With no Outs, Kuramochi is on the first base.
As long as you are familiar with the team of Seidou High School, you will also feel familiar with the situation in front of you.
The fans who really cheer for Seidou High School are even more excited when they see this situation.
Even the members of the Demon King's Guard and the Brotherhood of Red Hearts smiled when they saw Kuramochi standing on the base.
In such a situation, it is very rare for Seidou High School to fail to score!
No one can guarantee that an accident will never happen, but there are really not many of those accidents, and it can even be said that they are rare.
In the vast majority of cases, Kuramochi went back to home plate and helped Seidou High School score.
When watching the video of the game before, everyone in Hoshiryu High School had lingering fears about the scene in front of them.
In the real game, watching Kuramochi run to first base, they were not just worried.
It feels like a big headache!
In this situation, if you want to stop Seidou High School from scoring, you must not let Kuramochi steal any more bases.
In the catcher's position, Okuchi first glanced up at Kominato Ryosuke and then glanced at Kuramochi, who was about to make a move and was about to steal the base.
Just thinking about an offensive launched by these two people made his head hurt.
But now that they were one point behind, they had to stop Seidou High School from scoring no matter what.
Although the pitcher standing on the pitcher's mound of Seidou High School is not Maou Sawamura Eijun, through the first three innings, they also have a new perspective on the third-year pitcher Tanpa Koichiro of Seidou High School.
On the presence of the mound, Tanpa is indeed not as good as Sawamura Eijun. But this does not mean that Tanpa Koichiro has no strong points.
On the contrary, he has many, and they are all amazing and troublesome to deal with, even with the self-confidence of Hoshiryu players, they do not think that they can score many points from this pitcher.
And this in turn put more pressure on them.
Once the score continues to widen, the pressure on Hoshiryu High School will be heavier and heavier. At that time, even if they have their trump cards and physical strength, they will have no chance of winning.
'The score cannot be expanded at any cost!'
With this decision in his mind, Hosho's eyes became firm.
Okuchi gave Kuramochi a defiant glare, making it clear he wouldn't just stand there and take the beating.
'If you have the ability, try to steal the base, I will let you see how that will work for you.'
At the same time, he gave a sign to Nanami Haruka on the pitcher's mound.
'Do not worry about the runner and focus on the batter, if the runner wants to run, I'll be responsible for stopping him.'
"You finally have the air of a main catcher!"
On the pitcher's mound, a spark of approval danced briefly in Nanami's gaze.
Contrary to Hosho's expectations, Nanami did not deliver the first pitch. He opted for a pinning ball, compelling Kuramochi to hastily retreat to first base, abandoning his initial attempt to steal second base.
"Safe!"
With the quickness of Kuramochi, of course, he could not be pinned Out.
But the purpose of Hoshiryu High School was not to get him Out of the play but to let him go back to first base first. After Matsumoto caught the ball, he didn't wait for the referee to react and passed it back to Haruka Nanami on the pitcher's mound.
Nanami Haruka received the ball, ready to act fast.
With little preparation, he just started pitching right away.
A sharp ball rubbed the edge of the inner corner and got into the Mitt of catcher Hosho.
SNAP!
"STRIKE!"
Although Kuramochi got up in time, he didn't have the chance to steal bases.
"This guy!"
Kuramochi glanced at Nanami Haruka on the pitcher's mound with some doubts.
Although this is the first time he has been treated like this on the field, the scene in front of him is not unfamiliar at all, and it can even be said that he is very very familiar with it.
The containment technique in front of him is too familiar. Before, as long as someone hit first base, Sawamura Eijun did it.
On the on-deck circle, Sawamura's lips curled into a subtle smile.
After entering high school, it seems that he is not the only one who has improved.
Nanami Haruka has also improved, and he has improved not only in pitching but also in other areas.
"He's a fast learner!"
Once Sawamura joined Seidou High School, the use of such restraints diminished. Standing on the pitcher's mound, he was backed by the steadfast defense of his third-year seniors. It's not just about the opponents scoring off him, even reaching base is a formidable challenge.
The opponent couldn't get on base, and Sawamura naturally had no chance to use all of his containment skills.
His real application of these containment skills dates back to the time when he was playing with the Akagi Middle School baseball team.
At that time, he used these skills to deal with Nanami Haruka.
Unexpectedly, he was learning them and applying them now, using his own skills to deal with his team.
Sawamura's feeling is strange.
Kuramochi glared at Sawamura, who was waiting in the on-deck circle.
Inexplicably, he felt that it was Sawamura's problem that was biting them in the butt.
Even when he knew it was not Sawamura's fault overall, he had a hand in making Kuramochi's job harder.
Sawamura shuddered.
To be honest, Sawamura was really wronged. Nanami learned how to use such skills by himself, and he really didn't teach him.
On the strike zone, Kominato Ryosuke's eyes became even colder.
'Kuramochi didn't even have time to steal the base!'
This incident annoyed Kominato Ryosuke very much.
The opponent is obviously more powerful than he previously estimated.
'In this way, the need to score is even stronger!'
'We have to score points now no matter what.'
With a decision in his mind, Kominato Ryosuke quietly held his bat short, which was a sign that he wanted to strike with precision.
As soon as Okuchi saw this, he gave Nanami a sign.
'Push the batter to the edge with powerful Straight and Forkballs!'
On the pitcher's mound, Nanami Haruka threw the ball.
Whoosh!
The white ball is like a laser beam, and it is precisely aimed at the top of the home plate.
On the strike zone, Kominato Ryosuke aimed at this ball and swung decisively.
Ping!
While Kominato Ryosuke swung his bat, Kuramochi at first base ran away.
Of course, he didn't run too fast at first. In case Kominato Ryosuke's Pitch was caught, he would have time to run back.
SNAP!
As soon as the baseball hit the ground, Kuramochi rushed to the second base like a motorcycle at full power.
The place in which the baseball lands is directly in front of the shortstop.
Oda Honjo quickly ran to the direction where the ball bounced and picked up the small white ball.
Right now, he returned to second base, and it was too late to block Kuramochi.
Kuramochi has run to second base!
He could only pass to first base and block Kominato Ryosuke.
As Oda assumed the stance and passed the ball, Kuramochi, having reached second base and paused momentarily, abruptly resumed his sprint at full speed.
He ran to third base!
'Gotcha! He got fooled!'
In the position of the catcher, Hosho Okuchi's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.
"PASS THIRD BASE!!"
The entire field of Koshien was filled with Hosho's almost screaming voice.
Unfortunately, it's too late!
The ball in Oda's hand has already flown out.
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