Thanks to the backing and the help of the fielders, Sawamura can continue to use the Moving ball with confidence.
Relieved and motivated, facing the Komadai's third Batter, Sawamura threw the Moving ball again.
Luck didn't completely abandon him, and the Moving ball didn't turn into a sweet ball like the one before.
Ping!
Although the third batter of Komadai Fujimaki High School hit the ball, he didn't hit well, and the ball did not move far but landed in Sawamura's Mitt.
Sawamura unhurriedly passed the ball to the first base, which seemed to be very easy.
SNAP!
"OUT!"
Three Outs, offense and defense exchange.
Amid the applause and cheers of the audience, Sawamura returned to the rest area of Seidou High School.
At this moment, Sawamura seemed very calm, and he was very at ease. This was of course intentional. Although the players of Seidou High School were still relatively calm, from his experience, Sawamura could see that everyone was very nervous.
The later in the game, and the closer it gets to end, the more nervous Seidou's reliable teammates will be.
In the final analysis, none of them have experience in the top national competitions, especially something like the Koshien. If there are twists and turns in the middle of the game, their coping experience is obviously insufficient, and the probability of error is higher.
The more calm Sawamura behaves right now, the greater the impact on everyone.
Unlike Seidou, although these Hokkaido Komadai players did not have any great achievements in high school, most of their players came from Aoba Middle School, which was a frequent visitor to national competitions and once competed fiercely with the Akagi Middle School baseball team.
Experience-wise, especially in deadlock situations, how to keep their mentality, they did a great job.
This is not the most important, the most important thing is that Komadai players are fundamentally different from Seidou players.
The players of the Komadai, to a certain extent, receive the education of 'chess pieces'. They are just following the orders of Coach Nitta, so what they have to do is relatively simple.
Just listen to the Coach!
The players of Seidou are different. Although the coaching style of Kataoka is strict in training, that is only in training, Kataoka will let the players act according to their own judgment on the field, giving them a lot of freedom.
He even refrains from making any signs during some practice games to hone their judgment.
Relatively speaking, Seidou players are under more pressure than Komadai players.
Starting from the seventh inning, including the captain and Chris-shisho, everyone in Seidou didn't have many smiles on their faces.
It was Sawamura who discovered this, so he put more pressure on himself so that everyone would not be so tense.
However, his teammates also surprised him with how good they were taking this final, and they were determined to win as much as he did.
In a corner of the stands, the unshaven middle-aged man flashed a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Sawamura, although he is only a freshman in the first year when faced with possible crises, is much calmer than his Senpais.
Not only did he discover possible dangers, but he even came up with countermeasures.
And the players didn't leave him alone but were ready to support him and share his pressure.
"It is an amazing team!"
It is really a team worthy of being the Champions.
The game continues.
In the first half of the eighth inning, Seidou High School attacked.
At this moment, it is the turn of Seidou's eighth, Shiratsu.
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!"
In the face of Shiratsu, who had steady batting skills, Hongou turned on the crushing mode and directly struck him with three balls and three Strikes.
There is nothing to say about this. Shiratsu's strength itself is not a big problem. The problem is that Hongou is really special.
This duel was also a big blow for Shiratsu himself, allowing him to see the huge gap between himself and the top players in the country.
Knowing where he stands now and what he needs to do, the quiet and brave young man gave Hongou a big gift when he faced the Komadai again. Of course, this is a story for a later time.
After Shiratsu was struck Out, Sakai didn't do much either and was also struck Out.
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"
Two strikeouts in a row directly stunned the players of Seidou, and they rarely encountered this kind of treatment. They are used to Sawamura's constant strikeout of the opponents, with them watching the play from the back.
They didn't expect that they would get the same treatment.
Two Outs, no one on base.
"First Batter, shortstop, Kuramochi-kun."
Kuramochi stood on the strike zone.
This is already his second round against Hongou, and now Kuramochi has a more intuitive understanding of Hongou's pitching.
But knowing didn't help Kuramochi figure out a way to defeat this Hongou.
Over super high speed, precise ball control, and sharp Forkball and Slider.
If it wasn't for the guy standing on the mound not a short blond pitcher with an annoying smile, Kuramochi would have thought that he had run into Narumiya for the second time.
'Damn it! Where are all of these monsters coming from?'
For such an opponent, Kuramochi had no choice but to be patient and fight against the opponent.
The first ball: A high-speed inner corner ball.
"STRIKE!"
The second ball: Another Fastball but to the outer corner.
"STRIKE!"
Kuramochi forced himself to have the patience to fight with Hongou, but Hongou didn't give him the chance.
With such a fastball and wide range, Kuramochi has absolutely no confidence in his swing, and if he doesn't make a swing, he will naturally be Out.
In this way, on the third ball, Hongou suddenly threw a Ball from the outside corner.
Kuramochi didn't think much about it. He was forced to swing the bat, but with a Ball coming, he couldn't touch it.
"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!!!"
As a result, he was Out swinging!
Nine balls, three Strikeouts.
In the first half of the eighth game, Seidou, who had been going strong before, was directly suppressed.
In the stands, the audience supporting the Komadai became more and more numerous.
"This is not a good phenomenon!"
For such a result, Chris is the last thing he wants to see, he frowned and said in a deep voice.
"Sawamura?"
Turning his head, Chris wanted to discuss countermeasures with Sawamura, but he looked back just to see Sawamura's Cat eyes.
Chris's heart sank, and he had a hunch that Sawamura might make a mess.
And he really guessed it right!
When Sawamura saw Hongou's strong strikeout, he knew he couldn't let this go like this.
How could he be willing to be docile now that Hongou is showing his power?
The opponent spares no effort in physical strength, and he naturally does not need it.
'Come on, do you think we are afraid of you?'
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