Strikeout!
This result, while bad for Seidou, but not unexpected.
To be honest, no one in Seidou thought about the picture of Shiratsu hitting the ball and getting a hit.
So far, there are only a handful of hits that Seidou has really won hits from Narumiya.
Ryosuke one, Sawamura barely counted two, and then Yuuki one.
The other batters, facing Narumiya, all returned back hitless.
As far as his performance on the pitching mound is concerned, Narumiya is definitely not worse than Sawamura. The reason why Seidou is leading the score now is only because Seidou's attack power is a little stronger than Inashiro, and their luck is also a little better.
"The ninth Batter…"
After being Out of the game, the announcer was about to announce the next Batter of Seidou High School. Unexpectedly, right now, there was a move in the rest area of Seidou High School.
"Seidou High School change players, Batting Ninth, Takigawa-kun instead!"
The one replacing Kadota in the strike zone is Chris!
This result was obviously beyond Inashiro's expectations.
Hayashida, the president of the Inashiro Baseball Club watched in disbelief as Chris stepped into the batting area in his batter equipment.
"Isn't he the catcher?"
Chris is the main catcher of Seidou High School and he is playing right now, What if something happened to Miyuki?
"In the rest area of Seidou, Chris is not the only catcher left."
Coach Kunitomo's research on Seidou is perfect.
In the rest area Seidou High School, in addition to Chris, the original main catcher, there is also a substitute catcher Miyauchi.
They are not afraid that there is no one to replace.
"But Chris can't play outfield, can he?" Hayashida said reluctantly.
"Coach Kataoka has no plans either, Let Chris go to the field, the only purpose of his playing is this at-bat. Don't forget, the regular No. 7 of Seidou is still sitting in the rest area." Kunitomo said in a low voice.
Chris is coming on the field as a pinch hitter?
The president of the Inashiro Baseball Club still finds it difficult to accept such a statement.
But in terms of batting, Chris is really a threat.
Judging from the previous statistics of Seidou High School's batters, Chris also ranked in the top five in hits and on-base percentages.
You know, this is because there is an important game in the middle, and Chris did not play. (In the Yakushi battle, the catcher at that time was Miyuki.)
"Seidou's player level is really high."
To tell the truth, whether it is Kunitomo or Hayashida, They are all in West Tokyo and have very clear to the third-year players of Seidou High School.
In the third grade generation, except for the catcher Chris, basically, all the capable ones joined Inashiro or Sankou High School.
Those who join Seidou are either unknown or in the second picks.
Unexpectedly, two years later, these guys have such strength.
Coach Kunitomo took a deep look at Seidou's rest area, There, Coach Kataoka wearing sunglasses and looked like a terminator.
"Coach Kataoka may be a little inexperienced. But as a mentor, he is absolutely outstanding."
If Kataoka knew that the No. 1 Coach in West Tokyo commented on him, he would be very happy.
The game continues.
"Chris!"
"Chris!"
The moment Chris stepped into the strike zone, Narumiya's ears seemed to hear the battle drums of Seidou's attack.
Seidou's attack has begun!
They can't wait for the ninth inning and want to seal the game in the eighth inning.
Narumiya raised his head and looked at Chris on the strike zone arrogantly.
For Chris, Narumiya, who is already the main player of his own junior club in the second year, is of course impossible not to know.
Kanto's first Catcher!
When he first met Chris, Mei's first thought was to pull Chris over and catch the ball for him.
'Even after a one-year window period, did you stand up again?'
'Your perseverance is admirable. But in the game, I will not hold back.'
The flames of battle flickered in Narumiya's eyes.
Rest area in Inashiro.
Shirakawa, who graduated from the same junior club as Chris, stared blankly at the figure on the strike zone and then looked worriedly at Narumiya on the pitching mound.
"Narumiya, don't underestimate Chris-senpai!"
'That guy is a monster!'
In the eyes of these juniors like Shirakawa, Chris-senpai is definitely an amazing talent.
It is precisely because of being on the same team that Shirakawa can truly know Chris' horror.
Two Kohais feel this way, not to mention Harada, who is in the same year as Chris.
Among the catchers of the same class, if Harada is a hard worker, then Chris is definitely a genius.
In the beginning, Inashiro extended the olive branch to Harada only after failing to invite Chris.
For Chris, Harada has too many memories in his mind.
'Being able to fight against you right now, I feel extremely lucky.'
Harada's eyes became complicated. In his eyes, Chris was not only a substitute for Seidou, but also a former goal in his mind.
In the rest area of Seidou, Miyuki looked at Chris on the strike zone, a little dazed, not knowing what to think.
"What do you think?"
When Sawamura turned his head, he saw Miyuki who was in a daze, and asked strangely.
"If there is no gap in that year, how far will Chris-senpai grow?" Miyuki said.
After hearing this, Sawamura rolled his eyes.
Unexpectedly, Miyuki was also like this!
However, he could roughly understand Miyuki's feelings.
Chris-shisho is still faintly above Miyuki in strength after returning from his injury. If he hadn't been injured and had been training all year, what kind of level would Chris-shisho would have?
'Just thinking about it makes me shudder.'
"This assumption makes no sense," Sawamura said.
'Um?'
Miyuki looked at Sawamura strangely, not understanding why he said that.
"The reason why Chris-shisho is so awesome is that he returned from the ashes. Just thinking about the blankness of that year is disrespectful to his efforts." Sawamura said in enthusiasm.
Miyuki was stunned for a moment, then looked at Sawamura in a daze.
'Makes sense!'
It's just nothing like what Sawamura would say.
Just as the two were talking, the duel on the field began.
Whoosh!!
The small white ball whistled like a high-speed missile.
'Fast and powerful.'
On the strike zone, Chris's eyes have been watching Narumiya Mei's pitch.
Seeing this magnificent ball, he was about to swing his bat but stopped subconsciously.
'A bluff!'
His bat paused, motionless.
SNAP!!
The baseball hit Harada's open Mitt hard, making a crisp sound.
From this, it is not difficult to see how powerful this ball actually is.
"BALL!"
It's just a pity that the ball didn't fall into the strike zone, so he could only count as a Ball.
The sitting Catcher, Harada glanced at Chris on the strike zone in surprise.
That Pitch just now, although it was a deliberate Ball, it wasn't that bad.
The stance that Chris was waiting for the ball just now didn't seem like he didn't intend to swing the bat.
If the ball path is suitable, Chris will definitely swing the bat based on the stance he was waiting for the ball just now, and Harada has a hunch that Chris has already selected the ball path to aim for before he starts to play.
And the ball just now, Chris didn't want to swing at all?
This shows that he clearly knows that this is a Ball.
'For Chris, such a Ball is useless, and it can't even disturb him.'
With a judgment, Harada decisively gave Narumiya a sign.
An all-out duel!
'You have enough ball paths that Chris is not very likely to guess. And even if he guessed right, he may not be able to hit it.'
'Believe in yourself and throw the ball!'
Seeing the sign Harada gave him, Narumiya smiled.
He has been waiting for this moment!
'Just to my liking.'
…
T/N: It is time for Chris to show his greatness!
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