Chapter 72: Pitcher

In the national finals of the middle school students' wild ball competition, Nagano Prefecture Akagi Middle School played against Hokkaido Aoyu Middle School, and it was a dazzling spark from the very beginning.

The score is 2:0!

No one out, there are people at first and second base.

After playing so many games, it was the first time Akagi Middle School showed such a strong performance.

"So handsome!"

"As expected of Sawamura-san, his skills are terrifying in all aspects. Not only pitching, but also striking skills make people unable to take their eyes off. Long hits, short hits, and strikes, it seems that there is no striking technique that he does not know."

"It seems that Akagi has an absolute advantage in this game. Although the game has just started, the gap is only two points, and it is still too early to predict the result of the game. But I still believe that the final winner of this game should be Akagi Middle School. The reason is very simple. I can't imagine Sawamura-san's ball being hit continuously and losing two points in a row. Ha, yes, I'm also a huge fan of our Demon King."

All the live broadcast commentators, including the on-site commentators, believed that Sawamura's inconspicuous touch bunt would be the key to locking the end of the game.

in the stands.

Many teams who have played against Akagi before, also have a deep understanding of this.

In Akagi, Sawamura is the most stable core. As long as he is there, it is hard to imagine that Akagi's defense will collapse.

The gathering place of Tenryuji Junior High School players.

The old fox Shanye Boguang had a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

Everyone focused on those two points. They seemed to have forgotten that Akagi's attack was far from over.

No one out now, there are people at first and second base!

The batters are Nakagawa Shin and Fengliang Zhengtai, who seem to have little strength.

From a team unfamiliar with Akagi, it seems that Akagi's offense is almost over.

But for those who are really familiar with Akagi, this is not the end. Akagi's attack has just begun.

Nakagawa and Ashin's normal hitting is not very good, but their skills in bunt promotion and stealing bases are second to none in the country.

In order to cooperate with Sawamura, the two of them worked hard to practice this.

2:0. Although this score is daunting, it is not desperate.

But 3:0, you don't have to think about it.

With more than three points from Sawamura in seven innings, you might not be able to get the best hitters in the entire softball league together. Not to mention, Qing Fong Middle School, which has run out of lights.

Can't lose any more points!

On the pitcher's mound, Hong Kong said nothing. With a pair of dead fish eyes, he looked at Sawamura.

To be honest, every time he thought about it, Sawamura would just avoid confronting him head-on.

"Can this count as four sticks?"

He wanted to ask Sawamura that.

Of course!

Sawamura seemed to answer this question with his own eyes.

A great man once said such a famous saying, no matter it is a black cat or a tabby cat, it is a good cat that catches mice.

Although this is biased.

But to a certain extent, it interprets the truth of competition.

As long as you don't violate the rules, any tricks that can win you are considered good tricks. (Sometimes, even if it is illegal, it is a good trick to win, such as the hand of God of the generation of football champion Maradona.)

The winner, the king, the loser, the bandit!

Only victory is meaningful.

Sawamura has been on the court for too long in his previous life. Although his passion has not diminished, he has long lost the willfulness of a teenager.

He will not ruin the team's hope of winning for a momentary duel.

The game continued, and Nakagawa Shin came on the field.

Sawamura on first base didn't even give a secret signal, and Nakagawa and Fengxiang consciously began to cooperate.

From the very beginning, Ashin assumed a standard striking stance.

"Ping!"

The white ball was knocked out, and Sawamura and Fengxiang each advanced a base.

Once out, there are people at second and third base.

It was Fengxiang's turn to hit the sixth stick.

It seems that Akagi wins, the possibility of the next point is very high.

In the position of the catcher, Lianji, the main catcher of Qing Fong Middle School, turned pale.

It is said that Akagi's attack power is not strong, why doesn't he feel that way?

It is not strong here and there, and the people who are persecuted are almost out of breath.

Once out, there are people at second and third base.

Even if the batter hits a bouncing ball, it is estimated that the runner on third base will never be weak.

Akagi attacked like crazy, completely ignoring the consequences.

"At this time, be careful, Benxiang!"

on the mound.

Hong Kong didn't say a word, and glanced at Feng Xiang at the third base with a cold face.

Feng Xiang subconsciously moved to the third base bag.

It felt as if Hong Kong was going to throw a check ball at any time.

"interesting!"

In Sawamura at the second base, just seeing this scene, I couldn't help sighing in my heart.

Sure enough, their opponents are getting stronger and stronger, and there is no way to score points by simple tactics like before.

The current hometown has already been restrained by the anti-theft barrier.

Indeed, terrifying!

When Fengxiang retreated, Hongo made a decisive throw.

"Whoosh!"

Like a shooting star falling to the ground, the imposing pitch traverses the distance from pitcher to catcher

, flies away.

very scary!

Even though Xiao Hei of Shenfeng Middle School and Cheng Gongming of Xijing Middle School were baptized before, Feng Liang was still shocked when he saw Benxiang pitching.

However, for the sake of the team, nothing can go back.

Touch it out!

"Ping!"

Under Sawamura's devil training, Ashin and Feng Liang's courage have also been trained. Although they are still afraid of the ball, they will never retreat.

The bat hits the ball with precision!

Huh?

Feng Liang looked up in surprise, and saw the baseball he touched, bounced high.

how can that be?

Fengxiang wanted to rush, but didn't dare.

The ball bounced so high that he didn't dare leave the base.

When it comes to stealing bases, there are strict rules in baseball, and you can't steal bases as you want.

One of them is that if the ball goes out, it is caught. That runner must start stealing at third base. If you've already left third base at the time, it's easy, go back to third base and then run to home plate.

Otherwise it's a foul!

Feng Xiang wasn't sure if the ball would be caught, and of course he didn't dare to leave third base.

"Snapped!"

On the pitcher's mound, Hong Kong took two steps and managed to catch the ball in his glove.

"Out!"

Two outs, someone at third base.

Wind Cool Strike Failed!

At second base, Sawamura glanced at Hongo on the pitcher mound in surprise.

To be honest, he really didn't expect that Benxiang would use brute force to solve this crisis.

The power of the ball is too heavy, and there is no way to completely unload the force when the wind is cold, so the ball bounces very high!

To be able to come up with such a method, the opponent is even more difficult to deal with than he imagined.

Sawamura frowned subconsciously.

"nice shot!"

"nice shot!"

"nice shot!"

"strike out!!!"

In the end, Komaki was struck out, and Akagi's offense reached the seventh bat, Komaki, and he only scored two points in the first game to end.