Baseball Kingdom magazine reporter Fujio Mine and his partner Owada Akiko, also came to the scene today to watch the game.
Originally, when Koshien first started, the mission assigned to them by Baseball Kingdom Magazine was to cover the entire Koshien Tournament.
But their mission has changed since Seidou High School received an interview. Now Fujio and the others do not cover the entire Koshien, but Seidou High School games.
This order is in line with Fujio's wishes.
He also knew that the magazine's arrangement was not to make him feel comfortable, but it was all about money.
The customs and habits of different countries in the world may be different, but the characteristics of Capitalists are the same. Without all this money-oriented thinking, they would not be able to be Capitalists.
In today's game, the pitcher sent by Seidou High School at the beginning was Tanpa, not Sawamura.
This made Akiko Owada very dissatisfied. (Me too)
The emotions of many audience members at the scene were the same as hers.
They came to watch the game after hearing the name of the Maou, but after they came, the Maou Sawamura Eijun didn't pitch at all. It must be said that it is a pity.
"Coach Kataoka is too uncaring of people's feelings!"
Dissatisfied, the tall lady immediately complained.
Fujio turned his head to look at her and explained it seemingly casually.
"From the current position of Seidou High School, it is natural to rotate substitutes right now. Although Sawamura Eijun's pitching is very good, in the end, he is only a freshman in the first year.
His body can't take all this beating for a long time. Therefore, when conditions permit, Seidou High School will definitely use a rotation system.
In fact, the team that really aims at the Championship of Koshien very rarely lets the Ace pitch alone. In this regard, the purpose is not to consume the pitchers excessively, so as to affect the future career of the pitchers, after all, what is in it for a player if he wins the Championship but loses his career?
And on the other hand, it is also to hone the team's own pitching lineup. After all, there is no better occasion that is more experienced than the field of Koshien."
On the field, Oda Honjo was ruthlessly Struck Out.
In the outfield position, Sawamura was filled with emotion.
'This old friend of mine still has a natural weakness when it comes to batting.'
'It is not without reason that Yamaguchi was able to surpass him in attack in just one year.'
It's just that Sawamura Eijun originally thought that after two years of training, Oda Honjo should have grown a little bit.
'Unexpectedly, as soon as he played, he was Struck Out by Tanpa-senpai!'
In the catcher position, Chris also felt strange.
He has detected a very useful piece of information, but he himself is not sure whether the information he has obtained is true.
This information is very simple, that is, the batter of Hoshiryu High School, seems to be completely unfamiliar with Tanpa who is pitching.
'Does that mean they didn't do any training for Tanpa at all before the game?'
'Is this true?'
In this regard, Chris was speechless.
'I don't know where the opponent's confidence comes from, that Seidou High School will not replace the bench pitcher In this game?'
'Trust your own pitching, throw the ball to my Mitt!'
Since the opponent is so cooperative, Chris is of course even more impolite.
Next, in the face of the second batter, he directly gave Tanpa Koichiro the sign for a high drop curve.
Whoosh!
The small white ball Pitch like a sharp arrow.
On the strike zone, the batter in the second batter hole is the current second baseman, Keiba Sato.
He watched helplessly as the baseball flew over, the bat in his hand raised high.
No, the ball seems to be flying towards him.
Almost subconsciously, Keiba Sato took a half step back.
It was precisely because of this half-step that he took a step back that he could see the truth of Tanpa's pitching.
The white ball came flying, and when it was about to approach him, As if it had paused, and then fell sharply.
SNAP!
The baseball crossed the strike zone and landed precisely in Chris's Mitt.
"STRIKE!"
A huge drop of cold sweat began to trickle down Keiba Sato's forehead.
'What kind of joke is this? Such a pitcher is a substitute?'
'Even in Nagano Prefecture, the Ace pitchers of the other two giant teams don't have such a sharp Breaking ball?'
Tokyo.
"Although Tanpa doesn't have the rich variety of breaking balls as Sawamura Eijun, he has honed his high drop Curve to a high level. And if the opponent underestimates him because he is Sawamura Eijun's Substitute, looks like they will suffer a big loss."
Manaka is going to sit in front of the TV and speak seriously to a young man beside him.
This young man is about to become the Ace pitcher of Sankou High School.
On the field, the game continues.
Ping!
Almost gritted his teeth, Keiba Sato barely caught the Curve's course and hit the ball forward.
The white ball bounced off the ground and was caught by Masuko, the third baseman, and passed to first base.
"OUT!"
Without any suspense, Keiba Sato was solved and Out.
When he came off the field, he kicked the ground unwillingly.
"Third Batter, third baseman, Tsuchihara-kun!"
Keiba Sato, who came down from the strike zone, went opposite Tsuchihara, who was about to head to the Box.
The two were not only classmates from middle school but also the battery of Nagano Metropolis Middle School, Sawamura's main rivals in Middle School.
"Is this substitute Senpai strong?" Tsuchihara asked in a low voice.
"If we really think of him as a backup pitcher, we're probably going to suffer a lot." Keiba Sato said angrily.
"The baseball seems to fall suddenly after getting close to you, and if you keep staring at the baseball before you swing, you won't even have time to turn your head. Moreover, the process of the ball falling is very fast, and the angle is even more scary, so it is very difficult to touch such a ball, let alone hit the center of the ball. And even if you touch the ball, it's not easy to hit it high or low..."
To sum up, what Keiba Sato said were the characteristics of Tanpa Koichiro's pitching, and he has no solution.
That is to say, it is not easy to simply hit such a ball.
Even if you know how his ball is breaking, it's not easy to play.
"I really didn't expect that in Seidou High School, there is still such a pitcher."
Tsuchihara was stunned for a moment.
Is it because they were too overconfident before, thinking that as long as they played, the opponent must be Sawamura Eijun.
In fact, there are still many choices for Seidou High School. Haven't you heard that there is a fastball pitcher with a ball speed of over 150 km/h hidden in the pitcher lineup of Seidou High School?
"It's really troublesome now!"
Tsuchihara's hunch was not wrong at all. In this game, they will encounter a lot of trouble.
"Third Batter, third baseman, Tsuchihara-kun!"
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