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Chapter 249 - Chapter 49: Onii-san, you bully!

Sawamura is very depressed, really very depressed.

Although he got the match with the Yakushi as he wished, he didn't know what Kataoka thought. He even bluntly said that he would not let him pitch too much.

"The first three innings will be handed over to Sawamura, and let him partner with Miyuki. Try to keep the ball count in the three innings as low as possible, and in the fourth inning, Sawamura will return to the left field. After that, the task of suppressing the Yakushi will be handed over to you, Tanpa."

Saying that, Kataoka deliberately turned his head to look at Tanpa.

"Two points! Until the final inning, as long as the difference remains at least two points, you have to keep pitching. Do you understand?"

Kataoka didn't say anything gently, just gave an order coldly.

This is not a request. It is a mission!

In this game, after three innings, Kataoka did not want to recall Sawamura to the mound.

Now Kataoka needs Tanpa to use his strength to contribute to the team.

This kind of pitcher relay is completely different from the previous relay done by Furuya and Kawakami.

"Yes!" Tanpa replied, his fighting spirit is very strong.

"Kawakami, you start preparing from the sixth inning, and Furuya Satoru starts preparing in the eighth inning. If necessary, I will let you guys play."

It seems that Kataoka is determined to use the plan of pitchers relay to deal with the Yakushi.

Of course, Sawamura himself was unhappy with this result.

After the summer competition, after finally encountering an opponent with enough weight, he can only pitch for three innings.

Of course, Sawamura would be dissatisfied.

However, he didn't know what to do. After Yakushi's match, the semi-finals and finals will be played one after the other after that with barely a day in between!

Every time you advance, the difficulty increases.

Three games in five days!

The physical exertion of the pitchers will be very big.

And it is not just a normal game. The opponent is a team like the Yakushi. Pitching for three consecutive games in such a short time, Sawamura won't hold it! Even if he could hold it, his arm and wrist would definitely not be able to hold it.

"I didn't expect the Coach to decide so quickly!"

After the meeting, Miyuki and Chris walked together to discuss the opponent they were about to meet.

First, Sawamura's role in the game is not surprising. Although there are semi-finals and finals waiting, Seidou will be defeated if they are to compete all out with Yakushi.

Then don't talk about the semi-finals, the finals!

Taking risks is okay, but you have to ensure victory as much as possible.

Coach Kataoka had this idea in mind too and asked Tanpa, Kawakami, and Furuya to prepare.

Don't Yakushi like to swing and hit to their heart's content, so let them see the depth of Seidou's pitching squad.

If it really doesn't work, they can let Sawamura return to Pitcher's Mound.

Sawamura himself said that the score of Yakushi High School could be suppressed to two points. As long as the gap is not shortened to this level, it will be easy to unleash Sawamura and stop Yakushi's advancement.

As long as you can suppress Yakushi and ensure the lead all the way, you have a good chance of winning.

"But like this, the pressure on Sawamura will increase!" Chris sighed.

If everything goes well, that's all. If Sawamura is really brought back to the rescue, the situation will not change so easily.

"Also, the other party defeated Manaka!"

Miyuki nodded: "It is because of this that the Coach will let Sawamura take the lead, isn't it? Not only this game, I also think that in the semi-final Coach also intends to use the plan of pitcher relay to fight."

***

During practice the next day, Sawamura and Tanpa did mock pitching practice.

They will take the main force of the Seidou High School First String as the training object.

"That's not good!"

President Ota rubbed his hands together and said anxiously. (Ochiai is now managing the training of the second string.)

Kataoka's decision to do this is simply to let the main force of Seidou's lineup kill each other.

In baseball teams, there is such an unspoken rule, that is, the no-kings fight.

The Ace pitcher doesn't fight against the core lineup of the team.

"It doesn't matter, I've limited the course they can throw."

Kataoka has long thought of this point.

He even thought about how the Sankou High School would deal with Sawamura.

What Kataoka could think of was the only hopeful move against Sawamura.

Aim for certain courses and swing!

Although there are many Breaking balls that Sawamura has, in general, it is not impossible to summarize. After categorizing them, they can be roughly divided into four types: Straight balls, Moving balls, Breaking balls, and sharp Breaking balls.

After categorizing them, the Batter can choose one type to hit.

In that case, he decided to give Sawamura a special training first.

Limit the ball path, or limit the break.

Like now, Sawamura can only use outside corners.

"Get three Outs, let's start."

Sawamura got on the mound, and his first opponent was Kuramochi.

"Hyaa-ha-haa, Sawamura, you have to be careful." Kuramochi was eager to teach Sawamura a lesson.

Sawamura didn't care: "So what if the course I can use is limited? Run if you can!"

His relationship with Kuramochi was different from that of ordinary seniors and juniors, so they were not used to getting along with each other.

"Kuramochi, you are so lenient with the Kohais!"

Seeing Sawamura and Kuramochi getting along, Isashiki muttered dissatisfiedly.

"You can't be too kind to Kohais. Oi Furuya, go get me a towel."

Like an errand boy, Furuya immediately brought the towel over.

'What? He actually did?' Masuko looked envious.

'This is what it means to have a Kohai!'

'And My own Kohais are just…' Thinking of Kuramochi's weird laugh and Sawamura eating his pudding, Masuko was depressed.

Ping!

The white ball was hit by Kuramochi and bounced in front of the pitcher, Sawamura picked it up lightly and passed it to first base.

"One Out!"

Resolving Kuramochi obviously made Sawamura very excited. He held out a finger and shouted happily.

"Damn~"

Kuramochi blamed himself, and shouldn't have been caught in the aggressive taunting of this stinky boy Sawamura.

Even if he is limited to the outside corner balls, Sawamura's pitching is still difficult to deal with.

He couldn't see from where he threw the ball, and his control was excellent, so when he was in the strike zone, watching Sawamura throw the ball to the outside made the ball look so far away.

"This Kohai is really full of himself, let me teach him a lesson!"

The second one is Kominato Ryosuke!

Sawamura was bullied to death by Kominato Ryosuke.

Sawamura was limited to outside corner ball, so Ryosuke stood directly on the sideline of the Box, and all the balls were continuously thrown out of bounds by him.

"Onii-san, you bully!"

Sawamura reluctantly gave up and Walked Kominato Ryosuke.

If it is only limited to outside corners, he could only Walk Ryosuke, and there is no other thing he could do.

Being forced to pitch for the four Ball, Sawamura felt like he was touching grass after a long time.

No, he must unlock another pitch. Otherwise, if he encounters a Devil Brother like Kominato Ryosuke again, he will lose.