One can imagine how high Sakurazawa's momentum will rise.
One by one, their eyes were firm.
As long as they persevere, the opportunity will definitely come.
"Stop dreaming! There will be no chance!!!"
Three Outs, after the offense and defense exchange.
On the pitching mound, Narumiya threw three Strikeouts in a row, expanding his total to nine.
Nine Strikeouts in a row!
The Sakurazawa players, who had just been on the defensive, didn't even catch their breath, so they had to go to the field again.
Right now, they knew why the number one pitcher in Kanto, Narumiya Mei, was terrible!
No joking, no flattering, scary, really scary!
"Sakurazawa is having a hard time hitting!"
Seeing the stiff and panting Sakurazawa players, Ochiai muttered to himself.
Kataoka nodded in disbelief.
He agrees with Coach Ochiai's thinking. The current Sakurazawa, although they haven't lost any points yet, and despite their beautiful defense, has actually been chased!
The performance of both pitchers was remarkable. However, in comparison, Narumiya Mei is undoubtedly much stronger.
This kind of strength may also cause a chain reaction.
Now Sakurazawa is indeed in a bad situation.
Because of Narumiya's pitching level, pressure began to appear in their minds.
'Not a single point can be lost!'
'If a point is lost, the game is over.'
This kind of impression is deeply buried in the minds of all the players of Sakurazawa.
'Drop a point and we are done!'
Can't lose points, absolutely can't lose points.
Their persistent will has become the shackles that limit their performance, Sakurazawa High School lost the calmness they had at the beginning and became nervous.
Among them, the one with the worst mental quality is their third baseman, Tamuken.
Sakurazawa's other players were nervous, but they were able to maintain their calm on the surface, and Tamuken's eyes began to panic.
He was afraid that the ball would suddenly fly over.
"Second Batter, shortstop, Shirakawa-kun."
It's Shirakawa's turn at bat, with how wicked are Shirakawa's eyes, He keenly found Tamuken's panic.
'There is a loophole!'
On the field, in addition to the gap between fielders, the fielding of fielders directly determines the reliability of their position.
Now Tamuken is no longer reliable!
Shirakawa, who discovered this, certainly would not miss this opportunity.
It is not easy to hit the center of the ball with the strangely breaking Knuckleball. But if you just want to be a grounder, it's not difficult. Even with this kind of ball, Shirakawa can control the direction of the ball to a certain extent.
Ping!
The white ball was hit and landed right in front of the third baseman.
Because the center of the ball was missed, the ball was not hit well, and it became a grounder directly in front of the third baseman.
"Okay, third baseman!"
On the pitching mound, Akira was very happy. He beckoned, reminding Tamuken to guard.
Right now, Tamuken was not in a good state, and he didn't have time to react, just like he was distracted!
The small white ball fell to the ground and moved through from between his legs.
"Nutmegged!" (When the ball passes between the legs of a player.)
Although the ball didn't hit well, the result was almost exactly what Shirakawa expected, and he was excited to run to first base.
In the stands, the place where the Seidou players gather.
"The defense, suddenly it doesn't work?"
Kominato Haruichi was surprised.
Although the defense of Sakurazawa High School was not leveled, it was still quite solid. It stands to reason that this kind of ball in front of third base should be easy to pick and solve.
Sawamura smiled and explained to his friend.
"That's the difference between a Giant and an ordinary school."
Giants and ordinary schools?
Kominato Haruichi looked at Sawamura. Although Sawamura couldn't see his eyes clearly because of his hair, Sawamura had an intuition that Haruichi Kominato was looking at him.
"It's impossible for a person to stay focused all the time. Especially when you're on the field, the ball might fly over at some point, your eyes are always on the ball, and it's hard for your brain not to zone out. In case you zoned out, the ball flew over just at the right moment. What should you do?"
He was very talented in the field of defense, and the concentration of Kominato Haruichi was amazing. He had never thought about this issue.
However, what Sawamura said was very reasonable. What if there is a zone-out at that time?
Just like just now, Sakurazawa's third baseman probably zoned out.
"The players of the giants must do one thing when training, that is, to make the body react before the brain! The ball flies over, and the body moves directly, faster than the brain. This is the origin of the strong defense of the Giants. It is also the reason why it is difficult for ordinary teams to beat the Powerhouses."
Although Sakurazawa's players worked hard, their personal skill levels were far behind those of Inashiro's guys.
As if to verify Sawamura's words.
On the field, Inashiro's third batter hit an infield rebound. After the ball bounced, it landed right in front of the shortstop.
After the shortstop picked up the ball, he looked at second base, and it was too late to stop it.
He turned his head to look at first base again, passed the ball, and was one step too late.
Inashiro had the second hit.
No Out, runners at first and second base.
Rest area in Inashiro.
Coach Kunitomo shook his neck, making his neck creak
"Experience, skills, training, talent. Sakurazawa, it's still a long way off!"
He already had a hunch that this game was going to end.
'Just like that, let's beat them in one go.'
On the other side, the rest area of Sakurazawa High School.
Sakurazawa's Coach called for a Timeout.
The teammates' consecutive mistakes made Sakurazawa's Coach very worried about their Ace.
"Akira, you must hold on."
It is not so easy to maintain a Zen mind state.
"Everyone is so nervous!"
On the pitching mound, Akira said very helplessly. He joked and said, "We don't need to put so much pressure on us. Anyway, none of the people present really wanted us to win."
The logic of the poor!
It is gambling without capital, you have no capital to gamble, and as long as you can gamble is enough. If you win a lot of money or even no money, you will not lose much…
"Yeah, it should be them who are nervous."
After Akira's encouragement, the Players finally got a little spirited.
However, Akira himself was not able to calm down completely.
He has always believed that as long as he can learn Knuckleball, he can achieve his dream.
Lead Sakurazawa High School to Koshien!!!
Throughout his high school career, Akira Nagao has been working hard for this. Now, his Knuckleball has also been honed and matured, but he still feels that his strength is insufficient in the end.
'No, it's definitely possible. As long as you throw the Knuckleball well, it's definitely possible!'
Akira seems to have got into a dead end, sticking to his Knuckleball. In fact, he didn't insist and couldn't help it.
For this, he paid too much. Even if you want to stop, it's too late!
Whoosh!
The white ball was thrown, and before he knew it, the strength in Akira's hand increased.
In the strike zone, it is Inashiro's Fourth Batter, Harada Masatoshi.
He looked at the flying baseball, and his eyes lit up.
The ball, which shouldn't have any spin, suddenly had a spin.
'Here we go!'
The ball came flying, and Harada swung decisively.
PANG!
The white ball was hit and flew far away.
In the stands, the corners of Sawamura's mouth curled up.
'Home run!'
'Didn't expect it to happen this fast.'
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