Chapter 496: Quasi-Decisive Victory (6)
"Huh!"
The float flew over the inside corner at a speed of 137 km/h, and the bat that Oshima threw forward swept very close from below, and then it was caught by Chris's outstretched glove on the waist side of Oshima.
"Bang!"
“Strike.“
With a good ball to end the inning, Koichiro Tanba stepped forward with his right foot and waved his arm to the home plate to throw a straight ball into the inside corner.
"Bang!"
The 135km/h straight ball raced past the hitter in front of the thigh above the touchline of the good ball area, allowing him to straighten his legs backwards and avoid touching the ball while being caught directly by Chris's straight left hand.
“Ball.“
In the fourth, following the code given to him by Chris, Koichiro Tanba continued to throw straight balls into the home plate.
"Ping!"
The pitcher's straight ball to home plate traveled 136 km/h through the inside corner high and was hit to the bottom by Oshima's swing and flew out to the right rear.
"Out of bounds!"
In the fifth ball, facing Chris, who was not afraid of throwing a straight ball with a sweeter path and easier to play, Koichiro Tanba could only continue to throw a straight ball into the inside corner of the home plate.
"Ping!"
With a ball speed of 135km/h, it flew into the straight ball in front of the hitter's belt, and was hit by Oshima's swing to the bottom, forming a high fly ball in the infield.
"Smack!"
Shortstop Kuramochi stepped back to the border between the inner and outer fields, looked up at the falling baseball, and then took a step forward and raised his hands to catch it.
"Catch ——!!"
……
"In the first half of the third inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, the seven bats, the third baseman, Zeng Zijun, the back number..."
Masuko Toru, who was standing in the batting area, raised his bat upwards and stared at Manaka standing on the pitcher's board, waiting for his pitch.
"Whew!"
When the hitter is ready, Manaka steps forward with his leg raised and swings his arm to shoot a fastball with two seams in the inside corner of home plate.
"Bang!"
The fast ball, which galloped in front of the hitter's left knee at a speed of 139 km/h, was caught by the glove of the man Akira Takami behind the junction between the hitting area and the home plate, near the ground.
“Ball.“
In the second ball, Manaka has to agree on a code with the catcher, and then continue to throw a straight ball into the home plate.
"Ping!"
A straight ball that flies in front of the hitter's thigh at a speed of 140km/h, the batter hits the outside near the top with a swing of the bat, and bounces to the left at the junction of the hitting area and the infield sideline.
"Out of bounds!" The baseball bounced straight out after hitting the ground and then stopped on the lawn outside the field.
For the third ball, Manaka has to throw a low outside corner two-stitch fast ball to home plate, so that the number of balls will be changed to two bad and one good.
"Whew!"
In the fourth ball, Manaka will follow the catcher's code to throw a straight ball from the inside corner to the home plate, with a ball speed of 141km/h.
"Huh!"
As batter Masuko Toru swept the bat from above, he caught the straight ball that crossed the home plate from below against the inside corner and was caught by the glove that was outstretched downward by the catcher Akito Takami.
"Bang!"
“Strike.“
The ball was tied at 2:2, and Manaka had to wait for Masuko to raise the bat and get ready again, then raise his leg and step and wave his arm to throw a straight ball into the outside corner of home plate.
"Ping!"
At a speed of 137 km/h, the straight ball flew along the edge line and was hit by the hitter in front of the thigh, and bounced backwards onto the ground next to the corner of the left area.
"Smack!"
The baseball that bounced forward after landing was caught by pitcher Manaka, and after receiving the ball, he jogged towards first base, and he threw the ball to Hoshida in front of the baserun instructor area.
"Out!"
First baseman Mamoru Hoshida opened his gloves in front of his chest to catch a pass from Captain Shinnaka, blocking runner Masuko Toru outside the base.
"In the first half of the third inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, eight bats, pitcher, Tanba-kun, back number 10."
When Tamba is ready in the batting zone, holds his bat high and turns his head to keep an eye on him, Manaka steps with his leg up and swings his arm to throw a high-speed slide ball at home plate.
"Bang!".
The slide that moved sideways down at 138 km/h in front of Koichiro Tanba's thigh was caught downward by Akira Takami's gloves behind the home plate and near the ground after moving from behind the good ball area.
“Ball.“