Chapter 507: Quasi-Decisive Victory (17)

"Whew!"

The number of balls is two good and three bad, and Yagami Yagami, who has been entangled with seven balls in the same city's big three, raises his leg and stretches forward, waving his arm to throw a straight ball into the home plate.

"Ping!"

As soon as the 148 km/h straight ball flew from the pitcher's mound to the batter's belt, it was hit by the batter Shimizu swinging downward, and the straight ball above the sideline of the batting area was swung forward on the ground in front of the hitting area.

"Smack!"

A baseball that bounced forward from home plate to the pitcher's mound was caught in a crouching position by pitcher Yagami who was waiting in front of him as it rolled forward.

“out.“

Yagami Yagama, who caught the ball on the left edge of the pitcher's mound in front of the pitcher's board side, ran a few steps to the left side and threw the ball to Yuuki, who was waiting to catch the ball with his gloves open, and blocked runner Shimizu outside the base.

“… Offensive and defensive exchanges. ”

……

"Whew!"

In the first half of the 12th inning, the pitcher's high-speed slide to home plate moved laterally to the right from the front of the hitter's chest at a speed of 137 km/h.

"Ping!"

Faced with a slider that moved horizontally down to the back of the edge line and in front of the belt, the four-bat hitter Tetsuya Yuuki hit the bottom with his bat and flew out to the right back.

"Out of bounds!"

In the second ball, the curveball that Manaka is about to throw to home plate moves diagonally downwards from the front of the hitter's armpit to a speed of 127 km/h.

"Ping!"

The curveball, which had been moved diagonally and sharply downward, was hit by Tetsuya Yuuki's bat that swept out and flew out to the left behind the outside corner and in front of the base of the thigh.

"Out of bounds!" The baseball he knocked off landed in the audience on the left side of the field.

In the case that one more good shot can get the number of outs, Manaka has to throw a high inside corner straight ball to home plate, and the entanglement with the Qingdao main gun is still not over.

"Whew!"

On the fourth ball, after Yuuki re-prepared with his bat erected, Manaka, who was standing on the pitcher's board, stepped on his left foot and waved his arm to the home plate to throw a curveball at a speed of 125 km/h.

"Ping!"

The curveball, which had moved diagonally downward from the front of the hitter's armpit, was hit by the bat, swept outwards by the beater, Tetsuya Yuuki, above the left strike area and in front of the knee.

"Smack!"

The baseball that landed in front of the first base bounced forward, and was blocked by Mamoru Hoshida, the first baseman who was crouching behind the first base and kneeling on both legs from left to right.

"Bang!"

Standing up and reaching out to pick up the baseball that was parked on the sand, Hoshida raised his hand and threw the ball to the principal of Shin High School who came to fill in in front of him after realizing that he couldn't return to the base to block the runner.

"Porphyry!"

But he didn't expect the senior to not catch his pass at all, and when the senior stretched out his right foot and stepped on the base bag, the baseball that was not caught by the senior in the glove just fell out, so that the runner who ran after him saw this and flew directly to the base.

“safe.“

Manaka had to run forward past first base before he realized that the ball had dropped, and when he turned to pick up the baseball that had rolled to his feet, Yuuki, who had swooped down on base, stood up from the base bag and stood up.

"In the first half of the twelfth inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, five sticks, catcher, Takigawa-kun..."

Perhaps because of his own mistakes, Yuuki successfully went to base, Manaka had to face Chris, who was standing on the batting area and staring at him, and threw two bad balls in succession, not to mention, and let Yuuki take the opportunity to advance to second base.

"The junior college of the city university requested a change of players, and the pitcher Tianjiu-kun replaced Manaka-kun..."

Seeing this situation, the third superintendent of the city university, Toshihiko Tahara, could only apply to the chief judge for a timeout, so that Ace Manaka wanted to calm down in the right field, and the second-year Teng Hikaru Shengden pitched.

"Right fielder Manaka-kun replaces Hiyama-kun; Eight sticks..."

