Like most schools, Seidou will also take care of the third-year players, but you must have strength. Of course, Seidou's care is fundamentally different from that of other schools. In ordinary schools, the third grade is the main force, and there are even countless starters. It is not that there is no consideration of the issue of strength at all.
Seidou is different. To enter the string first, you must really have strength. Otherwise, no matter what grade you are in, you can only stay in the Second String or even the Third String.
Then, if you are a substitute, and the junior in the same position as you are also a substitute, even if there is a slight gap in strength, Seidou will usually give the main force to the third-year players.
This is how Seidou takes care. Of course, if your strength can only be a substitute, the lower grades will be the main players, and the back numbers of the main players will still be given to the lower grades. that's how Miyuki and Kuramochi got their numbers. Both of them are much stronger than the third graders in the same position. They are the undeniable starting main force in the team.
Like Kataoka's previous plans, if Seidou played with Tanpa and Sawamura as a Double-Ace plan in the summer, the Ace number would be given to Tanpa.
But if you play Sawamura's single Ace plan, Tanpa can only serve as a relief pitcher to save Sawamura's stamina.
The Ace number will definitely not be given to Tanpa.
This is Seidou!
Strength is respected, but also a little humane.
Pulled you out ruthlessly, and still continued to talk about your future.
Two Strikes, zero Ball.
Takehara has no intention of giving up stealing bases, he believes in his teammates.
But just when he was about to steal the base, Sawamura gave him another Look.
One glance, just one.
It was as if Takehara had been hit by a body-freezing spell, and he couldn't move at all.
On the other hand, Sawamura threw his third ball against Kitaooji.
Whoosh!
A small white ball that flies off the edge of the inner corner.
The poor boy waved his bat with a pale face.
When the bat was about to touch the baseball, the baseball suddenly broke inward, this break just avoided Kitaooji's swing.
SNAP!
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"
In the final ball, Sawamura threw a Cutter.
One Out, runner at first base.
Takehara, who received the sign of his own Coach and was about to steal the base, seemed stupid during the whole process.
He didn't move a step!
In the dugout of the Hakuryu High School.
Superintendent Sasaki closed the stopwatch cover in his hand heavily.
Clap!
'No, very wrong!'
Kitaooji would get a Strikeout, and it looked like a normal inside corner pitch. Sasaki really didn't like it, Kitaooji will be struck out like that by Sawamura's inside corner pitch.
The strangest thing is not him, but Takehara.
Takehara didn't even move a step?
Sasaki's expression is almost like a ghost in broad daylight.
Hakuryu's stealing tactic is very straightforward. He only starts to act after seeing the pitcher enter the pitching motion.
In theory, they could steal a base and fail, but absolutely no one can pin them to the base bag and keep them immobile.
But now, the most unlikely thing has happened.
Takehara was pinned to first base, unable to move.
Sasaki is very trusting of his own students. The reason Takehara didn't move is because he thought that as long as he moved, he would be Out of the game!
Anti-theft containment. this skill is not difficult, it belongs to the basic skills of pitchers.
But Sasaki has never heard anyone say that someone can stop runners from stealing bases by relying on the anti-theft tactics alone.
'You can't keep staring at the runner without pitching, right?'
'As long as you pitch, in theory, there are bound to be flaws.'
"Look for an opportunity and continue!"
Confused, Sasaki felt that he needed more information, so he gave Takehara an order to continue.
The next batter from Hakuryu is the Sixth Batter.
When the sixth batter of the Hakuryu High School stood on the strike zone, he saw Sawamura on the pitcher's mound, his eyes never taking his eyes off him.
'There should be a chance!'
The pitcher's attention is all on the batter, and the runners should have a chance to steal bases.
At the position of first base, Takehara took a step towards second base, preparing to steal a base.
Whoosh!
Then without any sign, Sawamura's containment ball came over.
Before the containment, Sawamura didn't even glance in the direction of first base.
'Is that the case again?'
Takehara was almost crying because of Sawamura's action.
He hurriedly flew back to first base.
After the containment, the ball was quickly passed back to Sawamura.
It's now!
Takehara, who had already suffered a loss, of course, knew that Sawamura would throw the ball soon after he caught it.
If he doesn't move quickly, he won't have time to steal bases.
He stood up neatly and took a step towards second base.
Whoosh!
Unexpectedly, Sawamura, who was catching the ball over there, had no intention of throwing the ball at all, but continuously threw the ball to contain it.
Takehara, who had just gotten up, was standing in the position of stealing the base, was frightened by the white sweat on his body, and he had to fall down again.
By a tiny margin, he returned to first base like his life depended on it.
"Safe!"
Yuuki made a pass, and Takehara stood up again this time. Then Sawamura sends another ball pinning him to the base!
Three times in a row.
By the fourth time, Sawamura finally pitched normally!
Whoosh!
At this time, Takehara wanted to steal the base, but his body seemed to be rigid and didn't obey him at all.
To be precise, it shouldn't be that it didn't obey, but that he subconsciously wanted to fall down to the base again.
This subconscious action conflicted with the base stealing order in his brain, causing him to stalemate for a few tenths of a second.
When he came back to his senses, Sawamura had already thrown the ball.
Whoosh!
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE!!"
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"
Two Outs, runner on first base.
"Seventh batter, pitcher, Miyano-kun."
Miyano looked at Takehara on the first base bag as if looking at an alien.
'Takehara, has not left first base until now?'
This shit is so incredible!
'Could this guy Sawamura be able to do magic?'
Before Miyano could figure out what was going on, he saw another magic trick from Sawamura.
'What's going on? You can't see the Pitch at all.'
Moreover, this ball is too fast!
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE!!"
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"
No suspense, three Strikeouts, three ups and three downs.
Miyano couldn't do anything to face Sawamura's most common Straight ball.
He wasn't a strong Batter, and he couldn't get used to Sawamura's peculiar pitch.
He couldn't even grasp the timing of his swing. Unless the blind cat met a dead mouse, he would never have been able to hit Sawamura's ball.
Three outs, offense, and defense exchange.
On the first base bag, Takehara was almost crippled by playing.
Hakuryu is famous all over the nation for its maneuverability and has made a name for itself in the whole country.
But in the face of Sawamura, there was no stealing base.
Needless to say, success or failure, he didn't even get to second base, an extra step.
In the dugout of the Hakuryu.
Facing the curious eyes of his teammates, Takehara could only smile bitterly.
"If I steal bases, I just give them an extra Out."
In other words, if his opponent was Sawamura, he would not be able to steal bases at all.
In the second half of the third Inning, Seidou High School attacked.
"First batter, Shortstop, Kuramochi-kun."
The lineup rotated, and finally, it was time for Seidou to fight back.
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