Chapter 499: Quasi-Decisive Victory (9)
"Bang!"
The curveball, which was moved diagonally down from the side of the hitter's belt to the knee of his right leg, was caught by the glove extended outward by the arrester Akito Takami.
“Ball.“ A curved ball that moves diagonally behind the good ball area is deemed bad by the presiding judge.
On the fourth pitch, the pitcher Manaka will throw another curveball to home plate that flies past the hitter's belt and lands behind the side of the home plate, on the sideline of the left hitting zone.
"Smack!"
Takami got to his knees and used his abdomen to block the baseball that bounced off the ground, then stood up and reached out to pick up the baseball that rolled forward and outside the left strike area.
“Ball.“
All of a sudden, the state went wrong, and the fifth ball that swung his arm to home plate was a high-speed slider that flew behind the good ball area, and the shot was full.
"Ping!"
The pitcher's pitch to home plate hangs high on the belt, flies over the batter's left shoulder, is struck by the batter swinging out above the middle of the hit area, and lands on the sideline of the left zone.
"Smack!"
"Out of bounds!"
The baseball bounced high to the right after hitting the ground, and then landed outside the preparation area, where it was caught by the catcher Akito Takami with his gloves.
"Whew!"
For the seventh ball, Manaka waited for Tamba to get ready again, and then threw a high-speed slide ball that swung his arm at home plate and flew in front of Tamba's right shoulder, and then grabbed it in front of his chest, above the batting area, with the glove reached by his hand.
"Smack!"
"Four bad balls!"
After being escorted by Manaka, Koichiro Tanba walked forward past home plate, dropped his bat outside the left-hitting area, and trotted over to first base.
"In the first half of the fifth inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, nine bats, right fielder, Hakushu-kun, back number..."After the pause at the end of the third year of the city university, Kenjiro Hakushu walked up to the batting area with a bat on the radio.
When the batter is ready to raise the bat, Manaka steps with his leg up and throws his right hand towards home plate to throw a straight ball from the inside corner that lowers the ball.
"Whew!"
The 142 km/h straight ball sped out of the pitcher's mound, and just as it was about to fly into the corner of the good ball zone, it was bitten by Kenjiro Hakushu's downward swing bat and flew out to the left.
"Smack!"
The baseball on the left side of the third base bag bounced upwards into the abdomen of the third baseman who rushed over, Takahiro Ohmae, and was immediately covered by him with both hands.
"Porphyry!"
Unfortunately, because he rushed too hard, the whole person fell on top of the base bag, and the baseball that was originally covered by his hand also fell out.
“……”
When he got up to pick up the baseball on the ground, stepped forward, and was about to raise his hand to pass the ball to first base, he found that when Hoshida received the ball, batter Hakushu would most likely run over the first base... After reacting, he could only turn around and touch Chris, the runner who was on the base.
"Full base!!"
Unfortunately, Chris, who happened to run to third base when he reached for the ball, seemed to anticipate that he would turn around and kill himself, so he stopped running forward and stood on the base with his left foot.
"Chris..."
When he walked over, he could only see Chris reaching out for him, his left foot on the third base.
"In the first half of the fifth inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, a stick, a guerrilla, Kuramochi-kun, back number..."
When the hitter is ready in the batting area and holds the bat high to keep an eye on him, Manaka should stretch out his left foot and wave his right hand to throw a straight ball into home plate.
"Bang!"
At a speed of 140km/h, he flew a straight ball high in the inside corner, and in front of the hitter Kuramochi Yokachi's abdomen, he was caught with the left hand that was outstretched forward by the arrester Akito Takami.
“Strike.“
In the second ball, after the hitter raised the bat high and was ready, Manaka had to follow the catcher's code and wave his arm to throw a straight ball into the home plate in the low corner.
"Smack!"
The straight ball from the pitcher's mound galloped past the right side of the corner of the good ball area and above the right hit area, and then Takami caught the ball with his outstretched glove as the hitter straightened his legs to avoid touching the ball.
“Ball.“
On the third ball, after discussing the code with Takami's juniors, Manaka will continue to throw a straight ball into the home plate.
"Ping!"
The straight ball that flew through the inside corner to the thigh of hitter Kuramochi Hiroshi was about to be caught by the gloves of Akira Takami, and he swung his bat to hit it and swept it out to the left.
"Smack!"
The baseball, which landed between the third baseman and the shortstop, rolled straight into the left field's turf without being blocked, and was then picked up by Oshima, the running left fielder.
"Third base runners are back on home plate!!"
When Oshima waved his arm to pass the ball to the third baseman, third base runner Chris just returned to home plate to score, and when third baseman Takahiro Ohmae caught the ball in front of the third base side, the runner on the base once again occupied the base pack, and the crisis was not resolved.
"In the first half of the fifth inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, the second baseman, the second baseman, Xiao Minato-kun, the back number..."
Manaka, who is still in the second out and full base, should watch as he prepares himself in the batting area, holds his bat high, keeps an eye on his Kominato, raises his legs, and waves his arms to throw a curveball at home plate.
"Whew!"
The curved ball that moves diagonally downward from the front of the player's right arm moves at a speed of 116 km/h to the side of the player's left small foot and above the corner of the left hitting area and is grabbed by the glove reached by the hand.
"Smack!"
“Ball.“
For the second ball, Manaka waits for the batter to raise the bat and get ready again, and then throws the outside straight ball to home plate.
"Ping!"
At a speed of 141km/h, a straight ball that runs along the edge line and is hit by a bat swung by the batter and bounces back to the ground in front of the right-hand area.
"Smack!"
The rolling ball in the direction of the shortstop was caught by the shortstop Shimazu in a crouching position, and then he knelt on the ground with his right leg and waved his arm sideways to pass the ball to second baseman Takashi Hirakawa, blocking the runner Yoichi Kuramochi who was on the base.
“out.“
"Three people are out, offense and defense are exchanged."
……
"In the first half of the sixth inning, the attack of Seido High School, three sticks, the middle and middle fielders, Izaki-kun, the back number..."
After turning several times in front of you with the bat in your left hand, you turn your head to stare at the pitcher, and then raise the bat up and clench your hands in the air, waiting for the blow.
"Whew!"
The high-speed slide moves sideways down from the front of the hitter's chest at a speed of 133km/h, and catches it with the captor's gloves behind the outside corner side and in front of the hitter's belt.
"Smack!"
“Ball.“
"Whew!"
In the second ball, Manaka's curveball to the home plate flew in front of the hitter's left cheek at a speed of 115km/h, and the hitter Jun Usashiki swept the batter from above high in the middle of the hit zone, and then grabbed it with the glove reached by the arrester behind the middle high post in the outside corner.
"Bang!"
“Strike.“
On the third ball, after confirming the code with the catcher, Manaka raised his leg and waved his arm to throw his decisive ball into home plate.
"Ping!"
The 134km/h slide that sped in front of the hitter's thigh was behind the outside corner and in front of the catcher's right knee, and when it was about to be caught by the catcher's glove, the hitter Jun Izashaki swung his bat and sent it flying.
"Out of bounds!" The baseball, which landed outside the infield sideline, rolled in front of Mamoru Hoshida, the first baseman who rushed over, and was picked up by a caddie on the off-field lawn.
In the fourth ball, Manaka had to follow the code and throw a slightly out-of-the-box low ball to home plate, trying to trick the hitter into swinging the bat, but unfortunately it didn't succeed.
"Whoa!".
A bad ball that flies past the batting zone and the home plate from the left side of the corner, with only the catcher's glove waiting for it in front of it.
"Bang!"