The small white ball flew high into the sky and then fell again.
The shortstop at Seihou High School effortlessly caught the ball in his Mitt.
SNAP!
"OUT!"
Isashiki could not accept this, but reality don't care.
So far, apart from Sawamura's hit, strictly speaking, no one has ever taken a hit from Akutsu at Seidou High School. Even Yuuki and Kominato Ryosuke did not defeat Akutsu, but Akutsu Walked the two willingly.
One Out, full base.
The progress of the game left many fans on the scene stunned.
They were really puzzled, didn't Seidou High School attack very sharply before? Why did it suddenly go awry?
First base, second base, and third base, all of them have a runner, why can no one return to home plate?
This is strange.
At the Press Box, Owada Akiko frowned her eyebrows, and she was as puzzled.
To be honest, the situation on the field now greatly exceeded her expectations.
In her limited knowledge of baseball, she always thought that the more runners on the base, the more Outs in her hand, the better for her side.
Seidou High School should be in the most favorable situation right now.
No Out, full base!
Why does it seem not easy for Seidou High School to score?
Owada Akiko was puzzled, very puzzled.
"There's always been a saying in baseball that the more full the bases are, the harder it is to score points," Fujio said from the side.
Owada Akiko had obviously never heard of this. She looked at Fujio in confusion and asked, "Why?"
Fujio Mine glanced at Owada Akiko with a bit of a surprise and felt that his partner was giving her focus and attention lately instead of just looking for boys with glasses.
And while it is actually a good thing that she is now focusing on her job and asking good questions, he was also troubled.
Because he too didn't actually know the answer to the question.
If he knew everything about baseball, wouldn't it be better if he went directly to the high school baseball club as a Coach, instead of making a living in the baseball kingdom magazine?
Even the so-called baseball professionals don't know everything.
In this regard, Akutsu, who is now on the pitcher's mound, has his own opinions.
Full base!
That's an enormous amount of pressure from any pitcher's point of view. Even if you lose a normal hit, you are likely to lose two points, if you are a little bit out of luck, it will be three or four points.
In such a situation, how can a pitcher not be nervous about pitching?
They are often forced to make mistakes by this huge pressure…
Of course, this is just the opinion of nonprofessional. As for Akutsu, his opinion is completely opposite to that of ordinary people.
In his opinion, nothing can put more pressure on a batter than a full base!
On the surface, when the bases are full, as long as the batter can get any kind of hit, he will definitely be able to score, hit a long hit, hit a home run, and may even directly determine the outcome of the game.
What a great opportunity!
However, the reality is so cruel, the more delicious the cake looks on the surface, the greater the danger hidden behind it.
Just like hitting a full base, it is also a huge mental pressure for the batter.
When a batter stands on the strike zone, it is impossible to think only of the good side of the chances, he also thinks of the bad side.
'What if I miss it?' Or 'what if I don't hit it well?'
In this way, he is likely to not live up to the team's expectations and let the team lose such a good scoring opportunity.
If you think about it this way, can the pressure of the Batter not be great?
If Seidou High School was already leading by more than ten points right now or was behind by a large score, the batters would not think too much about such an opportunity, because their mind did not have time to think too much at that time.
But now it's not the case, the game is still a stalemate, and no one can take the lead.
Once one side is ahead, it may even be possible to determine the winner of the game in the blink of an eye.
In this case, Can the Batter not be nervous?
No matter how the players of Seidou High School performed before, in the end, they were just a group of sixteen or seventeen-year-old players.
Not to mention, this is the first time that Seidou High School has entered Koshien in a long time…
In this situation, they hit full bases, can they really play like they have practiced before?
Even the players at Seidou High School have all evolved to a certain level.
They used their own efforts and sweat to ignore the gap in experience and aura between the two.
But in the case of full bases, the batter's options will still be very limited.
As long as the bases are full, the batter will avoid bunting or hitting a grounder when he hits.
Why is this happening? This is because of the double play.
For example, if a runner is forced to a base by his own teammate's hit, then for the defending side, as long as they capture the base the runner is running in advance, in theory, they have already won.
Then when the bases are full, let's say the batter suddenly hits an infield grounder.
Then in order to match the batter on the first base, the runners on the other three bases have to start running.
In the case of full bases, the opponent does not need to consider you stealing bases, because there are runners on every base, you can't steal bases at all.
So for all of these reasons, full bases are not necessarily beneficial to the attacking side.
Once the infield bounces off, as long as the defensive side reacts quickly enough, it's really not difficult to get two or three Outs.
This is the fundamental reason why it is not easy to score with full bases.
When an average pitcher encounters such a situation, he will definitely try his best to let the batter hit a grounder.
In this way, as long as their own defense is excellent, they can really easily solve their opponents.
The great thing about Akutsu is that he didn't do that.
Not only did he not challenge the batter's goals, but he saw through the batter's intention and planned the plan.
Don't the players at Seidou High School don't want to bunt or hit a grounder?
'Then don't!'
Ping!
Aggressively swinging the bat, the ball was swept away fiercely.
The outcome of this ball is exactly the same as Isashiki before.
SNAP!
"OUT!!!"
"STRIKE!"
"BALL!"
"BALL!"
"STRIKE!"
Ping!
"OUT!"
After Masuko was Out, Chris did not escape the fate of being Out in the end.
As for the good scoring opportunity of Seidou High School, just like this, so far, it has disappeared.
With full bases, still no points.
The ominous feeling was confirmed in the minds of all supporters of Seidou High School.
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