After a short one-minute warm-up, Mitsuhisa Tianjiu, who had an unstable start, sent Chris to first base with two good and two bad shots.

"Four bad balls!"

Facing the six-batter Nagumo Shiichi who came on the court later, he sent him to first base with four bad balls and two good balls, and a bad situation appeared on the field as soon as he was out and full on the base.

"In the first half of the twelfth inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, seven bats, third baseman, Zengzi-kun..."

Facing the beaters who held the short stick as soon as they came on the field and wanted to force the score, Tianjiu Guangsheng entangled with him three balls, bringing the number of balls to two good and one bad.

"Whew!"

On the fourth ball, after the hitter changed the short stick to a long bat, Ama Kutsu followed the code given to him by Senior Shimizu and waved his arm to throw a knee-high straight ball to home plate.

"Ping!"

A straight ball flying from a high position in front of the player's knee to the outside corner at a speed of 145 km/h, the bat, which is swept out by the beater, is struck by the bat, and falls to the right on the ground in the left area.

"Smack!"

The bouncing ball bouncing from the batting area to the infield was caught by Mamoru Hoshida, the first baseman who ran from left to right.

"Whew!"

Mamoru Hoshida, who stopped immediately after receiving the ball, turned to his left side and raised his hand and waved his arm to pass the ball to Shimizu Senpai at home plate.

"Smack!"

"Bang!"

The baseball, which bounced off the ground in front of the batting zone, was caught by Shimizu, a catcher who was crouching in the right hitting zone with only his left foot still on the edge of home plate.

“out.“

Faced with Shimizu moving his glove to the left, runner Tetsuya Yuuki, who was sliding forward on his back, changed direction to avoid his touch, but unfortunately he couldn't, and he touched his left calf with his glove before reaching home plate.

"In the first half of the twelfth inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, eight bats, pitcher, Yagami-kun..."

Facing the weakest link of the Qingdao line, Shimizu thought that he could easily get the number of exits and end the first half of the game, but he didn't expect...

"Ping!"

The pitcher threw a straight ball into the outside corner of home plate in front of the hitter's chest and above the corner, and the bat, which was swung vigorously by the beater Yagami, hit the position near the bottom, and flew high forward and flew out deep into the field.

"Smack!"

The baseball, which rushed into the outfield from above second base, landed on the lawn deep in the outfield in front of the home run wall under the desperate pursuit of the middle fielder Teru Miyagawa.

"Bang!"

The baseball that bounced off the turf was grabbed by Teru Miyagawa's outstretched hands, then immediately turned to the left and waved his arm to pass the ball to second baseman Hirakawa-senpai behind second base and in front of the Nakai outfield.

"Right after the runners on second base, the runners on first base are back at home plate!"

When second baseman Takahiro Hirakawa received the pass, runner Yagami stepped on the base bag on second base with his left foot, and second base runner Shiichi Mingumo stepped forward over the home plate after he reached second base to score.

"Deep hits in the outfield! Ace pitcher Yagami-kun scored 2 points in one go!! ”

The protective gear he took off was handed to Higasa-senpai, who came to help, and Yagami Yagami moved his left foot to stand next to the guerrilla.

If the third-year outfielder of the city university pays more attention to him and doesn't stand too far forward, even if he hits the high flying ball far, he will not have a chance to land.

"In the first half of the twelfth inning, the attack of Qingdao High School, nine sticks, right fielder, Hakushu-kun..."

Facing the last hitter in this round, Akumi Sheng, who adjusted his state after the pause, used two bad balls and three good balls to knock out Kenjiro Hakushu in the same grade.

……。

"In the second half of the twelfth inning, the attack of the third university of the city university, three sticks, the middle and middle fielders, Miyagawa-kun..."

The score was 7:5, and the Qingdao ace Yagami faced a strong counterattack from the center of the city's third center, and when he wanted to tie or even lead the score, he only let the four-batter Takahiro Ohmae knock out the second base and hit the base...