Seidou's rest area, Coach Kataoka had a small smile.
'Perfect!'
This is good, and it is not easy to take tricky corner balls. Forcing Narumiya to throw more balls…
Whoosh!
SNAP!
"BALL!"
"BALL!"
In the blink of an eye, three Balls in a row.
Narumiya Mei's face became extremely strange, if you aim for a bunt, just hit it.
In the catcher position, Harada resolutely gave Narumiya a sign, and the next Pitch was a Strike.
'It is very likely that the opponent is not aiming for a bunt!'
'Instead, they are draining your ball count.'
On the pitcher's mound, the corners of Narumiya's mouth curled up.
'Oh, so it is!'
'Seidou High School, did you plan to fight a war of attrition from the very beginning?'
'If that's the case, then I'm welcome!'
Whoosh!
The white ball whistled. The ball is in the middle!
On the strike zone, Kuramochi's face turned bright.
'Here we go, sweet ball!'
Aim under the Straight ball, and swing!
Ping!
The white ball was hit and flew high above the home plate.
On the strike zone, Kuramochi's face turned pale.
'Is it a Straight ball in the middle?'
'Are these guys serious?'
On the pitcher's mound, Narumiya jeered.
'Do you think I'll use a Forkball against you? Isn't this a bit of an overkill?'
"This blond shit!"
Kuramochi was very annoyed that Goofy was caught and solved Out, but Kuramochi was even more upset when he saw Narumiya Mei's annoying face.
Annoyed he returned to the dugout.
Kataoka nodded: "Well done, the opponent's rhythm has accelerated!"
In the position of the catcher, Harada's face was a little surprised: 'Why did you take the risky adventure in the first place?'
On the pitcher's mound, Narumiya Mei's face was as usual.
'Don't put on such a worried expression, I'm okay.'
As he said that, he deliberately glanced at Sawamura in the rest area of Seidou.
'Stinky brat, I'm not the same as before, you have to be careful, shonen!'
In Seidou's rest area, the corners of Sawamura's mouth curled up.
Interesting, really interesting!
Narumiya has really evolved, not only the speed of the ball, the rhythm, the power of the ball, the guts on the mound…
His growth is comprehensive.
'Seidou High School's attack has just begun! Now is not the time to relax.'
Looking at Seidou's second batter in the strike zone, the catcher Harada gave Narumiya a sign.
'I know!'
Narumiya nodded and looked towards the strike zone.
Kuramochi Yoichi's speed certainly made one's heart shaky. But apart from speed, the other abilities of Kuramochi are not very strong.
Against him, as long as he doesn't get on base, there's nothing to be afraid of.
But Kominato Ryosuke is different. It's hard for you to imagine what level his skills have reached.
Simply speaking of batting skills, Kominato Ryosuke is definitely one of the most difficult Batters that Narumiya has ever encountered, including the guys from Koshien.
The skill of batting, accuracy of the swing, his dynamic vision, and decent power.
When these aspects are combined, Kominato Ryosuke's batting forces pitchers to be on edge.
'Considering the next batters, it is very dangerous to put Kominato Ryosuke on base right now. Just use a strong pitching to decide the outcome!'
Harada gave Narumiya a sign.
On the pitcher's mound, Narumiya nodded.
'Exactly what I want!'
Whoosh!
Like a beam of light, the white ball went straight across the distance from the mound to the top of the home plate.
In the face of this ball, Kominato Ryosuke did not swing.
SNAP!
The baseball landed in Harada's open Mitt with a loud thud.
"STRIKE!"
Inajitsu's battery showed superb pitching, which attracted all the spectators who supported Inajitsu in the auditorium to scream again and again!
"So cool, Narumiya!"
"Nice pitching, Mei!"
"Let's crush them like this."
When dealing with Seidou's first batter Kuramochi before, Narumiya threw three Balls in a row, although he finally got rid of Kuramochi in the fourth ball. But those three Balls still gave the audience supporting Inajitsu a bad feeling.
'Could it be that Narumiya is not in a good state today?'
That's why he kept throwing Balls?
Now it seems that this is completely unfounded, and the Ball is also the prince's strategy. Narumiya's state, not only is not bad, but it is at its peak!
Whoosh!
Immediately the second ball came after, it was almost in the same position.
SNAP!
"STRIKE!"
