At the same time, on the mound, Sawamura and Chris were discussing tactics.
"Shisho, I want to pitch that pitch," Sawamura said with a serious tone.
Chris was puzzled for a moment and then realized what Sawamura was talking about.
"Now? Do you want to use it now? Won't it be more advantageous to keep it for the Fall tournament?"
Chris knows that the team right now is far behind the other teams in advantage of establishing the new team.
That is because Seidou High School has gone farther into this tournament than any other Team in the country, while this is a great honor in and by itself, it is also a great burden for the next team of Seidou.
Therefore, pushing any advantage possible to the next team is something they had to do because they already had a lot of advantages themselves.
With that, Chris Decided that pitch would not be used unless they needed to, and with Sawamura doing great until now, there was no need.
But Sawamura wants to use it now.
"There is no need to worry about the next Team right now, Chris-senpai. I want to enjoy the current game." Sawamura replied with a goofy smile.
Yes, he wants to enjoy this moment.
It is his selfishness talking here, but now is the last time moments they will play together in an official game, there may be no longer a chance for them to have an opportunity like this.
He wants this moment to be memorable, when his Senpais remember it, it will be with smiles on their faces and pride in the heart.
Seeing his Kohai like this, Chris could only smile. Because he too wants to enjoy this game.
"Okay, let's do it. Be careful with the grip and swing your arm fully." Chris replied while returning to the catcher Box.
-"During that inning, I had the urge to catch for you."-
Sawamura heard this word many times in his past, and this time, he wanted to make it true.
The game continued and the batter of Komadai took the batting Box.
As his Coach ordered he was ready to entangle with the battery until there was an opportunity.
Chris on the potion of the catcher, gave Sawamura a sign after he saw the position of the batter and his stance.
The first ball: A Straight Fastball to the inner corner!
Seeing the sign Sawamura threw the ball without hesitation.
Whoosh!
The ball soared straight to the inner corner before the batter even completed his swing.
SNAP!
"STRIKE!"
Soon after the second ball came.
A Straight Fastball to the same corner!
Ping!
The batter this time was able to make contact with it but the ball was a Foul!
"Foul!"
'Yes! I can do it!' He was happy with these results!
Chris didn't pay this any mind as he was focused on the next ball!
The third ball: The Bunny Ball!
This is the first time he used this ball in a match.
Seeing the sign Sawamura happily obliged with a smile.
On the strike zone, the batter saw Sawamura throw the ball and made his swing.
Only to see the ball getting to him at a slower speed!
Seeing this, the seventh batter of Komadai tried to make his swing late to at least touch the ball.
'Comeoncomeoncomeon!'
And by a miracle he did,
'Yes! With this-'
But before he became happy with his achievement, the ball that was about to touch the bat suddenly avoided the bat a jumped into Chris's Mitt.
"STRIKE! BATTETER OUT!"
The batter could not believe his eyes and looked at the mound in despair.
'Is this? A new pitch?'
'Did he have another pitch all of this time?'
'Now at the last moment of the Koshien, he revealed it?'
Seeing this, all the players of Komadai had despair hanging on their faces.
They looked at Sawamura as if they were looking at an alien in broad daylight.
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!!"
Without waiting for the opponent to get their bearing, Sawamura Struck out the eighth batter with a Bunny Ball, a Straight Fastball, and then a Bunny ball again.
The Audience in the stand was boiling!
"A new pitch!!"
"He was Keeping it a secret all of this time!!"
"As expected of the Demon King!"
The audience on the stands and on the TV was shocked by the sudden display of power.
Meanwhile, on the dugout of Komadai. Coach Nitta was seething with furry.
'This kid...!'
Without hesitation, he made a substitution.
This substitution undoubtedly caught everyone from Seidou High School by surprise.
Not to mention others, even Sawamura himself doesn't know why.
"What?"
Sawamura glanced suspiciously at the rest area of the Komadai Fujimaki High School and then took a closer look at Tanaka Shin who was playing.
To be honest, even with his experience, he couldn't figure out what the Komadai Fujimaki High School was thinking.
But Sawamura Eijun would definitely not have believed it if he had not seen it.
In the eyes of others, the superintendent of Komadai Fujimaki High School is a new superintendent who just arrived at Koshien. But in Sawamura's memory, it was different.
When Coach Nitta was very famous before Sawamura's regression.
Internally, he is a famous devil Coach, known for his strict training, and externally, he is also a famous old fox Coach, and he is very good at directing the team's games.
Whether it was training players or directing games, Coach Nitta was very good at it.
Such a Coach suddenly makes a replacement, so Sawamura thinks he should have a purpose.
Moreover, it is two Outs in the bottom half of the ninth inning.
On the baseball field, there are too many legendary comebacks that happened in the two Outs in the second half of the ninth inning. right now, Coach Nitta suddenly made a move…
Not only Sawamura, but most of the Seidou High School players who were in charge of fielding on the field didn't have a relaxed expression.
Like Sawamura, they realized that things were not easy. The entire Koshien became turbulent because of the sudden action of the Komadai Fujimaki High School.
The dugout at Komadai Fujimaki High School.
The assistant coach scratched his head and looked at his Coach. The players of Seidou High School may not know who Tanaka is playing.
But he knows.
Tanaka Shin, a player they trained and picked up, has no baseball skills at all except for being fast.
To be honest, when the Coach wanted to bring players like Tanaka to Koshien, the assistant coach was against it.
He really can't understand, what's the point of bringing such a player who has no special skills other than speed to Koshien? It's not fair to the others either, the 18 players are not the only ones in Komadai Fujimaki High, although their team is not particularly big, unlike Seidou High School, which has nearly three-figure members.
