By the time the match between Seidou High School and Hirotaka High School reached the ninth inning, it was already noon!
The sun hangs in the sky, and under its unbridled light, Koshien is like a huge steamer, and the audience is like buns being cooked.
"It's too hot!"
In the stands, a spectator subconsciously wiped the sweat from his face, and immediately scraped off a layer of transparent liquid.
There are many people around him just like him.
It was too hot today, reaching a horrific 34°C (93.2 °F) according to the weather forecast.
At this temperature, even if the audience sits in the stands, they will inevitably sweat as if they are in a sauna. There are even those who are not in good physical condition and have already retired from the heat.
The audience is like this, not to mention the players on the field…
The players from Seidou High School were better. Although their clothes were already soaked, their spirits were not bad under the stimulation of victory. Especially for those substitutes who finally got the chance to play, the performance was even more enthusiastic.
On the other hand, the players of Hirotaka High School were different. They were all just like the vegetables that were crushed and cut and now add to the soup.
Superintendent Haku Yutaka opened his mouth, but in the end, said nothing.
With the score now, what can he say?
He could only hope in his heart that these students under him could be reborn from the ashes after experiencing this harsh failure.
At the same time, in the rest area of Seidou High School.
Coach Kataoka is giving his final instructions to his students.
"They haven't been in touch with Furuya's ball before, so we can use his characteristics to suppress their opponents."
If Miyuki or Chris is still in the position of catcher, Coach Kataoka may not be willing to say this. But now that the catcher was Miyauchi, he still felt a little uneasy.
It is also a good idea to let Furuya return back on his feet after experiencing failure in Koshien. But now that there is only one game left, Coach Kataoka still doesn't want such a thing to happen.
Moreover, in this year's Koshien, Seidou High School performed perfectly and powerfully. In the end, Kataoka was unwilling to make such a mistake.
If nothing else, shame on you!
"Let's beat the opponent in one go and advance to the finals."
"Yes!"
There was no reason to disobey the orders of Superintendent Kataoka.
Although the first half of the ninth inning was for Seidou to defend, the players on the field were like wolves, as if they were going to devour the opponents alive.
"What a horrible concentration!"
A media reporter in the stands couldn't help but admire.
15:3!
With such a large score gap, unless there is an extremely unlikely event like a meteorite hitting the earth, it is very difficult for Hirotaka High School to have a chance to reverse it.
Victory is decided.
Although this is the case, this is the field of Koshien after all. Even if the loss is embarrassing, it is only natural that the losing party will not be happy with it.
In this case, on the contrary, as the winning side, there will generally be different degrees of laxity and carelessness.
But Seidou High School did not, and their concentration was still terrifyingly high.
The players of Seidou all stared at the batter on the strike zone intently. As long as he made a move, the players of Seidou High School would immediately react.
No one is made of iron!
The players of Seidou High School can still maintain such a high level of concentration when their physical strength is very close to the limit. This is the result of their usually tough training.
If only one or two players are like this, then there is nothing to say. Everyone's physical talent is different, so it's not surprising that there are differences.
But when all the players of Seidou High School can maintain such concentration, then this has nothing to do with talent, it must be the result of the harsh daily training.
On the Press Box.
Fujio said with deep emotion.
"Superintendent Kataoka is really amazing, and he really trained a very amazing team!"
Different from the concentration of Seidou High School, Kosuke Ishizue, who was standing on the batting Box, seemed like he would fall apart at any moment now.
His whole body was aching to death now, and it took a lot of struggling from him to even stay upright on the Box.
'I'm so tired, I want to rest~'
Such a sign came from his body, but Kosuke Ishizue still had tons of stubbornness in his eyes.
This is Koshien!
It was the place that he dreamed of at night and trained to death for during the day.
Before entering Hirotaka High School, Kosuke Ishizue never thought that one day he would really come to Koshien.
Not to mention being able to pass all the way and advance to the semifinals?
But what he had never dreamed about before, is now his waking reality. Relying on his Moving ball, and with the full cooperation of his teammates, they made it to the semi-finals without much danger.
Even they themselves couldn't believe it after it happened.
It gave him and his teammates a feeling they couldn't ditch.
Koshien is just that!
Although their own Coach has always said that the cruelty of Koshien is far beyond their imagination. But because they haven't seen such a thing until now, they are naturally unconvinced with those words.
When they met Seidou, they finally saw the real cruelty of Koshien.
'The difference is too big!'
They and Seidou High School are not players of the same weight class at all. From the start of the game to the present, they were pushed back by Seidou's wave-like attack, and drowned by their ocean-like defense.
15:3!
What a frustrating score.
Right now, all the players in Hirotaka High School know about it.
The reason why they were able to advance to the semi-finals was not because their strength was really good, but because they were unbelievably lucky and did not encounter a team like Seidou in the previous rounds.
Otherwise, when they will meet them this will be the result.
But even so, Kosuke Ishizue was still unwilling to give up his desire to fight back, his desire to win.
Even if it is a dying struggle, even if it is a man's arm blocking the train, he will try it.
No matter a single hit, he will use his actions to show his attitude.
They are the opponents of Seidou High School, not lambs to be slaughtered.
Resisting the pain in his body, Kosuke raised the bat in his hand high.
With a pair of eyes, he looked at Furuya on the pitcher's mound.
'After he throws the ball, hit it!'
Kosuke Ishizue's goals are really not high. It's just a pity that it didn't happen.
When he actually saw the baseball flying Out of Furuya Satoru's hand, he was completely dumbfounded.
Roaar!!
As if the sky was falling apart, a white meteorite suddenly fell on the zone.
So fast!
So loud!!
So scary!!!
Kosuke Ishizue could only watch the white ball helplessly until it got into the Mitt that Miyauchi Kaisuke opened beforehand.
BOOM!
"STRIKE!!"
Seeing Furuya's pitch, the audience at the scene boiled.
They were not shocked by Furuya's pitching power, nor by Kosuke Ishizue's lack of swing.
They were only deeply impressed by the speed of Furuya's ball.
"155 km/h!!" (96 mph)
In the 100-year history of high school Koshien, the speed of the ball exceeds this ball can be counted on one hand with fingers left. Among the high school students at this moment, the only one who can throw at this speed is Furuya.
A well-deserved the fastest ball in high school!
The undisputed fastest ball speed in the high school right now.
This is The Monster of the new generation of Seidou High School, Furuya Satoru.
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!!"
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!!!"
Whether it was Kosuke Ishizue, who was exhausted and only supported by his stubbornness, or the super-strong Kuromaru Asahi who had retained a bit of his strength.
Facing Furuya's pitching, they were all helpless.
Three consecutive strikeouts completely ended the game.
The final score is 15:3!
Seidou High School played against Hirotaka High School in the Koshien semi-final, and Seidou won in the end.
Seidou High School has officially advanced to the finals!
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