"There are too many people!"
At the back of the stand, at the entrance, several figures appeared.
The person in the lead had dark skin and a well-toned figure.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw densely packed heads of the audience.
Originally, they had long known that the Demon King's Guard and the Brotherhood of Red Hearts would occupy the stands on the side of first base.
It's just that they never thought that there were so many people coming to the third base stand now.
"After winning the Kanto Tournament Championship, the popularity of Seidou High School is very high."
Behind the dark-skinned young man, a tall figure said.
Next to the tall figure next to him is a young blond man.
This person is Narumiya Mei, and the tall figure beside him is the catcher of Inashiro Industrial, Harada Masatoshi. That dark-skinned young man crowded by the audience is Carlos!
The three of them are the regulars and main force of Inashiro Industrial.
Their game was scheduled in the afternoon, but they came over in the morning.
Just as Seidou didn't take their current opponent Sensen seriously, Inashiro didn't take their semi-final opponent seriously either.
Although the semi-finals are not over yet, it is still unknown who will participate in the finals.
Nevertheless, Seidou High School and Inashiro Industrial have already regarded each other as their biggest competitors.
"Is the score one-to-one? I didn't expect Sensen High School to be quite capable." Carlos raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Although not as famous as the three Giants in West Tokyo, Sensen's strength is very solid. Even with Seidou High School, it is not easy to defeat them. "
"Damn, if such a team can make Seidou struggle, then I have to re-evaluate the level of Seidou," Narumiya said proudly.
After watching the audience and watching the score, they turned their attention to the field.
The pitcher is Koichiro Tanpa and the catcher is Chris.
"Sure enough, Seidou High School didn't go all out."
"I'll just say, it's impossible to lose points so easily from that kid Sawamura."
"But then again, Mei. So far in the tournament, you and Sawamura are the only Ace pitchers who have not lost points?"
"Yeah, so what? In the finals, I will surpass him. I will become the only pitcher who didn't drop points in the West Tokyo Tournament."
People from Inashiro were not very obvious among the crowded audience.
Even if they all wore the uniforms of Inashiro Industrial, nothing would change.
There are too many people there right now.
The guys from Inashiro happened to see that Chris and Tanpa partnered and successfully eliminated the three batters including Maki.
"Strange!"
Shirakawa frowned and glanced at the score.
In the second half of the second inning, they should come with no one out and no one on base.
Why did Seidou High School lose a point in this inning?
Could it be that Tanpa was hit with a Home run just now?
"Chris." Harada looked at Chris.
In middle school hardball league, Chris is quite famous and is known as the No. 1 catcher in Kanto.
Unexpectedly, after a one-year window period, Chris, who has made a comeback, is still so troublesome!
Originally, according to their prediction, the catcher in the final should be Miyuki.
Before Chris, Miyuki had been the main catcher of Seidou High School, and other teams were fine. Facing old rivals like Sankou High School and Inashiro Industrial, the probability of Miyuki playing was obviously much higher than that of Chris.
The reason is very simple, Miyuki has carefully studied the two teams for a year or two.
And Chris's previous task was still rehabilitating.
No matter how you look at it, Miyuki is more likely to play than Chris is. Just like the previous quarterfinals, although the opponent changed from Sankou High to Yakushi High School, Miyuki was still the catcher in that game.
This must have been planned before!
The game continues!
In the first half of the third round, Seidou High School attacked.
"Eighth Batter, outfielder, Shiratsu-kun."
Ping!
The first time he swung at Maki's ball, a batter as steady as Shiratsu didn't have a good chance to seize and swing at.
The Pitch he hit was obviously a high Ball.
SNAP!
"OUT!"
"Ninth Batter, pitcher, Tanpa-kun."
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"
Although after two and a half years of training at Seidou High School, Tanpa's current batting strength is not bad, but also not strong.
If you want him to get used to Maki's pitching, this game is not enough.
Two Outs, no one on base.
Right now, Seidou High School's line-up has returned to the upper batter.
"First batter, shortstop, Kuramochi-kun!"
Kuramochi didn't act very casually this time, instead, he looked solemn.
This is already his second round of batting, and if he can't hit a single hit, it doesn't make much sense for him to be the first batter.
"Whatever it is, the most important task is to get on base!"
Ping!
With the previous experience, this time the bunt was good.
The white ball rolled precisely to third base.
On the strike zone, Kuramochi threw his bat away and ran to first base.
His speed was as fast as a rabbit being chased by a dog.
He reached the first base in the blink of an eye.
At this critical moment, a sharp white ball suddenly came from the direction of third base.
SNAP!
The white ball landed precisely in the first baseman's Mitt.
Almost at the same time, Kuramochi stepped on the first base bag.
Then everyone's eyes were fixed on the referee at first base without blinking.
The referee at first base was startled.
He looked at Kuramochi first, and then at the first baseman of Sensen.
Eventually, he announced.
"OUT!"
When Kuramochi returned to the rest area, he felt like his lungs were about to explode.
It was obvious that he was faster just now, right?
"There is nothing you can do about this. Nevertheless, your fighting spirit is very good. I believe everyone will continue your fighting spirit."
In the second half of the third inning, Sensen High School attacked!
After it was determined that the opponent was aiming for a Straight ball, of course, Chris and Tanpa wanted to deal with the Batters cleanly.
Of course, this situation is different from when Raichi was aiming at a ball.
When Raichi aimed at the ball, even if the other party knew it, it didn't matter.
Raichi's swing reached that level. No matter how fast or sharp the Pitch is, or how amazing the break is, he is able to hit it.
This is Todoroki Raichi!
Of course, such Batters are rare, very rare.
The players of Sensen High School have not reached the level of Raichi, so when their plan has been exposed, it is natural for them to be solved.
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"
"OUT!"
"OUT!!!"
Eighth Batter, ninth Batter, first Batter!
The same three ups and threes, and the same rank of batters.
After Maki's superb pitching, Seidou was also not to be outdone.
Three Outs, offense and defense exchange.
In the first half of the fourth inning, it was Seidou High School's turn to attack.
In the rest area of Sensen High School.
Superintendent Ugai Kazuyoshi, At first, he just suspected that the players of Seidou High School had their own tactics.
But now, he can be 100% sure of that.
The players of Seidou High School did arrange these tactics themselves.
"Speaking of such excellent players, it's not surprising that Coach Kataoka would use such measures. However, don't you trust your players too much?"
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