In the game of Seihou against Osaka Kiryuu, Seihou's Ace is acting strange.
Most of the Outs he has won are also due to the wonderful fielding of his own team.
If it is an ordinary pitcher, it is not surprising to have such a performance, but he is not an ordinary pitcher, he is the famous Asura.
Four Outs for five balls!
Such a performance is strange for a star player like him.
"That guy, how can he handle such a game with ease?"
Kuramochi raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction.
When things are strange, there must be reasons!
The strange situation on the field, the strange performance of Seihou…
This can only mean one thing Seihou is preserving their strength.
"Now Seihou High School has begun to prepare for our game!" Coach Ochiai said.
This is the same as Seidou High School.
In order to compete with Seihou High School, Seidou deliberately kept Sawamura when they played against Yoshiyama High School before and did not let Sawamura go to the pitching mound, just to let Sawamura save his physical strength.
But the opponent of Seihou is Osaka Kiryuu. This opponent was too strong, and Seihou High School did not dare to let the substitute pitcher play the game.
Therefore, it is their Ace who is playing, and it is the Ace who has deliberately preserved his strength!
The game continued, and in the third game, Kiryuu's Ace Tachi Hiromi and Seihou's Ace Watari Akutsu, with the help of their respective defenses, successfully scored three Outs, allowing their opponents to go three up and three down.
At the end of the fourth inning, the score was still 0:0.
Right now, the two sides are basically evenly matched. That is, an expert like Chris can barely notice the difference.
Compared with Osaka Kiryuu's all-out efforts, Seihou High School is much more at ease.
In the fifth inning, the game finally changed.
After taking one Out, Tachi Hiromi faced Sano Shuzo.
One Out, no one on base.
Probably Osaka Kiryuu High School thought this was a good opportunity, and if they wanted to completely defeat Seihou High School, they had to face off against Sano Shuzo.
Only by solving Sano Shuzo head-on, Osaka Kiryuu can take the initiative in the game and hit the morale of Seihou High School to the greatest extent.
The timing of having one Out is mainly just in case!
Tachi Hiromi showed his signature disgusting smile and threw his most proud Pitch.
Whoosh!
The white ball was like a powerful lightning bolt, instantly passing through the distance from the mound to the home plate.
On the strike zone, Sano Shuzo, who was originally absent-minded, was like a monster who suddenly awakened.
The bat in his hand was like a hurricane sweeping the land.
Ping!
After the ball was hit, it flew into the sky like a rocket.
The ball kept flying, breaking through the fence of Koshien, and flying out of the field.
"Home run! A home run hit the field! The superstar Sano Shuzo hit his first home run of the game. It was also the 68th home run of his high school career."
The total score is 1:0!
A strong swing completely defeated Tachi Hiromi.
When he faced off against Sano again, he was hit with a three-run homer! Pushing His record to the 69 home runs.
The gap between the scores was getting bigger and bigger, and by the seventh inning, the score gap between the two sides had fallen to seven points!
7:0!
By then, the Ace pitcher of Seihou High School was replaced.
In the eighth inning, Hiromi, the Ace and fourth batter, hit a redemptive home run from the substitute pitcher of Seihou to help Osaka Kiryuu score a point.
After more back and forth between the two teams, the game ended.
The total score is 11:2!
This is the score between Seihou High School and Osaka Kiryuu High School.
In the stands.
"Let's go!" Tetsuya said.
Immediately after, the Players of Seidou High School stood up one by one and left the stadium of Koshien.
Sawamura stood up too, but looked at the field one more look.
"The opponent in the next game is Seihou!"
***
-Resurrection of the King, the strongest lineup in the country is revealed! 21 hits, 14 points! How far can the King Seidou High School go?
-The Champion candidate Seihou High School, defeated the giant Osaka Kiryuu High School, and the super monster Sano Shuzo scored a three-run home run!-
"Tachi Hiromi's cry, the giant Osaka Kiryuu stopped in the second round of Koshien"
***
On the day the second round of Koshien ended, the Internet was going crazy.
On the official website of Koshien, the various headlines are dizzying.
The next morning, in the dormitory where Seidou High School was located, there were several newspapers commenting on Koshien.
Sometimes you have to admire the efficiency of modern newspapers, typesetting, and printing, including distribution…
After a night of work and ten hours, they completed all of it.
"In the face of emerging online media, it seems that traditional media are also under great pressure."
Sawamura happily took one of the newspapers and read it.
In this newspaper alone, three articles by Seidou, Seihou, and Osaka Kiryuu were recorded in detail. (Yoshiyama High School: And us? What about us?)
It seems that for reporters, the advancing and defeat of these three schools are super big news that grabs everyone's attention, no matter what the results are.
The contents of several other newspapers are also similar.
But the very interesting point is about the showdown between Seidou and Seihou High School.
Sawamura had thought that this would definitely be breaking news.
He didn't expect the newspapers other than a few lines, no one talked about it.
Not a word, no professional comments, no strength comparisons, nothing at all.
"It's weird!"
Sawamura, who was startled, flipped through several other newspapers. The content inside was exactly the same as the one he had seen before.
The writing is very detailed about yesterday's games. As for the strength comparison between Seidou High School and Seihou High School, there is also no mention of the above.
"Could it be that these journalists have changed their personality?"
Sawamura, who often deals with the media, is also puzzled by this phenomenon.
"Of course, they dare not talk about this, for fear of being wrong and looking stupid afterward."
Ochiai got up later than Sawamura and the others. By the time he got up, Sawamura and the others had already started to eat.
At that time, Sawamura was discussing his doubts with Chris-shisho and Miyuki, and Ochiai suddenly appeared and analyzed.
Sawamura was not surprised by Coach Ochiai's style of suddenly interjecting.
Instead, Chris and Miyuki were a little cautious, stood up politely, and greeted Ochiai.
"But Coach Ochiai, what do you mean by that?"
After greeting, Sawamura continued to ask.
His impression of the media is they generally like to make the game lively. Even if it is a game with a relatively large gap in strength, it will become some kind of horror anime trailer.
Sawamura originally thought that the reporters would hype the game at least.
Unexpectedly, the reporters did nothing of that.
"As I said, they are afraid of getting it wrong making themselves look stupid! In this tournament, the offensive strength we and Seihou showed was too strong, beyond the expectations of the media.
We scored 14 points and 21 hits. Seihou High School also won 11 points, and their opponent is the giant Osaka Kiryuu. Not to mention, both of our Ace are star pitchers who have not dropped any points so far.
It's as if both sides have the strongest spear and the strongest shield, and they are facing off against each other. The situation of the game is completely unpredictable!
It may be a difficult Pitching Duel, it may be a raging slugfest, and it may even be a one-sided slaughter.
There are many things that can go wrong in an analysis. So no one is willing to risk it and come as the stupid one afterward."
There was a sneer on Ochiai's face: "Which one of the newspapers doesn't have experienced reporters and professionals?
Professionals have the advantages of professionals, but of course, it also has its limitations.
If you want to see a specific strength analysis, there are a lot of posts. There are all kinds of statements in them, but unfortunately, there is no reference value or professionalism in it at all."
'It seems that it is really the case.'
If they really want to find strength in comparison and analysis, do not know how many posts have been posted on the Internet by enthusiastic people. But there is really no reference value in these posts at all.
"After dinner, go to the hall for a meeting."
Just as Ochiai was chatting with Sawamura and the others, President Ota instructed.
"Yes!"
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T/N: For those who don't remember Sano Shuzo, he appeared in Episode 65 in the Anime and Chapters 199-200 in the manga.