Whoosh!
The white ball flew over, extremely sharp, Straight towards the middle of the zone.
"Gotcha!"
Grinning, Sawamura's stance on the strike zone suddenly changed.
'This is definitely not according to the game call!'
The first ball, a meatball in the middle!
He expected that Mei would throw a strong Straight ball to the corners. But to throw a meatball in the middle? Isn't he underestimating Sawamura too much?
Sawamura's legs were slightly bent, and his entire center of gravity was lowered.
'Here we go!'
The strength of the whole body is concentrated on the bat in his hand. Facing the flying baseball, Sawamura violently swung the bat in his hand.
Ping!
Unsurprisingly, Sawamura's bat just hit the flying baseball.
'Heavy!'
The heaviness of the bat was far beyond Sawamura's expectations.
This is the first time he has hit such a heavy ball since he returned to the past.
Narumiya Mei!
Prince of Tokyo!
After graduating from middle school and entering high school, his growth was astounding.
Although the original Narumiya Mei was also very strong, he could still see a lot of immaturity, but with the current Narumiya Mei, let alone immaturity, Sawamura did not even find a thing to exploit.
Ball power, ball speed, perfect combination.
'If it's me who didn't enter Seidou High School, there's nothing I can do in the face of this ball! But fortunately, after entering high school, it's not only you who evolved!'
Ping!
After the white ball was hit, it let out a low whine.
Then it was swayed by Sawamura's bat and was hit forward.
"Whaaaaa!!!!!"
From the rest area of Seidou High School, there were bursts of roars.
Although it seems that the ball Sawamura hit is weak, and it is difficult for it to become a hit.
But he hit Narumiya's pitch on the first ball.
In terms of momentum, it may not be able to take advantage of it, but it will not be very disadvantageous.
"Third baseman!"
Narumiya reminded the third baseman to guard.
Inashiro Industrial's third baseman was a little hesitant.
It felt like even if didn't catch the ball, it would roll out of bounds.
And Sawamura's speed is not slow, even if he picks up the ball, he may not be able to stop Sawamura from going to base.
The placement of this ball is so weird, so weird that even if the fielder wants to defend, it is difficult for him to have time.
"Pick up the ball, don't hesitate!"
Harada, who was in the catcher position, was keenly aware of the thinking of the third baseman.
He wants to wait for baseball to go out of bounds!
Will this work?
The third baseman heard Harada's words and quickly picked up the ball and passed it to first base.
SNAP!
The baseball passed to first base, but because of the hesitation before the third baseman, Sawamura had a chance and stepped on the base bag one step ahead.
"SAFE!!"
After two Outs, Sawamura got on base.
Even though his hits weren't pretty, he hit base.
"Sawamura!"
"Demon King!!!"
In the first showdown between the Tokyo Prince and the Demon-King, the Demon-King Sawamura Eijun won by a narrow advantage.
At first base, Sawamura Eijun raised his hand high and gestured to the batter behind him.
"Fourth Batter, first baseman, Yuuki-kun!"
After Sawamura went to base, the batter of Seidou High School stepped into the Box was the fourth batter Yuuki Tetsuya.
Two Outs, runner at first base!
Although this opportunity to score is not very good, the opportunity is an opportunity, and Seidou High School took the lead in ushering in the opportunity to score.
On the pitcher's mound of Inashiro, Mei's head was raised high.
In the position of the catcher, Harada's brows kept frowning.
Until now, he still can't understand, why Mei just threw to the center?
'Even if it is willful, there should be a limit.'
The opponent is not some easy chicken, but the Demon King Sawamura Eijun! For such an opponent, isn't it crazy to throw a Meatball?
Mei himself faked ignorance as if everything was business as usual.
He didn't even bother to look at Sawamura at first base.
"This egotistical little shit!"
Even if his speed is not outstanding, he is on first base anyway, and there is still the possibility of stealing bases.
Sawamura wanted to tug at Narumiya's ear and remind him.
'Forget it, now is not the time to be proud of yourself.'
Sawamura certainly did not intend to steal bases.
In this game, as you can imagine, there will be a handful of hits.
Even if you can't score, a hit is very meaningful.
At least, you can push the line forward!
If this hit is wasted like this, Seidou High School's opportunity for a fourth-round of batting will likely be wasted.
'If it is possible, of course, you can take a risk, but in the current situation it doesn't.'
In the case of two Outs, any one Out can declare the end of the first round of Seidou High School's offense!
Sawamura decided to stand still on the base.
As for the duel with the Pitcher, he will leave it to Tetsu-san.
Although the atmosphere on the field has changed, this hit did not affect the momentum of the two teams.
Owada Akiko in the Press Box saw through this.
"I originally thought that after being hit, Inashiro's momentum would be affected. Now it seems that this is not the case at all."
Beside her, Fujio Mine smiled wryly and shook his head.
"I can't say that completely. If Sawamura-kun scored a home run or a very clean long hit just now, the momentum will be different. All the attention of the audience now is on the next showdown. No one has time to focus on the previous one."
Compared to Sawamura as a batter, he had to face off against Narumiya.
The next confrontation will really affect the morale of both sides.
Narumiya Mei vs Yuuki Tetsuya!
Inashiro's Ace Vs Seidou's Fourth Batter.
Such a confrontation is naturally exciting.
"Tetsu!"
"Tetsu-san!"
"Captain!!"
In the rest area of Seidou High School, almost all the players stood up.
Although Sawamura's hit rate is not low, Sawamura's swing does not represent Seidou, at the very least, there is no way to represent the highest level of attack in Seidou High School.
In the current Seidou High School baseball team, there is only one Batter who can do that,
That is Yuuki Tetsuya.
'Although I really want to teach this kid a lesson right now, the next opponent is Yuuki. What to say to Mei right now will be harmful and useless.'
Harada, who was in the position of the catcher, suppressed his anger and gave a sign to Narumiya.
On the pitcher's mound, Mei looked at Tetsuya in a challenge.
The audience and the players on both sides were still immersed in the tense prelude to the duel between the two.
On the pitching mound, Narumiya had already taken a step forward and threw his sharp first pitch.
With a "whoosh" sound, the small white ball, like white lightning, instantly crossed the distance from the mound and appeared above the Home plate.
On the strike zone, Yuuki watched the flying baseball and was surprised.
Just from the path of the ball, this is a Straight ball in the middle.
Although the speed is very fast, flying over at such an angle, it should not be difficult for Tetsu to hit.
'Meatball again?'
Before, Narumiya had thrown two balls in the middle, both of them were straight balls.
The memory of the Straight ball still lingers in Yuuki's mind.
'No, absolutely not.'
Although Harada is known for his steady game-calling style, that doesn't mean he won't make a surprise attack.
'Well, it's a trap.'
'This ball, most likely a Forkball.'
With this judgment, Tetsu's actions were not stagnant at all.
The bat in his hand aimed precisely at the position of a ball below the baseball and swung out.
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