Chapter 73: Near the End (2 in 1)

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In the final period of the game, the players of the two teams were basically evenly matched.

The island team has the advantage in points, leading the opponent by one point 2:1.

But the players of the North American team are not idlers, they have the upper hand in terms of momentum.

Even the number of hits is one more than that of the island country.

As the current situation continues, it's hard to say who will win in the end.

The island nation's potential has basically been exhausted, and the next thing to see is whether the North American pitchers will face Sawamura for the third time.

In the third head-to-head confrontation, can Sawamura play his magic as always and hit three consecutive home runs.

Compared with the weak offense of the island nation team, the offensive ability of the North American team has not yet been fully explored.

Now Sawamura is also tired. He has played many balls in a row, but the speed of the ball has not exceeded 150 kilometers.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the power of his pitching has been compromised. Although this discount is not obvious, the weakening of strength is a fact.

In this case, it is possible for the North American team to catch up with the score in one go, or even overtake the score.

In the case of the island nation's unfavorable offense, the most important thing about the victory or defeat of this game is whether Sawamura, as a pitcher, can persist until the end?

Can the island nation hold on to the point they lead.

This will undoubtedly become the key, a fatal point.

In the first half of the seventh inning, Sawamura faced the North American team's fourth bat.

This is an exciting duel, and the result of the duel directly affects the direction of the game.

People watched intently, not even willing to blink.

They are afraid that if they blink, they will miss the exciting matchup on the field.

"I was really forced to go to Liangshan!"

Since joining the Seido High School baseball team, to be honest, Sawamura hasn't been in this situation for a long time.

The outcome of the game depends entirely on his pitching.

Whether or not the leading score can be maintained has become a key factor in determining the outcome of the game.

It's really speechless.

The pressure is like a giant mountain, pressing on Sawamura's own shoulders.

The teammate on defense may also have sensed something, and expressed solidarity with Sawamura.

"Let them play it, we will definitely stop it!"

"We're still one point ahead, throw the ball boldly."

Don't look at these guys who are full of loopholes in their defensive positions now.

But that's mainly because they are not familiar with their current position, and there is also a big problem with everyone's cooperation.

It may not show up against ordinary teams, but against an elite tour like the North American team, it will not work!

It's easy to show flaws, which is why Sawamura gets so many hits.

If it was a mature defensive system, they would replace the defense of their Qingdao High School baseball team.

Those three hits, I dare not say that all of them can be stopped. There are at least two, and I am sure.

There is no way for North American players to advance the line play so much.

So many thoughts flashed through Sawamura's mind.

He shook his head, threw away these useless thoughts, and concentrated on dealing with the opponent in front of him.

North America's fourth club, very much like the players in North America, advocating a clean swing.

If you can use the change ball flexibly, it is not difficult for Sawamura to deal with this kind of monster that fights on intuition.

Although it is not easy to say, it is also easy.

Sawamura is too familiar with this kind of players. They honed their strength through hard work.

In the process, they rely heavily on their intuition.

The general direction of pitching can basically be seen or predicted.

Looks awesome, doesn't it?

On the surface, it is even invincible.

But actually,

Not at all...

This intuition is acquired after training, and it can only vaguely predict a general direction.

For those change balls whose changes are not particularly tricky, it is certainly effective.

They should be able to touch the ball.

Coupled with that clean swing, even if it misses the center of the ball, it is enough to carry the ball far.

But in the face of too tricky changing balls, changing balls with extremely large changes, changing balls that interfere with sight and intuition...

North American players generally can't find their way.

Compared with the island nation's professional baseball, in fact, in the major leagues, players are more likely to be struck out.

This has a lot to do with their swing style, or simply the style of North America as a whole.

It's because they've developed that intuition and habit that they miss more of their swings.

Of course, there are gains and losses.

The North American team's loss in this area was also made up for by their sluggers and home runs.

For Sawamura, North American players are precisely the players he is best at dealing with.

If he can unscrupulously use high-level change balls, it is not difficult to strike out North American players.

A few months ago, Sawamura and his friends from the Seido High School baseball team went to North America to seek a breakthrough.

The last game against the North American Dream Team.

Sawamura fired with full firepower and flexibly used high-level changing balls to finally achieve that brilliant record.

Although the strength of this team in front of them is extraordinary, there is still a big gap compared with the North American Dream Team.

If the North American team in front of us has the same strength as the dream team.

Then the island team may have been defeated long ago.

There is no comparison between the two sides at all, and the island team will definitely fail, and it will still be a crushing defeat.

Fortunately, although the players of the North American team are not weak, their cooperation is also not good.

It is precisely because of this that Sawamura was able to lead the remaining defeated soldiers of the island nation team to fight to the death against the opponent without falling behind.

Even in terms of score, it is still one point ahead of the opponent.

The North American team in front of him was not the North American dream team that had fought against the Seido High School baseball team before.

But the island team in front of him, his teammates are no longer the old teammates of Sawamura.

Even the changing ball was banned.

How to fight your opponent in this situation.

If another person comes up, I'm afraid I can only helplessly spread my hands, because it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice.

You don't even have stuff and ingredients, how can you guarantee that what others cook for you is delicious?

But Sawamura has never been an ordinary person!

In the eyes of others, this is already a hopeless situation. But in Sawamura's view, as long as the last number of outs is not won, as long as the game still has a chance.

Then there is no end.

A baseball game is not a basketball game, but a football game has a strict time limit.

Even with two outs in the second half of the 9th inning, the difference between the two sides is 1,000 points.

From a theoretical point of view, the lagging side still has a chance to overtake.

