Shun watched the first batter from Aoba Junior High walking toward the right batter's box.
"Hehe, let's see what you guys are made of!" - Shun smiled excitedly as he saw the determined look on the batter's face. He felt the blood in his body heat up as the adrenaline surged through him.
Without hesitation, Shun lifted his right leg as he drove his whole body forward. He stepped down firmly, twisting his arm like a whip.
"Just focus on the glove and let the pitch move on its own!" - Shun repeated the old man's words in his head as he did exactly that. He aimed for Daigo's glove and let the pitch fly.
"Right down the middle!" - The batter thought as he saw the ball heading straight down the middle of the zone. Without hesitation, he followed his coach's game plan and decided to swing without overthinking.
WOOSH
PAH
"Strike!" - The umpire announced.