But there are still almost 40 players, and if there are 18 players Out of 40, why should it be Tanaka who is chosen?
Coach Nitta has his own plans.
"Isn't it good that he is fast? Don't underestimate the role of speed in baseball…"
Superintendent Nitta arbitrarily brought Tanaka to Koshien.
After coming to Koshien, there have been several fierce games in a row. Coach Nitta has not given Tanaka any chance to play.
Sometimes the assistant coach at Komadai Fujimaki High School thought silently. Maybe the Coach also regrets it? Regret bringing Tanaka to Koshien, not another player.
As the games progressed, the assistant coach of Komadai Fujimaki High School had gradually forgotten Tanaka's existence.
Unexpectedly, in this final, in the second half of the ninth inning and two Outs, Komadai had the last chance of life, and Coach Nitta would actually send Tanaka to play.
Have you given up the game?
"I won't give up the game, Tanaka is our secret weapon."
Superintendent Nitta seemed to be able to see what the assistant coach was thinking, so he answered without waiting for him to speak.
'Secret weapon! Tanaka Shin! How is this possible?'
The assistant coach looked at Coach Nitta in disbelief as if he had met Coach Nitta for the first time.
"Don't be so surprised, two Outs in the bottom half of the ninth inning. No matter how good the players of Seidou High School performed in the previous inning, their emotions are very easy to shake right now. As long as we can get a single hit. Even if It doesn't take a single hit, just one effective hit is enough. The sudden appearance of runners will definitely disrupt the rhythm of Seidou High School to a certain extent, and this is our chance, the only chance."
When Coach Nitta said these words, his tone was similar to that of a general at war.
He thought this tactic. For players like Seidou High School, who reached Koshien for the first time, they were one step away from the Championship. In such a situation, as long as they take this one step forward, they can achieve their goal!
What Coach Nitta had to do was distract them from this last step, preventing them from completing it.
If the goal can be seen, and not achieved, sooner or later, the entire Seidou will be dragged down.
Of course, the current situation is not the perfect picture in Coach Nitta's expectations. In his original expectation, Komadai Fujimaki High School should not have lost points in the first half of the ninth inning.
If the bottom half of the ninth inning is still tied, the odds of winning will be even greater.
Now, it's hard to say whether the plan will succeed or not, and even if it is a fluke if the score is tied, the situation may not be favorable for Komadai Fujimaki High School.
For this reason, Coach Nitta was somewhat unwilling.
But there is no way, it's already like this. With the last Out count remaining, Seidou High School will win.
In this situation, he can only take out the last card in the hole.
After Tanaka came on the field, he directly assumed a bunt stance.
In the face of his performance, the first and third basemen of Seidou High School naturally stepped forward.
Yuuki and Masuko understand very well. Not to mention that this is the first time the batter has played against Sawamura. Even if it is the first time he has played against Sawamura, it is difficult for him to hit Sawamura Eijun's ball without enough strength.
So their task is very simple, that is, to make sure the opponent cannot use bunts.
The two had a good plan, but Tanaka didn't pay any attention to it.
He was still stubbornly posing for bunts, even if Yuuki and Masuko had already stepped forward to defend, he had no intention of taking back the bat.
It looked like it was going to give Seidou High School the last Out.
Not to mention, the opponent's attitude of digging their grave really made the players of Seidou High School a little confused.
"What do you want to do?"
In the position of the catcher, Chris solemnly glanced at the rest area of the Komadai Fujimaki High School.
When things go wrong, there must be demons.
With two Outs in the second half of the ninth inning, the opponent was still determined to bunt. As far as Chris's own judgment is concerned, the opponent is probably very confident in his speed.
If not, then the opponent's intentions are even more sinister. They want to use this bizarre action to force the players of Seidou High School to make mistakes.
This may sound like a bit of bullshit, but in fact it probably is.
In the second half of the ninth inning, a bunt was suddenly used, and if any of the players of Seidou High School had poor mentality and made a mistake in the play, it would likely cause a chain reaction.
Of course, The probability of this is very low, but from the standpoint of the Komadai Fujimaki High School, they were going to lose, and how small the probability is, they have to bet on it, what if the luck bet wins?
Don't tell me, Chris was right.
Coach Nitta thought so.
How to deal with such an opponent? Do you trust your own defense, or…
When Chris was confused, Sawamura on the pitcher's mound kept searching in his memory, trying to recall information about Tanaka Shin.
Wait, Sawamura's eyelids suddenly twitched, and he remembered who the opponent was.
Running Ghost Tanaka Shin! The guy later joined professional baseball, and while he wasn't very successful, he gained a bit of a reputation for getting an infield home run with a weak hit.
"I didn't expect to meet you here!"
Sawamura on the pitcher's mound raised a slight arc at the corner of his mouth.
Thinking of Tanaka's name, information about him also appeared in Eijun's mind.
In the memory of Tanaka's bunt, it seems to be very general.
If it weren't for this, Tanaka would not be a substitute, but a main player!
Right now, Sawamura also understood the intention of Coach Nitta to replace Tanaka.
He has to say. It's really a good move.
'It's just a pity that you met me.'
He made a sign to Chris to continue.
A Forkball!
Moving-up ball!
Finally came a naughty Bunny ball!
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE!"
"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!!!!"
"GAAAAAAMEEEE! SEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!"
"In the summer Koshien final, Seidou High School played against Komadai Fujimaki High School, and the final winner was Seidou High School, with a score of 1:0."
At this moment, Seidou High School truly stood at the top of more than 4,000 Schools.
And became the National Champions!
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T/N: And they Finally MADE IT!!!
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