahashi stopped running forward and turned and trotted to second base just as the shortstop tried to pass to second base.
"In the second half of the ninth inning, Sendai Ikuei High School's attack, five bats, first baseman, Kato-kun, back number..."
"Whew!"
When the batter is ready to raise his bat high above the batting zone, Koichiro Tanba steps up and swings his arm to throw a straight ball into the outside corner of the home plate.
"Bang!"
The ball went forward at 134km/h and passed through the corner of the good ball area, and as the hitter turned his head to watch, he caught it with the glove that Chris stretched out upwards was captured.
“Strike.“
Instead of throwing a good-hitting, near-red straight ball, Chris confirmed that Tambo wasn't significantly affected by the previous batter's second-run hit, and put his heart down.
“Ball.“
Unfortunately, Koichiro Tanba was not completely unaffected, and the second ball was a curved ball that moved diagonally down from behind the good zone.
On the third ball, Chris asked Tambo for a belt high slide ball with a speed of 122km/h.
"Ping!"
The ball moves down laterally from the front of the hitter's waist, and behind the low center of the outside corner, the batter Daisuke Kato hits the top of the ball with a swing, causing it to bounce down behind the junction between the home plate and the hitting area.
"Smack!"
The baseball, which bounces high to the right after landing, falls down the outside of the preparation area behind the hitter.
"Out of bounds!"
After the batter raised his bat high and reprepared himself to strike, Koichiro Tanba raised his leg and stepped into home plate to throw a high bad ball, bringing the ball count to two good and two bad.
"Ping!"
The fifth ball moved diagonally down at a speed of 120 km/h to the curveball behind the inside corner, and Daisuke Kato, who was beaten, swung his bat and flew to the left.
"Smack!"
Passing the baseball that landed in front of the center and left fielder, the left fielder who rushed over reached out and picked it up, and then waved his arm to the third baseman Hikasa, who was also rushing over to Kusunoki Sena, who was also rushing over here.
"Whew!"
"Smack!"
When the third baseman received a pass from the left fielder, Shota Ogawa, a runner who had just run past third base, hurriedly stopped, turned around and returned to the third base bag to stand.
"Left fielder hit!"
After receiving the ball, Shoji Higasa looked around and found that not only did the runner not rush to the base, but even the runner Daisuke Kato was standing on the first base at this time, and he had no idea of rushing forward to the base, so he could only throw the ball to Tanba-senpai who returned to the pitcher's mound.