Sawamura on the strike zone made a wide stance, the bat in his hand was raised high, and he stared at Hongou on the pitcher's mound without blinking.
Seeing Sawamura's stance, Renji recalled all the information he knew about him and made a decision. He then made a sign to Masamune on the mound.
'Let's do it!'
When Hongou saw the first ball that Renji asked him, his expression paused for a moment, and then he nodded slightly.
If you are not familiar with this kind of micro-expression change, you will not notice it at all.
Unfortunately for this battery, Sawamura Eijun, who is now standing on the strike zone, knows Hongou like the back of his hand.
Although before Sawamura returned to the past, Hongou never regarded Sawamura as an opponent, Eijun is different. Hongou has always been the target he must overtake whether in high school or in the Major League.
Based on what he knew about Hongou, no matter what sign he received, Hongou shouldn't be surprised.
'But his expression just now was unusual.'
The corners of Sawamura's mouth twitched slightly, scouting the opponent's intelligence was also a compulsory course for baseball, even if it was a piece of information from a different lifetime.
There are only two situations that can cause this kind of surprised reaction in Hongou.
Either it's an incredibly powerful pitch, or it's so tricky that the batter will never swing at the first ball.
In this way, Sawamura Eijun had to swing at the first ball.
As long as the baseball falls into the strike zone, will swing at the first ball.
Then the baseball really flew into the strike zone, and Sawamura Eijun didn't show the slightest hesitation. He got the right timing to swing the bat and hit the ball directly.
Ping!
After the small white ball was hit, it landed right behind the first baseman and moved to the outfield.
"Good luck!"
Eijun chuckled, threw away his bat, ran all the way, passed first base, and ran directly to second base.
Two Outs, runner at second base!
"Fourth Batter, first baseman, Yuuki-kun."
After Sawamura went to base, it was Yuuki's turn to attack.
Isashiki, who stood in the waiting area after the Yuuki was ready, still had some expectations in his heart.
He expects Hongou to be like the opponents he met before Seidou High School, and he will walk Tetsuya right now.
It's just that his expectations are doomed to fail, and Hongou Masamune will not Walk anyone. Even after this guy joined the professional baseball teams, Sawamura Eijun had never heard of anyone he took the initiative to Walk.
No matter who the opponent is? There is only one word for This pitcher's head-to-head duel.
Even if it is Yuuki, this conclusion will not change.
Sawamura, who stayed on second base, rarely left base to distract the pitcher.
He really knew the pair of first-year battery of Komadai Fujimaki High School too well. The combination of Hongou and Renji, even if it was only a first-year battery, was definitely stronger than a normal third-year Senpais who had cooperated for many years.
The containment skills of Hongou may be slightly less. But with the speed of the ball, the ball can quickly reach the catcher.
And once Renji gets the ball, with his good shoulder and containment skills, it is a scary combination.
Stealing bases is risky unless you are confident in your speed!
Sawamura Eijun was very aware of current affairs and stayed on the second base bag, waiting to see the head-to-head duel between Yuuki and Hongou.
For the result of this duel, Sawamura Eijun is still very much looking forward to it, as there has never been a record of this duel before his regression.
Before his return to the past, Seidou High School did not enter Koshien this year, and naturally, there was no chance to fight against the Komadai Fujimaki High School.
As a result, many outstanding seniors of Seidou High School did not have the opportunity to emerge, and they did not aim higher after this.
Because of his great reputation as a captain, even if he didn't have a record in Koshien, he was still invited to the draft.
It is a pity that the captain did not accept it but chose to go to college for further studies.
And Hongou directly entered the Professional Leagues after graduating from high school!
Although the two were very famous during their student days, they never had the chance to fight each other from beginning to end.
Sawamura was still very interested and took a good look at the showdown between the two.
After Yuuki stood on the strike zone, it naturally put a lot of pressure on Renji and Hongou.
Hongou was okay, frowned, and didn't take it seriously.
Renji in the position of the catcher was different, because he was close, and the sense of oppression he felt from Yuuki was even stronger.
'How terrible!'
Because Renji had been in the outfield before, he didn't feel strong about the pressure of Seidou High School's lineup.
When he, as a catcher, really played against the players of Seidou, he realized that the players of Seidou High School were far more powerful than they thought. It is rude to say that Seidou is definitely the strongest team that Komadai has ever encountered.
Renji couldn't even imagine how Sato and Nitta had entangled with Seidou High School before.
"Whew!"
Realizing that he was too nervous, Renji took a few deep breaths, forced himself to calm down, and then gave Hongou a sign.
The first ball: A straight ball to the inner corner!
Seeing Renji's sign, Hongou nodded and threw the ball.
Roaar!!
As if a cannonball exploded, the ball roared Out.
In the stands, there were many speed fans who were amazed at the performance of the Hongou. They even had a little regret that they didn't see the speed duel between Furuya and Hongou.
Of course, They also know that this is impossible. As long as the Coach of Seidou High School is not a fool, he will never replace his Ace right now.
As for the strength of Furuya and Sawamura, No one doubted it, even those fanatical fans of ball speed thought that for a while, Furuya might not be as good as Sawamura.
With such an imposing pitch, almost rubbed Yuuki's chest and flew into Renji's Mitt.
Boom!
"BALL!"
In this ball, Hongou's ball control showed a little deviation and turned into a Ball. It is precisely because of this that the ball was close to Yuuki's chest and flew into the catcher's Mitt.
After catching the ball, Renji's face became even more unpleasant.
Facing the high-speed ball of more than 150 km/h, Yuuki didn't even take a step back, and his face didn't even change a bit.
'What a horrible guy, as expected of the best batter in high school right now!'
Renji smiled bitterly in his mind, it was the first time he had seen such a person.
'Be careful!'
After Renji gave Hongou a sign, he crouched down to catch the ball.
Roaar!
A small white ball soared forward.
On the strike zone, Yuuki was originally motionless, but after seeing the ball, he swung decisively.
BUZZ!
The bat was swung into afterimages, then lashed onto the baseball, and the baseball was smashed and soared forward.
PING!
After the white ball was hit, it fell out of bounds at a speed of more than 200 km/h. (125 mph)
A shock.
Although the ball, Yuuki did not get the ball into the field, won the hit. But the ball he hit out of bounds still showed his impressive prowess.
"FOUL!"
Ping!
"FOUL!"
Form two consecutive swings and hit the ball out of bounds for two consecutive balls.
In such a duel, whether it is the players of Seidou or the players of Komadai, no one is at ease.
For Seidou, it's not a good thing to have consecutive swings without a hit.
This is even more for Komadai!
It was the first time they saw someone playing Hongou's ball like this, and they played so well in a row.
Twice out of bounds, once by more than forty centimeters, and once by more than twenty centimeters.
It's just a tiny bit, it's really just a little bit, and the result is a hit!
And once he hits, Sawamura will be able to run back to home plate.
The Komadai player, now the mood is like walking on a tightrope.
The bystanders felt thrilled, but the players on the field did not feel that way.
They are still engrossed in the duel.
In the blink of an eye, it was the last ball.
Yuuki aimed at an inside corner ball, and Hongou also threw an inside corner ball.
Yuuki swinging on the right course of the ball, Hongou was supposed to be destroyed.
But the moment when Tetsuya swung his bat, the ball thrown by Hongou suddenly sank rapidly.
'A Forkball!'
Yuuki's eyes squinted slightly, and the swing failed.
SNAP!
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"
The fourth batter of Seidou High School, Yuuki Tetsuya, was Struck Out by the first-year pitcher Hongou Masamune.
On the field of Koshien, there were roars everywhere.
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