After two consecutive Strikes without swinging, Kominato Ryosuke was chased.
"Come on, Ryo-san!"
"Swing actively!"
"Right here, hit it out!"
There are many supporters of Inajitsu, and there are also many supporters of Seidou High School.
From the stands in all directions, there were voices cheering for Kominato Ryosuke.
Harada Masatoshi glanced at Kominato Ryosuke in amazement, he already understood the plan of Seidou High School in general.
It's actually very simple, Seidou High School is trying to consume Mei's ball count.
"This is trouble!"
Although this is a common strategy because summer fatigue in summer is common among pitchers, if a giant like Seidou High School is determined and consumes a pitcher's ball count, then the effect will be different!
How many balls does Mei need to survive this game?
This is completely unknown.
'In this case, in order to avoid the consumption of pitches, it is best to focus on the strike zone.'
Looking up at Kominato Ryosuke again, Harada made a decision.
Next Ball: A Ball to the inside corner close to the edge.
Mei's ball speed is very fast, even if the opponent is Kominato Ryosuke, it is not so easy for him to judge whether the ball is a Strike or a Ball.
In the case of two Strikes being chased, he has a high probability of aiming at this ball and swinging.
'Bring it on!'
Seeing the ball that Harada gave him, Narumiya on the pitcher's mound smiled.
'Masa-san, sometimes you think too much.'
'Although Kominato-senpai's batting skills are indeed terrifying, he also has obvious weaknesses, doesn't he?'
'We don't need to be overwhelmed by the enemy!'
'Right now, it should be a showdown with him.'
Whoosh!
A small white ball like a sharp arrow flew straight to the inner corner.
Kominato Ryosuke, who had not moved on the strike zone, suddenly moved.
Ping!
Kominato Ryosuke hit the ball with a very awkward form.
After the baseball was hit, it landed closer to the third baseman.
Right now, the third baseman of Inashiro, according to Harada's instructions, was ready to catch the ball.
Unexpectedly, the small white ball landed a bit farther than him.
In the face of this sudden appearance, Inajitsu's third baseman could only watch it pass him.
In the position of the catcher, Harada's face was full of anger.
'Bastard, why are you throwing a Strike?'
The sign he gave Narumiya was obviously…
The white ball passed through the defense of Inashiro's third base and was about to fly to the outfield.
Just at this critical moment, someone suddenly appeared.
He confiscated the ball neatly in his Mitt and passed it to first base.
SNAP!
"OUT!"
The ball that Kominato Ryosuke hit, even though it passed through the defense of third base. But it was unexpectedly stopped by Inashiro's shortstop.
"Good job, Shirakawa!"
"The speed of this defense is simply incredible."
"As expected of the best shortstop!"
The audience in the stands could not help but applaud the shortstop who had just defended brilliantly.
In the rest area of Seidou High School.
Miyuki frowned and looked at Shirakawa.
"When did this guy move there?"
This third base hit, if the shortstop hadn't moved to third base, would have been impossible to stop.
Shirakawa had already moved to third base before Kominato Ryosuke hit.
"Shirakawa has a natural intuition. Apart from his head being full of dark thoughts, he is still a very good infielder." Chris said.
Miyuki also heard the words and glanced at Chris.
Shirakawa and Chris were originally teammates of the same junior baseball team, and Chris was Shirakawa's senior.
This word came out of Chris's mouth, and the credibility immediately improved a lot.
"Good job, Shirakawa!"
On the pitcher's mound, Narumiya did not apologize for his mistake just now.
"The pitcher is so impulsive, and as fielders, of course, we have to be ready just in case," Shirakawa said brokenly.
In the audience, Sawamura Eitoku, Eijun's grandfather said in a hesitant voice as he looked at Inashiro's team.
"It seems that Eijun's opponent today is different from the guys he met before."
Wakana didn't expect the old man to say such keen words and asked strangely.
"Why is that?"
"I can't tell, but when I watched Eijun's game before, he always had a smile on his face. It was the first time I saw the expression on his face so tense."
Yes, the expression on Sawamura Eijun's face was tense.
'It's not enough to hit Mei-san's pitching! You have to pass through the strong defense of Inajitsu.'
"Third Batter, pitcher, Sawamura-kun!"
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T/N: And now, the game with Inajitsu starts!
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