Seeing Inashiro's batters going Up and down like that, the stands were amazed.
"Inashiro's strong Batters were not able to score points? It's unbelievable…"
"Don't talk about points, not even a single hit."
"That Knuckleball is really amazing!"
In the corner, Fujio, a senior reporter for Baseball Kingdom Magazine, looked at the pitcher on the pitching mound seriously.
"It's not a ball that can be learned by imitating it! He must have bet on it, and he learned this kind of ball throughout all of his high school career!"
Able to advance to the semi-finals of West Tokyo and enter the Jingu Stadium!
Sakurazawa is not as everyone thought, it was definitely not a fluke that they were able to advance here.
They are truly skilled!
On the stand, where the players of Seidou High School gather.
"I didn't expect this to happen!"
The players of Seidou High School did not expect that the situation would develop like this.
Even the core Batters of Inashiro Industrial, especially Harada, were not able to hit the ball of Akira Nagao!
This is unusual!
Knuckleball, even if Sawamura had more than ten years of experience before returning to the past, he didn't have much contact with it.
He is still very interested, in trying his bat on it!
"Very good! No problem, we can also compete with Inashiro!"
"Watch the ball closely!"
"Let's score first!!!"
Akira Nagao's wonderful pitching greatly boosted the morale of the players of Sakurazawa High School.
One by one, they looked at Narumiya Mei on the pitcher's mound excitedly, as if they were going to conquer Narumiya Mei in the next second.
"So Naive!"
Narumiya mocked, raised his legs high, and then fell down fiercely.
He doesn't look strong or tall. However, when he acted, Narumiya Mei naturally carried an aura, an incomparably powerful aura.
Under the smooth pitching action, his ball speed instantly soared to the extreme.
Whoosh!!
The ball thrown from the left pitcher's hand is Straight to the inside corner of the zone.
The pitch is so sharp that the batter can't swing the bat.
SNAP!
"STRIKE!"
One ball, just one ball.
The Sakurazawa High School players, who were still clamoring to score first, suddenly fell silent.
"I'm so sorry, but I'm not going to lose in pitching."
The corners of Mei's mouth carried the confident smile of a King.
This is his very confidence in the performance of his own pitching. He believes that his pitching will not be hit.
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"
The fourth-ranked Inamoto, the strongest batter Inamoto, didn't touch Narumiya Mei's pitch.
The speed of the ball is a full 150 km/h!
A batter who can hit the ball at this speed exists. But not the batters of Sakurazawa High School.
One Out, no one hits base.
"The fifth Batter, pitcher, Akira-kun."
When Akira Nagao stood on the strike zone, his fighting spirit was very high.
His previous pitching gave him confidence.
Sakurazawa can defeat Inashiro. In the first two innings, they performed very well. His pitching is useful even against Inashiro.
Of course, the game does not mean that you can win without dropping points.
To win the game, you have to score points.
'At least get to base first!'
Gritting his teeth, after Akira stood on the strike zone, he swung decisively on the first ball.
SNAP!
The white ball, in Akira's eyes, was like a laser, making him swing the bat too late.
"STRIKE!"
'Damn, the speed of the ball is too fast!'
This is the first time Akira has seen such a Fastball. With his swing speed, it is too late to wait for the ball to be released and then swing.
'You must swing the bat in advance, count one or two, and swing the bat in advance!'
In this way, there may still be a chance.
On the second ball, Akira directly locked the Straight ball and started swinging.
'It is coming!'
'One, two!'
'Now!'
Swing!!!
The bat was swung out, and the small white ball that looked like it was about to arrive in front of him didn't come.
It was not until the bat was completely swung that the small white ball got into the Mitt of the catcher Harada.
SNAP!
"STRIKE!"
At this moment, Sakurazawa's players faces was ashen.
In the audience, the fans who supported Inashiro immediately roared wildly.
And Akira on the strike zone looked like he had seen a ghost.
Originally, it was extremely difficult for him to hit a 150 km/h ball. Now that Narumiya has started to throw Breaking balls, he has nothing to do.
"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!"
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"
Looking at the pitcher mound, and Narumiya's hard-working performance, the players of Seidou High School all had complicated expressions on their faces.
Isashiki Jun pouted: "This guy is really hard enough."
Miyuki looked at Narumiya thoughtfully.
This can also be regarded as Mei's revenge for being deflated under Akira's Pitching.
"It really fits the personality of this guy."
In the stands, Owada Akiko was shocked.
"I didn't expect that the game would turn into a pitcher duel. Inashiro had no way to hit Akira-kun's Knuckleball. Similarly, Sakurazawa had no way to score points from Narumiya."
Fujio nodded first and then shook his head.
"The gap will appear soon."
No matter how well Sakurazawa maintains, it's a fact that Inashiro Industrial's Batters are getting used to the pitching.
Ping!
As if to verify Fujio's words, after a batter was Out, Inashiro Industrial's eighth batter hit a double.
One Out, runner at second base.
Right now, Akira Nagao pitched the ball, and the second base runner in Inashiro ran directly to the third base.
On the stand, where the players of Seidou High School gathered.
Ochiai pinched his goatee and looked at Inashiro's steal.
"I found it!"
"What?"
President Ota was very cooperative and asked directly.
"The weakness of this dark horse team!"
"What weakness?"
President Ota felt that since he met Ochiai, the balance of his IQ was obviously insufficient.
Ochiai chuckled lightly.
"Knuckleball! That pitcher can only throw Knuckleballs, and his ability in containment is non-existent or weak."
'Eh?' President Ota was feeling unbelievable.
'Can such a Nice Pitcher be stopped?'
Ping!
The ninth batter hit an infield rebound and was blocked Out.
Two Outs, runner at third base.
"First Batter, Center, Kamiya-kun." (Carlos)
Right now, it was the turn of the first batter, Carlos.
'No matter how many times I watch it, I can't get used to this kind of ball!'
After entangling with two balls, Carlos's face became more and more ugly.
The break of the ball is more complicated than he imagined.
'Calm down it, do not force it!'
Since the opponent throws this kind of ball like a joke, he has no reason to be so serious about it.
Casually waving the bat, facing the flying baseball, Carlos hit it beautifully.
Ping!
After the white ball was hit, it spanned most of the field and then appeared in the outfield.
Carlos looked excited, ready to go to base.
Unexpectedly, Furuki, the outfielder, caught the ball while running.
SNAP!
Furuki himself was very surprised when he saw that the ball was actually caught in his Mitt.
"Awesome!"
Beautiful Defense!
This time, the skills of the defense appeared!
One can imagine how high Sakurazawa's momentum will rise.
One by one, their eyes were firm.
As long as they persist and persevere, the opportunity will definitely come.
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