"OUT!"
Sano was Out, but the inning is not over yet.
Taking advantage of this development, Akutsu quietly ran to third base.
One Out, there was someone at third base.
In the head-to-head confrontation with Shuzo Sano, with the help of Ryosuke and Kuramochi, Sawamura finally solved him.
The performance of the two successfully conquered the audience at the scene, as well as countless viewers watching the broadcast in front of the screen.
"Damn, what is that?"
"Is this the legendary perfect teamwork?"
"Seidou High School's defense is too awesome!"
"Yeah, that kind of ball can be stopped."
"It's just like an iron-walled defense!"
"Seidou!"
"Seidou!!!"
There are a lot of comments on the Internet, and there are all kinds of them.
The discussion at the scene was the same, and everyone was overwhelmed by the defensive performance of Kominato Ryosuke and Kuramochi Youichi.
In previous games, the two have each shown their presence in different ways. A runner with extraordinary speed and an almost devilish batting skill…
With their extraordinary performance, they naturally attracted the attention of the audience. Now the two have won a wonderful defense again, and almost in an unbelievable way, they have blocked the hit of Sano Shuzo.
They have been attracting attention from the beginning, but now they are naturally rising.
"Saved!"
Sawamura himself was greatly relieved.
Although he sensed the danger and adjusted the type of the pitch in time, he was still hit by Sano.
Looking at Sano Shuzo with some dread, Sawamura thought to himself.
'How many practice swings does this guy do to reach this level? Only then can the ball that was not hit in the center of the ball be thrown like this into the gabs.'
The position that Sano Shuzo played just now was a gap in defense. If it is an ordinary team, even if it is other giants, there is no reason why the ball in that position cannot become a hit.
But he happened to face the Keystone Duo of Seidou High School.
Although the second baseman and shortstop of Seidou High School are not the kinds of large build players. But the two of them had the widest fielder range in the entire High School.
In theory, between the two of them guarding, there is no neutral space at all.
"Good job, Oniisan!"
Unable to help it, Sawamura turned his head and gave Kominato Ryosuke a thumbs up.
"Stinky boy, are you ignoring this genius's defense?"
Such compliments made Kuramochi-kun very dissatisfied.
If it wasn't for his timely response just now, even if Ryo-san could stop the ball, it might not be able to prevent Sano from hitting the base.
As for that bastard Sawamura, he only saw Ryo-san's bright moments, ignoring his impeccable reaction from this Kuramochi-sama.
As the Senpai in the same dormitory, it is very necessary for him to tell his Kohai, who deserves more credit for the wonderful defense just now?
Kominato Ryosuke's reaction to this was very bland, and he just gave Sawamura a thumbs up.
That means Sawamura's pitch just now was not bad.
Although the wonderful defense just now was indeed won by their effort, if Sawamura's pitch was bad, looks like it will be difficult to have the opportunity to defend.
"Almost, really only a little bit, the ball was hit!"
In the position of the catcher, Chris kept thinking about the duel just now in his mind.
Sano Shuzo did not aim at a certain kind of ball but had the confidence to hit all Straight-like balls.
The closer it is to a Straight ball, the more terrifying he becomes!
Sawamura should have sensed the danger and deliberately changed his pitching. Such a stroke of genius should have showered him with money.
A pitcher who can make adjustments at the last moment to avoid hitting the center of the ball.
Among the current high school students, looks like that only Sawamura Eijun himself can do it.
And his talent is unique, not everyone has the soft shoulders and wrists of Sawamura Eijun.
But even in the face of such a magical talent, Sano Shuzo still slammed Sawamura Eijun's ball forward.
Even if he missed the center of the ball, he still managed to pull the ball into the defensive gap.
Thinking of this, Chris took a deep look at Sano Shuzo who walked off the field.
"This guy is really a monster!"
With a sigh, Chris drew his attention away from Sano and focused on the current situation.
One Out, runner at third base!
Although Sano Shuzo was successfully blocked, the situation facing Seidou High School has not improved, and it can even be said to be worse.
One Out, runner at third base!
In this situation, there are too many ways for the attacking team to score.
Especially now that runners are at third base and have enough Outs. Any strong team has a special strategy to score points.
Play and run, steal bases, force score, normal duels…
Any of these will work.
The Seihou can use these methods flexibly to score points.
In the catcher position, Chris let out a long breath. Then he glanced at Hirahara, who had a bunt stance at the batting position, and Akutsu Watari, who was at third base.
It's a bit of a hassle!
He has to admit that the situation they are now in is a bit troublesome. These two people are the battery partners, and there is a tacit understanding. Whether they want to cooperate with forced scoring or hit and run, the two can definitely maintain the same pace.
In this way, the defense of Seidou High School will be a great challenge!
'I have to figure out a way…'
If the pitcher was Furuya, Tanpa, or Kawakami, Chris really doesn't have any good countermeasures.
But the pitcher is Sawamura, even if the opponent has enough Outs and a runner at third base. Chris also didn't think Seidou High School would definitely drop points.
'What you have experienced before is only an aspect of the horror of the Maou. There are so many things that Sawamura didn't even have a chance to perform in previous games.'
'And precisely because of this, the opponent will have no information on it.'
'Bring it on!'
Chris opened his Mitt and signaled to Sawamura.
On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura nodded slightly, his eyes were serious with high fighting spirit.
This tense atmosphere of the game made Sawamura both cordial and nostalgic.
Since joining Seidou High School, he hasn't felt this much pressure for a long time. The blood in his body is hot and surging.
Raising his leg up, then slashing it on the ground like a battle axe. With the shift of the center of gravity of the body, the baseball in Sawamura's hand roared out.
Whoosh!
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T/N: Surprisingly, Kuramochi Youichi is the best infielder in the series, followed by Kominato Ryosuke.