So Sawamura's creed has always been, as long as it's not really game over.

So no matter what the game is? Those who fall behind have the possibility of catching up.

In this case, the laggard.

What reason do you have to give up the game?

With such an idea in mind, no matter what kind of difficulties the game encounters, you should not give up lightly.

It is true that Sawamura has been able to get to this point with the help of experience.

But more importantly, is his mind.

If he hadn't kept such a mind all the time, would he have been able to get to where he is today? Can it be like this now?

In fact, it's hard to say.

If you can't use the change ball, then you can only decide the winner with a straight ball!

Although the risk is great, Sawamura has no other choice now.

He can only use the straight ball to decide the outcome.

Fortunately, his straight ball is not ordinary, and if used well, it can also bring huge surprises to the opponent.

Renji, who was on the catcher's position, saw the cryptic signal Sawamura gave him, and immediately understood Sawamura's plan.

He saw that ordinary methods had little effect, so he planned to change the method!

This kind of approach can't be said to be bad, but the degree of risk is slightly higher.

Lian Si hesitated.

Now the island nation's leading score is only the last point left.

In this case, is it really good to adopt such a risky tactic?

He looked at Sawamura on the mound, and then at his teammates behind him.

Lianji finally gritted his teeth secretly and decided to support Sawamura.

Things have come to this point, there is no point in retreating, at this time, you must take the initiative to stand up and give your opponent a counterattack.

Acting cowardly will only allow your opponent to gain ground.

If that's the case, then it's better to show your attitude from the beginning, and absolutely not leave any opportunity for the opponent to take advantage of.

Lianji also made up his mind, determined to fight with Eijun Sawamura.

Give it a go, the car becomes a motorcycle.

come on!

Even if you have such confidence, then throw your straight ball.

Of course, the purpose of Lian Si's guidance is to tap the strongest potential of the village.

Hope he can throw the strongest shot.

Sawamura on the mound almost simultaneously received the feedback from Renji.

It is undoubtedly the best reply to Sawamura that the partner can agree with his method.

There was a warm current in Sawamura's heart.

The island nation put all the burden on Sawamura alone.

Although Sawamura has seen strong winds and waves before, facing this situation, his mood is quite complicated and dull.

Now these teammates are unreliable...

No one knows what Sawamura Eijun is going through now?

At this time, being able to have teammates who would support him without hesitation undoubtedly gave Sawamura tremendous motivation.

Sawamura, who was moved in his heart, completely burst out his pitching will.

At the beginning, he didn't want to show off.

But now, he has changed his mind.

At this stage, the situation is completely out of control, and Sawamura is not sure that his side will definitely win.

In this case, all the people will not be idle.

So is Sawamura!

He must throw the most perfect ball, so as to be worthy of the big guys.

It doesn't matter how well the friends around play in this game.

They are also indispensible for the island team to be able to go so far.

Even in this game, although everyone is in an unfamiliar position, the opponent is a very strong North American player.

Although everyone has no choice but to guarantee to stop all the balls.

But in the process of the game, they have already used their full strength.

To be honest, with their fame and status, being able to let go of their airs and cooperate with others humbly is already a very, very rare thing in itself.

Nowadays, it can also be done through practice.

It is rare.

Sawamura forced himself not to think so much, and now he has only one task, and that is to shoot well.

Face the opponent in front of you well!

North America's No. 4 batter, an ultraviolent hitter.

As long as he is given a chance, even if he misses the center of the ball, this guy can blast the ball far away.

Going head-to-head with such a monster with a straight ball, the stakes are, frankly, very high.

But now Sawamura can no longer care about any risks.

In fact, they have been forced to go to Liangshan and are in a desperate situation. If you can't learn from the Overlord of Western Chu and break the boat, the final result is likely to cause a huge reversal of the script.

The island nation team, which has led for a full seven or eight rounds, is very likely to give up the victory in the end.

How can this work?

As Sawamura grew up, he became more mature.

They have their own set of codes of conduct for everything they say and do.

But from beginning to end, one thing he never changed.

That's his hunger to win.

He must win!

There is no reason to say that as long as he stands on the court, he will definitely pursue the victory of the game.

This has even become an obsession of Sawamura, and it must be done no matter what.

He raised his right foot high, and then lowered it down heavily.

With the shift of the body's center of gravity, Eijun Sawamura swung his left hand like a whip.

The white ball roared out, and the white ball traveled a distance of more than ten meters before appearing in front of the hitter.

The fourth bat in North America is already the third time he has played against Sawamura. He already knows all the changes in Sawamura's pitching.

Not to mention him, even ordinary North American players are used to Sawamura's posture and ball speed by this time.

From the perspective of North American No. 4, it was a breeze to hit Sawamura's ball at this time and hit the ball.

This is no longer his pursuit. His pursuit is to hit the ball accurately and blast the ball away fiercely.

An ordinary hit may allow the North American team to take the opportunity to catch up with the score.

But if you want to beat the Islands, you want to beat the pitcher in front of you.

Ordinary hits are probably not enough, at least one or two hits are not enough.

There has to be more!

With such awareness, the fourth hitter in North America is of course aiming for a home run.

Winning a home run at this time can indeed greatly change the situation on the field.

But seeing Sawamura's current pitching, his original burning ambition seems to have been suddenly poured with cold water.

how is this possible?

Sawamura's ball speed before, including his weird pitching posture.

The North American team has obviously adapted.

But now, as the team's fourth hitter, he was surprised to find out.

They seem to be getting a little presumptuous.

Just when they thought they had adapted to Sawamura's pitching, the monster on the mound showed a different posture.

How could his ball be so fast?

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